Virtual Guest permits enable staff to park in:
The new online process will replace current hard-copy scratch and display permits that are currently in use. The purpose is to enable the allocation of university-paid parking to invited visitors in a College or Portfolio. Please note that the cost for virtual Guest permits is $2 per hour charged to a cost centre provided by the College or Portfolio, or individual area.
Virtual Guest permits can be accessed from any desktop or mobile device (Android and iOS) using vPermit via Okta.
All staff who are identified as Service Specialists by their College or Portfolio with a valid FAN can request virtual Guest permits. Please note that guests can no longer park in blue bays as these are reserved for staff only. If special parking is required for VIPs please contact the Parking Office to arrange this parking.
The steps in the PDF below will show Flinders University parking Service Specialists how to create a guest parking session:
If you have any queries or need assistance, contact our support team.
The virtual guest parking permit provides university-paid parking for guests of Flinders University who are participating in activities like business meetings, seminars/lectures, workshops, committees, or student supervision. The decision to pay for guest parking remains at the discretion of local areas and Colleges. The cost of the guest permit ($2 per hour of parking) is charged to the College or Professional Service local area using a cost center code in the ‘back-end’ of the online vPermit tool.
All staff identified as a Service Specialist by their College or Portfolio with a valid FAN can request a virtual guest permit. If you are a staff member and you would like to hold the role of Service Specialist for this purpose please contact your Team Leader or Manager in the first instance and then contact the PFD Customer Service Team.
If you are a Service Specialist you can request a guest permit using the online tool called ‘vPermit’ which is accessible from your Okta dashboard. You will need the guest’s registration number to create a permit.
You will need the guest’s registration number to create a permit. Note that if you do not have the guest’s registration number at the time of creating the permit you can still create the permit using an admin registration number (123456) and then update the vehicle registration details when your guest arrives. If the correct vehicle registration number is not updated the guest may receive an infringement notice.
Guest permits can be used to park in white bays or 2P (2-hour maximum parking bays). Guest permits can no longer be used to park in blue bays. View further information and carpark details.
It’s possible that at times there may be no available 2P bays in the car park of your choice. If this occurs you can contact PFD Customer Service and they will help you find a bay in another car park.
If there appear to be no available parking bays please contact the PFD Customer Service team who will be happy to help your guest find a parking bay in one of the car parks at Flinders.
If you have a VIP guest please telephone the PFD Customer Service team who will be happy to work with you to arrange suitable parking solution in the right location at Flinders.
If you need help with Guest permits please contact the PFD Customer Service team on 8201 2733.
There are 2P bays in most car parks at Bedford Park. There are further details on available bays in each car park.
If there are no available parking bays please telephone the PFD Customer Service team who will be happy to help you find a parking bay in one of the car parks at Flinders.
Please contact the PFD customer service team for assistance.
Yes, you can cancel a guest permit that you have created at any time using the online vPermit tool.
Yes, you can edit a guest permit that you have created at any time using the online vPermit tool.
Yes, you can request a virtual guest permit for as long as your guest needs to park at Flinders.
Yes, you can book a virtual guest permit days, weeks, or months in advance.
At this time, it’s not possible to book a recurring virtual guest permit though this is something that we are looking into as a future enhancement of the system.
We would love to receive your feedback through Service One.
Yes, the cost for virtual Guest permits is $2 per hour charged to a cost centre provided by the College or Portfolio area.
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