NCP vs Drivalia UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCP
Manage all your parking needs in one place. Purchase digital season tickets, pay-as-you-go for parking, and extend your sessions remotely. Features include favorite sites, AutoPay, and in-app customer support.
- Digital season tickets
- Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Favorite car park sites
- AutoPay with VRN
- In-app chat support
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The NCP app brings all your parking needs together in one convenient and easy-to-use place, offering the ability to: • Purchase and access a digital Season Ticket, giving you the ability to manage your account with ease • Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking at 370+ car parks across the UK Make sure you download the NCP app before entering one of our car parks to guarantee the best experience. Downloading the NCP app means you can purchase digital monthly, quarterly, and annual season tickets, depending on your needs. Your season ticket will then be stored in the app, meaning you’ll never forget or lose a physical season ticket again! Features of the NCP app include: • The ability to pay as you go and access your season ticket, if you have one, in one place • Extend your parking session in-app to save you having to go back to your car, you’ll be notified by push notifications from the app, so please ensure you have enabled notifications in your device settings to stay up to date • One QR code for all your products • Ability to favourite sites that you regularly visit in your favourites list • AutoPay provides fully automatic recognition and payment at selected sites via your vehicle registration number (VRN) • Map and list view of car parks with additional features • Buy and pay for a season ticket within the app, allowing unlimited parking within your chosen site for the length of your ticket • In-app chat function, giving you a direct line to customer service • Pay with Apple Pay
Drivalia UK
Easily book and manage car and van rentals with this free app. Reserve vehicles, change locations, amend bookings, and start check-ins. Find vehicles at over 20 UK locations in real-time.
- Book cars and vans
- Manage existing bookings
- Amend and extend rentals
- Start check-in process
- Find vehicles at 20+ UK locations
- Track loyalty benefits
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As if it couldn’t get any easier to book with Drivalia, there’s now our handy app for you to download. Our free car and van rental app gives you the power reserve a vehicle, change location, amend, and extend existing bookings and even start your check-in. With over 20 locations across the UK, you will always find a vehicle of your choosing close to you. See what cars are available in real-time and secure your vehicle in three simple steps. – Book cars and vans – Add handy extras – Check in to save time – Manage bookings – Track loyalty benefits – Notify us of a breakdown
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCP at 4.3 against Drivalia UK's 1.0. NCP also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Drivalia UK's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NCP holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCP has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of NCP's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drivalia UK's.
NCP ships an update every 2 months, Drivalia UK every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCP | Drivalia UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (100 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Car Parks Limited | Drivalia S.p.A |
Customer experience
NCP
Drivalia UK
Bugs and requests
NCP
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not recognizing account
- Inability to pay in app after getting ticket
- Duplicate parking sessions
- Inconsistent pricing between app and machines
Requested features
4 requests- Add biometric login options
- Allow saving multiple vehicles
- Improve session management and reminders
- Integrate with car park barriers
Drivalia UK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NCP
No in-app purchases
Drivalia UK
No in-app purchases
