Parking

Last updated: Thursday 03 October 2024

Car parking charges and number plate recognition

Our car parks are controlled by a system that uses an automatic number plate recognition to record vehicle registrations which is transmitted to the parking pay machines. 

Machines are located in and around the main entrance areas to the hospitals and you need to input your vehicle registration number into the machine. If using the parking pay machines, you must pay on exit, as the system will hold information on how long you have been parked for. The machines accept cash, card or contactless payments. 

You can now also pay for parking at both our hospital sites using a mobile payment app. This can be downloaded from app stores and appears as ‘Trust’ on the Google Play Store and 'Trust Parking' on the App Store.

You must make payment by midnight on the day of your visit. Information about the app will be displayed on car parking signage on patient and visitor car parks at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Car parking charges

The first 40 minutes on site are free (i.e. from entering the site to leaving) and means visitors and patients are allowed to park for this initial period without making payment. This is to support visitors dropping off friends or relatives and accompanying them into the hospitals as well as patients who are visiting for quick pre-arranged tests, collecting prescriptions or making other quick visits.

The standard parking charges from April 2024 are:

  • first 40 minutes - free
  • up to 2 hours - £3.00
  • up to 4 hours - £4.00
  • up to 6 hours - £5.50
  • up to 24 hours - £6.50

For periods over 24 hours saver passes are available from the Cash Office.

All visitors (excluding blue badge holders) must pay for parking but there are a range of concessions outlined elsewhere on this page. 

Not paying for parking on exit or by midnight of the day of the visit, if using the app, could mean you are subject to receiving a parking charge notice from our parking company Group Nexus.

EV charging cost

The price is 24 pence per KW and the units are 22KW chargers. There is a maximum stay of four hours.

Further parking information is included in the sections below.

Parking at Warrington Hospital

We have several visitor car parking areas at the hospital which are well sign posted at each entrance. Although the parking is much improved, if you are driving to the site please allow time to find a space as parking areas can still become very busy at key times.

Also, it is worth investigating the public transport and hospital shuttle bus options for getting to the site which may make your journey more convenient.

Locations of our patient and visitor parking areas

At Warrington Hospital there are three main patient and visitor parking areas:

  • Car Park 1 is our main car park at the front entrance to the hospital on Lovely Lane (best for visiting the main wards, outpatients and A&E)
  • Car Park 2 is a smaller car park opposite the Ophthalmology (eye) Centre near the Kendrick Wing (best for visiting Ophthalmology, MRI and the Cardio-Respiratory Department)
  • Car Park 3 is next to Croft Wing at the rear of the site near the Guardian Street entrance (best for visiting the maternity, children's and Croft Wing areas)

All patient car parks are clearly sign posted. Please note that we operate a clear one way system on the site.

EV charger locations

We have 12 charging points on the Warrington site, which can be located in the front car park off Lovely Lane on the back row and also just before SDEC on the one way system entering from Guardian Street.

Car park 1:

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Car Park F:

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Parking at Halton Hospital

Locations of our patient and visitor parking areas

At Halton Hospital, Nightingale Building there are two main parking areas:

  • On Hospital Way before and opposite the Entrance 1 main entrance (best for the Delamere Centre and Outpatients)
  • A larger parking area opposite Entrance 2 and the Minor Injuries Unit (best for visiting the main wards)

At Halton Hospital, Captain Sir Tom Moore Building there is a parking area directly in front of the centre.

All patient car parks are clearly sign posted.

EV charger locations

We have five charging points on the Halton site, which are located near the Education Centre.

Longer term parking

If a patient is likely to be kept in any of our hospitals over 24 hours and their car is left on site, the daily charges of £6 will need to be paid to avoid receiving a fine or arrangements for a weekly saver pass can be made by speaking to the Cash Office (Warrington) or General Office (Halton) in case of emergency admissions.

Car parking concessions

We offer a range of concessions on car parking charges for regular patients and visitors who need to attend hospital over an extended period. These concessions are designed to make the costs easier for people who need regular or long-term treatment.

Weekly / monthly saver passes

  • Patient passes are £10 a week or £30 a month, dependent on your visits.
  • Visitors attending for an extended period should pay for their first seven days parking, and then take the tickets from these sessions to the Cash Office, at which time a weekly or monthly saver pass can be purchased.

Cancer patients

Cancer patients should give their vehicle registration number to the Delamere Centre and CANtreat Unit at the Halton Hospital site which will be sent to the car parking team and a permit will be issued for the day of the visit. 

Patients attending any cancer-related treatment at Warrington Hospital should present their appointment letter or treatment details to the clinic reception and the vehicle registration will be sent to the car parking team. A permit will be issued for the day of the visit.

Renal patients

Renal patients are eligible for free parking. This will happen automatically for patients attending at Warrington.

Patients at Halton will have the details endorsed by ward staff and these will then be entered into the car parking database.

End of life care

Relatives visiting a patient who is receiving care at the end of life are eligible for free parking and should ask the ward to pass their vehicle registration number and email to the car parking team. Ward staff can endorse up to three vehicles which will be entered into the car parking database by the car parking team once this email has been received. Please note that this doesn’t include palliative care patients.

Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre (Halton)

Patients are eligible for free parking during their visit. Please provide a vehicle registration to the reception staff on booking in.

Emergencies

Patients who are admitted to hospital in an emergency and who have to leave their car on site for an extended period will be eligible for a weekly saver pass.

Unpaid carers

Unpaid carers who hold a carer card and who have been requested by ward staff to assist in patient care will be eligible for free car parking. The ward will take the vehicle registration number and send to the car parking team. A permit will be issued for one week and can be renewed as necessary.

Additional concessions 

Blue Badge holders

People who hold a Blue Badge are eligible for free parking at our hospitals. Please either attend the Welcome Desk at Warrington or the Cash Office at Halton to register your vehicle registration number and expiry date of the Blue Badge.

If you are unable to do this, please speak to the reception of the clinic / department / ward that you are visiting, and they will do this for you. Once the badge is registered, the vehicle is then covered for parking at both hospital sites until the expiry date of the Blue Badge.

Frequent Outpatient Department patients

Patients frequently visiting the Outpatient Department (defined as at least three times per month) are eligible for free parking. Please speak to the reception staff.

Parents / guardians of patients on Children's Ward and Neonatal Unit 

Up to two parents / guardians of patients on B10-B11 Children's Ward and the Neonatal Unit are eligible for free parking between 7pm and 7am. Please speak to the ward staff.

Visitors to Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Visitors of patients being cared for on ICU are eligible for free parking. Please speak to the ward staff.

Cash Office locations at Warrington and Halton

Warrington - opposite Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at the front of the hospital.

Opening hours are:

Monday - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am to 4.30pm
Thursday - Closed
Friday - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed

Halton – through the main entrance to the left.

Opening hours are:

Monday to Thursday - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday - Closed
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed