Submitted on Wednesday 28th December 2016
Published on Friday 6th January 2017
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Signatures: 190
Ban hospitals from charging for parking in England
Scotland and Wales do not charge for parking at their NHS hospitals. Why do England charge us to park for essential visits to hospital?
People are being charged extortionate amounts to access healthcare when they have already paid taxes and National Insurance.
As an ex NHS nurse, I remember when hospital car parks were free. I can also remember, that when charges came into force, I had to claim the money back from the NHS when I was visiting a patient!
My local hospital Trust has collected over £4m in car parking charges over the last year. I am sure this money goes over and above the required amount to operate the car parks. Scotland and Wales provide free car parking. There is a definate disparity in fairness and policy.
WHY?
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