UK's largest car park operator closes dozens of sites after collapse – Is your area affected?

Dozens of car parks across the UK have been closed after one of the UK's largest parking operators went into administration.NCP car parks announced in March that it had entered administration, with consultancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) overseeing the operations.Prior to going bust, NCP employed more…

UK's largest car park operator closes dozens of sites after collapse - Is your area affected?

Dozens of car parks across the UK have been closed after one of the UK’s largest parking operators went into administration.

NCP car parks announced in March that it had entered administration, with consultancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) overseeing the operations.

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Prior to going bust, NCP employed more than 680 employees and managed 340 car parks nationwide, although many have since closed, with new owners taking over.

PwC stated that NCP had struggled in recent years as a result of the pandemic and changing working patterns after Covid, especially in city centres and commuter locations.

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The first closures of “commercially unviable” sites were carried out between March 27 and April 16, while other loss-making sites have also been sold.

PwC said: “NCP now has insufficient cash available to meet its financial obligations and the Directors have therefore taken the decision to appoint administrators.”

NCP has exited a handful of sites, although new operators now manage these car parks in cities including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester.

GB News has compiled a list of all NCP car parks that have closed already or are under new ownership.

NCP car park and an NCP parking sign

NCP car parks exited on August 7, 2026, which are managed by a new operator from August 8, 2026:

  • Birmingham City Centre (St Jude)
  • Birmingham Newhall Street
  • Bristol Rupert Street
  • Bristol St James Barton
  • Cardiff Greyfriars Road
  • Cardiff Westgate Street
  • Colchester High Street
  • Colchester Osborne Street
  • Dundee Willison Street
  • Gloucester Blackfriars
  • Hemel Hempstead Marlowes Hillfield Rd
  • Ipswich Tacket Street
  • Ipswich Tower Ramparts
  • Manchester Palace
  • Manchester Sackville Street
  • Newcastle John Dobson Street
  • Nottingham Stoney Street
  • Shrewsbury Wyle Cop
  • Truro Highcross
  • Wolverhampton Pipers Row

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NCP car parks exited on July 31, 2026, which are managed by a new operator from August 1, 2026:

  • Birmingham Horsefair
  • Birmingham Londonderry House
  • Birmingham New Street
  • Birmingham Royal Angus
  • Leeds The Core
  • Liverpool Exchange Station / Pall Mall
  • Liverpool Moorfields
  • Liverpool Rumford St
  • Manchester Chorlton Street
  • Weston-super-Mare High St

NCP car parks closed on May 28, 2026:

  • Sheffield Central, Hartshead Square
  • London Brunswick Square

NCP car parks closed on April 30, 2026:

  • Bradford Southgate
  • Chester Browns Yard
  • Kidderminster Swan Centre
  • Nottingham Huntingdon Street
  • Southampton Portland Terrace

NCP car park closed on April 21, 2026:

  • Lincoln Central

An NCP car park in Derby

NCP car parks closed on April 16, 2026:

  • Belfast Dublin Road
  • Coventry Belgrade Plaza
  • Leicester St Nicholas Circle
  • Sheffield Blonk Street

NCP car parks closed on March 27, 2026:

  • Ashford County Square
  • Ashton-under-Lyne Cotton Street
  • Banbury Marlborough Road
  • Bexley Royal Oak Road
  • Birmingham Gough Street
  • Bournemouth Hinton Road (already closed)
  • Bristol Nelson Street
  • Bromley Travelodge
  • Eastbourne Trinity Place
  • Exeter Market Street
  • Grantham Station 1-3
  • Hinckley Britannia Shopping Centre
  • Ipswich Portman Road
  • Leicester Abbey Street
  • Leicester East Street
  • Leicester Lee Circle
  • Leicester Rutland Centre
  • London Kings Cross St Pancras
  • London Knightsbridge
  • Luton Regent Street

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