£300 a year to park at work. Would you pay it?
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Read this and weep. Welcome to The New World.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
t has been going on for a few years, I f^^^ tell me about it.
I Live and work in Cornwall where all the industrial areas are outside of towns and off bus routes. Then they try to tell us we should be using public transport to go to work.
The buses never get anywhere before 8am, and even then it's town centres: I'm at work for 7:30 normally. The trains are non-existent unless you live and work in one of the few places that still has a train station and even then, they're few and far between.
I hate the ecomentalists and you know what, they hate everyone else. It's why they try to cause so much trouble.
There is a solution for them: arrange a "march" down the mall and when they're all packed in, let the RAF strafe it.
I Live and work in Cornwall where all the industrial areas are outside of towns and off bus routes. Then they try to tell us we should be using public transport to go to work.
The buses never get anywhere before 8am, and even then it's town centres: I'm at work for 7:30 normally. The trains are non-existent unless you live and work in one of the few places that still has a train station and even then, they're few and far between.
I hate the ecomentalists and you know what, they hate everyone else. It's why they try to cause so much trouble.
There is a solution for them: arrange a "march" down the mall and when they're all packed in, let the RAF strafe it.
Pay £300 and let them know you're upgrading to a 5 litre AMG. And that you will be negotiating a proportionally higher increase in your salary. Your higher salary is not a tax for employing you; it's an effective way of keeping you employed so that they don't have to waste time and money searching for a new employee. (In case you're wondering wtf, read the reply to "The government is already taxing us on our C02 emissions, so why is the University choosing a system that is taxing us again for it?".)
Edited by RemainAllHoof on Friday 13th May 17:48
dxg said:
Read this and weep. Welcome to The New World.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
I love the bit where it says students are encouraged not to bring their cars - def. wasn't the case when I was there.... http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
Ian Lancs said:
dxg said:
Read this and weep. Welcome to The New World.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
I love the bit where it says students are encouraged not to bring their cars - def. wasn't the case when I was there.... http://www.lboro.ac.uk/sustainability/travel/faqs....
The prices are in the "New permit price charges and CarParkingMax calculations"
It's also worth pointing out that there are no public transport connections to this place. There's a ropey mid-sized bus service. The station's about 3 miles away. There are quite a few bike racks around the place, but they're jam-packed as it is.
Btw, I've decided to start cycling in. So I guess they have won. I will be bringing my bike into my office, however, to mark my protest.
dxg said:
So I guess the answer's yes, then?
Not what I expected.
They've already won the battle, it seems!
It's frustrating but what can you do? They want to raise more money under the guise of ecolies. You could campaign but you'd be called a Nazi denier. You can't win. You could resign on principle but would you quit a good job over £300? Simply make sure you get an annual payrise that includes the £300 as part of the deal or look elsewhere for a job. And I expect it'll rise to £325 next year "because it was warmly accepted by our colleagues". In 5 years, it'll be £500 or more, or graduated based on emissions... £400 for 1.4L and under, up to £800 for <2.0L, £1500 for cars > 2.0L.Not what I expected.
They've already won the battle, it seems!
Yes, yes, those cars with exactly 2.0L engines will be allowed to park FOC.
Edited by RemainAllHoof on Friday 13th May 17:59
Love the fact that the question "Why do visitors not have to pay?" is asked twice!
ETA: the hike from £60 would wind me up...
answer 1 said:
The Executive Leadership Team wanted the University to give the impression of being welcoming and friendly.
answer 2 said:
The Executive Leadership Team wanted the University to give the impression of being welcoming and friendly. The University welcomes different types of visitors many of whom offer time and support to the University. Visitors give very positive feedback about not being charged. This will be reviewed in two years.
Impression of being welcoming and friendly. PR own goal?ETA: the hike from £60 would wind me up...
at impression. Ah, the benevolent overlords.
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