NHS staff car parks in England generated nearly £87m last year

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By Daniel Pye

NHS trusts in England made nearly £87 million from charging staff to park last year, figures show.

This was an increase of 9% on 2024/25's revenue of £79.1 million, according to official NHS data.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called charging NHS staff “a stealth tax on dedicated healthcare workers”.

NHSE’s Estates Returns Information Collection, which provides an annual overview of costs and earnings from across all trusts, shows the revenue generated from charging staff for car parking is the highest so far this decade.

This follows a steady increase since free staff parking ended in 2021/22 following the pandemic.
The 2025/26 figures still sit slightly below the end of the last decade, when trust car parks made a total of £90.1 million from staff.

In the latest figures, the two trusts which collected the most revenue were University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Their car parks made £3.8 million and £3.5 million from staff respectively.