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Parking and heading up to the main street fall festival.

📷 Ricoh GR III
🔘 Ricoh 18.3mm f/2.8 APS-C

#Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #HumansOfBlueSky #Architecture #Architectual #CarPark #UrbanGaze #Urban #Urbex #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #B&W #BnW #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotoOfTheDay #Ricoh #P679

Parking and heading up to the main street fall festival.

📷 Ricoh GR III
🔘 Ricoh 18.3mm f/2.8 APS-C

#Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #HumansOfBlueSky #Architecture #Architectual #CarPark #UrbanGaze #Urban #Urbex #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #B&W #BnW #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotoOfTheDay #Ricoh #P679

Nurse says safer parking options needed for Royal Hobart Hospital staff

A Hobart-based nurse who was chased by a group of young men while she walked to her car…
#Australia #ANMF #AU #australiannurseandmidwiferyfederation #Austrlia #carpark #chased #healthcare #nurse #parking #rhh #royalhobarthospital #safety #tasmania
https://www.europesays.com/australia/116705/

West Tarneit station’s bursting car park highlights growing pains in Melbourne’s outer west

A train station in Melbourne’s booming outer west that opened less than a month ago is already bursting…
#Australia #Melbourne #buses #carpark #congestion #growtharea #parking #station #train #westtarneit
https://www.europesays.com/australia/114429/

Judge extends car park boarding-up order

A judge has ruled Leicester’s landmark Lee Circle car park should remain boarded up for a further two…
#Canada #carpark #LeeCircle #LeicesterCityCouncil #NationalCarParks #SynergiePortfolioLimited
https://www.europesays.com/canada/231583/

'Muster' #FotoVorschlag
'Pattern' #PhotoSuggestion

It's A Car Park

(Details In The #AltText) (Mispelt by Human)

(Probably A Repeat)

#NoGenAi #AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #StreetPhotography #CamelCase #UrbanPhotography #City #Cityscape #Street #Architecture #ArchitecturalPhotography #Asia #Asian #Abstract #AbstractPhotography #Singapore #Pattern #Muster #CarPark

ASDA car park & concrete ramp, Stockport, 2026

I started tagging these posts as #car fortress as a joke about the reverence for the automobile in our culture, but this one is particularly fortress-shaped.

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#photography #dslrphotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #concrete #stockport

Footage captures wild moment man clings to reversing car through Melbourne shopping carpark

Wild footage shared online has captured the moment a man clung to a car as it reversed at…
#Australia #Melbourne #carpark #Facebook #footage #Keysborough #ParkmoreShoppingCentre #sedan
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92587/

Man shot dead in Sydney carpark

A man has been shot dead in public carpark in southwest Sydney. The shooting happened in the carpark…
#Australia #Sydney #carpark #PoliceOfficers
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91885/

Dramatic arrest at Ballina Byron Airport as police allegedly seize weapons

A man will remain in custody after a dramatic arrest during which a knife and saw were allegedly…
#Australia #airportsecurity #arrest #AU #Austrlia #aviation #byronairport #ByronBay #carpark #weapons
https://www.europesays.com/australia/84921/

Man arrested for arson after huge blaze rips through Gatwick Airport car park and industrial estate – London Evening Standard

Man arrested for arson after huge blaze rips through Gatwick Airport car park and industrial estate  London Evening StandardFire…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Arson #carpark #emergencyservices #fire #gatwickairport #SocialMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/705094/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1166981/ Man arrested for arson after huge blaze rips through Gatwick car park – London Evening Standard #Arson #CarPark #EmergencyServices #fire #GatwickAirport #News #SocialMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom

Car park and college demolition to start in autumn

Work to demolish a multi-storey car park and former college site in Nottingham is due to begin later…
#Canada #carpark #Demolitioncontractors #HomesEngland #JoNugent
https://www.europesays.com/canada/176728/

https://www.europesays.com/3201743/ Media Insider: RNZ journalist Sally Wenley takes aim at TVNZ over restricted use of disabled park in their shared building #accusing #aim #allowing #at #Building #carpark #disabled #hours #in #insider #journalist #media #more #NewZealand #News #of #organisations #outside #over #PARK #restricted #RNZ #Sally #share #shared #taken #takes #than #their #tvnz #use #wenley #wheelchairusing

SWANSEA: Council takes over NCP car parks with all-day parking cut to £5

Swansea Council has taken over the running of two city centre car parks abandoned by collapsed operator NCP, cutting all-day parking at both to £5.

NCP stopped operating the Kingsway and Orchard Street sites on Friday. The council’s red signs and £5-a-day tariff boards were going up at both this week, with the old NCP branding still in place above the entrances and its outline showing on the wall at Orchard Street where a sign had been stripped off.

Between them the two sites hold 840 spaces — 512 at Orchard Street and 328 at Kingsway — a significant slice of the city centre’s parking.

Parking at both now costs £1 an hour or £5 for the day, matching the council’s other city centre car parks, with Sundays £2 all day. Existing permit holders keep their spaces.

The company’s third Swansea site, City Gates on York Street, stays with NCP and is not part of the council’s plans. It has 251 spaces.

Cabinet member Andrew Stevens said the prospect of the car parks closing had been a concern when the council was given the news.

“Fortunately, the council own the freehold for both the Kingsway and Orchard Street sites,” he said. “This has given us the opportunity to take over the running of both sites and keep them both running without any disruption for car park users.”

He said the council would spend the next few months upgrading payment equipment and other features to bring the two sites up to the standard of its other car parks.

Cllr Stevens said Swansea now had “some of the cheapest parking fees anywhere in the country”.

The rescue ends four months of uncertainty for two of the city’s busiest car parks. NCP called in administrators from PwC in March after running out of cash, putting all its Swansea sites under review.

The company, which ran around 340 car parks and employed more than 680 people, never recovered from the collapse in commuting after the pandemic, while long leases kept its costs high.

PwC closed 29 car parks across England and Northern Ireland in the months that followed — none of them in Wales — while telling drivers the remaining sites were trading as normal.

The 840 spaces are a real addition to the council’s stock. When the 628-space Copr Bay North multi-storey opened this month, the 375-space St David’s car park shut the same day for demolition, leaving a net gain of just over 250 spaces.

Drivers with outstanding NCP fines should note that administration does not wipe them: the company still legally exists, and unpaid tickets can still be enforced.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

NCP enters administration putting key Swansea car parks at risk
How the collapse put Kingsway, Orchard Street and City Gates under a cloud in March.

SWANSEA: Don’t ignore that NCP parking fine
Why administration doesn’t wipe out fines — and what the creditors’ meeting meant for Swansea.

COPR BAY: Opening day named for long-delayed car park
628 new spaces — and the 375-space car park that closed the same day.

Manchester Arndale car fortress, 2025

Most (normal) people would have their betrothed as their iPhone wallpaper, or perhaps a beloved pet, but no, not me - I have the Manchester Arndale ramp on my lock screen 🥰

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#photography #dslrphotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #manchester

Multistorey car fortress, Shoreditch, London, 2026

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #shoreditch

Tourists complain after $1,600 fine during Aussie council’s blitz on illegal camping: ‘Not doing any harm’

A group of UK travellers illegally parked in a popular beachside car park overnight have each been slapped…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #camping #carpark #Councilofficers #longstandingissue #NoosaCouncil #QueenslandPolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/42019/

As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports

"Despite those potential benefits, ministers concluded in a single-sentence update on the consultation page that the proposal “will not be taken any further at this point“. The decision was so understated, it attracted little attention [...] the day before Britain entered a record-breaking May heatwave."

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/as-britain-bakes-ministers-quietly-park-plans-for-solar-carports/

#solar #ukgov #fail #carpark #energy #netzero #sustainability #renewables #planning #regulations

https://www.europesays.com/3082242/ Supreme Court turns down Australian extradition bid for Kiwi over 2014 carpark assault #2014 #after #alleged #assault #australian #bid #carpark #court #courts #down #extradition #face #for #forced #kiwi #more #NewZealand #over #perth #police #Return #Supreme #than #turns #wanted #will #years #zealander

Discovery in Aussie shopping centre car park sparks call for help

Inside Australian shopping centre car parks, you’d expect exhaust fumes, screaming kids, and tooting horns, but surprisingly, they…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #carpark #IngaTiere #Science #swallows
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/717085/

Anderston Centre, rear, Glasgow, 2025

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #dslrphotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #glasgow

Cottesloe beachfront redevelopment to proceed after securing $15 million from federal and local governments

An oceanfront redevelopment project at Pert…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #beach #beachgoer #carpark #Cottesloe #cottesloebeach #CottesloeTown #Federal #Federalgovernment #funding #LocalGovernment #melissaharkins #NapierStreet #parking #parkingslot #Perth #perthnews #Redevelopment #ritasaffioti #swimmer #thetownofcottesloe #WA #WADeputyPremier #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/691869/

https://www.europesays.com/2987524/ Police probe ‘prior dispute’ behind mass schoolboy brawl at West Auckland train station carpark #at #auckland #Behind #brawl #carpark #dispute #from #have #injured #investigating #involving #least #left #Mass #NewZealand #person #police #prior #probe #SCHOOLBOY #schools #several #sparked #station #Students #that #train #west #Which? #young

SWANSEA: Don’t ignore that NCP parking fine — and here’s what the May 20 meeting means for Kingsway, Orchard Street and City Gates

A lot of people are asking the same question right now: if NCP has gone bust, do I still have to pay that fine? The short answer is yes — and ignoring it could land you in trouble.

Car leasing experts at LeaseLoco are warning drivers not to assume that NCP going into administration wipes the slate clean. The company still legally exists — it’s just being run by accountancy firm PwC, who were brought in as administrators back in March. And as far as they’re concerned, it’s business as usual.

John Wilmot, CEO of LeaseLoco, said: “A lot of people are confused about where this leaves them and we’re worried the news is going to catch some drivers out. If you are using an NCP car park, remember to continue to pay as normal — otherwise you can still face a fine.”

He added: “Those with existing fines should also treat these as they usually would by either appealing or paying it off. NCP has gone into administration which means it still exists — this doesn’t make fines void all of a sudden.”

PwC confirmed this week that “all other car parks remain open to customers” — so if you’re parking in one of Swansea’s three NCP car parks, you still need to pay.

So why did NCP collapse in the first place? The company — which manages 340 car parks and employs around 681 people nationally — never really recovered from the pandemic. Fewer people commuting into city centres meant lower occupancy, and the company was stuck in long-term leases it couldn’t get out of. Eventually it ran out of cash, and the directors called in the administrators.

Since then, PwC has been closing the sites it can’t make work. Twenty car parks shut on 27 March, including sites in Birmingham, Bristol, London and Leicester. Four more followed on 16 April in Belfast, Coventry, Leicester and Sheffield. Five more closed on 30 April in Bradford, Chester, Kidderminster, Nottingham and Southampton.

That’s 29 closures in total — and not one of them is in Wales.

When NCP entered administration in March, Swansea’s three city centre car parks — Kingsway, Orchard Street and City Gates — were immediately put under a cloud of uncertainty. Together they provide a huge chunk of city centre parking, and their loss would be a serious blow for shoppers, workers and visitors.

Kingsway alone is one of the busiest car parks in the city centre — a short walk from the Quadrant, the market and the high street. Losing it, along with Orchard Street and City Gates, would leave a significant hole in Swansea’s parking provision at a time when the city centre is already fighting to attract footfall.

The good news is that all three have survived every round of cuts so far. But survival so far is not the same as safety — and the administrators have been clear that every site remains under ongoing review.

The big date is Wednesday 20 May, when NCP’s creditors meet to discuss the future of the business. A creditors meeting is where the people owed money — landlords, suppliers, lenders — get to hear what the administrators have found and what the options are. PwC has said it is exploring a potential sale of all or part of the company as one route forward.

If a buyer is found, some or all of the remaining car parks could continue under new ownership. If not, further closures are likely. Either way, May 20 should bring some clarity on which way the wind is blowing for Swansea.

Until then, the message from the experts is simple: carry on as normal. Pay for your parking. Pay your fines. Don’t assume the chaos means you can get away with it — because you can’t.

High Chelmer Car Park, Chelmsford, 2025

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #chelmsford #concrete #iphonephotography

Charles Street car fortress, Manchester, 2025

Back where it all began.

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #concrete #iphonephotography #photography #manchester

Manchester Palace car fortress, 2025

I can only imagine the name refers to the palatial nature of this car park, and not the Palace Theatre next door.

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #concrete #iphonephotography #photography #manchester

Underground car park entrance, Manchester, 2025

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #photography #manchester #underground

Oakland House & car fortress, Manchester, 2025

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #photography #manchester #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

The Imperial Hotel & environs, Torquay, 2025

1860's hotel with a faded 1960's exterior, pleasantly squat multistorey car fortress, and decorative vents.

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #hotel #iphonephotography #photography #notmoderniststilladelight #seasidemoderne #torquay

Plymouth railway station car fortress, 2025

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#carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #photography #plymouth

A Sign of the Times

A glowing yellow YIELD sign cuts through the darkness like a solitary performer on stage, casting warm light across empty spaces and parked cars, and suddenly you’re thinking about cinema and loneliness and how good urban photograph...

https://inphotos.org/2026/02/10/a-sign-of-the-times/

#atmospheric #CarPark #Cork #geometric #Ireland #MinimalistComposition #moody #NightPhotography #Photo #Photography #StreetLighting #StreetPhotography #TrafficSign #UrbanPhotography

A Sign of the Times

A glowing yellow YIELD sign cuts through the darkness like a solitary performer on stage, casting warm light across empty spaces and parked cars, and suddenly you’re thinking about cinema and loneliness and how good urban photography is basically just about finding the drama hiding in everyday places.

I love photographing car parks. Great views from the top floor, and interesting urban furniture and lighting inside.