From 9 January 2012 the parking charge is £3.00 for the first six hours but will rise to £10 thereafter.
All patients and visitors are exempt from the £10 over six hour charge.
Patients and visitors whose stay exceeds six hours should press the intercom button at the pay station, for assistance from the Carpark Control Office.
Return within 24 hours
If you intend to return within a 24 hour period, please contact the Car Park Control Room via the intercom at the pay station for advice on exemption from further charges for your return visit.
Free parking is provided for disabled blue badge holders*
Free parking is also provided for cancer patients, renal patients, parents/guardians of neonatal patients, intensive care visitors, and families of long stay patients. Exemption letters can be provided by ward managers and will be required when exiting the car parks. Dialysis patients can obtain a temporary car parking permit from the Dialysis Unit, which will allow them to park in the designated car park spaces allocated specifically for dialysis patients.
Discounted seven day tickets are available to patients and visitors for £10. Information about discounted tickets is displayed at the pay stations and tickets can be purchased from the General Office at both hospitals.
Drop off points are available on both hospital sites and are clearly signposted.
General Office hours are 09.00 – 16.30, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
If you have a query or need advice about parking options and charges please contact :
- General Office - Royal Preston Hospital: 01772 522701
- General Office - Chorley Hospital: 01257 245661
or
- Carparking Control Room - Royal Preston Hospital: 01772 523166
- Carparking Control Room - Chorley Hospital: 01257 245999
* ‘DisabledGo’ provides a detailed online access guide to the various hospital services in Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The information provided by ‘DisabledGo’ aims to empower disabled people and other users to make their own informed decisions as to the usability of the hospital facilities based on their own particular access requirements.
