17/11/2025
We would like to inform all patients and visitors that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) will soon be introduced in our surgery car park.
Unfortunately, our car park has increasingly been affected by misuse and unauthorised parking, leading to reduced availability for genuine patients, unnecessary accidents due to vehicles not being in a bay as well as staff being unfairly held accountable when patients are delayed for appointments due to lack of space.
We are also seeing a rise in non–Blue Badge holders parking in disabled bays, which prevents those who need accessible spaces most from being able to park close to the surgery.
We have taken this step reluctantly but necessarily to help ensure that parking spaces remain available and used appropriately only by those attending the surgery and on-site pharmacy. These genuine visitors will be given the opportunity to input their registration which will give them authorisation to a limited amount of time in the car park.
According to NHS guidance, GP practices are not mandated to provide car parking facilities for patients, but we have chosen to do so in good faith to support access to healthcare. We hope that introducing ANPR will help us maintain fair, safe and respectful use of the car park for everyone. This is a subcontracted service that we do not have any other affiliation with, nor will profit from.
Registration devices will be available inside the doctors’ surgery and the on-site pharmacy, where patients and visitors can enter their vehicle registration details to validate parking during their visit.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work to create a safer and more accessible environment for all.
Please note that there will be no exceptions for misuse of our private car parking facility which includes parking for longer than the allocated limits. Penalties will be dealt with via the car park management company only.
