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#Post#: 74318--------------------------------------------------
Stansted Airport
DIR By: Gaz88
Date: June 2, 2025, 9:20 am
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Hi everyone, I’m new here and after some advice regarding a
Notice to Keeper at the infamous Southgate parking Stansted
Airport.
I received a Notice to Keeper stating that the driver of my
vehicle was parked incorrectly, see attached PCN.
I appealed to MET Parking as follows;
“I am the registered keeper. MET cannot hold a registered keeper
liable for any alleged contravention on land that is under
statutory control. As a matter of fact and law, MET will be well
aware that they cannot use the PoFA provisions because Stansted
Airport is not 'relevant land'.
If Stansted 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 MET is not the
Airport owner and your 'parking charge' is not and never
attempts to be a penalty. It is created for MET’s own profit (as
opposed to a bylaws penalty that goes to the public purse) and
MET 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.
MET have no hope at POPLA, so you are urged to save us both a
complete waste of time and cancel the PCN.”
Of course Met Parking declined my appeal and gave me a POPLA
verification code. However I have been working away for over 3
weeks and have now unfortunately missed the 28 day appeal
deadline (deadline was 23 May but I only got home on 31 May).
Have I missed the opportunity to defeat these crooks or would
anyone be able to kindly point me in the right direction of what
to do next?
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#Post#: 74328--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 2, 2025, 10:10 am
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POPLA codes are actually valid for 32 or 33 days, you may still
be in time
Sorry, even if they are you’re still too late, I misread your
dates originally.
#Post#: 74392--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: Gaz88
Date: June 2, 2025, 3:52 pm
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Thanks for your reply. Yes unfortunately it’s past that now.
Would love to hear if anyone knows what my options are
#Post#: 74406--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: June 2, 2025, 4:30 pm
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The ball is essentially in MET's court, as far as next steps.
They will pass the matter to a debt collector. This debt
collector will send various scary-sounding letters in an attempt
to get you to pay. Debt collectors are powerless, and can be
ignored. Eventually, the debt collector will get bored and pass
the matter back to MET, who may decide to take the matter to
court. If they do, they'll probably farm this out to one of the
various incompetent legal firms that handle these bulk cases. If
you receive a 'Letter of Claim' from one of these legal firms,
return here for advice.
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Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: Gaz88
Date: June 3, 2025, 4:24 am
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Thanks so much for the advice. Is there any chance it could turn
in to a costly court / legal battle?
I’m loathed to pay them a penny but also don’t want to spend a
fortune trying to beat them.
#Post#: 74504--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: jfollows
Date: June 3, 2025, 5:11 am
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--- Quote from: Gaz88 link ---
>
> Thanks so much for the advice. Is there any chance it could
turn in to a costly court / legal battle?
>
> I’m loathed to pay them a penny but also don’t want to spend a
fortune trying to beat them.
>
--- End Quote ---
No, it’s usually only a paperwork battle, so as long as you keep
on top of things and observe deadlines (with advice here) you’ll
be good.
#Post#: 74509--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: Gaz88
Date: June 3, 2025, 5:23 am
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Great, thanks so much. Will keep posting updates here and
hopefully defeat these scammers!
#Post#: 74633--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: b789
Date: June 3, 2025, 2:53 pm
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Follow the advice and you won't be paying a penny to MET. Yes,
this will go to litigation but it will never reach a court
hearing as it will either be struck out or discontinued.
They hope you are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and
will end up paying out of ignorance and fear.
MET have no right to pursue the Keeper if they do not have any
identity for the driver. They are using the Keepers data
unlawfully and you should report them to the DVLA. Here’s how to
make a DVLA complaint:
[indent]• Go to:
HTML https://contact.dvla.gov.uk/complaints
• Select: “Making a complaint or compliment about the Vehicles
service you have received”
• Enter your personal details, contact details, and vehicle
details
• Use the text box to summarise your complaint or insert a
covering note
• You will then be able to upload a file (up to 19.5 MB) — this
can be your full complaint or supporting evidence
That’s it.[/indent]
The DVLA is required to record, investigate and respond to every
complaint about a private parking company. If everyone who
encounters a breach took the time to submit a complaint, we
might finally see the DVLA take meaningful action—whether that
means curtailing or removing KADOE access altogether.
For the text part of the complaint the webform could use the
following:
--- Quote ---
> I am submitting a formal complaint against MET Parking
Services, a BPA Approved Operator Scheme (AOS) member with DVLA
KADOE access, for breaching the BPA/IPC Private Parking Single
Code of Practice (PPSCoP) after obtaining my personal data.
>
> While the Operator may have had reasonable cause at the time
of their KADOE request, their subsequent misuse of my
data—through conduct that contravenes the PPSCoP—renders that
use unlawful. The PPSCoP forms an integral part of the DVLA’s
governance framework for data access by private parking firms.
Continued access is conditional on compliance.
>
> The DVLA, as data controller, is obliged under UK GDPR and the
Data Protection Act 2018 to investigate and take enforcement
action when data is misused following release. This complaint is
not about whether the data was obtained lawfully at the outset,
but whether its subsequent use breached the terms under which it
was provided.
>
> I have prepared a supporting statement and included an
official airport boundary map annotated to show that the
location of the alleged contravention is under statutory control
and not relevant land for the purposes of PoFA. I request a full
investigation and confirmation of receipt with a reference
number.
--- End Quote ---
Then you could upload the following as a PDF file for the formal
complaint itself:
--- Quote ---
> SUPPORTING STATEMENT
>
> Complaint to DVLA – Breach of KADOE Contract and PPSCoP
>
> Operator name: MET Parking Services
> Date of PCN issue: 07/04/2025
> Date of alleged contravention: 01/04/2025
> Vehicle registration: [INSERT VRM]
>
> I am submitting this complaint to report a misuse of my
personal data by MET Parking Services, who obtained my keeper
details from the DVLA under the KADOE (Keeper At Date Of Event)
contract.
>
> Although MET Parking Services may have had reasonable cause to
request my data initially, their use of that data afterwards
amounts to unlawful processing. This is because they have acted
in breach of the BPA/IPC Private Parking Single Code of Practice
(PPSCoP), which is a mandatory requirement for access to DVLA
keeper data. The PPSCoP forms part of the framework that
regulates how parking companies must behave once they have
received keeper data from the DVLA.
>
> The KADOE contract makes clear that keeper data may only be
used to pursue an unpaid parking charge in line with the Code of
Practice. If a parking company fails to comply with the PPSCoP
after receiving DVLA data, their use of that data becomes
unlawful, as they are no longer using it for a permitted
purpose.
>
> In this case, MET Parking Services has breached the PPSCoP as
follows:
>
> • They claimed keeper liability despite the location of the
alleged contravention (Southgate Park, Stansted Airport) falling
within the boundaries of land under statutory control and
therefore not qualifying as “relevant land” under Schedule 4 of
the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
>
> This directly contravenes PPSCoP Section 8.1.1(d), which
prohibits operators from stating or implying that a keeper is
liable under PoFA when the land is not relevant land.
>
> This is not a minor or technical oversight. It is a clear
misrepresentation of legal liability and a breach of the terms
under which DVLA data is provided. It follows that MET Parking
Services is now using my data unlawfully because their purpose
(to pursue the keeper under PoFA) is not a valid one.
>
> I have attached:
>
> [indent]• A copy of the official Stansted Airport boundary map
showing that the alleged contravention location lies within the
airport’s statutory boundary
> • A copy of the Notice to Keeper issued claiming Keeper
liability where it is not lawful to do so
> • This supporting statement[/indent]
>
> The DVLA remains the Data Controller for the data it releases
under KADOE and is therefore responsible for ensuring that
personal data is not misused. I am requesting the DVLA to
investigate this breach and to take appropriate enforcement
action. This may include:
>
> [indent]• Confirming that a breach has occurred
> • Taking enforcement action against the operator
> • Suspending or terminating their KADOE access if
warranted[/indent]
>
> Please confirm receipt and provide a reference number for this
complaint. I am happy to provide further details if needed.
>
> Name: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
> Date: [INSERT DATE]
--- End Quote ---
Also append this map to the supporting statement:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/fujP4zk.jpeg
#Post#: 79186--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: Gaz88
Date: July 2, 2025, 5:55 am
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Thank you so much, I’ve only just seen this but will certainly
make the complaint to the DVLA as you have recommended.
I have now received a debt recovery letter (see attached).
Should I just ignore it?
Thanks again for everyone’s help to defeat these crooks!
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#Post#: 79193--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stansted Airport
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 2, 2025, 6:05 am
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--- Quote from: Gaz88 link ---
>
>
> I have now received a debt recovery letter (see attached).
Should I just ignore it?
>
> Thanks again for everyone’s help to defeat these crooks!
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes
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