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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T08:07:34.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Road law changes could see fresh restrictions for electric bikes over serious safety fears",
    "Ford announces new European car plans after huge £14billion electric vehicle write-off",
    "Blue Badge parking approvals surge for 'hidden disabilities' including ADHD and anxiety",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nMotorists could still face hefty parking fines from the UK's largest car park operator, even after the company went into administration and sites have been closed.\n\nNational Car Parks (NCP) confirmed that it had collapsed into insolvency in March, putting hundreds of jobs and sites at risk.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAlmost 30 sites have already closed, with fears that more could shut in the near future, as drivers could be left with few places to park in their towns and cities.\n\nEven as the company falls into administration, drivers are being warned that they could still face fines for breaking parking rules.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nConsultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) was appointed as administrators for NCP in March and has instructed drivers that any parking charge notices need to be paid.\n\nIt explained that the administration process does not cancel or invalidate any parking charges that have already been issued.\n\nDrivers remain liable for payment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the car park, and PCN payments should be made in the usual manner stated on the fine.\n\nPwC added: \"The Administrators are continuing to operate the business, and existing payment channels remain active. If you experience any difficulty making a payment, please contact the details provided on your notice.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nData from PwC's latest report suggests that NCP has a backlog of almost 100,000 unpaid parking charge notices, as of March.\n\nAn estimated 15,000 are yet to be processed by debt collectors, while a staggering 85,000 fines have not yet been considered.\n\nDebt collectors are estimated to have recovered around £402,000 so far, as the strategy to repay creditors gains traction.\n\nAround £1.7million is owed to HMRC, while PwC has acknowledged the difficulty in recovering some older penalties.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Road law changes could see fresh restrictions for electric bikes over serious safety fears\n  * Ford announces new European car plans after huge £14billion electric vehicle write-off\n  * Blue Badge parking approvals surge for 'hidden disabilities' including ADHD and anxiety\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nExperts have also instructed drivers to pay their parking fines to NCP and other parking operators or risk facing further legal action.\n\nJohn Wilmot, CEO of LeaseLoco, said drivers should continue to use NCP parking sites as normal and pay for their parking as normal.\n\nHe added: \"Those with existing fines should also treat these as they usually would by either appealing or paying it off.\n\n\"NCP has gone into administration which means it still exists, it's just currently being run by PwC, this doesn't make fines void all of a sudden.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### NCP car parks closed on Thursday, April 30\n\n  * Bradford Southgate\n  * Chester Browns Yard\n  * Kidderminster Swan Centre\n  * Nottingham Huntingdon Street\n  * Southampton Portland Terrace\n\n\n\n### NCP car parks closed on Thursday, April 16\n\n  * Belfast Dublin Road\n  * Coventry Belgrade Plaza\n  * Leicester St Nicholas Circle\n  * Sheffield Blonk Street\n\n\n\n### NCP car parks closed on Friday, March 27\n\n  * Ashford County Square\n  * Ashton-un-Lyne Cotton Street\n  * Banbury Marlborough Road\n  * Bexley Royal Oak Road\n  * Birmingham Gough Street\n  * Bournemouth Hinton Road (already closed)\n  * Bristol Nelson Street\n  * Bromley Travelodge\n  * Eastbourne Trinity Place\n  * Exeter Market Street\n  * Grantham Station 1-3\n  * Hinckley Britannia Shopping Centre\n  * Ipswich Portman Road\n  * Leicester Abbey Street\n  * Leicester East Street\n  * Leicester Lee Circle\n  * Leicester Rutland Centre\n  * London King's Cross St Pancras\n  * London Knightsbridge\n  * Luton Regent Street\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Drivers could still face parking fines from closed NCP car parks amid 100,000 ticket backlog"
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