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Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
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That’s fine. Cancellation incoming!amz1909 said:Missed paying the drop off charge at heathrow and got the notice.. Submitting the below template from page 1 as it is :
Is it ok please?
Edit : Appeal as keeper -- Is there an option to select on the appeal form ? Or is it the write up as below.
I selected "other" in the first drop down .This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details will be given. Please do not bother with your known fishing expedition in an attempt to get driver details to try and get around the fact there is no keeper liability (and never can be under POFA).
Due to this being airport land you will be well aware there is no keeper liability due to the byelaws in force and the fact this is not relevant land.
As there is no keeper liability then liability cannot flow from the driver to the keeper and thus is an auto win @ POPLA. Please therefore cancel the notice or issue a POPLA code where you will auto withdraw
If you waste your time asking for driver details this will be ignored and you will still lose at POPLA if you dont cancel the PCN
So let's save my time and yours and cancel this PCN you simply cannot win this (and you know it).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.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street2 -
Just testing out the template today, with an appeal sent off to APCOA for Stansted.
Wonder if the driver of my car holds the record for the shortest amount of time in the drop-off zone?
Entry time: 12:59:19
Exit time: 13:00:23
A whole 1m 4s!
(They didn't stop)
Will post back with the (expected) cancellation!2 -
Hi, created an account just to say thank you.
I was provided a ticket by Apcoa at Manchester Airport in November
I used the original message provided at the start of this thread and it worked a treat. Ticket Cancelled.
(Within 2 days of appeal)
You guys are awesome!4 -
hey thanks for letting us know2
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timetex said:Just testing out the template today, with an appeal sent off to APCOA for Stansted.
Wonder if the driver of my car holds the record for the shortest amount of time in the drop-off zone?
Entry time: 12:59:19
Exit time: 13:00:23
A whole 1m 4s!
(They didn't stop)
Will post back with the (expected) cancellation!As you (all) predicted - PDF via email today cancelling the PCN.Thank you!4 -
Oh still nothing for me.. What's the max time they have to respond to plsUmkomaas said:
That’s fine. Cancellation incoming!amz1909 said:Missed paying the drop off charge at heathrow and got the notice.. Submitting the below template from page 1 as it is :
Is it ok please?
Edit : Appeal as keeper -- Is there an option to select on the appeal form ? Or is it the write up as below.
I selected "other" in the first drop down .This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details will be given. Please do not bother with your known fishing expedition in an attempt to get driver details to try and get around the fact there is no keeper liability (and never can be under POFA).
Due to this being airport land you will be well aware there is no keeper liability due to the byelaws in force and the fact this is not relevant land.
As there is no keeper liability then liability cannot flow from the driver to the keeper and thus is an auto win @ POPLA. Please therefore cancel the notice or issue a POPLA code where you will auto withdraw
If you waste your time asking for driver details this will be ignored and you will still lose at POPLA if you dont cancel the PCN
So let's save my time and yours and cancel this PCN you simply cannot win this (and you know it).0 -
It comes when it comes.amz1909 said:
Oh still nothing for me.. What's the max time they have to respond to plsUmkomaas said:
That’s fine. Cancellation incoming!amz1909 said:Missed paying the drop off charge at heathrow and got the notice.. Submitting the below template from page 1 as it is :
Is it ok please?
Edit : Appeal as keeper -- Is there an option to select on the appeal form ? Or is it the write up as below.
I selected "other" in the first drop down .This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details will be given. Please do not bother with your known fishing expedition in an attempt to get driver details to try and get around the fact there is no keeper liability (and never can be under POFA).
Due to this being airport land you will be well aware there is no keeper liability due to the byelaws in force and the fact this is not relevant land.
As there is no keeper liability then liability cannot flow from the driver to the keeper and thus is an auto win @ POPLA. Please therefore cancel the notice or issue a POPLA code where you will auto withdraw
If you waste your time asking for driver details this will be ignored and you will still lose at POPLA if you dont cancel the PCN
So let's save my time and yours and cancel this PCN you simply cannot win this (and you know it).
Move on with your life3 -
Hi, I missed Apoca fee at Stansted Airport on the 17th Dec 2025. Is it ok to use 1st page template for Stansted? Any success cases? Thanks0
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Every case succeeds.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 THREAD3 -
Thats a bit like asking "does a bear............"vvs79 said:Hi, I missed Apoca fee at Stansted Airport on the 17th Dec 2025. Is it ok to use 1st page template for Stansted? Any success cases? Thanks
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