Take car to Uni or not?

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a1ex2001 said:
They do it because it is an agreed condition with the council, probably as a result of a planning application for a student halls that didn't include enough/any parking.

Student parking is causing an increasing issue in many cities in the 7 years I was a student I noticed a massive increase in the number of students with cars and this has had a detremental impact on parking near University campus's, halls of residence and areas of housing with high levels of student occupacy. Councils have come up with two ways to combat this, insisting that Uni's say no cars to students and parking permits in resedential areas near campus's and were students live.
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The thing is, I didn't actually drive my car to Uni, I only used it for shopping and other longer journeys. I always lived close enough to the Uni so I could walk or cycle anyway, plus the traffic in Cam is so bad that it would actually be slower to take the car anyway!

I just thought the whole "not allowed to enter the city with a car" thing was a little extreme and silly. :)
 
I took mine to uni and would have hated not having it. Was usefull for driving to big out of town supermarkets and for when I wanted to pop home for the odd weekend. No one ever pestered me for lifts and no i didn't look down on other students??

Some people have some prety stupid thoughts here.
 
I wouldn't. I worked part time a lot to afford to run a car, and that was time I should have spent doing uni work. There is not really any advantage to having a car at uni unless you are living at home.
 
Take it and see how much you use it. You'll soon decide if it's worth it or not. Car's don't cost *that* much to run that you need to be 'stinking rich' to run one through uni. With the savings you say you have, you're probably not as moronic with your money as a large proportion of students who are going to uni to "live the student life" seem to be. The same people who go and do a BSc in Basketweaving with Flower Sniffing and wonder why they can't get a job after.
 
Thanks a lot for all the response guys!

As many have said, I think its best for me to at least take it to Uni for a term and see how it goes. I have money to run it, which isn't immediately going to be spent on anything else, so I guess I have no reason not to. When I think about it though, it really comes down to two main logical options - take it to Uni or sell it. I don't have time to sell it, and I don't really want to, so I guess I'm taking it with me!

I do have a feeling it will come in useful during the second year though depending on where I end up living.

Just on a side note, do any of you Sheffielders know where the local University Air Squadron is located?
 
I'm still finding it crazy to think that I started Uni 9 years ago this month, but when I did I initially didn't have my car with me, but soon realised I needed it and went home to get it a couple of months later.

My first point would be....
If you live near a Uni where the Student Union and other bars and pubs aren't with in walking distance or basic transport away, then that's your fault for not choosing a Uni which does so. I think at most, people I knew at other Uni's were only a short bus ride away, so never any need for someone to be a designated driver anywhere.

Secondly, people will be your friend, if anything because if the supermarket isn't that close, it will save them walking miles or paying for a taxi.

It's useful for when you and your friends do decide you want to go for a day trip somewhere.

Aside from that, it was £60 a year for my parking permit, at the time I didn't have to pay MOT as the car wasn't old enough, I didn't use that much fuel, so it was just tax and insurance.
 
Abraham said:
I had mine up at uni from the end of my first term, largely because my dad couldn't be bothered picking me up. It doesn't say anything about you and it's no great expense once you've got insurance out of the way, mine had very occaisional use, trips to 24 hr supermarkets, random trips, moving stuff about, going anywhere off of the main bus routes. In second year and beyond it was even more useful, supermarket trips for the whole house, driving to lectures if running late. It's entirely personal choice whether you think it's worthwile, but I'm glad I had mine
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This, I found I couldn't do without, but then I was in north Wales so kinda needed it! Over 60/70% ppl had car when I was there 2 years ago, seems be a lot of ppl replying who went to uni in 1960 :p
 
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