Car parking
We hope that patients and visitors understand that we need to charge for car parking with a tariff structure to help manage demand and ensure we can meet the costs of maintaining the car parks. Free parking arrangements are in place for registered Blue Badge holders, parents/guardians who need to stay overnight with young people in our care; for patients that need to attend for appointments or treatments on a regular basis, and other exemptions. Please refer to the car parking tariffs and exemptions and concessions sections for The Princess Alexandra Hospital below for more information.
There are 433 car parking spaces available for patients and visitors at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, including 41 Blue Badge holder bays, 12 drop-off bays and three motorcycle bays.
There is a very high demand for parking at the hospital, so we recommend you plan your journey and leave plenty of time to get here.
Visitor parking is available in the blue parking areas around the hospital site: P2, P3, P4, P7 and P8.
Please refer to the map (pictured) for details of the different locations. Please note that The Children’s Emergency Department (A&E) has temporary relocated. To find out more click the link.
We have an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system, operated by Parking Eye (see the how your information is used section below), which monitors the arrival and departure times of vehicles to and from the site.
Parking is free for the first 20 minutes, which is calculated from the time you enter the hospital site.
Paying for parking
You can pay for car parking when you leave using one of the following methods – please note that payment must be made by midnight on the day you leave the site.
Online
- By visiting the Evology Pay website or downloading the app on the App Store or Google Play Store.
- The site code is: 802632
Using payment machines
There are four car park payment machines in the following locations:
- Outside the main entrance: Near to the emergency department entrance, opposite the car park P7 (there are two machines)
- Maternity: Located inside the main building, near the entrance to the Maternity Unit
- Outside the Renal Unit (opposite car park P3)
- Gibberd Ward (building 6)
Car parking tariffs
Car parking charges (introduced 00.00am on Sunday 1 June 2025) are as follows:
- First 20 minutes free (calculated from the time you enter the hospital site).
- Up to 1 hour: £3.50
- Up to 2 hours: £5
- Up to 3 hours: £7
- Up to 4 hours: £8
- Up to 5 hours: £9
- Up to 6 hours: £10
- 7-12 hours £12
- 12-24 hours £15
Blue Badge holders
Parking for Registered Blue Badge holders is free – please see below for details of how to register.
There are 41 marked disabled bays at The Princess Alexandra Hospital site for Blue Badge holders; you are also welcome to use standard parking bays.
A new system was introduced in August 2025 and Blue Badges are scanned at the car park payment machines at the at the end of each visit. See information below if you were registered on the old scheme.
New process for registering Blue Badges
Follow the steps below to register your Blue Badge at the end of each visit:
Step one: Display the clock section of your Blue Badge inside the windscreen of your car and take the Blue Badge with you.
Step two: When you are ready to leave, make your way to one of the car parking machines which are located outside the main entrance, maternity, opposite Car Park 3 and Gibberd Ward. (insert map and update to indicate where the payment machines are)
Step three: At the car park payment machine enter your vehicle registration number.
Step four: On the next screen select the Blue Badge option and follow the prompts to scan the barcode on your Blue Badge.
The scanner is located on the left side of the machine – see image below.
If you experience any issues, please visit the security team who are located opposite M&S Simply Food (enter through the main entrance, turn left at the red marble wall, and walk to M&S Simply Food; you will see the security desk behind the seating area).
Important to note: The use of Blue Badges on private property differs to the rules that apply for use on public roads, and you cannot park on double yellow lines. If you park on double yellow lines at The Princess Alexandra Hospital you will receive a penalty charge notice (PCN).
Blue Badge system before August 2025
If you registered for Blue Badge parking before August 2025 you would have registered the Blue Badge and vehicle registration details at the main reception, Emergency Department or with security.
- All vehicles registered under this system are still valid for free parking until the Blue Badge expires or you change your vehicle (whichever comes first).
- When your Blue Badge expires, or if you change your vehicle before that date, you will follow the new Blue Badge system outlined below.
Note: If you are registered under the old system and try to scan the Blue Badge using the new system, you will get an error message.
Other exemptions and concessions
Free parking arrangements are in place for the following patients/visitors:
Blue Badge Holders: Please refer to the Blue Badge Holders section above.
Parent/guardian of any child admitted to Dolphin Ward, Maternity or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): You can use the tablets located on these wards to register your vehicle. Please speak to a member of staff if you need assistance. This exemption does not apply when visiting the Paediatric Emergency Department.
Frequent outpatient attendees: Free parking is available for patients who regularly attend the hospital for outpatient appointments that occur at least three times a month, for a minimum of three months.
Other exemptions:
Patients visiting the following areas of the hospital are entitled to free parking:
- Williams Day Unit: All oncology patients
- Renal patients: All dialysis patients
- Maternity Triage: Any patient visiting the maternity triage
- Long-stay patients: If a patient is staying in the hospital for more than five nights arrangements can be made for free parking for regular visitors. Please speak to the ward manager for information about how to register your vehicle
- Visitors of patients at the end of life: Free parking is available to anyone visiting a patient receiving end of life care at the hospital
If you are visiting any of the above-named wards/departments, or supporting a patient at the end of life, please speak to the ward manager and they will be able to assist you to get your vehicle registered for concessionary parking.
If you have any questions, please speak to the ward/department manager for support.
Drop off and pick up
Parking at The Princess Alexandra Hospital is free for the first 20 minutes.
If you are dropping somebody off or picking somebody up, please park within the marked bays and do not park on yellow lines or hatched areas.
There are dedicated set-down parking zones as follows:
- Immediately outside the main entrance and Emergency Department
- Outside of the Eye Unit (building 8)
- Outside of the Maternity Unit
Whilst it is free to park in these areas to drop off or pick up, there is a strict no waiting policy in force and drivers must leave the area within five minutes of arrival.
Failure to comply with these terms and conditions could result in a parking charge of £100.
Electric vehicle charging
Please note that there are no electric vehicle (EV) charging units at the main hospital site.