Parking charges at St Mary’s Hospital netted almost half a million pounds last year.
Figures released by NHS Digital show the Isle of Wight NHS Trust received £486,340 from car parking charges during the 2018/19 financial year — 15 per cent more than last year.
Nationally, staff and patients paid £71.2 million for parking.
Up ten per cent on previous year
Parking charges for St Mary’s Hospital patients and visitors start at £1.40 for two hours, rising to £6.50 for more than six hours.
Those charges netted more than £350,000 over the year — ten per cent more than the previous year.
£134,000 paid by staff
Staff paid £134,000 for parking — a 34 per cent increase on the previous year’s figure of £99,460.
Staff have allocated parking areas, which they pay a convenience fee to use. They also pay variable parking charges, depending on their salary. Those earning less than £19,999 pay £81 a year and those earning £20,000 and above pay £95.
Part-time staff pay up to 65p a day when they park for more than four hours.
£138,000 to APCOA
The cost to run the car parking service, which was upgraded in January, 2018, and managed by APCOA, was nearly £138,000.
Number plates are now registered and people pay when leaving.
A trust spokesperson said:
“Income generated through staff car parking charges for 2018/19 also includes income generated in the previous year due to issues in the salary deductions process.”
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