Petition · past parliament
Make parking in hospitals free for everyone.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Parking in England Wales and Scotland should be made free to everyone especially people who are receiving treatment on a daily weekly and monthly basis .
Some trusts offer free parking and some trusts do not.
Some trusts offer free parking and some trusts do not.
Hospitals in England are making hundreds of millions of pounds from car parking charges, with more than 40% of NHS trusts increasing the cost of a stay in the past year.
An investigation using freedom of information requests found some trusts have doubled the price of car parking for patients and visitors.
Analysis of data published by NHS Digital in October shows trusts made more than £226m in 2017-18 from parking, including penalty fines.
An investigation using freedom of information requests found some trusts have doubled the price of car parking for patients and visitors.
Analysis of data published by NHS Digital in October shows trusts made more than £226m in 2017-18 from parking, including penalty fines.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.