Ipswich Hospital parking

Car parking at Ipswich Hospital

Our multi-million-pound investment programme to build state-of-the-art facilities at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals for treatment and care will significantly improve healthcare for local people.

We know the number of car parking spaces on each hospital site has reduced because of these new buildings. We also know that because of the increased demand for our services, car parking has become extremely limited.

At peak times of the day, it is unlikely that you will find a parking space, so we would encourage you to find alternatives to parking in our car parks – if you can.

We have free 30 minute drop off zones where you can be dropped off and collected after your appointment. There are also very convenient park and ride services, serving both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals.

The buses run at regular times and using park and ride is less expensive than parking in our car parks.
Read more information about park and ride and getting to all ESNEFT hospital sites.

An automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system is in place at Ipswich Hospital, meaning you only pay for the time you are here.

You can use your bank card or mobile phone, as well as cash, to pay for your stay.

Ipswich Hospital Parking Accessibility information from AccessAble (Opens in a new window)

Paying at the machines

If you decide to pay at the machines, please follow the below steps to pay for your parking.

When you are ready to leave the hospital, go to the machines in the car parks and enter your full, correct vehicle registration. Press the search button and 3 options will appear:

Option 1 “Yes, that’s my vehicle and the correct entry time” – press and pay for parking
Option 2 “This is my vehicle but the entry time is wrong” – press and it takes you to the honesty screen
Option 3 “No, the picture is not my vehicle” – press and it takes you to the honesty screen
If the vehicle is not found, the screen will take you to honesty mode.

Parking Machine Locations

2 machines to the right-hand side of the Garrett Anderson Building as you look at it (behind the bus stops).
2 machines in car park F (Main car park) along main walkway.
1 machine in car park G (Maternity car park). On your left just before you enter the building.
1 machine in car park K, at the side of Hunnitots nursery.
1 machine at entrance 15. Through the double doors, on the left-hand side.
1 machine situated at either end of car park B.
1 machine in car park D, on the main walkway, near the trees.

Paying by Evology Parking

Evology Parking website (Opens in a new window)

If you decide to use Evology Parking, you do this when you arrive.

Visit the website or open the app
Enter the location code (805722)
Enter the time you expect to be parking for and pay
You can extend your parking time at any point during your stay in the app or by phone

If you use Evology Parking you do not need to go to the machines in the car park.

Car parking charges

In the main public car park, there is a 30-minute free stay period, or at the drop-off point outside the hospital’s main entrance.

Up to 30 minutes – free (you do not have to use the machines)
Up to 1 hour – £3
Up to 2 hours – £4
Up to 4 hours – £5
Up to 5 hours – £7
Up to 8 hours – £10

Long stay parking tickets are available from the kiosks located by the entrance barrier. Tickets must be purchased on arrival.

3 days – £12
5 days – £16
7 days – £20

Blue Badge holders

Parking is free for blue badge holders. There are dedicated Blue Badge/wheelchair access spaces in the visitor car parks at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals and by the main entrance of the Primary Care Centre in Colchester.

There are three options for Blue Badge parking at ESNEFT:

Option 1: Ongoing permit
Save time by pre-registering for an ongoing Blue Badge permit. Once set up, you won’t need to re-apply every visit. It will be ongoing until the expiry of your Blue Badge. You will need:

a smart device
an email address

Read our step-by-step guide to set up your ongoing permit.

The invitation code is: A K W Z 4 6 Z

Registering will provide you with free parking at the hospital/Primary Care Centre.
If needed, you will also be able to add and change vehicle details for your Blue Badge by logging into your account and selecting the ‘edit’ button.

Option 2: Daily permit
You can confirm your Blue Badge each time you visit, if you do not have a smart device or email address.
If you would prefer to register for a daily permit, please visit our main reception desks at Colchester or Ipswich hospitals.
At the Primary Care Centre, in Colchester, please speak to the team in the department you are visiting.
If you choose this option, you will need to do this every time you visit.

Option 3: One-to-one support
If option 1 or 2 are not suitable for you and you cannot pre-register your Blue Badge, or register for a daily permit, please visit our main reception desks at Colchester or Ipswich hospitals.
At the Primary Care Centre, in Colchester, please speak to the team in the department you are visiting.
Our teams will be happy to help with registering you as a Blue Badge permit holder.

Blue badge holders are not permitted to park on yellow lines, hatched areas, or on the pavements or grassed areas on our sites.
Please email the Travel team for support and to ask any questions.

Parking for people attending cancer appointments

Car parking is free for people attending cancer appointments or radiotherapy appointments.

We have dedicated cancer car park spaces in car park K near to Entrance 15. The spaces are outlined in yellow. This parking is only for cancer patients who are having chemotherapy or radiotherapy NOT cancer patients coming in for clinic appointments.

You must register your vehicle registration on the parking tablet in the chemotherapy department or radiotherapy department at every appointment. Do not use the parking payment machines located in other car parks if you are parking in a yellow space, only the tablets in the chemotherapy or radiotherapy departments.

If you have any issues, please ask in the cancer department.

Frequent outpatient attenders

If you need to attend hospital at least three times a month, for at least three months, you can claim free parking. A month is defined as a period of 30 days.

If you have a schedule of appointments that meet the frequent outpatient attenders criteria, take your letters to the general office. The travel team will add your vehicle details to our system for the duration of your treatment.

If your appointments are not known in advance, you can claim back parking charges at the end of your course of treatment by submitting your parking receipts to the general office.

Parents of sick children staying overnight

Please register your vehicle details using the parking tablet in the children’s department.

Parents with a baby in the neonatal unit

Please register your vehicle details using the parking tablet in the neonatal unit.

Patients on dialysis

Please register your vehicle details using the parking tablet in the dialysis department.

Penalty Charges

You may receive a penalty charge if you leave the site without paying for your parking.

The money that we make from car parking charges is reinvested in maintenance and improvements for the car parks and the provision of a security service.

Support for patients who receive benefits

If you are a patient on any of the following benefits you can claim back parking charges and get a mileage allowance:

Income Support.
Income-related Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Pension Credit.
Tax Credit Exemption Card.
Income-related Employment & Support Allowance.
HC2/HC3 Form.

Visitors on benefits cannot claim.

To claim, please visit the general office (Entrance 2).

Disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders and parents of sick children staying in hospital overnight receive free car parking under national guidance. Definitions of these groups and further information can be found on the Government website (Opens in a new window)

If you have a question about parking at Ipswich Hospital please email the travel plan team.

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