[quote quote=124242]If the vast majority of cars parked at the hospital belong to visitors, then maybe a system is needed to cross reference licence plates with patients.
Of course, this needs the documenting of every family members vehicle number, including other relations and friends.
(Of course, checks would be needed to make sure you really are there visiting)
But it’s preferable to the situation we have now.
As for people parking there who aren’t visiting patients, but merely sodding off into town, charge them. I think a minimum of £5 per hour should keep most people away.
(BTW, my brother was there today visiting our dad, and he told me that he lost count of the amount of vehicles he saw that don’t have a ticket on display)
I’m not saying this is a very good solution to the problem but it’s just one idea.
There’s certainly not much room for expansion.
Failing this, then charging everyone for parking would need to be reintroduced, at a higher rate.
Let me get this right. You get admitted to hospital and the bloke from the pub wants to visit you. So his registration has to be documented first. But he still has to prove he’s visiting you not sodding off to town. Maybe he should carry grapes. But he might have been to town for grapes! And who’s doing the checking? Who’s doing the documenting? It’s a right problem and no mistake.