22 UK car parks set close on Friday as NCP plunges into administration | UK | News

A total of 22 NCP car parks will close within days of the company going into administration. The car park operator said the sites were “no longer commercially operable” and would be closed permanently on Friday, March 27.

The NCP collapsed into administration earlier this month after years of financial struggles. The firm, which manages 340 car parks across the UK and employs 682 people, had debts of £305m more than the value of its assets last September. It has been struggling since the Covid-19 pandemic due to the increase in home working and online shopping. The lack of footfall on the high street has hit the NCP hard, with bosses confirming that they “did not have enough money to meet their financial obligations and so the administrators took the decision to appoint administrators”.

It has now been confirmed that 22 car parks will close from 11.59pm on Friday. Meanwhile, the remaining 318 facilities will remain open with no further closures detected.

An NCP spokesman said: “National Car Parks Limited (NCP) – in administration – 22 sites will close on 27 March, while all other sites will remain open. On Monday 16 March 2026, PwC’s Zelf Hussain, Rachael Wilkinson and Toby Banfield were appointed Joint Administrators of National Car Parks Limited.

“After a beginning Following an assessment of operations, joint managers have identified 22 sites that are commercially unviable and will therefore be closed to customers from 23:59 on 27 March.

“Unfortunately, due to the closure of these sites, 33 employees will be laid off on 31 March. They will be supported through the statutory redundancy payments process. The other 318 car parks will remain open and no further sites for closure have been identified at this time.”

NCP has confirmed that these 22 car parks will close on Friday 27 March.