Appeal Your Airport
Parking Charge Notice
Airport drop-off and pick-up charges are issued by private companies - not the airport authority - and many can be successfully challenged. We handle appeals for all major UK airports for a flat £10 fee.
Airport drop-off and pick-up charges are issued by a private company - usually APCOA - not by the airport or the government. That makes the charge an invoice, not a fine.
To make you, the registered keeper, pay, they have to follow a law called the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (POFA) - including posting your notice within strict time limits and wording it correctly. If they get it wrong, they cannot legally make you pay. We look for those errors and appeal on your behalf.
Airports We Cover
Why Airport Parking Charge Appeals Often Succeed
Airport drop-off charges are typically managed by APCOA - a private parking company, not the airport itself. This means they must follow the same legal requirements as any other private parking operator.
To hold the registered keeper liable, APCOA must issue a correctly formatted Notice to Keeper within 14 days of the alleged contravention. Errors in this process break keeper liability entirely.
You are not required to identify who was driving at the airport. We submit keeper-only appeals that never concede the driver's identity.
APCOA must prove their terms were clearly visible before you entered the zone. Inadequate or obscured signs at drop-off areas are a valid basis for appeal.
Private parking charges must represent a genuine pre-estimate of loss. Excessive charges - particularly for brief drop-off stops - may be challenged on this basis.
How We Handle Your Airport Parking Appeal
Submit the notice and any reminder letters. Photos of documents are fine.
We verify NTK dates, formatting, and identify the strongest appeal grounds.
We draft and submit the appeal to APCOA or the relevant operator.
We notify you of the outcome and advise on next steps if needed.
Airport Parking Charge FAQ
Airport drop-off and pick-up charges are issued as private parking charge notices - civil debts, not penalties. Whether keeper liability is properly established under POFA 2012 is a key factor in whether they can be successfully appealed.
Most major UK airports use APCOA Parking to manage drop-off and pick-up zones. APCOA charges are among the most vulnerable to appeal in the UK due to POFA 2012 keeper liability requirements. We back every covered APCOA appeal with a refund guarantee.
Upload your Parking Charge Notice (PCN) or Notice to Keeper (NTK) and any reminder letters. Clear phone photos of the documents are fine.
No. The entire appeal process is done remotely. You submit your documents online and we handle everything by email and correspondence.
Related parking appeal guides
Airport drop-off zones are run by APCOA. Our full APCOA guide breaks down the keeper liability approach we use on these charges.
Airport Notices to Keeper are often posted late. If yours arrived more than 14 days after the contravention, keeper liability may already be broken.
Travelling by train instead? Station car parks sit on railway byelaw land and follow completely different rules from airport charges.
£10 flat fee. Money back if your appeal is unsuccessful or out of scope. Takes 2 minutes to submit.