General Chat

We don't pay here, but its often full.
Making use of an empty car park at nights makes sense, but would residence take advantage, how would it work, even if a timed session was used. It would give someone a job though, checking the cars next morning etc:)

jude :-D

Had this discussion countless time with our local hospital. Why can't they send a parking pass with your appointment? Many times we could not find a parking space in 2 hospitals I attend (even with a disabled badge). More than half the parking spaces are used by staff and even though at Glangwilli they increased the size of parking grounds you still can't park!!

This just adds to the stress that builds up prior to either admission or day case treatment.

Sue

It goes down to the PCT not the CC. they are the ones that have control over parking etc,

And yes DET i agree with you, i get a bus to work now, its much cheaper than parking, and im never late.

No doubt, if the barriers were up, boys would be in there in old Peugeots racing about.

Why are good things always abused?

Its all a cunning scheme to get people out of their cars and on to public transport......if the public transport is there. :-|

And yes, it does seem stupid for the CC not to allow free public parking from say 6pm - 6am. They could easily leave the barriers up, and the Staff on Nights would know they might get trapped if they used it.

Truro operate a park and ride scheme. Stupidly it doesn't operate on a Sunday which really puts hospital workers or visitors at a disadvantage.

It is bad that this council are not better organized. Write to them,write to your local councillor and get any patient support groups you can find to lobby them too.Write to hospital management suggesting they contact them too.

There are two sides to the hospital parking debate. You would often see people strolling into our local hospital car park when it was free who were wearing tennis whites.It was only a short walk from the courts to the hospital passing the pay car park.

People would park there and go to work in town so, it could be argued that they were the cause of the parking charges.

We were at the hospital yesterday as well as it being 2.00 to park, there were no parking spaces, they have condensed 2 sides of the hospital into one but haven increased the parking, this often results in you going to your appointment alone, i always like my husband to come in with me as i forget half of the stuff they say xx

its discusting what people are charged
its ripping the sick off big time

I work in our local hospital and parking is a nightmare, but if you have an outpatient appt, all you have to do is pay the minimum, and if a clinic over runs (they all do) you do not have to pay the difference, speak to a member of staff. Sadly, this is never advertised in the car parks.

No different in New Zealand except in several cities you will also get towed & have that hefty fine to pay as well as the original one JL.

pelo :-( :-|

I PAID £8 RECENTLY FOR THE HOSPITAL CAR PARK WHEN I HAD TREATMENT,AND THATS WITH A BLUE BADGE,
ITS DISGUSTING.

What does everyone think about a county council having a huge empty car park every evening not available for use by ratepayers visiting the hospital across the road?