Airport forecourts are governed by statutory airport byelaws — not ordinary parking contract law. Under PoFA 2012 Schedule 4, operators like APCOA have zero statutory right to hold the registered keeper liable.
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Private parking firms rely on drivers not knowing the law. When challenged with the correct statutory citations, their claim collapses.
Airport forecourts are not standard private car parks. They are covered by formal Airport Byelaws confirmed by the Secretary of State under the Airports Act 1986.
Under PoFA 2012 Schedule 4, para 3(1)(c), land subject to statutory control is explicitly not“relevant land”. Therefore, parking operators have no legal right to pursue the registered keeper.
Operators only win if the keeper accidentally admits who was driving. BinMyPCN drafts all representations strictly in the third person as keeper, completely blocking their only escape route.
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Read plain English guarantee terms →Simply upload a photo or PDF of your parking charge notice. Our OCR scanner reads the issuing authority (such as APCOA Parking), the drop-off location, the contravention date, and your vehicle registration. It automatically identifies the airport and applies the verified statutory byelaws without requiring you to manually select anything.
Airport forecourts (such as Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted) are subject to statutory airport byelaws enacted under the Airports Act 1986. Under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA), Schedule 4, paragraph 3(1)(c), land subject to statutory control is explicitly excluded from being "relevant land". Because keeper liability only exists on relevant land, the operator has no statutory power whatsoever to demand payment from the registered keeper.
Absolutely not. There is no legal obligation on the registered keeper of a vehicle on private or byelaw land to identify the driver. This is the core pillar of the defence. Every document we draft is strictly written in the third person as the registered keeper, never identifying who was at the wheel.
Operators almost always send a templated rejection to Stage 1. This is completely standard and expected. Crucially, their rejection letter must provide a 10-digit independent verification code (POPLA). That code unlocks Stage 2, where the independent adjudicator applies statutory byelaw rules and dismisses the charge.
We take on all the financial risk. If you submit our Stage 2 appeal to POPLA and POPLA refuses your appeal, we immediately refund your £4.99 fee in full. No hassle, no fine print. (The only condition is that you did not name the driver or miss statutory filing deadlines).
The keeper defence is strongest when you are the personal registered keeper on the V5C logbook. If the vehicle is hired or leased, hire companies frequently pay tickets automatically and charge admin fees. Our free intake screens for this up front and will advise you before you spend a penny.
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