Rejected petition 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.

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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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/203417

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Date submitted 19 March 2018
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