Q-Park parking enforcement to commence from Tuesday 11 May

April 30, 2021

In recent weeks some polite warning notices have been placed on vehicles that have been parked inconsiderately around our hospital sites. These warning letters are designed in the short term to educate and to give any inconsiderate parkers a chance to rectify their parking habits. These warning letters will be replaced with £30 fines from Tuesday 11 May. If the fine remains unpaid for 14 days this will then increase to £60.

Below are examples of the criteria the Q-Park team will be adhering to regarding parking enforcement:

• Parked in a disabled bay without displaying a valid badge
• Parked across two or more parking bays
• Parked outside of a designated parking bay
• Parked outside of parking permit times
• Parked in a staff only car park without a staff permit
• Unauthorised staff parking in a visitor only car park
• Parked in a service critical bay
• Parked on double red/yellow lines or red/yellow hatch.

Why are we enforcing these rules? We need to make sure we always maintain emergency access and keep traffic flowing. To ensure people are parking where they should, we have to patrol and penalise vehicles that are parked where they shouldn’t be. We also have a duty to keep junctions free of parked cars so that pedestrians can see when it is safe to cross and motorists have a clear view of traffic and pedestrians.

For more information please email sandwell@q-park.com.