Overview
- Channel 4 News FactCheck data show more than 25,000 fines were issued to NHS workers across 17 trusts in 2024.
- Many trusts said private contractors manage enforcement or do not separate staff cases from others, obscuring the true national total.
- Neonatal nurse Lisa Duggan said a £100 notice escalated to nearly £300 with threats of county court judgments after she parked during a shift.
- RCN leaders called for guarantees on safe, cost‑effective travel for staff and warned similar patterns could exist across 300‑plus trusts.
- Milton Keynes University Hospital said UKPC pursued enforcement despite a request to stop and confirmed it has ended the contract and appointed a new provider, as DHSC reiterated free overnight parking for staff and that charges are set by trusts.