Crawley multi-storey car park is free for NHS staff

There will be no charge at Orchard Street multi-storey – less than five minutes from Crawley Hospital – for the foreseeable future.

Leader Peter Lamb said: “Nobody who is working tirelessly to help those people who are most in need – whether they work in the NHS or social care or are volunteering – should be paying parking charges.

“This is the right thing to do in this time of crisis.”

To sign up for free parking, staff and volunteers should email [email protected] from their work email address with their name, vehicle registration number, telephone number, and the organisation they work for.

Anyone who only has a personal email address should also provide a copy of their identification badge (preferably photo ID) or volunteer identification.

Mr Lamb will be online this evening (Thursday March 26) from 5-6pm, holding his first Twitter coronavirus Q&A. Follow @crawleybc and use #CBCcoronavirus when you tweet your questions.

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