Car parking

Car park sign

Our car parks at both University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital are managed electronically by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, which record all vehicles entering or leaving the car park. Blue Badge holders can park for free for four hours but must register their vehicle at reception areas each time you park.

The Trust has worked with parking management firm Wise Parking to introduce upgraded parking payment machines to our car parks. Drivers can pay using a mobile phone-based app – PayByPhone – which enables you to extend your parking time from wherever you are. Alternatively, you can pay at the machine on leaving – simply enter your registration and it will tell you how much to pay.

Signs in all our car parks show the terms and conditions of parking for that specific area. Please make sure you read and comply with the signs, otherwise you will receive a parking charge.

Parking at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Parking is available at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. You can see the location of the car parks on the maps page.

Parking charges

Standard charges for patient and visitor parking are:

  • Up to 1 hour: £1.50
  • Up to 2 hours: £2.50
  • Up to 4 hours: £4.50
  • Up to 8 hours: £6.00
  • Up to 24 hours: £8.00

Parking charges are payable at all times.

How to pay for parking

Drivers can pay using a mobile phone-based app – PayByPhone – which enables you to extend your parking time from wherever you are. Alternatively, you can pay at the machine on leaving – simply enter your registration and it will tell you how much to pay.

Please ensure you park within the marked out bays – any vehicle not doing this will receive a parking charge notice (PCN).

Free parking for Blue Badge holders

Blue Badge holders will be able to park for four hours in the disabled bays. Each time you park at the hospital you must register at one of the locations below. You can do this when you arrive, when you leave, or any time between.

  • Main reception
  • Outpatients reception
  • Renal unit
  • main stores
  • Trafalgar Clinic
  • Ward 7
  • Dolphin unit

Please ensure that your Blue Badge is clearly displayed in the windscreen.If the Blue Badge bays are full, you can park in the public car park, but you must always display a Blue Badge in the windscreen and register at one of our receptions.

Drop off bays

If you need to be dropped off or collected, there are drop-off areas signposted with specific terms and conditions of parking. Make sure you read and understand the signs. The driver must stay with the vehicle at all times when dropping off or collecting.

Ambulance bays and service roads

If any unauthorised vehicle enters these areas and does not leave within five minutes, the system will generate an automatic PCN.

 

Parking at University Hospital Lewisham

There is very limited parking available at University Hospital Lewisham. You can see the location of the car parks on the maps page.

Parking charges

Standard charges for patient and visitor parking are:

£2 for the first hour and £1 for every 30 minutes after that.

How to pay for parking

Drivers can pay using a mobile phone-based app – PayByPhone – which enables you to extend your parking time from wherever you are. Alternatively, you can pay at the machine on leaving – simply enter your registration and it will tell you how much to pay.

Please ensure you park within the marked out bays – any vehicle not doing this will receive a parking charge notice (PCN).

Free parking for Blue Badge holders

Blue Badge holders will be able to park for four hours in the disabled bays. Each time you park at the hospital you must register at one of the locations below. You can do this when you arrive, when you leave, or any time between.

  • Main reception
  • Phlebotomy (Suite 1) reception
  • Blue Zone (physiotherapy) reception
  • Main stores
  • The renal dialysis unit
  • Riverside reception

Please ensure that your Blue Badge is clearly displayed in the windscreen. If the Blue Badge bays are full, you can park in the public car park, but you must always display a Blue Badge in the windscreen and register at one of our receptions. 

Drop off bays

If you need to be dropped off or collected, there are drop-off areas signposted with specific terms and conditions of parking. Make sure you read and understand the signs. The driver must stay with the vehicle at all times when dropping off or collecting.

Ambulance bays and service roads

If any unauthorised vehicle enters these areas and does not leave within five minutes, the system will generate an automatic PCN.

Parking at community sites in Lewisham

There is very limited parking at all of our community sites, and public transport is advised.

If you do need to drive, please use Parkopedia to find parking spaces nearby.