As reported in tonight's Evening Telegraph, I have utterly condemned the parking charges increases at Ninewells Hospital as a tax on ill-health.The Scottish Government promised to end parking charges at hospitals across Scotland but has failed to do so at Ninewells Hospital, where even short term stays are now £1.90. Staff now pay an annual charge of £356.40. By contrast, the charge at other hospitals is nil.
The impact of the charges is that parking overspills into the residential areas of the West End adjacent to the hospital. This parking price hike by Vinci Park simply exacerbates this problem.