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#Post#: 121266--------------------------------------------------
PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Coalman
Date: June 9, 2026, 6:48 am
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Hi everybody! I had a this occurrence at the petrol station at
East Mids airport. I received the customary PCN from a firm
called VCS. After researching websites for excellent
information, this was my reply/appeal to them on their
website....
( They have a drop down list for you to choose a reason for the
appeal )
* Despite the drop down reason given is ''there was no signage
at the car park'', I cannot say for sure if there was signage
or not, I can only state that I DID NOT SEE any signage.
However, and more importantly, I am the registered keeper but
VCS cannot hold a registered keeper liable for any alleged
contravention on land that is under statutory control, which
East Midlands Airport certainly is. As a matter of fact and law,
VCS will be well aware that they cannot use the PoFA provisions
because East Midlands Airport is not 'relevant land'.
If East Midlands Airport wanted to hold owners or keepers liable
under Airport Bylaws, that would be within the landowner's gift
and another matter entirely. However, not only is that not
pleaded, it is also not legally possible because VCS is not the
Airport owner and your 'parking charge' is not and never
attempts to be a penalty. It is created for VCS's own profit (as
opposed to a bylaws penalty that goes to the public purse) and
VCS has relied on contract law allegations of breach against the
driver only.
The registered keeper cannot be presumed or inferred to have
been the driver, nor pursued under some twisted interpretation
of the law . Your NTK can only hold the driver liable. VCS have
no hope at POPLA, so you are urged to save us both a complete
waste of time and cancel the PCN. VCS has issued an invoice
that, by law, can only hold the driver liable, not the keeper.
Please note the Protection of Freedoms Act2012(Sch 4), confirmed
in Appeal Court judgment VCS v Ian Edward. I therefore, I
require you to cancel the PCN and expunge my personal data from
your records.
signed
*******
This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details
will *ever* be given. Please do not bother with your known
fishing expedition in an attempt to get driver details. It is
known parking firms do this to try and get around the fact when
there is no keeper liability in play. (and never can be under
POFA)
Three weeks later the owner of the car received this:
We refer to correspondence received from you concerning the
above numbered Charge Notice.
Please note that responsibility for this Charge lies with the
driver of the vehicle at the time the parking contravention
was observed. However, we are unable to ascertain who the driver
was on the date in questions from the information
given within your appeal.
In order for us to process your appeal correctly, please follow
the instructions below:
1. If you were the driver on the day in question, please confirm
this within your next correspondence.
2. Notify the driver of the vehicle that they will need to
appeal to us directly, including their FULL NAME (Forename
and Surname) and a valid FULL SERVICEABLE ADDRESS within 14
days.
3. If you are representing the driver we require a signed and
dated statement from the driver of the vehicle confirming
that you are authorised to appeal on his/her behalf; this needs
to be an original signature and not a photocopy or a
stamp. The statement MUST contain the drivers FULL NAME
(Forename and Surname) and a valid FULL
SERVICEABLE ADDRESS.
Please ensure that correspondence is submitted through the
portal www.myparkingcharge.co.uk in order to correctly
adhere with the appeals process.
Is there a templet for a reply / another appeal, or do I just
tell them to jog-on?
Thank you in anticipation for your help.
#Post#: 121267--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 9, 2026, 6:57 am
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They can “require” all they like; you can simply ignore them if
you wish. They’ll reject your appeal, and you can then prepare a
more detailed appeal for the IAS, who will do the same. POPLA is
irrelevant, because VCS is not a BPA member. Your mention of
POPLA will have told them that you copied your appeal text
without checking it first.
If you haven’t already done so, it would be worth checking the
land on which byelaws apply to ensure the petrol station is part
of it.
#Post#: 121270--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Coalman
Date: June 9, 2026, 7:17 am
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Thank you. I did a fair bit of research and I am inclined to
believe that the petrol station IS NOT 'relevant land' , but I
will find out for sure. What will the 'more detailed appeal for
the IAS ' consist of, please? What is IAS? Thanks.
#Post#: 121275--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 9, 2026, 8:19 am
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IAS is the “independent” appeal service used by members of the
IPC,
HTML https://theias.org/
A more detailed appeal would include quoting from the relevant
legislation and including the airport boundary map, for example,
rather than just stating as you have done so far, which is fine
for an appeal to the parking company.
The IAS will almost certainly reject the appeal, but you then
have the basis of a defence if you next get a county court
claim.
#Post#: 121276--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Coalman
Date: June 9, 2026, 8:21 am
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Thank you....but from what i have read, they are not that
'independent' are they? ::)
#Post#: 121296--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Half way
Date: June 9, 2026, 3:21 pm
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--- Quote from: Coalman link ---
>
> Thank you....but from what i have read, they are not that
'independent' are they? ::)
>
--- End Quote ---
I beleive the term to describe the IAS is an Oxymoron
The Airport byelaws can be found here
HTML https://assets.live.dxp.maginfrastructure.com/f/73114/x/2de75e178f/ema-byelaws-31st-july-2025.pdf<br
/>and as you can see from the map on page 22 the petrol station
is
well within the red line that denotes the area where byelaws
apply
#Post#: 121329--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 10, 2026, 12:07 am
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If the OP could post up the PCN then we could comment further.
But from the look of the VCS response, they do not look like
they are relying on PoFA.
#Post#: 121373--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Coalman
Date: June 10, 2026, 9:15 am
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Hello there, InterCity, and thank you. I will try to upload my
PCN. I have looked at an MSE thread about this very same petrol
station. The victim has furnished VCS with lots of proof of the
'relevant land' defence and now he is waiting for the LBC to
arrive.
HTML https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6634537/east-midlands-airport-vcs-ltd-petrol-station<br
/>.
This is the link to the PCN image. I hope this is ok.
HTML https://ibb.co/d05x8KcC
#Post#: 121383--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 10, 2026, 12:49 pm
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Readable, but not OK, please read
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/<br
/>and repost without dates obscured and other things as advised,
these can be fundamental to formulating a winning defence.
--- Quote ---
> 3. Post the notice(s) you have received – as well as providing
important context, the notices may contain/omit details that can
be used to help you successfully fight the charge. Upload photos
of any and all notices you have received from the parking
company. You should show us all pages of the notice(s), remove
personal details (name/address, PCN reference number, Vehicle
Registration Mark), but show us all dates and times. Details
that you think are trivial could help you win, so don’t leave
anything out.
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 121387--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN from East Midlands Airport Petrol Station
DIR By: Coalman
Date: June 10, 2026, 2:05 pm
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Thank you. I am really surprised that anyone needs to build a
defence when , from what I have read, the petrol station is not
'relevant land' and therefore VCS have no jurisdiction over that
part of the airport estate. Isn't this a slam-dunk , a no-win
for the scamming parking firm because of the 'not relevant land'
situation? Thanks for your time . I will sort out a better
upload tomorrow. Thank you.
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