Removal of parking permits at work

[ChristmasDoDos]

I live just inside (0.9 miles) a 1 mile radius of my work and since 2017 when I started, I have driven. I've got animals to check on before and after work and this arrangement works for me as I can go straight from work to sort them.

Work are removing permits for anyone withing the one mile radius and while this will be a fecking huge inconvenience for me (also nowhere to park on surrounding streets locally), I also do emergency on calls which could mean staying on after a shifts for an unspecified length of time. For example, if I'm on a late shift (start at 12, not allowed to park onsite) and have to stay on this could mean that I'm walking home alone at 2 or 3am, which I think is unacceptable and a massive risk to my safety. Aside from this I am prepared to suck it up, would I be unreasonable to say I won't do on calls any more if I can't drive to work on those days?

A lot of people seem to be missing the point that it is not the employers duty of care to see how they get to and from work. If that was the case every single person who worked a night shift or early morning start would simply say it’s the employers issue. The employer is only removing the permit to park on their premises , there is nothing stopping anyone parking where it permits elsewhere. Sorry but your responsibility to get to and from work.