NCP has been making almost £700,000 a year from motorists who do not have the correct change, a court heard. The car park firm kept more than £2million from drivers between 2009 and 2012, which it received in overpayments where its ticket machines did not give change. The figure was revealed in a High Court case where the company was fighting to prevent the taxman taking 20 per cent of the cash in VAT. Last night NCP was accused of ‘fleecing’ motorists and told it should give the overpayments to a good cause. But Lord Justice Newey, ruling on the case with Lord Justice Patten and Lord Justice Males, dismissed NCP’s appeal – leaving the company with a legal bill running into tens of thousands of pounds.

Source: Daily Mail May 20, 2019 21:06 UTC