Parking charges at Ninewells Hospital are to increase again next month.
An internal email seen by The Courier states the increases will come into effect on November 1.
The message was sent “on behalf of Billy Alexander, head of Soft Facilities Management” and said the “charges require to be increased in line with current contract conditions following the annual review of charges”.
Short stay and daily prices will both increase by 10p to £2.40. Monthly staff permits will increase to £37.70 and annual staff permits will rise by £15.60 to £452.40.
A weekly five day pass for car parks one, two, eight and nine will cost £12.
Similar increases were implemented last year.
Local residents have previously expressed their frustration as people park in surrounding streets rather than pay the charges.
Most hospitals in Scotland offer free parking after legislation passed by the SNP government.
Ninewells is one of the few that still charge thanks to a contract signed by the then Labour-led Scottish government with Indigo Parking Services. It grants them the right to manage parking at the hospital until 2028.
West End councillor Fraser Macpherson has made numerous calls in the past for steps to reduce the parking problems surrounding Ninewells.
The Liberal Democrat councillor has recently had a meeting with the head of facilities management at NHS Tayside, describing it as a “positive meeting”.
However, he warned that any increase to parking prices will only lead to “exacerbate” the over-spill problem.
He said: “Any increase to the charges would simply lead to increase the parking problem into the surrounding areas even more.
“I will have another meeting with the head of facilities in November.
“I am keen to work with NHS Tayside to see what steps can be taken to reduce the pressure on the area.
“I would like to make sure that there is no more centralisation to Ninewells Hospital as that would only make things even worse. Ideas such as some services being delivered at a GP’s office.
“NHS Tayside has other facilities which could ease the burden.
“There is a significant amount of over spill at the moment and my constituents have had to deal with a lot of this over the years.”
A NHS Tayside spokeswoman said it would be inappropriate to comment
Indigo Parking Services did not respond to a request for comment.
