Parking
Parking charges of £2.50 per visit apply at Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge Hospital car parks which are owned and maintained by Wirral University Teaching Hospitals.
Our traffic control policy at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals, aims to reduce the incidence of inconsiderate and potentially hazardous parking at these sites. Vehicles parked in a blue badge designated parking space without a valid blue badge will be issued with a fixed penalty ticket. Any vehicle, including blue badge holders, parked in non-designated areas such as on double yellow lines and grass verges, will be issued with a fixed penalty ticket. The fixed penalty notices carry a £60 fine, which will be reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days of receiving it.
Uniformed members of our Security Team will issue any fixed penalty tickets, with the collection of fines and any recovery procedures carried out by an external company.
Car Parks
A limited number of free parking spaces are available for patients on a first come, first served basis, for locations please refer to the Travel Leaflet.
Patients and visitors can pay to park in the following car parks:
- C (to the right side of the Pathology Department)
- G (in front of OPD/Main Hospital Entrance)
- J (adjacent to Elm House)
- K (adjacent to Willow House)
- L (in front of the Pathology Department)
Drivers will be issued with a ticket as they enter through the car park barriers; payment should be made at one of the Pay on Foot machines around the site once your visit is complete and before returning to your car. Payment will validate your ticket which should be retained and inserted at the barrier as you leave. Payment machines are located in the following locations
- the Main Entrance to the hospital building (opposite switchboard)
- the Surgical Block Main Lift Lobby on the ground floor
- opposite the Child Development Centre (adjacent to car park ‘C’)
- adjacent to ‘J’ car park Elm House
The hospital offers reduced rates for regular patients and visitors. Parking passes are available at £6.00 for a one week pass or £20.00 for a one month pass. The tickets are available from the Cash Office at Arrowe Park Hospital or Clatterbridge Hospital, exemptions criteria apply.
Disabled Parking
- To the right of the main entrance to the hospital building.
- To the left of the entrance to the surgical block.
- There are free spaces outside Wirral Limb Centre
- There are free parking spaces outside the Dermatology Clinic.
- Patients using disabled parking spaces must display a Blue Badge.
There is Blue Badge parking within a number of car parks at the site, but except for the above, all spaces are liable for the £2.50 parking fee per visit.
Exemptions
There are a wide range of exemptions and concessions available for patients and visitors to the Trust’s sites including:-
- All public car parks have a 20 minute free period to allow the car driver to drop off a relative or friend and exit the car park with no payment
- Families of children who are in hospital and families of patients who are terminally or critically ill are entitled to free parking on application
- Frequent clinic attenders can purchase weekly or monthly discounted parking passes which have a lower unit cost per visit
- Visitors to patients who are in hospital for longer than two weeks can purchase a discounted parking pass
- Patients on certain state benefits can get charges reimbursed under the Hospital Travel Costs Scheme
All applications for concessions should be made to the relevant Ward/Department Manager.