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SIXT paid UKCPS parking charge before I could appeal
DIR By: DelusionalSteak
Date: October 7, 2026, 8:58 pm
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Hi all, first time posting here. I originally posted about this
on Reddit and a few people advised me to come here for more
specialist advice, so hopefully someone can help me understand
this a bit better.
I rented a car from SIXT and received a UKCPS private parking
charge at Abbey Wood Shopping Park for overstaying the 4-hour
limit by 43 minutes.
I accept that I overstayed. I’m from Singapore and I’m also used
to driving in Malaysia, where from my experience I wouldn’t
normally expect an open car park with no barriers to be
monitored in this way. So I genuinely didn’t realise how these
free private car parks work in the UK. Lesson learnt!
I was at one of the businesses there the whole time and was
planning to appeal, but before I had the chance, SIXT had
already paid the £60 charge and then charged my UK debit card
£100 (£60 + £40 admin fee).
What I’m trying to understand is why SIXT paid it rather than
passing my details to UKCPS as the hirer and allowing me to deal
with it myself.
SIXT’s terms say they can recover “the fine or charge itself (if
we have to pay it)”, while my rental agreement specifically
mentions parking charge notices and the Protection of Freedoms
Act 2012.
So did SIXT actually have to pay this private parking charge, or
could they have transferred liability to me and allowed UKCPS to
pursue me directly? And now that they’ve paid it, is there
anything I can realistically do about the £60 and/or £40 admin
fee?
I’ve attached redacted copies of the original UKCPS notice sent
to SIXT, the SIXT invoice and the relevant part of my rental
agreement.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
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Re: SIXT paid UKCPS parking charge before I could appeal
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: October 8, 2026, 3:57 am
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In theory Sixt could (and should) have provided the requisite
documents as provided for by PoFA to transfer liability to you -
they did not need to pay the invoice, and accordingly, have
seemingly done so voluntarily. One issue you'll have is you
can't simply refuse to pay and let them take you to court, as
they've already debited your card. You'd therefore either need
to pursue a chargeback with your debit card provider, or sue
Sixt.
Do you have a more thorough/complete agreement? From the one
pager you've shown us, I'm struggling to see where the £40 admin
charge has come from, notwithstanding all of the above.
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