They're not all bad. I used to know the car park attendant at Bedford South Wing hospital, up to around 4-5 years ago. They introduced a Pay-and-Display system at around £1 an hour up to 4 hours then a flat £6 rate for up to 24hrs. If you failed to display a ticket the penalty notice under your wiper advised you to pay up what it should have cost, i.e. £1, £2, £3, £4 or £6 depending. None of those threatening punitive charges levied against vulnerable people there, I'm glad to say. I hope it's still the same today.
I left my car there in a bay marked "Emergency Drop-Off Only - 20 minutes maximum stay" for 8 hours once, from half past midnight to 8.30am. My excuse? It was one of three similar bays, right outside the entrance to the Delivery Suite... I'd arrived in a bit of a hurry and car parking was fairly low on my list of priorities at the time!
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Wed 9 Jun 10 at 21:44
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