Sunday, 15 January 2017

Car Parking Fees At Hospitals Are At A "Premium Price" - Blacktown Hospital

I remember listening to a talk back show a few weeks ago where a family had to travel for 2 years to visit their son in a North Shore hospital and it costed them 'an arm and a leg' for parking.

So the same principal is in our, the fees are  so pricey that I don't think  they have a right to charge that much.  When families and friends are visiting at hospital and park at car parks in hospitals, there should be consideration given to harsh fees and I sure staff/employees of the hospitals receive a reduction in parking fees as well.

We have a 'Free" Commuter Car Park, for catching public transport within Mount Druitt and we also have free car parking spaces alongside Mount Druitt Trains station lines (North and South), as long as you are using public transport, provide by NSW Transport.

 NSW Health provides no "Free Hospital Visitor Car Park", they charge by the  minute, except the first 15 minutes. So who would park a car, visit a patient for 14 minutes (including walking time) and then charge for 165 minutes onwards. Here are the Blacktown Hospital  car park fees, which I'm sure is the same for Mount Druitt hospital:


I 'm not saying that no car parking fees should be charged. I am just saying that if one NSW Department can provide a 'Free' car park service, why could another one be more considerate. What do think?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

My daughter had a baby in Blacktown hospital recently car parking staff were great baby was in special nursery for a week and they gave parents a pass to park for free very impressed considering baby was born Xmas eve very nice staff and all you have to do is ask