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How to appeal a UK Parking Control (UKPC) parking charge

Who UK Parking Control (UKPC) answers to

UK Parking Control (UKPC) is listed on the British Parking Association Approved Operator Scheme register (checked 26 Oct 2026). If UK Parking Control (UKPC) rejects your appeal, the next stage is POPLA. You have 28 days from the rejection date to appeal to POPLA.

Check your notice first

  • Who drove? If you are the registered keeper, you do not have to name the driver. If you name the driver, you lose the keeper liability argument.
  • Date on the notice. For camera (ANPR) charges with no windscreen ticket, the Notice to Keeper must be delivered within 14 days, starting the day after the parking period ended. Post is presumed delivered on the second working day after posting. (POFA Schedule 4, para 9.)
  • Required wording. The notice must include set information, such as the period of parking, the warning that the keeper may be liable if the charge is unpaid after 28 days and the date sent. Missing items can mean the operator cannot hold the keeper liable.
  • Time on site. The Single Code sets a minimum consideration period (5 or 10 minutes, depending on the site) and a 10-minute grace period. There is no grace period in short stay areas of 30 minutes or less.
  • Signs. Check the entrance and terms signs were there, visible, and showed the charge. Take photos.

Steps

  1. Appeal to UK Parking Control (UKPC) within 28 days. The Single Code says charges may be appealed within 28 days.
  2. Keep copies of everything.
  3. If rejected, use the code in the rejection letter to go to the POPLA stage.

The new government Code

A government Private Parking Code of Practice was laid in Parliament on 20 October 2026. It is not yet in force. It comes into force 21 days after it is issued, which follows a 40-day scrutiny period.

Check your UK Parking Control (UKPC) notice and build your letter

Important

Not legal advice. CarParkLetter is run by Pricing Logic Limited. We provide templates and general information only. We are not solicitors. Check your letter before you send it.

No guarantee of success. Outcomes depend on the facts, the evidence, the operator and the appeals body. If an appeal fails you may still have to pay, possibly without the early payment discount.

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