1. Information about us, how apcoa works with us and these terms
1.1. Who we are. We (and “our” and “us”) are London Luton Airport Operations Limited (company number 03491213). We operate London Luton Airport (the “Airport”). APCOA Parking (UK) Limited (company number 02572947) act as our agent to manage the roads, car parks and drop-off zone at the Airport and enforce these terms on our behalf. References to “we”, “our” and “us” in these terms includes APCOA Parking (UK) Limited acting on our behalf.
1.2. Who these terms apply to. These terms apply to you if you use any roads, car parks or the drop-off zone at the Airport. References to “your vehicle” means any vehicle, trailer or caravan which is, or has been, under your control at the Airport. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not enter the roads, car parks or drop-off-zone at the Airport.
1.3. Contact us. You can contact us by email at
[email protected], by telephone on +44 (0)345 303 7397 or writing to APCOA Parking, Administration Office, Mid Term Car Park, London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9QT.
2. Drop-off charges
2.1. When you incur drop-off charges. If your vehicle enters our drop-off zone at the Airport, you must pay the charges displayed at the entrance to our drop-off zone for the total period of time your vehicle is in our drop-off zone.
2.2. How you pay drop-off charges. Your vehicle’s registration number will be recorded when it enters and exits our drop-off zone and the charges payable will be calculated when you reach a drop-off zone exit barrier. Drop-off zone charges can be paid for using either coins or by debit or credit card at a drop-off zone exit barrier.
3. Parking charges
3.1. When you incur car park charges. If your vehicle enters a car park at the Airport, you must pay the car park charges displayed at the car park entrance for the period of time your vehicle is in that car park (except as provided under “Pre-booked car parking” and “Car park permits” below). You must make payment immediately before you attempt to leave the car park with your vehicle. You must take your vehicle out of the car park within 5 minutes of making payment or you will be required to pay the car park charges displayed at the car park entrance for any additional period your vehicle is in the car park.
3.2. How you pay car park charges. You will be issued with a ticket at the entrance barrier when you enter a car park with your vehicle. Unless you are entitled to a concession or discount (see “Concessions and discounts” below), you can pay for car park charges by presenting your ticket at the exit barrier or a pay on foot machine in the car park. You can pay by debit or credit card at any exit barrier and by cash or debit or credit card at any pay on foot machine.
3.3. Lost tickets. If you lose your ticket you must go to the reception desk located in the Priority Parking area on the second floor of Terminal Car Park 1 and pay the full 24 hour rate for each day or part day your vehicle has been in the relevant car park (at the charging rate displayed at the entrance to that car park).
3.4. Concessions and discounts. If the car park charges displayed at the car park entrance state you are entitled to a concession or discount, before paying at an exit barrier or a pay on foot machine, you must first validate your ticket at the reception desk on the second floor of Terminal Car Park 1 and confirm to the satisfaction of a member of our staff your entitlement to the concession or discount.
3.5. Pre-booked car parking. You can pre-book parking by visiting www.london-luton.co.uk/parking and by following our booking process. If you have pre-booked parking, you may park your vehicle in the car park you booked for the time period set out in your booking confirmation. Both these terms and the terms at https://www.london-luton.co.uk/parking/parking-terms-and-conditions apply to you if you have pre-booked parking.
3.6. Car park permits You will not be required to pay the car parks charges applicable to a car park if you display a valid car park permit issued by us in the windscreen of your vehicle.
4. Restrictions on your use of our roads, car parks and drop-off zone
4.1. Whilst using a road, car park or drop-off zone at the Airport, you must (unless we tell you otherwise):
4.1.1. comply with all instructions given by our staff and obey all signs, speed limits and road markings;
4.1.2. drive your vehicle with due care and attention and with reasonable consideration for other persons;
4.1.3. not reverse your vehicle (unless accessing or exiting a parking bay);
4.1.4. leave your vehicle in gear when parked (or “park” mode if it is an automatic) and engage the handbrake;
4.1.5. not drive your vehicle into Terminal Car Park 1 or Terminal Car Park 2 if it is over 2.1 meters in height;
4.1.6. not damage any property, equipment or infrastructure owned by us or any third party;
4.1.7. not obstruct any road, access or circulation area or any ANPR or CCTV installation;
4.1.8. not leave any trailer, caravan, or the like detached from your vehicle;
4.1.9. not tow or push a vehicle;
4.1.10. not pour or transfer fuel into or out of the fuel tank of a vehicle;
4.1.11. not carry out any repair, maintenance, or other work to a vehicle or wash or clean a vehicle;
4.1.12. not carry out any commercial activity of any kind that we have not authorised in writing (except that, within our drop-off zone, licensed taxis or minicabs may drop-off passengers and pre-booked licensed taxis or mini cabs may pick up passengers without written authorisation);
4.1.13. not park your vehicle anywhere other than within marked spaces or take up more than one parking space (unless you pay the applicable car park charges for the additional parking space(s));
4.1.14. not park your vehicle in parking spaces designated as a space for use by persons with restricted mobility without displaying a valid “blue badge” issued to the driver of, or a passenger in, the vehicle; and
4.1.15. not park your vehicle in a parking space designated as reserved, closed or allocated for specific uses or persons unless you are authorised by us to do so.
5. Refusal of entry
5.1. We are required to ensure that the Airport is safe and secure for all persons. We may refuse you, any person accompanying you, and/or your vehicle entry to any of our roads, car parks or drop-off zone if we consider it appropriate. If we ask you to leave, or remove your vehicle from, the Airport, you must do so immediately.
6. Accidents, vehicle break downs and damaged or stolen property
6.1. If you are involved in an accident, your vehicle breaks down or any of your property is damaged or stolen whilst using our roads, car parks or drop-off zone, please contact us immediately with details of the incident (see “Contact us” above). We will inform you of what to do next and if necessary provide you with further assistance.
7. Abandoned vehicles
7.1. Your vehicle may be treated as abandoned by us if it is in one of our roads, car parks or drop-off zone for longer than 28 days, and you have not told us that you intend to keep the vehicle there for longer (by pre-booking a longer period or by telling us when you arrive or at any time before the 28 days is up).
8. Enforcement of these terms
8.1. Types of enforcement action we can take. If you breach these terms you agree that we may at our discretion:
8.1.1. issue you a parking charge notice (also called a “PCN”);
8.1.2. move your vehicle from any area of the Airport and retain your vehicle until you have paid all charges you owe to us;
8.1.3. sell, dispose of, or destroy your vehicle if you do not pay all charges you owe to us or the vehicle is abandoned; and/or
8.1.4. take legal action against you for breach of contract.
8.2. Enforcement Charges: If we take enforcement action against you, you must pay to us the applicable enforcement charges set out in our enforcement notices displayed in and around our roads, car parks and drop-off zone. You must pay the applicable enforcement charges to us within the period set out in our enforcement notices, and if no period is set out, no later than 28 days after the enforcement action is taken (unless you appeal, see “Appeals against enforcement action” below).
8.3. Parking charge notices If we issue you a PCN, we may do so by giving it to you in person, attaching it to your vehicle or posting it to your address (or the address of the registered owner of your vehicle). The PCN will set out the applicable enforcement charges, any other outstanding charges you owe us, and when and how you are required to make payment to us. You agree to make payment to us in accordance with the terms of the PCN.
8.4. Vehicle removal and retention. If we move your vehicle from any area of the Airport we will do so by towing or lifting it. If you wish to obtain your vehicles release after we have moved it, you may do so by contacting us. We will inform you of the charges you owe us, and when, and how you are required to make payment to us. You agree that we may retain your vehicle in our possession until you make payment of the charges you owe us. If you have not contacted us within 28 days of our request to you for payment, we may treat your vehicle as abandoned.
8.5. Vehicle sale, disposal or destruction If you are the registered owner of a vehicle in our possession, you agree that we may sell, dispose of, or destroy your vehicle if you have not paid any charges you owe to us within 28 days of the due date or if we believe or are entitled to assume that the vehicle has been abandoned (see “Abandoned vehicles” and “Vehicle removal” above). You agree that we are authorised by you to negotiate and conclude contracts for the sale, disposal, or destruction of your vehicle in your name and on your behalf without prior reference to you. Our rights set out in this section are in addition to any of our rights to dispose of unclaimed vehicles under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 and, in accordance with that act, we may seek to notify the registered owner of the vehicle of our intention to sell the vehicle in certain circumstances. If we sell a vehicle, we will apply the proceeds in the following order:
8.5.1. we will pay all of the outstanding charges owed to us by the registered owner of the vehicle; then
8.5.2. we will deduct our reasonable expenses and administration charges in connection with the sale; then
8.5.3. we will deduct our reasonable charges for the parking or storage of the vehicle until its sale; then
8.5.4. we will pay any balance to the registered owner (prior to sale) of the vehicle, following receipt to our satisfaction of proof of that person’s ownership (prior to sale) of the vehicle.
8.6. Legal action. If you breach these terms we reserve the right to take legal action to recover the sums due from you together with costs, interest and any other sums legally recoverable.
8.7. Appeals against enforcement action. If you wish to appeal against any enforcement action we have taken, you should contact us in writing within 28 days of the enforcement action, setting out the reasons you dispute the enforcement action. If you establish to our satisfaction that enforcement action should not have been taken, we will inform you and no further charges will be payable by you in respect of the enforcement action. If we are not satisfied that enforcement action should not have been taken, we will explain why and you will be required to pay the amount owed to us within 35 days (subject to any discount we may at our discretion apply for early payment). If we reject your appeal, you can make an appeal to Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) or use the Ombudsman Services (www.ombudsman-services. org/) which provides an alternative dispute resolution service. Your right to appeal does not stop you from taking legal action against us if you think that we have acted unlawfully.
9. Your personal information
9.1. We collect your personal information through CCTV and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) when you use our roads, car parks and drop-off zone and from the details you submit if you pre-book car parking. For more details
about the personal information we collect, how we collect it, why we need it, what we do with it, how long we keep it and what your rights are, please see our privacy notice at https://www.london-luton.co.uk/privacy-notice.
10. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
10.1. We are not responsible for loss and damage caused by other persons. We do not guarantee that any vehicles or property left in our roads, car parks or drop-off zone are kept secure and we have no control over the actions of any persons not employed or contracted by us. We are not responsible for any damage, theft or loss caused by another person (other than our employees, agents or subcontractors) to you, your vehicle or your property. You agree that all vehicles and property you leave in our roads, car parks or drop-off zone are left at your own risk.
10.2. We are not liable for business losses. If you use our roads, car parks or drop-off zone for any commercial or business purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of business, business interruption, wasted expenditure, loss of anticipated savings, loss of or damage to goodwill, loss of contracts, loss of business opportunity or for any indirect or consequential or special loss or damage.
10.3. We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. Except as set out above (see “We are not liable for business losses”), if we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking these terms or our failing to use reasonable care and skill. We are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time these terms are entered, both we and you knew it might happen.
10.4. Limits on our exclusion of liability. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or for breach of your legal rights in relation to the use of our roads, car parks and drop-off zone.
11. Other important terms
11.1. Transferring these terms. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree in writing.
11.2. Rights under these terms. These terms apply between you and us. Except for APCOA to the extent set out in these terms, no other person shall have any rights to enforce any of these terms. Neither of us will need to get the agreement of any other person in order to end the contract made by these terms or make changes to these terms.
11.3. Terms which are illegal. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
11.4. Delay in enforcing terms. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking these terms, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.
11.5. Applicable law and where to bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you and we can bring legal proceedings in connection with these terms in the English courts