Q-Park UK Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Evaluating 102 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently complained about excessively high prices, hidden penalty fees, and unexpected extra charges applied when arriving slightly early or slightly exceeding their initially booked time slots. Reviewers also struggled with frustrating booking processes, confusing website interfaces, and payment systems that made simple transactions unnecessarily difficult and stressful. Some reviewers were happy with the helpful on-site staff who assisted with parking and efficient shuttle bus services provided at specific healthcare locations. These particular services made their visits much smoother, offering a welcome relief despite the widespread negative feedback reported across other facilities.

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Location

Customers had ambiguous experiences with location, noting both convenient placement near hotels and... See more

Payment

Users describe negative interactions with payment, frequently encountering issues where automated app systems... See more

Price

Clients share negative opinions on price, describing the fees as shockingly expensive. Reviewers frequently... See more

Service

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of service, often reporting frustration with unexpected extra charges... See more

Booking process

People report ambiguous experiences with booking process, highlighting several recurring frustrations... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Nice modern car park and very convenient for Liverpool One shops and Albert Dock, however shockingly expensive!! We went today (Saturday 11th June) was parked for exactly 6hrs 3 minutes and was charg... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bristol Harbourside. Prepaid for 3 days but automatic number plate recognition did not work on entrance or exit. to get out I phone the number on the notice - no reply first attempt. Second try was... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Osborne Street Colchester Saturday 12th September Terrible app, really slow to download and unclear how to set time to begin parking session, had to do several attempts before actually being able... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Encouraged to pre book parking, but may aswell have just turned up. Arrived 16 minutes early at Birmingham Mailbox. Left almost an hour before allotted time was up. Was charged additional fees for e... See more


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

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Q-Park is a leading parking operator with high quality car parks across the UK, with over 70 parking facilities across all of the major cities.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stressed out in Musgrove Park…

My phone packed up in Musgrove Park Hospital. Dan.E came along and he spotted that I was in trouble and stressed and he VERY kindly made a VERY important Tel call on my behalf. I am very grateful to Dan for this help that he gave me and which got me out of trouble. It was truly appreciated. Thank You again Dan.

8 July 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They advertise max fee for a day is…

They advertise max fee for a day is £29. However I overstayed my time by 20 mins - still well within 24 hours and they charged me extra. The statement of £29 for a day is factually incorrect. I arrived at 4.30 pm and left at 9.30 am next morning. And was charged an additional £3. Disgraceful.

4 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shuttle bus run 24hrs

My husband and I were visiting a patient at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham. We arrived by train and the shuttle bus collected us at the main entrance and dropped us off outside AMU where the patient was whom we were visiting. The driver of this shuttle, I have found out is Shrelle. A lovely lady.
We were picked back up from AMU and the driver, Sandip, asked us where we wanted to be dropped off. My husband asked if he could drop us as near to the train station as he could. Very politely he said. I can drop you at the train station. We have a shuttle stop there. Next time you visit just call us from the shuttle stop. This makes our visit so much easier.
Please keep these shuttles running. The 2 drivers are an asset to their company.

18 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One of the worst customer experiences I…

One of the worst customer experiences I have ever had.
I rented a vehicle from Enterprise Car Rental for four days last September and used Q-Park during that period, paying for my parking correctly. Nine months later, Q-Park has attempted multiple times to take money from my bank account for a parking charge that relates to a date when I no longer had the vehicle.

The vehicle had been returned months earlier, yet they still appear to believe they can pursue me and repeatedly attempt to debit my account. I was at work nowhere near the alleged location on the date of the incident, so their actions make no sense whatsoever.

What concerns me most is that they have retained my payment details for so long and continue trying to take money without my permission. That is completely unacceptable and has left me questioning how they manage customers' personal and financial data.
I have submitted a formal complaint and will be escalating the matter further if necessary.

My advice is simple: avoid Q-Park if you can. There are plenty of parking providers who don't leave customers dealing with this kind of unacceptable behaviour months after they've legitimately used the service

27 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful customer service

Had a payment appear on my Qpark account for parking in France. I was actually in the uk. I was not sure if someone had hacked my account or it was just an error.
I contacted Qpark but they are so slow in responding. They have no customer service telephone time that you can call.
I contacted my card provider to say an amount had been taken on my card and it was not me. I endeavoured to remove my card from my account but Qpark would not allow this on the app without putting another card on.My card provider advised me, as I had had my response from Qpark I should cancel my card. I was reluctant to do this as you have to wait about 10 days for a new card to arrive and it is such an inconvenience, but I took the advice of my card provider and cancelled my card
I finally received a response fromQpark who more or less said it was my fault for having a private number plate on my vehicle, really!!!!!
I thought I should have received an apology for all the inconvenience but no.
I have contacted Qpark to say an apology might have been in order and have surprisingly had no response 🤔

5 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely awful experience at Q-Park…

Absolutely awful experience at Q-Park Leicester Square.
The car park itself smells strongly of urine, making it an unpleasant place to park. The spaces and driving lanes are incredibly tight, making manoeuvring stressful and difficult.
What made the experience even worse was the customer service. Due to a barrier malfunction when exiting, I was delayed by around four minutes through no fault of my own. Despite this, I was charged for a full additional hour, meaning I ended up paying for two hours instead of one.
I contacted customer service hoping for some common sense and understanding, but Ana was completely unwilling to listen to the circumstances. She repeatedly insisted that because I had exceeded the one-hour period, I had to pay for two hours, regardless of the barrier issue that caused the delay. No grace period was considered and no attempt was made to resolve the situation fairly.
Poor facilities, unreasonable charging practices, and appalling customer service. I will not be using this car park again and would not recommend it to others.

12 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booked a timed slot from 5pm to 11.30pm…

Booked a timed slot from 5pm to 11.30pm in Westminster, paid £59.00, yes £59.00 for this time, I arrived at 4pm but left around 10pm, so technically I was there for less time, before I had driven to the end of the road after leaving the car park they charged my card another £21.00, I received an email stating its because I arrived early, what about leaving early, I should have got a refund, so to park for around 6 hours this company charged me £80.00, absolute rip off

4 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Overpriced and over charged!

Visited Q Park in John Lewis Liverpool. Arrived at 13.23 and left at 17.39 and was charged £18.00 for 4 hours and 16mins, despite website saying £2.90 per hour. No prices advertised anywhere near to the Pay Station to verify the cost. I’m used to be ripped off in this car park - but this is absolutely taking the proverbial!

29 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Q Park Marble Arch - London - Don't arrive earlier than your reservation!

Q Park Marble Arch
Arrived 30 mins early - allowed entry with no warning of additional fees. left 4 hours before end of reservation time. Have received a £10.50 charge on top of a £55 original charge. Overall the site is clean in the car park area - however, the pathways up to Hyde Park are disgusting and smell of wee - and the toilet facilities are really gross. Would expect a more welcoming experience when paying these types of fees. Rip off company. Would give lower than 1 star if the option was available!!

19 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip Off! Booked a parking slot from 7pm to 1am…

Booked a parking slot from 7pm to 1am to attend a show at the Barbican in York. Arrived 20 minutes earlier due to lighter traffic than anticipated en route and parked up at around 18:40. Returned to vehicle and exited at around 22:15 so around three and a half hours duration. Get home and find an email from Q Park telling me there's an extra charge for parking 20 minutes earlier! No account taken of the two and a half hours unused at all. So, in my view a bit of a rip off and it is not made clear that you can only park after your booked time. I'll not be using these guys again.

1 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WORST PARKING EVER!

WORST PARKING EVER! - their "pre-booking" is not pre-booking it's pre-paying. Turned up to the carpark to be told the car park was full and it was "tough you should turn up earlier" had to go find different parking for majority of the day, went in to Q park for the last hour as I had to park in 2 different short stay parking areas.

Another security guard told me that Q park would refund and was emailed to say because I used any part of my parking regardless of it being full etc. that my parking would not be refunded.

Absolutely disgraceful! Never park there!!

2 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Untrustworthy scammers

We paid for three full days parking, but upon leaving we left 24 minutes late and were charged 4 pounds. But we had already paid for a full day, so we thought that would have covered it. But no, and no refund.
Ripoff, don’t go there.

15 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you value your car

Every time I park my car here my doors get hit by another car. The spaces are so small even if you are within the lines you get hit. The problem is the concrete posts, you have to park so your not next to the walls to get out. Then if another car is next to you have to squeeze yourself out. But unfortunately most people in London dont care about whacking there door against yours. So now my car has dents on all 4 door and chips all from this Garage. I know this Garage was built in another time, but if you value your vehicle park on the street and get a ticket. I have reported this before but they just come back and say nothing to see here. So forget your response its pointless.

5 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Barely functional

Poor and inaccurate directions. Now they are trying to charge us twice for every session and the second charge is double that of the first. Soon to go the way of NCP with any luck

8 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Q park directions sent me to the wrong car park…

I pre booked in a space in Bristol with a code given by the Ibis Hotel. When I arrived in Bristol, I clicked the link on my confirmation email from Q park to get directions and was directed to the Millenium car park. Turns out, this is not run by Q park, so when I left, I had to pay £25 for my overnight stay (having already paid Q park).
To be fair, Q park refunded my prebooked ticket cost but I ended up paying a lot more because the email sent me to the wrong place. Be careful.

5 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A visit to hospital is never a easy…

A visit to hospital is never a easy visit when you have cancer or any other terrible illness but the shuttle bus service that Q Parking provides through two wonderful people that are without a doubt must be there top employees Sandip and Shrelle to get you to your appointments and through the hospital grounds at QE is amazing pick you up and drop you off get you there swiftly and safely always a pleasure and thank you for providing such a first class service and also invaluable for the patients to be greeted with a smile and friendly manner once again thank you

8 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Q park York,parked here via automated…

Q park York,parked here via automated number recognition booking for a 24 hour stay,do not park with this company if you can help it,there are NCP parking which is fair and honest unlike Q park. When I arrived at 10:35 thrir booking sustem automatically started the booking time from 00:00 that day and when I left the following day at 10:50 they then thought it ok to charge me for an extra two hours parking saying it logged me at midnight on that day. Robbing dog of a company and avoid at all costs in York!
Disgusting service and the car park has tiny access and exits which force you to jump kerbs to get out!!!!!…never again robbing idiots!!!

28 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Won`t be using again

Won`t be using again, Q Park Edinburgh. They Said got discount as using a hotel registered with them but got charged just under £28 for a night. Then I get two penalty charges first on entry £60 and second offence which doubles, when leaving was £120 as the car park is in a LEZ.
No mention of this zone when booking.
That spoilt my first ever time in Scotland (Edinburgh)

22 March 2026
Unprompted review

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