Furness General Hospital has the second cheapest car parking in the UK, according to new research.
Motoring experts at Moneybarn Car Finance looked into the price of two hours of parking at 50 of the busiest UK hospitals to reveal the most and least expensive ones to park at.
Aside from hospitals with free parking, the UK’s cheapest hospital to park at is Salford Royal Hospital, costing £2 for two hours of parking.
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Furness General Hospital in Barrow came as second most affordable hospital to park at, charging just £2.50 for two hours of parking.
Here is a breakdown of how each hospital in the survey performed in terms of cost of parking for 2 hours:
1st Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, £2.00
2nd, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, £2.50
2nd, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, £2.50
4th, Poole Hospital, Poole, £2.60
5th,Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, £2.70
5th, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, £2.70
5th, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, £2.70
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5th, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, £2.70
5th, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, £2.70
10th, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, £3.00
10th, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, £3.00
10th, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, £3.00
10th, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton, £3.00
10th, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, £3.00
10th, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, £3.00
10th, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, £3.00
According to the motoring experts, the parking fee of £2.50 matches the broader trend of lower living costs in rural areas compared to cities.
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