Whenever I have to go to the Central Manchester University Hospitals, one thing I dread is this car park mainly down to how small it is to warrant a hospital of that size.
This car park is over 3 floors, with extra for hospital staff and is basically there to serve the four main hospitals in Manchester centre which are all in one complex, the car park is really small to the point you could spend ages looking for a space, and then have to go out, or perhaps if you were looking for a disabled or parent and child bay you could be forced to go back out of the car park to go back in again due to how poorly it is layed out.
The car parking staff always don't seem too friendly either, it is mainly all machines operated to pay etc, and I can't even understand why the staff are there because I don't really know what they do.
The Car park also proved to be poor and layed out terribly when my ticket wouldn't work, and I had to somehow get out of my car while still parked, blocking the way in and out, to go and get someone because there was no button to press to get assistance, which must be really bad for disabled people and the elderly who might struggle to get in and out, it just shown to me that the staff didn't really care as they're was no way for them to find out my ticket wasn't working.
I've always been against hospital parking, here it is free if you have a blue badge or if you're in and out within 30 minutes (Basically impossible) but then it goes up to
£2.50 for 3 hours
£5 for 6 hours
£15 for 24 hours
£20 Weekly Pass
£40 Monthly Pass
- For a hospital this is really expensive especially considering the nature of the car park, which is so small and difficult to travel around and especially at some times, it is basically next to impossible to get a place, it just is a hassle and an overpriced one, hence deserving a single one star. read more