Letter: Why parking cash was refused

Letter: In reply to the letter from Margaret Hammond on February 12: Stressful time trying to park at hospital.

The person she referred to as "a small, elderly male assistant" was me.

Yes, I did refuse change for the car park. We have to enforce this due to the bank charges levied on us.

• Letter: No change for hospital parking

We are charged every time we go to the bank for change and this then means less profit and therefore less vital equipment for the hospital.

May I respectfully remind the lady that appointment letters state that £2 is required for parking.

The car park is nothing to do with the hospital but an independent organisation and although we have tried to get a change machine installed by the hospital, to date no such machine is in place.

I would also like to point out that I am chairman of the Friends of the PRH and together with the committee and our volunteers, we work hard to raise money, but occasionally have to make a stand against certain criteria.

Many customers to our shop are very generous and courteous, but we do get some that have an attitude problem, we also have to put up with theft.

It is sad when the work we do is misinterpreted but we go on, because of the satisfaction the handing over of equipment gives us, which totals more than £2m.

Alan Millward

Chairman

Friends of the

Princess Royal Hospital