We had parking permits forced on us in September after several decades of free parking. Their ("de management") excuse was that because we have merged with the other major trust in the city they had to harmonise charges across the entire trust. This is pure nonsense; our hospital covers a huge area in a low rent part of the city with plenty of space for parking. The other major hospital is a high rise building hemmed into a site close to the city centre. But we are being charged the same c.£260 p.a. with no guarantee of a space.
