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#Post#: 128291--------------------------------------------------
luton airport parking charge
DIR By: frustin
Date: August 20, 2026, 2:55 am
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This fine was received after a pick up from Luton Airport
pickup/drop off point.
Although I was not the driver, in my leasing contract I am
responsible for "either paying the fine/penalty amount or
appealing upon receipt from the authority".
The parking fair was paid but was sent this anyway. It COULD be
that when the fair was paid the registration O was added as a 0
(zero), but nevertheless it was paid.
I've been sent this.
HTML https://ibb.co/bg3SCQ9F
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and I have been given this to prove it was paid, there is
nothing else.
HTML https://ibb.co/V0cnTQbQ
HTML https://ibb.co/V0cnTQbQ
Obviously I would like to challenge it.
#Post#: 128292--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: August 20, 2026, 3:05 am
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Search the forum for
"APCOA Luton"
or
"APCOA airport"
and you will find many sample appeals based on the land not
being "relevant land".
Make sure also you do not identify the driver in your appeal.
Ensure that your leasing company follows the instructions on
"how to transfer liability" on the notice and appeal in due
course when APCOA sends you a Notice to Hirer in your own name.
You will then appeal as "the hirer" and not as "the driver".
#Post#: 128302--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: tincombe
Date: August 20, 2026, 4:46 am
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OP, pl just start at ..the start!
You have posted a Parking Charge addressed to Arval.
Are you Arval?
If not, then there's nothing you should do with it because it is
not yours.
Let's worry about the moronic contents later e.g. 'Notice is
hereby(oh what a legal sounding term, you might even think they
know their a*** from their elbow, but sadly not), given to the
Hirer of vehicle; if you are a vehicle-hire company please
provide us with a signed statement.blah blah; the driver of the
vehicle is liable; (if the charge remains unpaid) we may send
further correspondence to the registered keeper etc.
FFS, make up your minds!!
If you are not Arval, how did this come to be in your
possession?
#Post#: 128318--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: baroudeur
Date: August 20, 2026, 6:33 am
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Try APCOA Luton Airport website customer service.
Online payment will only recognise the registration entered.
They are very helpful and will almost certainly cancel it based
on your description of the 0 vs O incorrect entry.
#Post#: 128336--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: August 20, 2026, 7:35 am
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But make sure that the vehicle driver is never identified in any
communication.
#Post#: 128351--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: frustin
Date: August 20, 2026, 9:09 am
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--- Quote from: tincombe link ---
>
> You have posted a Parking Charge addressed to Arval.
>
> Are you Arval?
>
> If not, then there's nothing you should do with it because it
is not yours.
>
--- End Quote ---
As I said in the first post, "Although I was not the driver, in
my leasing contract I am responsible for "either paying the
fine/penalty amount or appealing upon receipt from the
authority".", thats in the email I received from Arval with the
aforementioned charge notice.
Regarding searching the forum, the letters that have been
written for people seem to be for those that forgot to pay the
parking charge. The driver on this occasion did pay so I'm
unsure what i'm writing into the complaint form.
#Post#: 128357--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: August 20, 2026, 9:57 am
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--- Quote from: frustin link ---
>
> I am responsible for[/b] "either paying the fine/penalty
amount or appealing upon receipt from the authority".", thats in
the email I received from Arval with the aforementioned charge
notice.
>
--- End Quote ---
But you haven't received anything from "the authority", you've
received a letter from your leasing company, in which they
include a copy of a parking charge notice addressed to them.
As it is addressed to them, it is for them to respond to, the
notice even tells them that:
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You need to contact Arval and make sure they have indeed
provided your name and address as the hirer of the vehicle, at
which point APCOA should write to you directly.
#Post#: 128361--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: August 20, 2026, 10:57 am
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And make sure to tell the lease company that you will be
robustly defending the PCN and that no further action is
required by them once they have nominated the hirer.
#Post#: 128385--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: frustin
Date: August 20, 2026, 3:16 pm
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--- Quote from: DWMB2 link ---
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> [quote author=frustin link=topic=11777.msg128351#msg128351
date=1787234942]
> I am responsible for[/b] "either paying the fine/penalty
amount or appealing upon receipt from the authority".", thats in
the email I received from Arval with the aforementioned charge
notice.
>
--- End Quote ---
But you haven't received anything from "the authority", you've
received a letter from your leasing company, in which they
include a copy of a parking charge notice addressed to them.
You need to contact Arval and make sure they have indeed
provided your name and address as the hirer of the vehicle, at
which point APCOA should write to you directly.
[/quote]
Thank you, i've emailed them to that effect.
I'm assuming, since I have not personally received the notice
i.e. addressed directly to me, that the 28 days in which to
appeal does not apply to me and only when i receive it directly
from APCOA will it take effect?
#Post#: 128389--------------------------------------------------
Re: luton airport parking charge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: August 20, 2026, 3:36 pm
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Correct. Something like:
The registered keeper has 28 days to respond to APCOA
APCOA then has 21 days to send a Notice to Hirer
The hirer then has 21 days to respond
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