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#Post#: 107832--------------------------------------------------
Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: January 29, 2026, 4:25 am
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Good morning. I wonder if someone can advise if it is worth me
continuing to fight a parking fine that I recieved.
A bit of background...
At the end of November last year I visited Alexandra Palace to
see a show and parked in the East Court car park. On entering
the car park we were stopped by a parking attendant who asked us
to confirm that we were there for the show that we had booked,
and then waved us through. A series of subsequent attendants
then directed us to a free space.
None of these attendants mentioned a parking charge, we saw no
signs or ticket machines (though it was dark) and as we had been
checked that we were there for a particular event we assumed
that the parking was for this event only. If parking charges
apply regardless of the reason for visit then why care the
reason for someone's visit?
After the show and on leaving the car park we were again
directed out, again with no mention of parking charges.
Then in early January I received a letter from Euro Car Parks,
claiming to be a FINAL NOTIFICATION LETTER and requesting £100
for non-payment of a parking charge.
I followed their appeal procedure online, outlining the
information above and also offered to pay the original parking
fee of £15, stating that there was clearly insufficient signage
and that I had not intentionally avoided payment.
I have now received the below response to my appeal. Do I have
any grounds to continue fighting this? I remember some years
ago it used to be the case that you could safely ignore parking
fines from private parking companies, but I recall that may have
changed at some point.
If I do need to roll over and pay up, then I have a little under
a week remaining to do so, so any advise would be greatly
appreciated!
Having carefully considered the evidence provided by you we have
decided to reject your appeal for
the following reasons:
The car park operation is Pay on Foot therefore each time
you leave the car park you
are required to pay.
The car park in question is on private land and upon entering
such land vehicles are subject
to the terms and conditions of parking as shown on the signage.
This signage quite clearly
states that if your vehicle is in breach of the terms and
conditions of the car park then a
Parking Charge Notice will be issued.
On entry to private land it is the responsibility of the
driver to check for signage and ensure
that your vehicle has been correctly parked. Any vehicles found
not adhering to the signage
will be issued with a Parking Charge Notice.
Please be advised that there are a number of signs around the
car park indicating the
restrictions of the site and it is the responsibility of the
driver to read them when parking.
I would respectfully remind that contract law applies in this
instance.
The car park is private property and signage on entrance and
within the private car park
clearly set out the rules and regulations of the car park and
tariffs (if applicable). By entering
the car park, parking and leaving the vehicle the driver has
accepted the contract and
therefore if the driver fail to comply with the terms and
conditions a parking charge notice will
be correctly issued.
Euro Car Parks accept no responsibility for individuals
failing to receive their letters. Letters
are sent to the registered keeper's address which is supplied
via an electronic link directly
from the DVLA and it is your responsibility to keep the DVLA
updated with your current
address so that you can be contacted there. It is also your
responsibility to make
arrangements to receive your post if you do not have access to
your registered address.
Euro car parks and other operators do not have to send tracked
or recorded post, neither
does the council or the police when communicating penalties and
toll charges
As you did not purchase a valid payment/permit prior to
leaving the car park the
Parking Charge Notice was issued correctly and remains payable.
We are in receipt of your correspondence; however, you have
not provided any supporting
documentation to substantiate your appeal. All supporting
evidence must be uploaded within
14 days to www.eurocarparks.com/enquiry . Please note that any
supporting evidence
C1 MB
ARC/POF/v.001
uploaded may change the above decision, and therefore if you are
submitting the evidence
to Euro Car Parks please do not log an appeal directly with
POPLA. Please include your
PCN reference number and vehicle registration mark with your
evidence submission. If
evidence is unavailable or is not received in the next 14 days,
the internal appeal process will
conclude, and the PCN will remain payable.
Please use one of the following options below to make payment
for the amount of £100.00
1. Online: By visiting
HTML https://www.eurocarparks.com/pay-a-parking-charge/
2. Phone: Use the automated telephone service 0203 553 4559.
3. Post: Make your cheque payable to Euro Car Parks Limited
(include a £2.50 handling
charge for cheque processing) and post to Euro Car Parks Ltd, 30
Dorset Square, London,
NW1 6QJ, quoting the PCN number on the reverse of the cheque.
The parking charge notice will be held for 14 days from the date
of this letter to allow time to make
payment.
You have now reached the end of our internal appeals procedure.
You can make an appeal to the Independent Appeals Service, POPLA
(Parking on Private Land
Appeals) using the unique POPLA Reference code provided above.
Please note, should you decide
to appeal to POPLA, or if you appeal to POPLA and your appeal is
subsequently rejected, the option
to pay the discounted amount will no longer be available and the
Full Amount of the PCN will be due.
#Post#: 107871--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: January 29, 2026, 6:58 am
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Please post up the original PCN redacting only personal details.
#Post#: 107885--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: January 29, 2026, 8:00 am
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--- Quote from: InterCity125 link ---
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> Please post up the original PCN redacting only personal
details.
>
--- End Quote ---
Sure, this is what I received.
HTML https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMN1Rl0qb3XOWhUyPELJgTFbSuWVjD6qZvsBsgs
#Post#: 107904--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: January 29, 2026, 10:06 am
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It's asking me to log into something - I cannot see the picture.
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: January 29, 2026, 10:46 am
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--- Quote from: InterCity125 link ---
>
> It's asking me to log into something - I cannot see the
picture.
>
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Sorry about that, look like a permissions issue and I can't see
how to change it so I have tried hosting elsewhere, hopefully
this one works.
And just to add, this says that I am no longer able to pay the
discounted amount, which suggests that there was an earlier
letter which I had not received.
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HTML https://flic.kr/p/2rU2Eb3Epson_29012026134844
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by David Walker
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on
Flickr
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: January 29, 2026, 11:52 am
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As you say, this is not the original PCN.
The original Euro Car Parks PCN probably wasn't PoFA compliant.
Has the driver been revealed in the original appeal?
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: January 29, 2026, 12:23 pm
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I did make it known that I was driving on this occasion if
that's what you mean.
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: February 1, 2026, 1:18 am
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Sorry to bump, but is anyone able to give any further advice on
this please?
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Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: RichardW
Date: February 1, 2026, 2:21 am
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Is your name and address correct on the letter you have received
- and does it match that on the V5C? Best to check, as people
often swear blind it is till they get it out!
#Post#: 108279--------------------------------------------------
Re: Euro Car Parks - Alexandra Palace
DIR By: Doginabag
Date: February 1, 2026, 9:42 am
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--- Quote from: RichardW link ---
>
> Is your name and address correct on the letter you have
received - and does it match that on the V5C? Best to check, as
people often swear blind it is till they get it out!
>
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Yes, all the details are correct.
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