Petition · past parliament
Give emergency service workers free parking near their workplace
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Police, fire fighters, all medical staff and other emergency workers should be able to park near their place of work notwithstanding council parking restrictions.
We need to keep our emergency workers healthy during this crises and therefore must avoid them having to use public transport.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government have announced that they will provide free car parking for all NHS and social care staff. You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-provide-free-car-parking-for-nhs-and-social-care-staff.
More broadly, parking restrictions are the responsibility of local authorities or private providers, not the UK Government or Parliament. You may therefore wish to submit a petition to your local authority calling for them to take this course of action, as many have their own petitions systems.
More broadly, parking restrictions are the responsibility of local authorities or private providers, not the UK Government or Parliament. You may therefore wish to submit a petition to your local authority calling for them to take this course of action, as many have their own petitions systems.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.