handicapped parking rules

Please be aware that there are two separate car parks operating very close to each other at Oxford Parkway. The car park closest to the train station is managed by APCOA Parking on behalf of Chiltern Railways. The car park shown in the map below is for the Park and Ride. Check signage in the car park you have parked in to confirm who is responsible for the car park and the payment options. This site is located at Oxford Parkway Station to the north of the city and can be accessed from the A40 (from Witney and Cheltenham), A4260 (from Kidlington), A34 (from Banbury, Bicester and Northampton) and the M40. All Park and Ride sites are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Vehicles can be left overnight. Maximum stay 72 hours. Separate charges apply for parking and bus fare. Our parking ticket machines do not dispense change.

A ticket can be purchased for a higher value but no refunds can be given. Alternatively you can use our telephone payment system if you have a valid debit or credit card. English national concessionary bus passes for over 60s and disabled people are accepted on Park and Ride buses. Payment must be made on arrival. Coins and cards accepted. You can pay for parking and a day return bus ticket into Oxford for two adults and up to three children (under 16) for £6.80. There are two dedicated machines for these tickets located at each Park and Ride. The combined ticket machines will accept coins and card payments. You must enter you car registration number when buying a ticket. You do not have to display the ticket in your car, it can be presented to the driver for travel on the bus. This ticket is not available on services to the hospitals. Using the black pay machines on site, for parking only. Using the RingGo service. Monthly, quarterly and annual permits are available. This car park accepts payment by RingGo, our chosen pay by phone parking provider. Just call 01865 989000 or download the RingGo App. More information on RingGo.

Fair point. But keep in mind that for short travel, such as to the next neighborhood or anywhere less than a mile away, I probably wouldn't take the bus at all. I would probably walk: It takes about 20 minutes to walk a mile, and given even a short wait for a bus it'd save time to just walk. That said, most major cities have dedicated High Occupancy Vehicle lanes or separated Busways, which allows buses to bypass high-traffic situations. Rail transit is separated from street traffic and thus doesn't get delayed within it. Even ground-level light-rail only encounters traffic at intersections where traffic signals are programmed to identify trains and give them the signaled right of way. But let's put that aside for the moment. You don't have to park! In most towns and cities, parking is as easy as driving to one of many parking spaces and parking. But most big cities have a very limited amount of available parking due to the limited real estate that comes with the density of a big city.

Driving even a few miles, let alone as far as 20-30 miles, is already tedious and stressful, but now imagine having to figure out where you can park your car, and how much it is going to cost. Finding parking in any metropolitan Downtown can take several minutes at least. If you park on the street near home, whether or not you need to purchase a permit to park in your neighborhood, it can take substantial time to cruise the neighborhood searching for an open space. And all this discounts the biggest risk of parking in a public area: Criminals can more easily break into your car undetected, and either steal your belongings or your car! If you walk or take transit, if you don't own a vehicle, you have no responsibility to park anything. Once you reach your destination, you can walk in the door immediately. Parking a car can take several minutes, even add up to about an hour's time combined over a full day.