Hi everyone,
I’ve just become a new member to this forum. I would like to know if anyone else has had the same or a similar experience to what has recently happened to me at Heathrow Airport?
Almost two weeks ago I had to collect a friend from terminal 2 who was arriving from Australia via Bangkok after a 27 hour journey. The access road to terminal 2 parking is narrow, winding and shared with the access to terminal 3. Possibly this is an older part of Heathrow with roadways better suited for a previous age of fewer and smaller cars, for the record I drive a VW POLO. Due to how crowded the joint access road to terminals 2 and 3 where that morning I was pressured into remaining in the lane to terminal 3 with other drivers ignoring my attempts to change lanes. To do anything other than remain in the lane I was stuck in would almost certainly have caused a collision with another vehicle. Frustrating as this was I wasn’t too concerned as I thought it far safer to just continue the short distance to terminal 3, turn around go back and pick up the road to my intended destination at terminal 2. After meeting my friend at terminal 2 I paid my parking charge and we drove out of the airport.
Yesterday, nearly two weeks later, I’ve received in the post a parking charge notice from APCOA PARKING saying I used the drop off zone at terminal 3 without making a valid payment. At no time while turning around at terminal 3 did I pull off the road close to or anywhere near the entry/exit doors, nobody either got in or out of my car and the only time I stopped or slowed my car was to give others due right of way or safe passage. I’m shocked, disappointed and annoyed that for what I consider to be driving responsibly with consideration to other road users and avoiding the possibility of a collision that might have caused greater congestion at the airport I could face an £80 fine.
I have of course started my appeal against this notice from APCOA PARKING by describing why I came to be in the terminal 3 area. I’m hoping that by submitting along with my appeal and a copy of my paid parking ticket for terminal 2 with a copy of my friend’s air ticket for terminal 2 it will be accepted that my sole reason for ever being at Heathrow was to meet a friend at terminal 2 and not for what I seem to be being accused of. Having already paid for the parking I did use at terminal 2 I could now have to wait with this hanging over me for up to 35 days while they consider my appeal.
I have posted this to make others aware of the possible perils of driving to terminals 2 and 3 at Heathrow and to learn or get advice from others who may have had the same or a similar experience.
Thank you.
I’ve just become a new member to this forum. I would like to know if anyone else has had the same or a similar experience to what has recently happened to me at Heathrow Airport?
Almost two weeks ago I had to collect a friend from terminal 2 who was arriving from Australia via Bangkok after a 27 hour journey. The access road to terminal 2 parking is narrow, winding and shared with the access to terminal 3. Possibly this is an older part of Heathrow with roadways better suited for a previous age of fewer and smaller cars, for the record I drive a VW POLO. Due to how crowded the joint access road to terminals 2 and 3 where that morning I was pressured into remaining in the lane to terminal 3 with other drivers ignoring my attempts to change lanes. To do anything other than remain in the lane I was stuck in would almost certainly have caused a collision with another vehicle. Frustrating as this was I wasn’t too concerned as I thought it far safer to just continue the short distance to terminal 3, turn around go back and pick up the road to my intended destination at terminal 2. After meeting my friend at terminal 2 I paid my parking charge and we drove out of the airport.
Yesterday, nearly two weeks later, I’ve received in the post a parking charge notice from APCOA PARKING saying I used the drop off zone at terminal 3 without making a valid payment. At no time while turning around at terminal 3 did I pull off the road close to or anywhere near the entry/exit doors, nobody either got in or out of my car and the only time I stopped or slowed my car was to give others due right of way or safe passage. I’m shocked, disappointed and annoyed that for what I consider to be driving responsibly with consideration to other road users and avoiding the possibility of a collision that might have caused greater congestion at the airport I could face an £80 fine.
I have of course started my appeal against this notice from APCOA PARKING by describing why I came to be in the terminal 3 area. I’m hoping that by submitting along with my appeal and a copy of my paid parking ticket for terminal 2 with a copy of my friend’s air ticket for terminal 2 it will be accepted that my sole reason for ever being at Heathrow was to meet a friend at terminal 2 and not for what I seem to be being accused of. Having already paid for the parking I did use at terminal 2 I could now have to wait with this hanging over me for up to 35 days while they consider my appeal.
I have posted this to make others aware of the possible perils of driving to terminals 2 and 3 at Heathrow and to learn or get advice from others who may have had the same or a similar experience.
Thank you.
