Changes to Parking for Blue Badge Holders at Kingston Hospital

News - 27 March 2025

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust have upgraded all parking payment machines across Kingston Hospital, simplifying the process for Blue Badge holders.
A photo of Kingston Hospital entrance

Parking continues to be free for disabled badge holders, but Kingston and Richmond Foundation Trust have changed the way the process works at Kingston Hospital.

Blue Badge holders no longer need to register their car with parking services before coming to the hospital.

Simply take your disabled badge with you, scan it at a machine on the way into the hospital, and keep it with you until you leave.  Once you have scanned your Blue Badge, there is no need to display it in your car.

There are scanning machines next to or near every entrance.

Parking machine locations

  • Main Reception
  • Maternity
  • Emergency Department
  • Kingston Surgical Centre
  • Royal Eye Unit
  • Esher Wing
  • Physiotherapy

Visit the Kington and Richmond Foundation Trust website

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All Blue Badge holders are entitled to free parking at Kingston Hospital. In order to qualify for free parking, please follow the steps below. 

These steps can be completed at the start of your visit, or at the end of your visit. 

  1. Upon arrival at the site, park your vehicle in designed Blue Badge holder space. 

    If no Blue Badge holder bays are available, feel free to park in a suitable bay in the patient and visitor areas.

  2. Take your Blue Badge with you to the nearest parking payment machine. Machines are located at the Main Reception, Maternity, Emergency Department, Kingston Surgical Centre, Royal Eye Unit, Esher Wing and Physiotherapy. There's no need to leave your Blue Badge in the vehicle's windscreen.
  3. You will then be asked to enter your vehicle registration and SCAN the barcode on your Blue Badge using the barcode scanner on the payment machine.
  4. Once the above has been completed, you will be eligible for free parking during your visit.

Please note: Blue Badge holders will be required to scan their blue badge each time they park at the hospital. 

If you require any assistance, please speak with a member of the reception team before you leave.

Contact

Any questions please call or email the Parking office:

Call: 020 8934 2003 (option 2), 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday 

Email: krft.bbh-registration@nhs.net    

Website: Blue Badge holders

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