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Our Hospital uses that fabulous line in the parking contract.

The trust will take no responsibility if the vehicle is damage, broken into or stolen.

Surely the trust should have to take on some this responsibility if they are taking money from you and telling you that they are providing security with it.

A.M

P.S: Bloke with dodgy haircut need to be punched. Two jags would properly get band 3.

Thanks for all of your replies, they have been very helpful.
With regard to proposed increased security, we have been told that the revenue generated will be ring fenced for improvement in security ie. CCTV and extra security guards (wheel clampers!!!). So now they will be able to tell us when our cars have been damaged or broken in to and possibly by whom??!!!!

We (staffside) in Wolves sucsessfully fought against the introduction of parking charges and the proposal of an off site park & ride, mainly thanks to Unison.

But what of staff who use their cars for their work, travelling between various sites during the day? Surely if people are not provided with free guaranteed parking at every site they visit they won't provide their trusts with the use of their cars.

We have a lovely new multi-storey car park which is privately owned. If you are lucky enough to get a permit it's £25. Otherwise it's 90p per hour.
Not only that the local council has decided to introduce paid parking and double yellow lines on all roads nearby

Good point Panander.
However, what you have forgotten is that the NHS has always been run on a goodwill basis by a large proportion of their staff.
I see that it's changing slowly, nothing to do with afc and car parking fees or anything like that I hope......

It is my belief that as long as your vehicle carries a current Road Fund Licence (tax disc, or whatever) proudly displayed in the prescribed manner, then you should be able to park wherever you damn well like!

Furthermore, if you have legitimate business on hospital premises (and why else would anybody be there?), as a British tax-payer or entitled overseas visitor, you should be able to park free of charge at the hospital you are visiting.

Any deviation from this should be challenged in the courts!

Please note, that other service providers (eg, the much maligned Tesco et al), welcome customers by permitting free parking. But note also that (in my experience), NHS car-parks are irregularly “policed” and many have only one wheel-clamp!

Can you help me get my £26 back from the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham then Geoff ?? The clamp was £25 and the further £1 was for my priveledge of paying by credit card !!
I was only working in their ICU nothing important The Parking there after 6 hours is £10. I agree good old Tesco they only have fit customers, not the sick, or stressed out Visitors trying to see their loved ones. Still there,s no sin in making a profit I suppose !!

In my naivety, I always thought that the NHS was a public service, not a for-profit organisation.

But regarding your question, Tony, vengeance could be wreaked by all means, but my fee would amount to more than your loss! You see (unlike the NHS), my services cannot be for free.

However, your point about Tesco is well taken.

Tony,
You should do what I do,ring the number and point out that your charge out rate is £85/hour and that is chargeable until you leave the hospital grounds.
We have added a clause to all our service contracts and warranty statements to that effect.
It tends to focus their minds when you are negotiating your release - works for me.
At QMC I simply rang the Director resonsible for the car parking from reception after the security manager refused to budge even though HE had given me permission to park on double yellows in the first place and I was held up by a meeting over-running when everyone else turned up late-because they couldn't find anywhere to park!!!