Derby staff parking

The income generated from staff and student parking charges is essential in providing car park management and reinvestment in sustainable travel facilities.

The permits work on a salary reduction scheme and, to support hybrid working where possible, we are also able to offer the option of a reduced pay-as-you-go rate at Derby sites (Kedleston Road, Markeaton Street, Britannia Mill, One Friar Gate Square and the Enterprise Centre) where we currently have car park management, for those who drive to work infrequently. Unfortunately, we are not currently able to offer pay-as-you-go (PAYG) at Buxton, Leek or Chesterfield.

You can apply for a digital permit via Derby City Council's MiPermit system, if you already have a University of Derby permit from before the change, you will need to apply for a new digital permit with your University email address.

You can change your registration on the MiPermit website. This can be found on the homepage under the heading 'other'.

If you are a temporary member of staff, please email estatesservicecentre@derby.ac.uk for a permit application.

We encourage all staff to firstly consider alternatives to driving to work. In particular, we offer a frequent, all-year-round, Unibus for staff that connects Derby Station, Derby Bus Station and all University sites.

If you are driving, please consider car-sharing - even just once a week saves 10% on your fuel costs.

We have a limited amount of parking spaces on-site for our staff and students and do appreciate it being taken by those who need it most.

There is no guarantee of space being available. If all car parks are full, alternative parking should be sought.

Permit costs

The salary reduction scheme works as follows: 

• 0.35% of pay for any member of staff whose salary (full-time equivalent) is on or below the NPM (Normal Performance Maximum) of MPS2 grade (currently £40,010) or equivalent within their job family
• For anyone whose FTE salary is above this, the rate is 0.55% of their pay 
• Anyone on the salary reduction scheme can use their permit to park at any University of Derby site
• As MiPermit can also be used to pay for parking across some other city car parks, when you apply for either permit, a payment of 10p will be taken and then returned to your card to ensure you have a valid payment method registered to your account
• If you are signing up for the salary reduction scheme, the monthly payment for car parking will be taken via your monthly pay, not via card

Examples: 

• Employee A is employed full-time on a salary of £32,500. Their car parking payment will be £113.75 per year (divided into 12 monthly payments) as they are eligible for the rate of 0.35%
• Employee B is employed part-time. Their FTE salary is £45,000, but they work four days a week (0.8 FTE), so their pay (pro-rata) is £36,000 per annum. Their car parking payment will be £198 per year (divided into 12 monthly payments) as they are eligible for the rate of 0.55% because their FTE salary is above £40,010. If they worked full time, their payment would be £247.50 per year

The new option to pay as you go instead of using the salary reduction scheme costs a flat rate of £3 per day (only available at Derby sites at present), you will need to pay each time you park via the MiPermit website or app with the card you have registered.

How to Pay As You Go:

To apply for a PAYG permit, visit the Derby City Council MiPermit portal. You will need to make sure you apply for your permit using your university staff email address and make sure that you complete your account registration at the end so you can set a password to login.

If you have not done so already, you will need to add your payment details to your MiPermit account by choosing "Billing Details" from the menu and complete the "Secure Payment Details" information and then choose the "save Details" button.

You will also need to add your vehicle details once to your MiPermit account, this can be done by choosing "Members & Vehicles" from the menu and select "Add New Vehicle".

To pay for your PAYG parking via the MiPermit app:

• Ensure you are logged in (three horizontal lines menu icon) with your PAYG permit account (using your University email address you signed up with)
• Search for Derby Campus in the input field, and select location "854592"
• Tap "Pay to Park"
• Select your vehicle from the drop-down list
• Choose the date when you would like your parking stay to start from using the "When" dropdown, and the start time from the "At" dropdown
• Select the £3.00 tariff using the "For" dropdown
• Confirm the details for your stay are correct and select "Pay with Card"

To pay for your PAYG parking via the MiPermit website:

• Ensure you are logged into your MiPermit account using your university staff email address
• Choose the "Pay for Special Parking" option from the menu
• Select your vehicle from the "Vehicle" dropdown
• Select the location "854592 - Derby Campus (University Staff) from the "Location" dropdown
• Choose when you would like your parking stay to start from using the "When" dropdown
• Select the £3.00 tariff using the "Duration" dropdown
• Double-check the information is correct and then select the "Create Stay" button. Your stay will now be created and registered with MiPermit

Parking rebates

Due to the introduction of the pay-as-you-go permit option, we are no longer offering parking rebates.