Parking for Work

s.stocker94

I have been offered a job working as a Ward Clerk for UHCW but I am worried about the parking. I applied for a parking permit but was rejected due to high demand. I live in Hinckley and public transport links between there and Coventry are poor, there are no trains and very few buses.

Without the permit I am looking at paying £10 each day to park in one of the visitors car parks which equates to around one fifth of my salary each month just to park! I will be working shifts as the ward is open 24/7.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can reduce parking costs?

LadyDee

s.stocker94 wrote: »

I have been offered a job working as a Ward Clerk for UHCW but I am worried about the parking. I applied for a parking permit but was rejected due to high demand. I live in Hinckley and public transport links between there and Coventry are poor, there are no trains and very few buses.

Without the permit I am looking at paying £10 each day to park in one of the visitors car parks which equates to around one fifth of my salary each month just to park! I will be working shifts as the ward is open 24/7.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can reduce parking costs?

There's a scheme called Your Parking Space where people rent out their unused driveways. Maybe an idea?

fisherjim

The problem with hospital staff parking permits is they still don't guarantee a space, and I suspect you still need to pay monthly for one also.


We have also seen staff that have been given a charge by a ppc (who are greedy scammers) for parking in visitors car parks when their tame muppet clocks them!


A sad indictment on our NHS that can't support the staff it is so desperate to recruit.

The_Deep

£10 a day does not sound too bad. Where I live, (Reading), to park at the station it will cost up to £24 a day, and houses are not cheap. Many people park outside the town and catch a bus in.

I expect houses/rents are lower where you live than in areas with good transport links into the city. You have to consider all the factors together.

unforeseen

Is there somewhere away from the hospital that you can park and then get the bus the rest of the way. There is possibly a fairly regular bus service from somewhere to the hospital. Look along that route.

In other words a DIY park and ride.

nigelbb

It's disgraceful that your employer doesn't give you a parking permit if you are working shifts. It's also idiotic to administer a staff parking scheme where staff work shifts with a simple permit scheme. There will be limited space in the staff car park when the most staff are on site (08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday) but outside those hours there are likely to be plenty of parking spaces but those without permits will be forbidden to use them.

Half_way

The Key issue is the Restrict parking spaces so staff/visitors have to use public transport as part of our sustainable transport strategy Schemes often drawn up by people who either dont use public transport, or who come from an area with plentiful public transport ( ie a consulting agency advising on sustainable transport strategys from London)



The end result is those who need to use a car, ( typicaly front line staff ) as public transport is unavailable, unviable, or extremely expensive are unable to obtain a car park pass/space, while those that live at the other end of a bus route who could use public transport ( typicaly non front line staff - administrators/CEOs / Finance department staff/diversity and equality managers) get all the parking they want.


Try Parkopedia to find parking spaces https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/
couple it with a bus route that runs to the Hospital, and you should be able to come up with a cheap park and ride

s.stocker94

LadyDee wrote: »

There's a scheme called Your Parking Space where people rent out their unused driveways. Maybe an idea?

I saw this actually, but parking on some stranger's driveway seems a bit dodgy to me.

s.stocker94

unforeseen wrote: »

Is there somewhere away from the hospital that you can park and then get the bus the rest of the way. There is possibly a fairly regular bus service from somewhere to the hospital. Look along that route.

In other words a DIY park and ride.

Possibly. although I am not familiar with the area at all

nigelbb wrote: »

It's disgraceful that your employer doesn't give you a parking permit if you are working shifts. It's also idiotic to administer a staff parking scheme where staff work shifts with a simple permit scheme. There will be limited space in the staff car park when the most staff are on site (08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday) but outside those hours there are likely to be plenty of parking spaces but those without permits will be forbidden to use them.

Apparently there is permits available for staff who work nights, weekends, or both. The problem is when I'm working normal office hours I'll have to pay full price.

Grey_Critic

You are not alone, lots of people have to pay to park for work.

s.stocker94

Grey_Critic wrote: »

You are not alone, lots of people have to pay to park for work.

I don't mind paying but £200 a month on minimum wage is quite steep.