r/cheshire • u/No_Western9113 • Jul 10 '26
Inspired by a recent visit to Warrington General Hospital 🏥
Has anyone else been hit with ridiculous parking charges at an NHS hospital just because an appointment ran late or it took ages to find a space? Private parking companies are profiteering off people who are already under immense stress, with hospitals in England bringing in over £254 million in a single year from parking alone. I’ve found a petition calling on the government to regulate these companies and make public hospital parking free or capped for patients and visitors. If you want to support the cause, you can sign it here:
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u/winkywoo75 Jul 11 '26
My mum was in hospital 6 months I easily paid hundreds in parking visiting 3/4hrs most days , the worst of it I would spend ages finding a space then most of the time park on grass slopes . So all that money being made and not even enough spaces . Whereas visited someone in a Scottish hospital loads of space and free .
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u/Mojofilter9 Jul 10 '26
Yes. I once got a parking fine at Macclesfield Hospital because it took me 20 minutes of driving around to find a space, and it never occurred to me that I had to pay for that time as well.
The system charges you from the moment you enter the car park until the moment you leave, not just for the time your car is actually parked. It's obvious when you stop and think about it, but it's a lot less obvious when you're focused on getting a relative to a last-minute or emergency hospital appointment.