Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk

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Considering how much parking costs, this feels like a casino going bust.

Sympathy for the employees as ever

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2e48zl4j7ko

I’ve avoided them for years. Looks like I’ve not been alone. The charges were eye watering in some locations.

Having been fleeced for £12 a day, near Blackfriars years ago, I have no sympathy for the directors. What goes around comes around.

Sorry for the employees though. I hope they find a buyer for the firm.

They’re just not competitive. 4-24 hours near the business district in Liverpool for £17.50. Cross a road and there’s car parks for £3 for the whole day. Walk five minutes and there is tonnes of free street parking.

I am sorry for any staff affected but they’ve priced themselves out.

NCP have been ripping off motorists for decades. As a business it produces nothing, creates nothing & adds nothing to society. It just extracts money by re rot-seeking. Good riddance. Zero sympathy.

Having been fleeced for £12 a day, near Blackfriars years ago,

Sorry, but that seems perfectly acceptable to me. I always thought the Drury Lane car park was very reasonable.