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Gatwick Airport

Today I have received a PCN for a parking “offence” at Gatwick Airport from 3/11/23, more than 4 months after parking there. 

The car is a rental and  am a taxi driver, there is an area of the airport we can park whilst waiting to collect passengers. There is a small fee of £1.50 to wait there. There was nowhere to pay in the area, no way of paying on exit and when I entered the car’s registration on the post pay online it didn’t flag up any info. Literally no way to pay. 

Do I have any grounds to successfully appeal this after such a long time has elapsed. I have read the newbies thread, but as this car is a rental I want to know if this complicates matters further? Thanks! 

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  • Coupon-mad
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    Today I have received a PCN for a parking “offence” at Gatwick Airport from 3/11/23, more than 4 months after parking there. 

    The car is a rental and  am a taxi driver, there is an area of the airport we can park whilst waiting to collect passengers. There is a small fee of £1.50 to wait there. There was nowhere to pay in the area, no way of paying on exit and when I entered the car’s registration on the post pay online it didn’t flag up any info. Literally no way to pay. 

    Do I have any grounds to successfully appeal this after such a long time has elapsed. I have read the newbies thread, but as this car is a rental I want to know if this complicates matters further? Thanks! 
    Yep, easy peasy.  Search the forum for Gatwick Heathrow group thread and read it.  Dead easy.
    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
  • Hi. Your best bet is pepipoo forums 

    I used these guys they give great advice. Be sure to provide a copy of the pcn so they can check obscuring any personal stuff.
  • NCC1701-A
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    jamjar49 said:
    Hi. Your best bet is pepipoo forums 

    I used these guys they give great advice. Be sure to provide a copy of the pcn so they can check obscuring any personal stuff.
    £ to a penny, they send the OP back here.  CouponMad has already told them how to beat them.
  • fisherjim
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    jamjar49 said:
    Hi. Your best bet is pepipoo forums 

    I used these guys they give great advice. Be sure to provide a copy of the pcn so they can check obscuring any personal stuff.

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