Guardian Article regarding MET parking at Southgate Park Stansted

cheveleyaprkpaul

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/30/i-went-to-a-drive-thru-starbucks-but-ended-up-with-a-100-parking-fine

An interesting snippet here... POFA only applies on private land.

MET’s parking charge notice may be unenforceable, in any case. Parking companies obtain the address of a vehicle’s registered keeper from the DVLA, but they can’t prove it was the registered keeper at the wheel. In most cases that doesn’t matter. The 2012 Protection of Freedoms Act, which applies to England and Wales, allows the registered keeper to be held liable for breaches of conditions on private land if the driver is not named.

However, keeper liability does not apply to land where parking is covered by specific laws – known as statutory control – such as railway stations and airports. You should be asked if you were the driver, and if you refuse to confirm who was at the wheel the charge notice can’t be pursued.

In at least one case the independent appeals service, Popla, allowed an appeal because MET failed to rebut the appellant’s claim that Southgate Park is within the boundary of Stansted airport. Your fine has since been cancelled by MET – I suspect the prospect of a headline was the nudge it needed.

patient_dream

Everyone knows about the Stansted MET Parking scam except the BPA and POPLA

DCBL recently discontinued a claim regarding this scam site ...... DCBL must also know this is a scam site ??

1505grandad

As do the DVLA but they also don't give a £$%*