Car parking
| | Charge |
| Up to 1 hour | £1.70 |
| 1 to 2 hours | £2.90 |
| 2 to 3 hours | £3.40 |
| 3 to 4 hours | £4.50 |
| 4 to 8 hours | £6.70 |
| 8 to 12 hours | £11.30 |
| 12 to 24 hours | £13.30 |
| Night tariff 8pm – 6am | £2.30 |
| Motorbikes | Free |
| Patient/Carer Saver Tickets |
| Daily | £6.10 |
| Weekly | £17.00 |
| Monthly | £56.40 |
| Inpatient for over 6 weeks | Free parking (for prime carer with proof of car park usage) |
Leicester General Hospital car parks are accessible from Coleman Road and Wakerley Road, the car parks are open 24 hours a day.
The patient car park at the Leicester General Hospital site operate on a pay and display basis, when you arrive you need to purchase the appropriately timed ticket and display this in the front window of your vehicle.
The car park office is open weekdays from 0800 until 1600. Please contact the Customer Service Centre on 0116 204 7888 for further assistance.
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Drop-off points (maximum 20 minutes parking)
There are drop-off points at the main entrances to all of the hospitals.
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Restricted parking areas, be careful when parking to keep restricted areas clear. These are indicated by red markings. Cars parked in these areas will be dealt with accordingly
- Primary Carer Tickets, the primary carer of a patient that has been in hospital for more than six weeks will be provided with free parking from the beginning of the seventh week. There will be one exemption per patient which can be passed between carers, however the prime carer must provide proof of previous car park usage.
- The weekly and monthly parking ticket for patients/prime carers can be transferred between the 3 acute sites.
- Patients on Benefits. Patients receiving qualifying benefits can have their parking charges reimbursed (this applies to external public car parks as well as the hospital car parks).
Click here for further information about how to obtain the above charges
Cycle and motorbike parking
Parking exists for cycles and motorbikes at the main entrance to each of the hospitals, for more detailed locations see the site maps.
Free parking
As per government guidelines, we now offer the following.:-
- Regular users, patients that attend at least three times per month for a period of at least three months are able to claim back parking charges. To claim back parking charges, you will need to do the following:
- Keep all car park receipts
- Keep appointment letters, for the day that matches to dates of the receipt.
- Visit the cashier’s office, located near main Reception.
- Blue Badge Holders, if, as a patient, you are in possession of the Blue badge and have an appointment, you qualify for free parking. Park in any pay and display bay and display your blue badge.
- Parents of children staying overnight (Aged 17 & 364 days or younger), parents of children that have to stay in overnight can claim free parking. To claim this, the parent needs to visit the car park office on the way out of the hospital. If you have parked in the Pay and Display car park, please take your ticket to the car park office, provide the Childs “S Number” and you will receive free overnight parking. The duration of the free parking is 1930 – 0800 (7pm-8am). Anything outside of the given hours is chargeable. Please note that this is valid for one car per transaction.
How to find the car park office:
The car park office is next to the main restaurant.
Useful websites for car travel:
You can find accessibility information for the General parking here.
You can find accessibility information for Parking at Leicester General Hospital here.
Click here for further information about how to obtain the above charges
Free Parking
As per government guidelines, we now offer the following:-
- Regular users, patients that attend at least three times per month for a period of at least three months are able to claim back parking charges. To claim back parking charges, you will need to do the following:
- Keep all car park receipts
- Keep appointment letters for the date that matches the date of the receipt
- Visit the cashier’s office, located at Balmoral Ground Floor
- Blue Badge Holders. If, as a patient, you are in possession of the Blue badge and have an appointment, you qualify for free parking. When you are ready to leave the hospital, the blue badge holder (who has to be the patient) must go to the car park office with their blue badge and appointment letter. If you show these, you will receive free parking for the duration of the appointment.
- Parents of children staying overnight (aged 17 & 364 days or younger). Parents of children that have to stay in overnight can claim free parking. To claim this, the parent needs to visit the car park office on the way out of the hospital. Please take your ticket to the car park office, provide the Childs “S Number” and you will receive free overnight parking. The duration of the free parking is 1930 – 0800 (7pm-8am). Anything outside of the given hours is chargeable. Please note that this is valid for one car per transaction.
How to find the car park office:
The car park office can be found on the ground floor of the Windsor building, it is signposted as ‘Car Park Office’.
When entering the Windsor building from the main Havelock Street car park, walk past reception on your left and head towards the end of the corridor. At the end of the corridor, turn left and walk towards the orange walls about halfway down the corridor. Before you get to the orange walls, you will find the corridor widens and the car park office is on your left here. You need to turn left and immediately left (back on yourself), press the buzzer on the wall (right-hand side) and stand back as the doors open outwards.
Useful websites for travelling by car:
