Advice, parking ticket at hospital parking eye

Ivor_Pecheque

Hi Gordie, hope the tests/treatment go okay.

You won't find any better advice than what's on here, so I haven't got much to add.

I've just retired from the NHS and all I can say is the way you have been treated with the parking is a disgrace.

Gordie1975

Thank you to all for helping me with this.:beer:

DollyDee_2

Don't forget to ask about the hospital car.

So glad it was cancelled.

Best wishes to you.

Dolly

ampersand

Wishing you well, Gordie:-) and putting out this call for another local mser to pick up the ball and run with this one, via MP, papers and all other means, as detailed in earlier posts.

The business of the posters is particularly despicable. Parkinglie have gulled all to whom they should be kow-towing, if on site at all.

Ivor_Pecheque

Heres a few stories from my local hospital....

I had a ticket just before Christmas having taken my mum in November for an appointment at Macc. I had a valid ticket so appealed. They said 'as a gesture' they'd waive the fee. They are awful

We got a ticket last year when we took our son to a &e at 4am. The ticket did get cancelled but that was after I wrote to George Osborne and sent that to the hospital as well. X

Got a ticket t Mac - when had paid for 24 hours sent email to hospital director and ticket void. Is awful fine especially when way over the cost of a week ticket. Even worse when you have paid.

I've just found out I have been ticketed. I am NHS Staff and work in the Community. I was asked to visit a new mum on the postnatal ward at short notice. I left a note in my car with my contact number on official paper and my Waters Green Work badge. I wasn't aware it was a camera system they use - thought it was warden-monitored

My husband took my daughter to a and e about 10:30 one night for breathing difficulties. He was there about an hour and got a parking ticket as he had rushed in and forgot to get one, didn't have change anyway.

I had two for.consecutive nights when my daughter was rushed in on the.two different nights. One was at three in the morning and the other was at 11pm. They let me off one due to the circumstances the other they are threatening to take me to court. For that one I had actually bought a ticket for two hours when I was leaving. I have appealed twice against this ticket, but they now say they have not received the appeals, dispite them being sent via their system.

I got one and have now had two court letters from northampton county court

(she now has a CCJ)

I had two for.consecutive nights when my daughter was rushed in on the.two different nights. One was at three in the morning and the other was at 11pm. They let me off one due to the circumstances the other they are threatening to take me to court.

My husband got one a few months back at Macclesfield. We had gone to a+e at about 11pm thinking we would meet an ambulance there. My husband waited in the car whilst I went in to get details. We were there about 20mins before we discovered we had to go

My partner took me to an appointment yet there was no where to park so he waited around the corner in the car for me, and because the camera had picked us up going into the car park we got a ticket! X

The worst thing is at one point i did try and pay it and it kept saying that they were undergoing inprovement to their service and i had to call their sister company and then when u rang that number u still couldnt pay as my case number was 1 digit short ( parking eyes had one digit less) and u cant speak to anyone either its all automated !

The hospitals have got consultants saying they are going to stop consulting at certain hospitals because they're getting these charges too.

I have received one a and e visit to Macc actually scrambled about for change in the rain purchased a ticket with poorly boy in his buggy, unfortunately our stay was longer than the ticket I purchased, (I got stuck between day staff and changeover to night staff just bad timing), upon discharge I was so relieved to be going home but did quickly look at the pay meter boards but couldn't make out an easy way to increase my time. I have appealed not heard yet, and suggested a clear sign advising to pay on departure so you know how long you have stayed rather than pay and display upon arrival as it seems to request. Must of caught a lot of people out especially emergency visits.

My husband got one a few months back at Macclesfield. We had gone to a+e at about 11pm thinking we would meet an ambulance there. My husband waited in the car whilst I went in to get details. We were there about 20mins before we discovered we had to go to Manchester hospital instead so I got in the car and we left. He got a fine a few weeks later but pointed out that we had been clocked entering the grounds and then again leaving but he asked for evidence that we had parked and as we hadn't we therefore didn't need to pay.

Just had a fine myself totally disgraceful I was taking my mum to emergency doc and parked outside A&E in s space and bought a ticket. However got fined as apparently it's private land now I have always parked there when going for emergency and now it's private!!! The last thing I looked for was a sign as I thought parking was for visitors too NOT JUST FOR STAFF. makes me sick I will avoid this hospital after my granddaughter is born. Something needs to be done asap. Rip off !!!!

I bet you do but that won't stop them the only good part of that hospital was A&E but it's shadowed by parking fines my daughter got fined in December as she went over her time she didn't keep her ticket to check. But I was there 38 mins and it's cost me £42.20 it's a joke

Ivor_Pecheque

And this is part of their strategy...

delivering care in a manner whereby patients are treated with compassion, dignity and
respect in a clean and pleasant environment personal to each individual. Equally
important to patients, is the whole experience of their visit to outpatient clinic or
hospital from whether they could park easily to whether they found staff helpful and
respectful
• developing an attitude and culture within our entire organisation whereby everyone is
constantly striving for excellence and continuous quality improvement in all that they
do

Perhaps somewhere, I am missing something ;-)