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FOI Request

Disclosure ID: FOI/00927

Request Date: April 26, 2016

Subject: Car Parking Information

Description

What is the hourly parking rate at Trust-controlled or owned car parks?
How many spaces are available in Trust-controlled or owned car parks?
Who operates the car parks?
Please provide details of any discounts/exemptions offered to patients.
How much money was raised in each of the last three financial years from parking revenue? Please provide a breakdown for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.
How many parking fines were issued in each of the last three financial years? Please provide a breakdown for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.
How much money was raised from parking fines in each of the last three financial years? Please provide a breakdown for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16.
What percentage (if any) of the parking revenue is diverted to the car park operator?
What is the remaining money raised from parking and received by the Trust used for?

Response

£0.70 for the first tariff banding. However, for information the full tariff bandings are provided below as the calculation varies accordingly.

0 – 2 hours £1.40

2 – 3 hours £1.90

3 – 6 hours £2.30

6 – 24 hours £5.50

Please note that this banding tariff was in operation from 1^st April 2015 to 31^st March 2016. There has been a subsequent increase but this was not in place in prior financial years for which the information is requested.

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Concessions as follows;

Reduced parking at a fee of £3 per day for parents of a child in hospital for the first two weeks of their stay and free thereafter
Free parking for Haematology/Oncology undergoing regular treatment/ appointments
Free parking for a carer or relative of a patient who has been in hospital for over two weeks
Free parking for disabled drivers if parked in a designated disabled parking bay
Patients who are receiving benefits may reclaim their travel expenses through the NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme