Car parking registration permits
Registering your vehicle
Registering your vehicle entitles you to cheaper daily parking charges at our Colchester Campus car parks. If you want to park on campus but aren't registered, you will need to pay the full visitor rate.
Parking permits
Please note that the registration process can take up to two working days for your permit to activate. If you are parking on campus within these 48 hours, please inform the Estates Helpdesk on 01206 872959.
Parking charges and payment
As part of our annual review of parking we have considered the parking tariffs and permits that are available. As you are aware we have committed to reduce our carbon emissions, part of which are those created by travelling to work. Individual cars are one of the worst pollutants and so as part of our encouragement to using more sustainable means we have made the decision to increase parking fees by 10%. We understand an increase in costs is never welcome but we hope you appreciate our intentions. You may like to consider other modes of active travel especially when we have good weather which will not only reduce your parking costs but can improve mental health and physical fitness.
The annual parking registration fee is 0.28% of your salary, paid in monthly instalments. In addition, one of the following charges also apply:
Annual season ticket
£135 deducted from your salary in monthly instalments.
Daily parking
A daily parking charge of 18p per hour are payable via the ParkSmart App. There is a minimum stay charge of 72p.
It is important you sign into the app by selecting Login and 'Single Sign On'. You will be redirected to a University web page and prompted to use your @essex.ac.uk email address. Note: If you have a University email account, you don’t need to create an account.
Out-of-term parking
There are no daily charges out of term time for registered vehicles. Unregistered vehicles must pay the full visitor tariff
Change your vehicle or permit type
