THE Tory government’s decision to end free car parking for NHS hospital workers in England from Friday will be the “final straw for overworked and underpaid staff,” health unions warn. 

Parking fees were waived in March 2020 after more than 400,000 people signed a petition demanding the move during the Covid-19 pandemic.

But Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Tuesday that the “temporary” scheme, which had cost £130 million, was to suddenly end as the health crisis had moved to a “new stage.”