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Petition to scrap parking costs for NHS staff grows
A petition to convince the government to permanently scrap parking costs for NHS staff has garnered 990,000 signatures.
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus lockdown in March, the government announced it would cover the costs of providing free parking to NHS staff during the pandemic. However, some NHS workers have now said that they have been recently hit by parking charges and fines despite battling the second wave of coronavirus currently gripping Britain.
For example, reports claim that staff at the Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were facing a 200 per cent increase in packing fees, with new permits costing up to £1,440. A senior nurse at the trust told The Mail on Sunday newspaper that she had worked for the NHS for 30 years and would see her annual parking charges increase from £240 to £720 because of the hikes.
The petition, which was started in July, has garnered 990,000 signatures at the time of writing.
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