Workplace parking

[monkeylc]

I rent a 32 square metre business unit in London SW8. It comes with two parking spaces in the off-road car park outside. I've probably used one of them less than twenty times in the last year. The bike leans against my desk. I really ought to sublet the parking to desperate commuters

you showing out ????

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Free parking for staff @ SECC in Glasgow (event attendees pay £ 6.00) for secure parking.
Bike rack outside - most staff take their bike in, stash it in their department.

 

[slowmotion]

you showing out ????

 

[Drago]

Does any if your towns tax workplace parking?

 

[CopperCyclist]

Free parking, but not enough spaces. Correction, there are enough spaces if the 'rules' are followed (24/7 staff only), but everyone parks there regardless as there's no enforcement of parking at the nick, other than a threatening email about once every six months or so.

I haven't parked there in a long time anyway, just bring the bike now. The Boardman lives in the wheelbender cycle stands and the Focus gets to park inside (which is me breaking the rules!).

 

[ufkacbln]

Free parking at my place on the edge of Barnsley.

No fluffy white towels though...

Totally OT...

We were touring in Scotland touring and had booked a posh hotel because we had discount vouchers.

As it turned out it was an 'orrible wet day, so we arrived in the lobby soaked.

Then this voice boomed out form the reception desk....
"Simon... Towels for the cyclists please"

A few seconds later this young lad in smart uniform arrrives with two spotless white (and warmed) towels

That is what I call cycle friendly

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Free parking for nigh on 100 cars on site. Soon to be reduced to visitors and disabled only when we move out. Gonna come as a shock to some.

Ground floor staff can park bikes by desks, (I can see four where I'm sat right now, I'm the epicentre of a cycling revolution at work) external bike shed and some racks outside, all covered, not secure but we are in a semi rural location and the only threat of theft is our own staff and those of tenants.

After move we will rent several adjoining spaces in the car park and erect secure covered cycle parking in them. Radical or what!?!

 

[Glenn]

£500 a year in Reading for staff, contractors have to find their own parking. Space for around 50 bikes, showers, but no fluffy towels.

 

[srw]

At head office in a commuter belt town (but 20 minutes walk from the railway station), where house prices and rents are on the high side given our general salary levels, we have free parking for all, for the moment, but it often runs out. We're bringing 100 people back on site soon, and trying to work out how to provide parking or travel for all. There are external bikesheds, and about 30 regular cyclists out of 900 or so staff on site. We've got far more parking spaces than modern planning regs would allow by default, and it's only because we're a very big local employer that the council are willing to talk to us.

In the central London office (about 500 people working for three companies) there are a couple of carparking spaces which are mainly used by the CEO and the chairman of our company - the other companies are local branches of foreign groups. We have bike parking for about 40, and it's regularly close to full.

Other offices around the country are closer to the London office than head office in terms of provision.

 

[Lee_M]

Free parking at my place on the edge of Barnsley.

No fluffy white towels though...

I assume you mean your work place is on the edge of Barnsley, 'cos Kilnhurst sure wasnt last time I went through it on the way to my mums in swinton!

 

[LarryDuff]

Where I work there must be at least 200+ parking spaces and only about 30 people to park in them.

 

[goo_mason]

Free parking in either the multi-story car park or the overflow car park they built over some nice green space at my work. Lots of cycle stands in addition to a covered rack in the multi-story for cyclists. Temporary lockers near the staff entrance plus permanent lockers outside the gym, as well as lockers within the gym changing rooms. Any staff member (cyclist or otherwise) can use the showers in the changing rooms, but there are no free towels like some of those more pampered employees on this thread!

A few years ago I persuaded the company to keep a well-stocked cycle repair toolkit, plus a variety of spare tubes, a track-pump and a workstand so that cyclists can repair their bikes in order to get themselves home if they have any mechanical trouble, which is a bonus!

We've just become a 'Cycling-Friendly Employer' under the Cycling Scotland scheme too, apparently.

Now, if only I could succcessfully persuade them to install a drying cupboard somewhere for sodden cycling kit.....

 

[MichaelO]

but there are no free towels like some of those more pampered employees on this thread!

Another one here

 

[goo_mason]

Another one here

It's not the banks who're the employers providing free towels, by any chance?

 

[MichaelO]

It's not the banks who're the employers providing free towels, by any chance?

Well, technically not in my case, but certainly City financial services