Free parking at Glasgow Royal Infirmary stays
Scottish Government deal with private car park operator extended
Free car parking will continue at Glasgow Royal Infirmary as the Scottish Government confirms the arrangement brought in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic will stay in place until further notice.
Although hospital car parking charges were abolished in 2008 there are three sites across Scotland which still subject to PFI deals with private sector operators.
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: “Last year I wrote to the car park providers at these hospitals urging them to suspend car parking charges for staff, visitors and patients for at least the duration that NHS Scotland remained on an emergency footing, and this arrangement was subsequently extended until March 2021.
“As we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m pleased to confirm that these free car parking arrangements will remain in place to help those who use and work for our NHS, and I am confident in our progress towards a long term solution on the issue of car parking charges.”
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