How Parking Plus works

If you already have a University parking permit, you are currently paying for your permit out of your take home pay (£15 a month for Gilmorehill and £10.42 for Garscube).

With Parking Plus your gross contractual salary will be reduced by the cost of the parking permit. The University will pay for your permit.  You save income tax and NI contributions on the cost of your permit, increasing your take home pay.

Parking Plus will result in participating employees seeing an increase in take home pay of:

• Gilmorehill: approximately £55 a year for a basic rate tax payer, £76 a year for a higher rate tax payer and £94 a year for an additional rate taxpayer. 
• Garscube: approximately £38 a year for a basic rate tax payer, £53 a year for a higher rate tax payer and £65 a year for an additional rate taxpayer.   

When you apply for and receive a University parking permit you will be automatically enrolled into Parking Plus unless; 

• you choose to opt out,
• you earn less than the Pay Protection Limit (see Benefits Plus: frequently asked questions), or,
• your earnings would fall below the National Minimum Wage if you were to participate.

In these cases the permit will be deducted from net pay.

If you participate in any other parts of Benefits Plus then these will also be taken into account when deciding if you will be automatically enrolled in Parking Plus. It is not possible to participate in both Parking Plus and Cycle Plus simultaneously.

If you do not already hold a parking permit, and you wish to obtain one, more information about how to apply can be found inParking Permit Information. Please note there is currently a waiting list for permits, but we will process your request as soon as possible after a space becomes available.

Changing your terms and conditions of employment

Please note that by participating in Parking Plus you are agreeing to reduce your gross contractual salary by the value of your parking permit and you are agreeing to a change to your terms and conditions of employment with the University. 

If you don’t want to participate in Parking Plus, you can opt out by completing an opt-out form. For a copy of the form, please contact the Payroll Section on 0141 330 3704.

If after reading this section you are still unsure about whether or not you should participate in Parking Plus, please contact the Payroll Section on 0141 330 3704.

Further details regarding the Parking Plus can be found in Parking Permit Information.

Updated: June 2012