Parking Eye at the Health Centre
For many years there have been problems with parking at the Health Centre, with parents from the school opposite using the car park at drop off and pick up times, taking up spaces which should be available for our patients, and using staff spaces preventing GP's and Nurses from getting out to visit patients.
Over the years, the levels of abuse directed at patients who have challenged any parents has sadly increased, and there have been a small number of occasions where parents have directly threatened our patients which is completely unacceptable.
Because of this, the owners of the building have decided to employ Parking Eye to monitor the car park and ensure that only patients and customers of the pharmacy can use the car parking facilities. Anyone who is visiting the Surgery or Pharmacy will be required to enter their details on a touch screen in reception allowing them to park for free.
Anyone who uses the car park without using the health centre or pharmacy and does not enter their car registration details will receive a £100 fine. We have done our best to notify our patients in plenty of time that this would be being put into place, there are signs all over the patient and staff car park, there are signs all throughout the health centre, it has been advertised on the website and our Practice Facebook page, and the information was sent out via text to all our patients with a valid mobile number so that as many people as possible were made aware that this would be put into force. There are also 2 huge signs in reception, notices on every door in the health centre and reception staff ask every patient if they have arrived by car so they can be reminded to enter their details before leaving.
The Parking Eye is not controlled by our Practice, nor do we receive any of the money collected in fines by people parking incorrectly.
Should you receive a fine, you will need to contact Parking Eye directly to discuss this further.