Hospital changes parking system to go cashless

A hospital is set to change its car parking system in the new year to go cashless.

Banbury's Horton General Hospital, in Oxfordshire will be using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR).

From the 5 January the new parking payment machines will accept card and contactless payments as you leave the site rather than before you visit.

Lisa Hofen, Chief Estates & Facilities Officer at OUH, said: "We're committed to making hospital visits as stress-free as possible for patients and visitors, and ensuring all parking is managed effectively."

The introduction of ANPR brings the Horton General in line with other OUH car parks.

Car parking charges remain unchanged, and the car parks continue to be managed by the Trust, with all income reinvested into patient and visitor services.

As visitors can pay on exit, they no longer have to guess how long they will need and, instead, just pay for the time they have used.

The first half hour is free if the vehicle leaves the site within 30 minutes of entry.

This is to enable visitors plenty of time to find a space or wait for one to become free in busy times.

Ms Hofen added: "The introduction of ANPR is a significant improvement that will make parking easier, more accurate and more convenient for everyone."

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