Updated 7:46pm 1 June 2012

Demand to scrap fees

EIGHT out of 10 people believe hospital car parking charges should be scrapped for patients with long-term health problems, a poll found today.

Almost a year after Scotland banned the charges, a survey for Macmillan Cancer Support found people would like the Government in England to follow suit.

Charges have already been scrapped in Wales and Northern Ireland.

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