APCOA fines from Manchester airport

purple_sprout

Hi

By accident, I drove through both the drop off and pick up areas at Manchester airport a few weeks ago.

At no point did my wheels stop moving and no one got out of nor got into my car.

I was trying to find my BF and his friends to pick them up. I was using FIND MY FRIENDS to navigate to his location and was a driving around trying to find them but they were delayed in the airport security. I ended up parking off site and they walked to meet me.

I opted not to pay any charges as I didn’t actually use the service the charges cover, knowing I will get a fine I would have to fight.

I probably should have started to research about fighting it before now but today the first of 2 likely parking charge notices from APCOA have come through the door.

Do I have the best chance for successful challenge if I use the suggested wording found in these guides for disputing the fines as the registered keeper, not relevant land and refusing to confirm the driver?

Are the rules for airport drop off the same as for pick up – can I use the same argument for both drop off/pick up?

Gr1pr

Read the manchester airport threads on here over the last few months,  including the appeal as keeper template 

Here is one to start you off

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6629858/manchester-airport-t1-drop-off-fine#latest

Doesn't matter what the reason was, just use the template 

ChirpyChicken

They will get cancelled if you use the airport template appeal and appeal as keeper 

Coupon-mad

Are the rules for airport drop off the same as for pick up – can I use the same argument for both drop off/pick up?

Effectively, yes it is the same 'no keeper liability' argument.

YorkieDriver

Just to confirm I recently received a fine after we accidentally drove through the T2 drop off zone in the dark, lashing down with rain couldn’t see the signs properly. We didn’t even stop the car, just drove straight through. 

I pointed this out, refused to name the driver and yesterday 14 Oct I got an email saying the fine had been dropped. Great advice on this group, thank you!

Half_way

YorkieDriver said:

Just to confirm I recently received a fine after we accidentally drove through the T2 drop off zone in the dark, lashing down with rain couldn’t see the signs properly. We didn’t even stop the car, just drove straight through. 

I pointed this out, refused to name the driver and yesterday 14 Oct I got an email saying the fine had been dropped. Great advice on this group, thank you!

Did they use the word "Fine" ? if they did, as you say, then this opens up some issues for them

bizzylizzybeth

I just wanted to write on here thank you for everyone’s advice. I was quite stressed about picking up my son from the airport and was just trying to get in and get out within the 15 minutes, I didn’t even get out the car - so don’t know how they expect you to ready that you have to log in and put in details 🙄 . Anyway I copied exactly what it said to put, didn’t put anything about the driver or circumstances and it worked !!! THEY CANCELLED IT. I’m so pleased I felt so disheartened when I got the letter . What absolute crooks !!! Thank you