APCOA Parking Ticket Appeal Guide: Know Your Rights Before You Pay

APCOA manages car parks at many railway stations across the UK under franchise agreements with train operating companies. Charges issued on railway land may fall under railway byelaws rather than POFA 2012, which has important implications for your appeal. On railway land, keeper liability (the mechanism that makes the registered keeper responsible when the driver is unknown) may not apply. APCOA must pursue the actual driver, and there is a 6-month prosecution window from the date of the alleged contravention. If you received a charge at a railway station car park, check whether the PCN references POFA 2012 or railway byelaws. If it references POFA but was issued on railway land, this may be a strong ground for appeal. Request the Traffic Regulation Order or byelaw wording that creates the alleged restriction.