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#Post#: 125774--------------------------------------------------
Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: got_a_username
Date: July 26, 2026, 8:00 am
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Hi all,
Had a parking charge from APCOA in the post as i forgot to pay.
Is the following appeal still valid? Thank you.
I appeal as keeper. I am not obliged to identify the driver and
I decline to do so. I appeal on the following
grounds :-
1. You are unable to transfer liability to the keeper pursuant
to Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms
Act 2012 ('POFA') because the drop off zones at Heathrow are not
'relevant land' as defined in POFA.
2. Even if (which is not the case) the land in question is
relevant land your notice does not conform to the
requirements set out in POFA paragraph 9(2)(f).
Furthermore, as keeper I am entitled to all the defences
available to the driver including (without limitation)
the following:
3. The parking charge is not notified until after the contract
is entered into and under the principles set out
by the Court of Appeal in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking, does not
form part of the contract between the
driver and APCOA.
4. The signage is not compliant with the BPA Code of Practice.
Any one of the above reasons is alone sufficient to require
cancellation of the PCN.
I require you to cancel the PCN or issue a POPLA Code so POPLA
can order you to cancel it.
#Post#: 125787--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 26, 2026, 9:29 am
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There are much more concise appeals based simply on not being
“relevant land” which seem to suffice and can be found on the
forum. Personally I think that if you appeal on multiple grounds
they tend to ignore the points they can’t rebut and simply
respond to the subset of points they can. However it’s APCOA so
your appeal will probably work if you want.
#Post#: 125794--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: got_a_username
Date: July 26, 2026, 10:57 am
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Do you have a better template i can use please?
#Post#: 125899--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: got_a_username
Date: July 27, 2026, 9:52 am
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sorry to bump this, but any help with a better appeal template
would be appreciated. thank you and sorry again.
#Post#: 125900--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: July 27, 2026, 9:57 am
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Let us know what else you've found having had a more thorough
browse of the forum. There are several examples within the first
3 most recent pages of threads.
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Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: got_a_username
Date: July 30, 2026, 10:34 am
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I am the registered keeper. APCOA cannot hold a registered
keeper liable for any alleged contravention on land that is
under statutory control. As a matter of fact and law, APCOA will
be well aware that they cannot use the PoFA provisions because
Heathrow Airport is not 'relevant land'.
If Heathrow 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 APCOA is not
the Airport owner and your 'parking charge' is not and never
attempts to be a penalty. It is created for APCOA’s own profit
(as opposed to a bylaws penalty that goes to the public purse)
and APCOA 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 of agency. Your NtK can only hold the driver liable.
APCOA have no hope at POPLA, so you are urged to save us both a
complete waste of time and cancel the PCN.
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Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 30, 2026, 11:42 am
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That looks like the appropriate response to me.
#Post#: 127291--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: Icedillon
Date: August 8, 2026, 3:14 pm
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If i went through terminal 4 dropoff twice within an hour at
Heathrow and don’t pay it, can I use this appeal procedure twice
when i get the letter(s) in the post?
#Post#: 127304--------------------------------------------------
Re: Heathrow Airport Drop Off Parking Charge
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: August 9, 2026, 2:10 am
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Yes - they are regarded as separate contractual events.
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