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Drivers with disabilities - Colchester Campus
Accessible parking for students and staff
Accessible parking for visitors
Information on accessible parking for students and staff
Location and registration fees
The main car parks are located on the fringes of the campus within
short walking distance of the main buildings. Drivers with disabilities
may be allocated spaces either in one of the car parks or under the
podia.
The registration fee for disabled drivers allocated spaces on campus
(staff and students) is payable, but the daily pay and display charges are
not.
CAUTION: any vehicle parked in designated spaces without displaying a
blue badge and the correct registration sticker will be clamped.
To apply for an allocated space
Separate processes exist for students and staff respectively. Once
confirmation is received via one of these application routes, the
paperwork is processed by the Estate Management Helpdesk (as for all
drivers). All queries regarding parking for drivers with disabilities
are subsequently dealt with by the Security Office on ext 2971.
Students
The University has some parking spaces for disabled students near the
residences as well as under podia (beneath the main campus). These spaces
are limited and can only be offered to students who are Blue Badge holders
(NB. if you are not a blue badge holder but have a mobility difficulty, you
may still be able to park on campus whilst you live here.
Students should contact the Disability Team in Student Support:
Room 4N.6.2 on Level 6
E-mail: disab (add @essex.ac.uk)
Internal extension 2365.
Staff
Staff should contact the Occupational Health Service:
Room 3.109 on level 3
E-mail: ohstaff (add @essex.ac.uk)
Internal extension 2399.
Access to main squares from under podia parking
From the accessible parking bays below Square 1, enter the Network
Building and use lift L (level 4), then cross over the bridge to Square
2. From the accessible parking bays below Square 4, take lift H5 (near
the post room). To use the external lift at this point (i.e. to avoid
the ramp), please ring the Information Centre (01206 873148). Regular
visitors should contact Estates Helpdesk (01206 872959 or 872300) to
arrange to have a key.
Information on accessible parking for visitors
General information and who to contact
There are spaces available in all of the main car parks for visitors
with disabilities. Pay and display charges do not apply to visitors with
disabilities, however vehicles should be parked in the designated spaces
where possible and the blue badge should be correctly displayed at all
times. Two visitor spaces are also reserved under podia for visitors
requiring closer access.
- Visitors should contact Visitors Reception (01206 874321).
- Frequent visitors, requiring accessible parking on a regular basis,
should contact the Estates Helpdesk (01206 872959 or 872300)
- Visitors requiring under podia parking (limited) should contact the
Security Office (01026 872971).
Location of accessible parking for visitors
- South side of campus: approach via
Boundary Road (South), into Park Road. Take last left turning
into public car parks (before road bends sharply right towards
Wivenhoe House). 2 designated spaces are available in the
furthest corner, with access on to campus via the path to the
Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall (linking to BLUE access route)
- North side of campus: approach from Boundary
Road (North) and turn left into the North Towers. Head right towards the
towers. 2 designated spaces are available just before the barrier
(alternatively, 10 further spaces are available adjacent to the
residential houses, although the route to campus from here is longer).
