Reserved car parking spaces

 

Many businesses and offices have a limited number of car parks available for their exclusive use. For example, each tenancy in a multi-storey building could have four car parks reserved for their own use in the buildings parking floor. Each park may have a high monetary value. The total number of parks in the building might require two accessible parks, and these two parks should be marked and sign-posted in the usual way.

Building managers must control accessible parks in this situation. They could act through reception staff in the different tenancies. This arrangement can work well for people with disabilities, while also making full use of expensive car parks. The use of the accessible parks should be part of the contractual agreement between owner and every tenant.

Car parks allocated to a building can sometimes be on another site. If this is the case, there must be an accessible route from the parking area to the building it is associated with.

This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people: