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NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now at
POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" + prohibitory-signage
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DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 22, 2026, 10:27 am
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First-stage appeal rejected; about to file at POPLA and would
value a sanity-check on my grounds.
The charge
Operator: NSL (Marston Holdings), on behalf of MAG / London
Stansted Airport
Type: private parking charge Notice to Keeper
NSL's wording: "Parking in a restricted street during prescribed
hours" (it's actually a no-stopping / drop-off zone in the Blue
Car Park)
Charge: £100 (£60 if paid within 14 days). BPA Approved
Operator.
Registered keeper: my partner.
What happened
Driver briefly stopped to turn around and decided to drop off a
passenger on the side of the road without entering the gated
parking under ~30 seconds, no parking bay, didn't leave the
vehicle.
Where it's up to
Appealed to NSL as registered keeper, without naming the driver.
NSL rejected on 15 June 2026, expressly relying on POFA keeper
liability, and issued POPLA code 4821******.
POPLA deadline ~1013 July 2026. Haven't paid anything (know the
discount is gone once at POPLA).
Grounds I intend to run at POPLA (want these checked)
Not "relevant land" POFA can't transfer liability. Stansted is
airport land governed by the Stansted Airport Byelaws 1997
(Aviation Security Act 1982), so my understanding is it falls
outside Schedule 4 POFA 2012. NSL invoked POFA in their
rejection, but if this isn't relevant land they can't hold the
keeper liable at all. Driver not identified.
No contract signage is purely prohibitory. NSL's own rejection
reproduced their signage, which reads "No Stopping at any time."
A prohibition offers nothing to accept, so no contract can form
(distinct from a "park and pay" offer). Seems like a strong
point keen to confirm.
No landowner authority shown. NSL haven't produced a contract
proving they can enforce charges in their own name.
Strict proof. Putting NSL to proof on CCTV (actual duration
stationary), a signage site map + legible photos at the exact
spot, and landowner authority.
Not relying on the charge cap I understand no statutory cap is
in force and £100/£60 is a lawful amount, so this is a fight on
liability, not quantum.
Questions
Is the not-relevant-land / byelaws point the right ground to
lead with at POPLA for Stansted Blue Car Park specifically, and
any preferred wording?
Is the "prohibition = no contract" argument as strong as it
looks, and should it sit ahead of or behind the byelaws point?
NSL invoked POFA in the rejection worth expressly putting them
to proof that the land IS relevant land / that byelaws don't
apply?
Any recent POPLA assessor decisions against NSL/MAG at Stansted
worth citing, and the usual things they fail to evidence
(landowner contract)?
Any pitfalls now I've appealed as keeper without ever naming the
driver?
Grateful for any steers before I file.
#Post#: 122640--------------------------------------------------
Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 22, 2026, 10:29 am
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Sorry for the duplicate messages
#Post#: 122705--------------------------------------------------
Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 23, 2026, 2:37 am
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Can you post up the original PCN?
#Post#: 123005--------------------------------------------------
Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 25, 2026, 3:34 pm
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Thanks for your help. Here is the original PCN and the appeal
rejection. Any advice would be apprecaited.
Original PCN :
--- Quote ---
> Parking charge amount due: £100, reduced to £60 if paid within
14-days of the date of service of this notice.
> Contravention: Parking in a restricted street during
prescribed hours.
> On 22/05/2026 vehicle YB69DNY was observed at:
>
> Stansted Blue Car Park
>
> at 21:33. The signage, which is clearly displayed, states that
this is private land. The area is managed by NSL on Behalf of
MAG and parking restrictions apply.
> By stopping/parking in this area, in accordance with the terms
and conditions set out in the signage displayed on site is a
breach of the terms and conditions displayed, and the Parking
Charge is now payable to (Operator) as the Creditor. As the
terms were not complied with, we requested keeper details from
the DVLA under reasonable cause.
> As we do not know the driver's name or current postal address,
if you were not the driver at the time, please provide us with
the driver's full name and current postal address using the
contact details overleaf, within 28 days and pass this notice to
them. Once this information is received, we will pursue the
driver.
> Should you provide an incorrect address for service, we may
pursue you for any amount that remains unpaid. Should you
identify someone who denies they were the driver, we may pursue
you for any amount that remains unpaid. Failure to pay the full
amount of this notice within 28 days may result in the
proceeding of debt recovery action and/or issuing court
proceedings against you. Additional costs may be incurred.
> Payment Information
>
> Online
HTML https://stansted.mysecurepay.co.uk/
>
> Telephone 033 3320 2981
--- End Quote ---
Appeal rejection :
Thank you for your email concerning the above Parking Charge
Notice (PCN) issued at
Stansted Airport by NSL Ltd on behalf of Manchester Airport
Group.
The PCN was issued for the following contravention: Parked in a
restricted location during
prescribed hours.
After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that the PCN
will not be cancelled on this
occasion as the PCN was issued correctly.
As the above vehicle came to a halt (on double yellow lines)
without a valid external
reason including traffic or pedestrians walking the vehicle is
said to have parked and as
such is subject to the parking restrictions in place.
Parking is not permitted where the above vehicle was observed
via CCTV capture
irrespective of duration. Whilst I appreciate the circumstances
you have described I am
unable to accept them as a valid reason to cancel the above PCN.
It is the responsibility of the driver to be aware of and to
adhere to the relevant signage, or
to seek alternative parking arrangements to ensure the vehicle
is parked without
contravening the restrictions in force.
You have advised that as the above vehicle was not parked that
the notice be cancelled
however as you will have seen when you accessed the online
appeal portal there is clear
CCTV evidence available (under the view media section) showing
the above vehicle
parked, along with other stills taken from that video so I must
advise I cannot cancel the
notice on this ground.
NSL Limited are members of the British Parking Association
Approved Operator Scheme
(AOS) in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of
Freedoms Act.
MAG London Stansted
Airport В РАЙ
BERATO
Confidential
ROSL
part of Marston Holdings
In conclusion, a full review of all the evidence regarding the
issuing of the PCN has taken
place, and, in light of the findings I am unwilling to cancel
the Notice. Therefore, please
make arrangements to pay the balance £60.00 in full within the
next 14 days.
You can pay by credit or debit card by telephoning 033 3320 2981
or by using the online
payment service at
HTML https://stansted.mysecurepay.co.uk/.
You have now reached the end of our internal appeals procedure.
If you still feel that your
appeal has not been adequately considered, you have the option
to ask for an
independent review to be undertaken by the Parking on Private
Land Appeals (POPLA) by
visiting the following website
HTML http://www.popla.org.uk/
within
28 days of the date of service
of this notice.
Your POPLA verification code is: *******.
I must however advise you that should you choose to request a
review by POPLA the full
£100.00 will become applicable to the above case minus any
payments
charge of received already.
If you choose to do nothing, after 35 days we will seek to
recover the monies owed to us
via our debt recovery procedures and may proceed with Court
action against you. This will
lead to further charges being added.
I am sorry that this is not the outcome you were hoping for.
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 26, 2026, 1:24 am
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Sorry, I don't see the original PCN???
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 26, 2026, 5:44 am
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Sorry I am new to this firum I couldnt figure out how to uplaod
an image, why is why I posted the text from the letter. Hope you
can see the attached PCN now.
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/XNDzXC21/IMG-2751.png
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 26, 2026, 5:49 am
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HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
READ THIS FIRST is a bit of a hint!
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 26, 2026, 6:02 am
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Thanks and my apologies for being a noob here. I have added the
PCN in my previous message and below is their rejection to my
appeal.
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/rm4KWW1Z/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-11-52-05.png
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/J0WtQnxN/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-11-52-19.png
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/Qt7H55Qq/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-11-52-37.png
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: June 26, 2026, 6:31 am
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Can you show us the back of the notice?
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Re: NSL / Stansted Blue Car Park rejected at first stage, now
at POPLA. POFA "not relevant land" +
prohibitory-signage
DIR By: umars_link@yahoo.com
Date: June 26, 2026, 6:45 am
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Sure, here are both pages of the PCN. Thanks for your help!
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/XNDzXC21/IMG-2751.png
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