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Wrong thread, moron. Try the hs2 one
Hospital parking charges for staff
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becs
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It was three years ago and I can't remember it saying that. Not saying it didn't mind as I'm hopeless at remembering things
Prefer pay on leaving though so it doesn't matter if you get delayed.
Sir Lancelot
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Have you ever been on a bus or a train? I suggest doing some research before making claims like that.
You should have gone and spoken to the car park people in the visitors car park and they would have sorted it out for you. When my daughter had surgery she drove in but couldn't drive home as she had a general anaesthetic. She spoke to the car park attendant and arranged for the car to stay overnight in the car park and she collected it the next morning. She didn't have to pay anything extra.
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Firstly, I have every sympathy for them not being able to park for free. I know there are exceptions, but many of us enjoy free parking in an ample company provided car park but I have a couple of issues:
- if you've already received a ticket and you decide to be a repeat offenders then you must accept that you're taking a huge risk
- the radio article I heard earlier suggested that the worst three offenders were being pursued on the basis of 100 fines between them. The company made no comment on the recovery of their costs
That leads me to believe that the £26k bill for the lass in the article, on top of her fines, is her share of the bill for challenging the decision.
I genuinely feel for her, as I'm sure anyone would, but she's a daft cow.
Fortunately, Corbyn will reimburse her and her colleagues.
- if you've already received a ticket and you decide to be a repeat offenders then you must accept that you're taking a huge risk
- the radio article I heard earlier suggested that the worst three offenders were being pursued on the basis of 100 fines between them. The company made no comment on the recovery of their costs
That leads me to believe that the £26k bill for the lass in the article, on top of her fines, is her share of the bill for challenging the decision.
I genuinely feel for her, as I'm sure anyone would, but she's a daft cow.
Fortunately, Corbyn will reimburse her and her colleagues.
foggy
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There isn't any 'car park people' in that car park. I've read there's a bloke waits in his own car who goes round taking the photos.
nelford_safc
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Oh we are told we shouldn't whine because we can always leave 30 mins earlier and pay £1.80 a day for the park and ride
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Mean Machine 1981
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What will it take? Some committing suicide over the fines. Durham hospital charge luckily I can park at county hall.
Hull_Mackem
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It's the same as lots of businesses.
Hopefully the staff in the north east aren't as dim as those buffoons
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It's a tough one to call. Many hospitals are in town and city centres where space is sparse. You offer car parking free and by 9am they will be full with city workers and those who need it for the hospital will be fucked.
How many spaces do you offer for staff at the end of the day... Allocate one per person ?
Many places up and down the country do t have enough parking for all the staff.
The article I read said they could have parked a 15 minute walk away...
That is bugger all at the end of the day.
I do 20 minutes each way to the train station. I bet there are some parking there who live no more than 15-20 minutes walk away
How many spaces do you offer for staff at the end of the day... Allocate one per person ?
Many places up and down the country do t have enough parking for all the staff.
The article I read said they could have parked a 15 minute walk away...
That is bugger all at the end of the day.
I do 20 minutes each way to the train station. I bet there are some parking there who live no more than 15-20 minutes walk away
Mackem00
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All good points. I need my car for work tho so i either pay or inconvenience myself considerably by parking a fair way away from the site. (Which I do).
sima-hebburn
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paramedic used to live nextdoor & get tickets for parking on main road, but allways got them scrapped as said needed car there incase of major incident & had to get to work ASAP. (but they weren't private parking)
did they not think when ignoring these fine's,tickets etc, that someone's been employed in a job to go round giving these tickets out & they don't know where people work / have a note saying hospital worker.
did they not think when ignoring these fine's,tickets etc, that someone's been employed in a job to go round giving these tickets out & they don't know where people work / have a note saying hospital worker.
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Arcane Jesh
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I bet County Durham has roughly the most expensive worst public transport system in the country.
It would cost me £6 a day to get the bus to work and back. It's 3 miles away.
Buzzer
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Is it bugger all at the end of a 12/13 hour day or night shift. With possibly another 30-minutes to an hour drive home?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...g-after-punishing-night-shifts-the-bbc-learns
As for free parking will mean city workers will just park there, I'm sure they could manage some sort of parking permit or ANPR for staff only??
It seems they have a staff parking programme by i say.. how many do you allocate. If staff then take up most he carparks where are patients going too park.
As I said it can be a tough one especially when space is limited
You need to be innovative. Offer guaranteed space for those that carshare for instance
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The supermarkets do. For stores where I'm going to be working longer than the maximum parking time, they have either a terminal that you type your registration number in or it's noted in a log book that the parking attendant checks before issuing tickets.
Of course I have. It's not very often as I live rurally and every 2 hrs from 0700-1700 isn't great for getting about. I used the buses and tube in London when I lived there and I cycled to work as Heathrow was easier by bike than tube from where we lived. If I lived in a city now, we would only have 1 car (like what we did in London)as opposed to 2 for sure.
Buzzer
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Aye there's definitely not enough space. I know some hospitals will guarantee workers on night shifts free parking, but I don't know how common that is?
The people hit with these fines have gone about this the completely wrong way as well. Can't see how they were ever going to win.
Edinburgh Black Cat
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That would be an additional expense (on top of losing the current income from parking).
If it's a choice between sacking x% of nurses and providing free parking for those that are there, I know what I'd choose.
Nightshifts are never going to be such an issue as you generally park on the street etc through that time as restrictions will run 9-6 or whatever.
The ones with the finest here definitely.
You get one ticket you think oh... You get 2 you think better look at some alternative parking..
To carry on is stupid ity and arrogance
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