Submitted on Monday 19th March 2018
Rejected on Thursday 22nd March 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Scrap car parking charges at NHS hospitals in England
Hospital car parking charges affect the most vulnerable, visitors of sick relatives and hardworking NHS staff. The fees are a major cause of social injustice. Government guidance isn’t working. It is time that this stealth tax was scrapped, once and for all.
The NHS should be free at the point of access but hospitals charge up to £300 for a week of parking.
In 2014, the Government introduced guidance suggesting free or reduced parking should be available for staff, blue badge holders and visitors of gravely ill relatives.
Since then, 47% of hospitals have increased their hourly parking charges and almost half still charge blue badge holders.
The campaign is supported by FairFuelUK, CLIC Sargent, Bliss, Headway and Kidney Care UK.
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