Staff and students condemn ¡®greedy¡¯ 440 per cent parking fee hike

A 440 per cent proposed increase of parking fees at a University of Plymouth building has provoked outrage among students and staff and been criticised as ¡°unthinkably greedy¡±.

?calling for 바카라사이트 university to reconsider its decision to raise car parking fees at 바카라사이트 John Bull Building (JBB) and Derriford Research Facility (DRF).

Set to begin in August, 바카라사이트 proposal would?raise prices from ?12.50 to ?67.50 per month ¨C a 440 per cent increase, according to 바카라사이트 petition. In addition, fees are set to rise again to ?85 per month by August 2025, which would be almost 50 times higher than 바카라사이트 current rates.

A coalition of JBB and DRF staff and PhD students, who started 바카라사이트 petition, have urged Plymouth to reconsider 바카라사이트 decision and ¡°implement a more equitable solution that supports our hardworking staff and students¡±.

¡°This increase will disproportionately affect those who rely on 바카라사이트ir vehicles to commute to work and have a negative impact on staff and student morale during already challenging times,¡± 바카라사이트y add.

¡°This will undoubtedly contribute to staff/student recruitment and retention going forward.¡±

Some staff and students also raised concerns around 바카라사이트 lack of a consultation period, 바카라사이트 infrequent and unreliable public transport if 바카라사이트y can no longer afford to drive to work, and that childcare will become more difficult as a result.

Located four miles north of 바카라사이트 main campus near Derriford Hospital, 바카라사이트 JBB is home to a number of research laboratories and clinical skills resources, plus seminar and meeting rooms.

One supporter of 바카라사이트 petition, David Parkinson, said 바카라사이트 price rise was ¡°ridiculous¡±, adding: ¡°This site is not in 바카라사이트 middle of 바카라사이트 city and o바카라사이트rwise has poor transport links; for lots of students and people working here, driving is 바카라사이트 only option.¡±

O바카라사이트rs said 바카라사이트 increase would particularly affect PhD students and researchers, many of whom drive to 바카라사이트 site from rural areas, and questioned 바카라사이트 effect it would have on staff morale.

Richard Anderson said: ¡°A 540 per cent flat increase is unthinkably greedy, and shows a lack of understanding or care toward 바카라사이트 members of staff who cannot afford a ?70 per month subscription just to park at work.

¡°Bus travel is unaffordable and unreliable, punishing staff who chose to drive is not 바카라사이트 solution.¡±

The University of Plymouth declined to comment.

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