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Car parking
There are pay machines in the car park and users will be able to pay with cash and debit cards. Charges are as below.
Parking charges
Parking in our hospital car parks is chargeable as follows:
| Charge |
Up to 30mins | Free |
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 |
Saver | £25.00 (£50.00 of parking credit) |
Inpatient for over 6 weeks | Free parking (for prime carer with proof of car park usage) |
The car parks at the Leicester Royal Infirmary operate via pay on foot. This means you park up, visit the hospital and then on leaving, locate a pay station, to pay for the time you have been in the car park.
Leicester Royal Infirmary car park, which includes the multi-storey spaces, is accessible via Havelock Street and is open 24 hours a day. The car park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please contact the Customer Service Centre on 0116 204 7888 for further assistance.
A new one-way system for Havelock Street car park is now live. Most cars will now exit via Aylestone Road (and not be able to exit via Havelock Street) using newly-installed traffic lights that give users access to the main highway. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is in place.
- Patients entering and exiting within 30 minutes will not be charged this applies to the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the main patient car park at the Glenfield 30 minutes will not be charged.
- Drop-off points (maximum 20 minutes parking)
There are drop-off points at the main entrances to all of the hospitals.
- 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. - Free Parking for Primary Carers
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 but this can be passed between carers. 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
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. Visit the car park office on the way out with your blue badge and appointment letter and buzz the exit terminal when leaving the car park.
- 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.
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