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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off

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  • justlearning_2
    justlearning_2 Posts: 3 Newbie
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    Coupon-mad said:
    It doesn't need checking. Not difficult. Either way, why not just read the group thread instead of this one which should never have reached 20 pages.
    sorry?...........
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,675 Forumite
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    edited 21 January at 12:04AM
    This ordinary thread never needed to be used by other posters. 21 pages here isn't needed; we have a bespoke group thread for all Airport Drop Offs.
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  • mesiste
    mesiste Posts: 5 Forumite
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    Hi,
    I have received a PCN from APCOA for what was a genuine error, due to a late flight then lost baggage, I overstayed by 45 mins in the collection zone at T2 whilst collecting relatives.
    Being new to their new system I just assumed that once we left the airport we could go online and simply pay for the overstay!
    However as we left the airport my daughter in law went online on her phone to try and pay, she could see the car and the details of the over stay but their system would not let her pay and said it will be dealt with by mail, this was still within an hour of my entry, it seems like a scam to me!
    I would like to fight this and after reading the many threads here my question is will the template kindle provided above that has brought much success to others work in my instance? any help much appreciated. 
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 26,359 Forumite
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    edited 20 January at 5:00PM
    Just read the group thread for airport drop-offs: -
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6500170/group-thread-heathrow-gatwick-manchester-other-airport-drop-off-pcns-easy-how-to-appeal-win/p1
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,413 Forumite
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    edited 20 January at 6:56PM
    I would like to fight this and after reading the many threads here my question is will the template kindle provided above that has brought much success to others work in my instance?
    I don’t recall it failing in any APCOA case yet ……. ✈️
    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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  • mesiste
    mesiste Posts: 5 Forumite
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    Thanks, I was just concerned because in my case I stayed over for 40 mins!
  • Umkomaas
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    mesiste said:
    Thanks, I was just concerned because in my case I stayed over for 40 mins!
    That still doesn’t make you liable under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ….. as long as you don’t keep saying ‘I’, ‘I’, ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘me’, ‘me’ in any correspondence relating to the parking event. Just simply use the template word for word, no trying to explain anything to APCOA.  
    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 Street
  • ChirpyChicken
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    mesiste said:
    Thanks, I was just concerned because in my case I stayed over for 40 mins!
    That isnt relevant in these cases.  You could be there all day
  • mesiste
    mesiste Posts: 5 Forumite
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    Thanks for all the help.
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