Travel support for NHS and school staff
Free park and ride parking and discounted bus travel for NHS and school staff working in Oxford.
Income from the temporary congestion charge is funding travel benefits for NHS and school staff working at a site in Oxford.
Free park and ride parking
You can get 16 hours of free parking at all five Oxford park and ride sites via an Oxfordshire County Council account using the RingGo app, website, or phone number. It can be used at:
- Oxford Parkway park and ride - OX2 8HA
- Pear Tree park and ride - OX2 8JD
- Redbridge park and ride - OX1 4XG
- Seacourt park and ride - OX2 0HP
- Thornhill park and ride - OX3 8DP
Discounted bus travel
You can get £1 single bus tickets to and from your NHS or school workplace in Oxford by showing your travel scheme card to the bus driver.
The offer is available on eligible services run by:
- Oxford Bus Company
- Thames Travel
- Stagecoach
- Pulham's
- Red Rose and Redline
The offer does not apply to:
- Airline services
- Oxford Tube services
Who can apply
You may be eligible if you work at:
- an NHS site in Oxford
- a school site in Oxford
- a nursery or early years setting in Oxford
Use our map to check that your place of work is within the Oxford boundary.
How to apply
Before you apply, you must:
- check your eligibility
- apply using your work email address
- provide a recent passport-style photo of yourself (if applying for a travel card)
- have your vehicle registration number (if applying for free park and ride parking)
Next steps
Bus travel
We will send you a free travel card within 10 working days. If you have not received your travel card within 21 days, contact us.
Park and ride
Once your application has been approved, you will receive an email from RingGo giving details of how to access the free parking.
If you have not been given access within 14 days (check your spam folder), contact us.
How long will the scheme last
Initially, we expect these travel benefits to be available until May 2027.