While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Considering 75 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. People frequently experience receiving unexpected parking fines despite having successfully paid for their tickets or using the official mobile parking applications. Reviewers mention that customer appeals are often completely ignored, leading to rapidly escalating penalty fees and debt recovery communications. Consumers also struggle constantly with confusing signage and malfunctioning payment machines that make completing transactions very difficult. Though some customers successfully managed to have their unfair parking charges dropped after providing solid evidence. A few reviewers also noted that keeping their physical payment receipts helped resolve specific disputes eventually.

What people talk about most

Payment

Users describe negative interactions with payment, expressing immense frustration after receiving fines... See more

Price

Customers consistently note negative experiences with price, expressing widespread frustration over unfair... See more

Location

Clients share negative opinions on location, frequently warning others to avoid parking there at all costs... See more

Claim

Customers consistently report frustration with claim and appeal processes, frequently noting that legitimate... See more

Service

People report negative experiences with service, describing an extremely disappointing and unfair parking... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Predators. Was there for under 20 minutes, fined £60 PCN at burgess hill market place waitrose carpark, took over 2 weeks for the letter to be posted through, have appealed it as this is completely un... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have a suspiciously clunky app, anyone noticed this? It's almost as if they want it to screw up so they can fine you. Parked tbere weekly for three weeks, then randomly the payment didn't go thr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unclear signage at Marketplace Car Park in Burgess Hill. The signage at the entrance to the car park says 'Welcome to Waitrose', with the super market's opening times stated below. Many people have us... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

one of the worst and rubbish company,been try to called them nearly 1 week,no body alive to answer any call or response as to get parking permit or information about parking in one of in Burgess hill,... See more


Company details

  1. Valet Parking Service
  2. Parking Garage
  3. Parking Lot

Information provided by various external sources

Bank Park - The Friendly Face Of Parking. The Car Park Management Specialists.


Contact info

  • Chesterfield Road 84A, S8 0RS, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  • bankpark.co.uk

1.1

Bad

TrustScore 1 out of 5

232 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited their customers, so reviews may not be representative

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.1

All reviews

(232)

74 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Final notice when didn't receive a first notice

Parked in a car park in stoke.
Paid for an hour or so on the machine, Paid another hour on the app due to being the other side of town and things taking a little longer than needed.
Weeks later I received a final notice, didn't even receive a first one.
They are claiming I didn't pay on the machine when I did because I remember having the exact money in coins.
Absolutely bloody useless to get hold of... I will never park in one of their car parks again... they have 1 job and can't even do that right

28 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers

Scammers, they send you tickets to your home not print it and stick it to your windscreen , apparently your tyre is on white line.

14 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i had a parking charge come through the…

i had a parking charge come through the post a few days ago and it said i needed to pay £60 pounds so i rang the payment line and it said that i had to pay £100 pounds plus £1.50 on top of the £100 pounds i have sent them a e mail but still no reply to my e mail i asked they to ring me on my moblie number but still waiting will not be going to burgess hill any more

17 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

despicable

You must be proud of your reputation.Not one star over 1 on Trustpilot.Tthe best thing to have in your life is a good name.You are failing miserably.

24 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dodgy parking app and company

I parked at their Cavendish Street car park in Sheffield. Paid using their TwinPay app. App showed payment taken. Later that day when I returned to park a second time the app wasn't working so parked elsewhere just in case. Got a parking charge for the first parking despite having paid initially. Now the app shows I didn't pay so no way of challenging the charge! Highly suspicious and I agree with the other reviewer Gee Stone. Be warned.

7 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Made up charges and fine. Bank Park is a con parking company

I paid for my parking and have proof on bank statement. Received a £60 fine and appealed. Still had to pay £20 admin fee as they said my reg number was input incorrectly. Highly unlikely but my ticket is long gone. They also charged an extra £1.50 for paying the fine by card. Absolute robbers and con people. Do not use this car park

15 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I don’t even want to put a 1

I don’t even want to put a 1. Received a letter from this parking firm at the start of October demanding to pay £170 and that this was the final chance. The parking offence was in August but I had only just received the letter in October. The letter states that I had been given two chances already of paying but I had received absolutely no communication until the £170 letter. I am a nurse and has parked here for 20 minutes to attend a patient visit out in the community. I have emailed the complaints email that is on the letter twice, however have received no response. Also both letters that have been sent this month suspiciously arrive the day before the deadline. I will keep fighting, it’s not on!!

22 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was issued a Parking charge which I…

I was issued a Parking charge which I appealed against and had the charge dropped. 4 Weeks Later I got a reminder to pay, and 4 weeks later a Notice, of debt recovery. I've sent another email to their complaints section, and awaiting the outcome. There is NO telephone number that you can call to speak to anyone!

8 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Robbing innocent people

I was charged for a parking which was recently changed the stay from 4 hours to 3 hours. I stayed little longer because of my illness and I was sent a parking ticket which stated I can pay reduce amount if I pay within 14 days. But when I try to pay, it doesn’t allow the reduce amount. The letter I received was on 7/10/25 but it says issue date 30/9/25. It’d taken 7 days to arrive? Parking company just want everyone to pay £100 fine regardless. Total scam, not sure how they are allowed to do this in country like UK, really disappointed.

25 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A robbing company that try to fine you…

A robbing company that try to fine you in many ways. The Burgess Hill Market Place parking is free to pay after 6pm for a long time, but they change the time without clear signage! Even when I checked their website, it didn't show the time of charging period? When I appeal with proofs, they reply but threatening you to pay more? Burgess Hill is already like a ghost town? No one dare to go, don't think Waitrose supermarket is free to park here.....

21 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I parked at Penine Five Car Sheffield …

I parked at Penine Five Car park in Sheffield after buying a ticket at Just Park. When I arrived there was a staff member stopping cars going in as they were repairing the door/roof. I told him i was slightly early he said it was fine, and when the work was finished I was waved in. Parked up went and donated blood which is why I was in the city centre,returned over an hour early and left thinking everything went well. Then I received a notice by email telling me I had not paid. I challenged this and they supposedly checked the notice but still said I owed £60 fine. Thus still did explain why I was being charged the fine.I have a feeling that the only time you will know if a car park is being run by these fraudsters will be after you have left and you get the notice.

4 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have a suspiciously clunky app

They have a suspiciously clunky app, anyone noticed this? It's almost as if they want it to screw up so they can fine you. Parked tbere weekly for three weeks, then randomly the payment didn't go through, despite my efforts and it saying parking had commenced. I'll be boycotting but their fines are hefty and their admin inhumame and AI generated. Be warned.

6 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

£170 for 10 minutes of parking.

£170 for 10 minutes of parking.
On 14th May, I parked in the Sheffield Quays Car Park, paying for 1hrs worth of parking. Unfortunatley I was delayed on the way back and my stay was 1hr 10mins.
To cut a long story short Bank Park thought it better to fine me rather than using common sense- this despite being a loyal customer who parked at least 3 times a week. Their customer service is shocking, almost impossible to get hold of and when you do they are curt and unhelpful.
The result of their antics is I now park somewhere else costing them over £500 per year in lost income.
WELL DONE PARK BANK- MAKING SHORT TERM CASH OVER RETAINING LOYAL CUSTOMERS!

14 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Received a £100 fine at Burgess Hill

Received a £100 fine at Burgess Hill. My bank statement shows a £1 parking fee but reports from others say they will say this isn't proof. I paid it but will never use this car park again. MSDC owns the freehold of the shopping centre and its car park.

They have leased the site to NewRiver Retail (NRR) under a long-term lease.

Under that lease, NRR controls day-to-day management of the building and the car park.

NRR appointed BankPark as the parking operator.
Presumably because they charge extortionate invoices. Bank park seems to be some kind of predatory scam and I look forward to regulation coming in to close this typeof predation down. They try to obstruct challenges by demanding to receive notification from the scammed in writing as in physical letter. I think that is illegal.

Their website is some kind of practical joke.

There is a distinct reduction in people using this car park since bank park manage it. I hope they are not randomly charging drivers who have paid to make up for a shortfall in revenue.

They do acknowledge on their invoice thst they are prone to mistakes presumably as some kind of disclaimer.

21 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Threats of debt collection for invalid fine!!!!

Invalid parking fine given to my parents. No customer service response. No customer service at all really. Multiple emails pointing out their mistake. No response, just more letters threatening debt collection and greater costs. Eventually, I said I wasn't paying, so they responded by saying the parking fine had been removed!!!!! A company that makes money through threats and pressure while having no customer service!!! I hope they sleep at night!!! They probably do, as they probably all make fantastic bonuses and go to bed laughing!!!!!!

1 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I find it hilarious that when you try…

I find it hilarious that when you try and pay and then complain that you can't pay online due to their shoddy website, that you get a rude response.
I think the staff need training in 'customer service skills' as they appear to be severely lacking. Already tracked the directors down .....complaint emails incoming lads! Negative ten stars from me!

5 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Criminals

Parked in carpark paid for four hours ,.
Parked at 18.00.54 left at 22.03.34 according to them.. Fined initially £40...
take me to court!!!

10 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible bunch of anonymous cowards

This bunch runs a site at Victoria Quays in Sheffield. You can pay on exit by card (contactless) or use an app. If your preference is to pay by card, then you will probably leave with a PCN since more often than not the card reader is malfunctioning and will not take payment. Of course, you won't know this until you try to leave.
Bank Park say that they are not liable for problems with third-party payment methods. Well, it's not like anybody else has a responsibility to fix it, is it, you idiots? They're your machines. If they aren't your card machines, why are you taking the payments?
Oh, and the cowards won't put their names to anything. Avoid.

7 May 2025
Unprompted review

Is this your company?

Claim your profile to access Trustpilot’s free business tools and connect with customers.

Get free account

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look