Hospital parking fatcats made £500k in one year thanks to scheme that sees NHS staff having to pay to park at work
UK Parking Control, whose clients also include shops, restaurants and hotels, have a reputation for ruthlessly perusing 'offenders'
THE millionaire couple behind one of Britain's biggest 'rip-off' parking firms raked in £500,000 between them in just one year.
Rupert and Amanda Williams - who run controversial firm UK parking control - boosted their luxury lifestyle with £509,610 in pay, dividends, and perks.
The pair live in a £1.3m house and own a string of luxury cars, including a classic Aston Martin DBS, according to .
Mr Williams, 49, made £332,253 in pay and perks last year - a £50,000 wage boost from 2016. Former director Amanda, 47, took home £177,357 in dividends.
UK Parking Control, whose clients also include shops, restaurants and hotels, have a reputation for ruthlessly perusing 'offenders'.
Two years ago the firm was forced to apologise after its wardens were caught doctoring timestamps on pictures to penalise innocent drivers.
Company accounts filed with Companies House show UKPC, which manages 2,000 car parks, had an £11.6million annual turnover, up from £10.1million, and profits of £586,000, up from £572,000.
The figures angered union chiefs, whose members are routinely forced to shell out hundreds of pounds just to park at work.
Kevin Brandstatter, of the GMB union, said: “The fact a private company is making substantial profits from NHS staff trying to treat patients, and from those same patients and their visitors, is immoral.
“Many hospitals suffer from poor public transport links, leaving staff, patients and visitors with no option but to use their own vehicles.
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"But it’s doubly sickening when the money raised ends up in private hands rather than benefitting the NHS.”
It comes after an investigation revealed hospital bosses stung staff and patients in record amounts in car parking charges last year..
They made £175million in 2016/17 - up six per cent on the year before.
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