Travel by car

We are committed to reducing the negative impacts of travel including congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution. For that reason, driving to the University other than for essential reasons is not encouraged. You can find information on sustainable travel options here.

If you do need to drive, please consider car pooling/sharing, and opting for a zero or lower emission choice such as an electric vehicle if you can.

Car parking on campus is limited.

Find more information about parking on campus including pricing and options available for staff, public and students.

The University of Leeds is committed to reducing emissions and congestion – and cars are a huge cause of this. Please consider if you really need to drive.

Part of our Climate Plan commitments related to sustainable travel include encouraging additional investments in sustainable and active travel infrastructure, with plans to increase the number of electric car charging points and incentivize the switch to electric vehicles.

You will find 22 electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) across campus (made up of 11 dual chargers). 14 of these (made up of 7 dual chargers) are located on the first floor of the University's multi storey car park, with others located across campus. You can find where they are –  as well as other charging points in Leeds and nationally –  on Zap-Map.

If you are a member of staff, student or visitor, there is currently no cost for charging your car on the University campus. However, you still have to pay the usual parking costs and comply with campus parking regulations. Find out more about parking your car on campus.

There is also a staff Teams channel for electric vehicle users - contact sustainability@leeds.ac.uk if you would like to be added to the channel.

Read our Fair Use for the use of EVCPs on campus.

Our last Annual Travel Survey showed that most cars that travel to campus only have single occupants.

Car pooling or lift sharing is a good way to reduce both the cost and environmental impact of car travel -  you can find more information via this link.

Enterprise Car Club cars allow drivers to hire cars by the hour or longer, with the benefit of being able to collect the vehicle from dedicated car parking bays rather than needing to visit a rental office.  They can be used for a quick trips or longer journey, and for personal or business travel. University staff members can get a discount on car hire, and there are Enterprise Car Club vehicles located on the University campus as well as across Leeds. Find out more about Enterprise Car Club discounts.