Car parking
The prices in our car parks will be changing from Monday 1 September 2025.
New tariffs are available further down this page.
The main patient and visitor car park at Glenfield Hospital operates an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system on a pay-on-foot basis. Simply park your vehicle, attend your appointment or visit, and then pay at one of the pay stations before exiting the car park.
The car parks are accessible from Glenfrith Way (A563) and Groby Road (A50).
Car Park South operates on a pay and display basis, when you arrive you need to purchase the appropriately timed ticket and display this in the front window of your vehicle.
Please note pay-and-display machines accept cash only. However, card payments can be made at the car park office, open 8am to 4pm.
Cycle and motorbike parking
Parking exists for cycles and motorbikes at the main entrance to each of the hospitals, for more detailed locations see the hospital site maps. Parking is free for cycles and motorbikes.
Charges
Daily charge for patients and prime carers
The daily ticket is available to patients and prime carers. It costs £6.10 and is available from the car park office onsite. The daily ticket expires at the end of the day it is purchased on.
From 1 September 2025 the daily ticket for patients and prime carers will be £8.00.
Standard charges
| Duration | Current Tariff | Tariff as of 1 September 2025 |
| Up to 30 mins | Free | Free |
| Up to 1 hour | £1.70 | £2.20 |
| 1 to 2 hours | £2.90 | £3.80 |
| 2 to 3 hours | £3.40 | £4.40 |
| 3 to 4 hours | £4.50 | £5.90 |
| 4 to 8 hours | £6.70 | £8.70 |
| 8 to 12 hours | £11.30 | £11.30 |
| 12 to 24 hours | £13.30 | £13.30 |
| Night tariff 8pm to 6am | £2.30 | £3.00 |
| Motorbikes | Free | Free |
Patient and carer saver tickets (not valid for staff)
| Daily | £6.10 | £8.00 |
| Weekly | £17.00 | £22.00 |
| Monthly | £56.40 | £73.30 |
| Saver | £25.00 (but you will receive £50.00 of parking credit) | £25.00 (but you will receive £50.00 of parking credit) |
| Inpatient for over 6 weeks | Free (for prime carers with proof of car park usage) | Free (for prime carers with proof of car park usage) |
Reducing your charge
If you are delayed through no fault of your own or have extended treatment that lasts longer than four hours, you or your carer can apply for a discount to reduce your car park fee to the daily rate of £6.10. Only one person may claim the discount for each patient.
To claim the £6.10 maximum charge you must:
- Ask a member of staff on the ward or department to sign, date and write the time you leave on your appointment card, letter or a compliments slip
- Take the signed, dated and time stamped appointment card, letter or compliments slip to the car park office for your discount. The time on your card must be within a reasonable period of the time you show it to the car park office.
Exemptions
- Free for stays under 30 minutes
- Drop-off points: Max 20 minute stay near main hospital entrances
- Restricted areas: Avoid red-marked zones; non-compliance will be enforced
Free parking eligibility
- Primary carers: Free parking is available from week seven if a patient has stayed over six weeks. One exemption per patient, transferable between carers (proof of use required). To obtain this, the carer must visit the car park office with the patient number and explain they are the carer of a patient that has been in hospital for more than six weeks. This information will be verified against the patient database and a free pass produced if eligible. If a second person requests a pass for the same patient they will be declined.
- Transferable weekly/monthly passes across all three acute sites.
- Patients on benefits: Parking charges reimbursed (hospital and public car parks). If you need to claim for your Healthcare Travel Cost Expenses, you are advised to follow one of the following options:
- You can claim for your Healthcare Travel Cost Expenses at the Leicester Royal Infirmary or the Leicester General Hospital Cashier’s Offices in person.
- Alternatively, you can complete an HC5(T) Form and make a claim by post. The HC5(T) Forms can be found at Main Reception or the Car Parks Office.
- Please note, Healthcare Travel Cost Expenses claimed by HT5(T) Forms will be settled by BACS Transfer and not by cash.
- Frequent users: Attending 3+ times per month for 3+ months may claim reimbursement.
- Keep receipts and appointment letters
- For more information please contact the cashiers office by telephone on 0116 258 5175 or 0116 258 4890. Alternatively, you can email: [email protected]
- Blue Badge holders: Free parking with appointment. Show badge and appointment letter at car park office, then buzz at exit.
- Parents of overnight children (17 years and under): Free parking from 7:30pm to 8am.
- One car per visit
- Present ticket and child’s ‘S number’ at car park office
Unauthorised parking
Vehicles parked in unauthorised areas will be recorded and dealt with appropriate to the disruption caused. Unauthorised parking may result in one of the following options:
- Notification of inappropriate parking
- Parking charge notice
The penalty charge will be set at £80 with a payment period of 28 days, but reduced to £45 if payment is made within 14 days. These charges follow guidance from the British Parking Association.
Car park office location
The car park office can be found near the main entrance on the ground floor. Walk in the main entrance, past the shop (on the right), the office is opposite the cash point.
The office is open 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.