A family business has regained its van after it was trapped in a central London car park for nearly two and a half years.
Steve Davies and Mark Lucas collected the vehicle from Rathbone Square's mechanical stacking car park on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Davies said he was glad to finally have the van back but HCS Furniture's "coffers are now fairly low" after spending close to £50,000 on renting, then buying, a new van.
Rathbone Square's management, CBRE, declined to comment – but the BBC has seen an email that confirmed other trapped vehicles will be released over the next month.
One resident in the Rathbone Square development told BBC London up to 40 vehicles were trapped in the stack – but CBRE did not respond when asked to confirm.
A stacked car park is a system in which cars are parked on top of each other using mechanical platforms and lifts to make the most of the available space.
The email, which set out the "step-by-step guide to vehicle retrieval" said the car stacker will remain closed to allow owners to retrieve their vehicles.
Mr Davies said the resolution had been a "long time coming" – after his van became trapped in December 2022.
