{"id":37628,"date":"2019-11-12T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=37628"},"modified":"2019-11-12T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:45:45","slug":"parking-problems-get-worse-in-heath-despite-hospital-charges-being-scrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/11\/12\/parking-problems-get-worse-in-heath-despite-hospital-charges-being-scrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking problems worse at Heath despite end of hospital charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not providing the number of car parking spaces that are needed, then quite honestly it\u2019s not a policy that is going to work\u201d &#8211; Coun Mia Rees<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Parking at University Hospital of Wales, where charges were finally scrapped in June 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>CAR parking fees were scrapped at University Hospital Wales last year, but some residents and councillors are questioning whether the changes have worsened parking issues and congestion in Heath. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Many hospital staff are unable to rely on public transport, particularly if they are working unsocial hours, and this can cause issues in nearby streets. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Conservative Councillor for Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Mia Rees said: \u201cAlthough residents understand why the staff need to park somewhere, it means that on a lot of residential streets they can\u2019t park on their own street. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes the staff are in such a panic because they\u2019ve got to get into work that they\u2019ll park across someone\u2019s drive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Charges were abolished at\nWales\u2019 largest hospital in June 2018 after its PFI contract with private\ncompany, Indigo, came to an end. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Parking is currently free but drivers must register at one of 40 terminals if they are planning to stay longer than four hours \u2013 or risk a charge issued by external contractor, ParkingEye.  <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37635\" 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\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Edit-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The entrance to University Hospital of Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As for residents, Coun Rees\ndescribed the effect of the implementation of free parking as \u201cimmediate\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would say within two weeks, as\na resident in the area where the staff park, it got a lot worse really quickly.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Nicole Kinniard, 44, of St Albans Avenue said: \u201cAs a Heath resident, parking without permits has increased and I often can\u2019t even get onto my drive as cars are parked everywhere.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, other residents question whether the scrapping of fees\nmade the situation any worse. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve made a couple of visits since this was introduced. It didn&#8217;t seem any harder to park.&nbsp;There\u2019s a four-hour limit. Unless you have someone on site to refresh your licence plate on one of the terminals around the hospital, you\u2019ll get an expensive penalty charge,\u201d said Nick Butcher, 61, of Hastings Crescent. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Parking issues are not unique to UHW. In 2013, University Hospital Llandough was forced to build a new multi storey after prolonged parking problems.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Free\nparking at Wales\u2019 hospitals was announced in 2008 by former health minister\nEdwina Hart. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The issue is once again in the public eye as politicians have proposed to extend the policy, already in place in Wales and Scotland, to England. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Labour will end hospital car parking fees.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DaD66CfGAF\">https:\/\/t.co\/DaD66CfGAF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremycorbyn\/status\/1190524189209497600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Independent Councillor for\nHeath and Birchgrove, Fenella Bowden said:\n\u201cThings are further aggravated at UHW as it still does not have a transport hub\nor interchange for buses.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>She suggests the solution is \u201cto improve connectivity to UHW so\nthat there are better options than driving there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Coun Rees has said that more parking must be made available.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those policies that\u2019s a great vote winner in principal and actually in principal, should staff and patients have to pay to park at their hospital? No. But if you\u2019re not providing the number of car parking spaces that are needed, then quite honestly it\u2019s not a policy that is going to work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not providing the number of car parking spaces that are needed, then quite honestly it\u2019s not a policy that is going to work\u201d &#8211; Coun Mia Rees CAR parking fees were scrapped at University Hospital Wales last year, but some residents and councillors are questioning whether the changes have worsened parking issues and congestion in Heath. 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