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apcoa pcn luton airport

just got a parking charge notice from apcoa for dropping someone off in traffic outside the terminal at Luton Airport on 4/6/13. contravention 02, the notice was issued on19/6/13. as the law was updated in 2012 is this now enforcable more easily through the courts if i choose to ignore it. also they quote schedule 4 the protection of freedoms act 2012, i've had a look at this and among lots of other stuff in favour of ppc's it says if they use cctv to catch you they have to inform yo in 14 days. they took 15 in this case. is there a legal egale who can give me current clarification.

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  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    The ticket is still unenforceable. All that the new law did was to enable the parking company to "pursue" the registered keeper as well as the driver if strict guidelines are followed.

    We have seen these "drop off" tickets before on here. All they can claim for is actual loss that's been suffered. In this case that's zero. So just ignore theseclowns unless ( and this is very unlikely) they send out proper court papers.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,866 Forumite
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    edited 21 June 2013 at 9:17AM
    just got a parking charge notice from apcoa for dropping someone off in traffic outside the terminal at Luton Airport on 4/6/13. contravention 02, the notice was issued on19/6/13. as the law was updated in 2012 is this now enforcable more easily through the courts if i choose to ignore it. also they quote schedule 4 the protection of freedoms act 2012, i've had a look at this and among lots of other stuff in favour of ppc's it says if they use cctv to catch you they have to inform yo in 14 days. they took 15 in this case. is there a legal egale who can give me current clarification.

    If they are pursuing you under PoFA 2012, then there are very strict criteria, one of which is that the NtK (Notice to Keeper) is issued within 14 days of the event (weekend, BHs etc. included in the 14 days), otherwise they can whistle.

    Would it be possible for you to scan both sides of the letter, obliterate anything on it that identifies you and post it up on here, please?

    Instructions on how to post up scans contained here:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1690399
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • Coupon-mad
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    just got a parking charge notice from apcoa for dropping someone off in traffic outside the terminal at Luton Airport on 4/6/13. contravention 02, the notice was issued on19/6/13. as the law was updated in 2012 is this now enforcable more easily through the courts if i choose to ignore it.


    Wrong.

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4360185

    It made no difference to whether a fake PCN was enforceable or not (and they are not). Why not search the parking forum - not the whole MSE forum - for the dozens of other threads relevant to you such as using the keywords 'Luton Airport' or 'new law' (not that it's new, we've been discussing this Bill for two years).
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
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