NCP to take over the running of town centre car parks

Picture : NCP car park at Stockport train station (from Google Street View)

The national parking firm will take over the management of the 815-space Merseyway car park and the new 360-space car park that will open in 2017 as part of Stockport’s new town centre retail and leisure development Redrock

NCP is to take over the running of two Stockport car parks this month.

The national parking firm will take over the management of the 815-space Merseyway car park as well as the operation of the new 360-space car park that will open in 2017 as part of Stockport’s new town centre retail and leisure development Redrock.

NCP was appointed after a competitive tenderering process and will take over the car parks on January 18. They already run the new multi-storey at the train station.

Councillor Martin Candler, Executive Member for Supporting Places at Stockport Council, said: “As a council we are working hard to ensure Stockport becomes an even better place to live, work and visit.

“Our Investing in Stockport programme will see significant changes made within the town centre and it is important that high quality parking is available for residents and visitors as they come to the town to discover all that is on offer.

“I am pleased to welcome NCP to both Merseyway car park and the future Redrock multi storey car park and am confident they will provide an excellent service for visitors.”

Contract
The contract will see Stockport Council continue to control parking tariffs and the free Sunday parking offer will continue as advertised until the end of March 2016.

Head of Operations for NCP, Steve Dey said “We are delighted to have won the contract to manage two car parks on behalf of Stockport Council.

:We really support the local community within Stockport, and are looking forward to working hard to ensure these car parks will offer the best service possible to the customers who visit them.

“Having staffed car parks is extremely important to us, so the customer can actually see that we are on site and here to help if they need anything.”

Full information about car parks and parking in Stockport is available online at www.stockport.gov.uk/parking.