Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
#
But charges for parking at hospitals are a tax on the sick ( or those visiting the sick ). Wales and Scotland have got this one right. W&S hospitals also don't employ the parasites known as Private Parking Companies who lie and break the law, such as Parking Eye, G24, Excel, Capital 2 Coast ( our very own Brighton breed scum ) or UKCP - and before [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] get's a twitchy back side - I have the evidence of these claims.
I'm not suggesting they have got it right, but what is the cost to the NHS of free parking? Running a car park is not without expenditure.
Should buses and taxis offer free travel to hospitals?
Where do you draw the line? Disabled people get free parking. Perhaps the answer lies in that. Temporary disabled get free parking?
I regularly visit hospitals and I either get a lift or make use of public transport or pay to park (which is generally cheaper than an NCP). How many people are we actually talking about when we make claims of hospitals profiteering from the sick, elderly or the infirm? In most cases, it's a choice, surely?