Of those studied, most on-site A&E car parks also charge a daily rate for any period over six hours, leaving motorists with little choice.
Unsurprisingly, given that London is the second most expensive place to park in the world, the six dearest A&E daily parking charges in England can be found in the Capital.
The most expensive A&E daily rate is at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital which, at £77, is more than triple the weekly parking price at 31 different hospitals in England.
Five more London hospitals feature in the top 10 most expensive list: Whittington Health NHS Trust (£72); Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (£52.80); Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (£40); King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (£29) and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (£25).
Outside of London, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have the most expensive daily A&E parking charges (£20), followed by Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (£18.20) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (£18.00):