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Review summary

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the payment process, often finding it confusing or difficult to complete, leading to unexpected fines. Customers also frequently complain about the high prices, especially for short parking durations, and perceive them as excessive. The location information is often unclear, with poor signage making it hard to navigate and understand payment requirements. Some people were dissatisfied with the service, describing it as awful and unhelpful, particularly when trying to resolve issues. Similarly, customer service is frequently criticized for being unresponsive or difficult to reach, leaving many feeling frustrated and unheard.

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Payment

Reviewers mention negative feedback about payment. Many customers report being charged for parking they... See more

Price

Users describe negative interactions with price, consistently reporting excessive and unjustifiable charges.... See more

Location

People report negative experiences with location, often finding it confusing and difficult to navigate. Many... See more

Service

Clients share negative opinions on service, with many describing it as a "shambles" and "utterly useless."... See more

Customer service

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of customer service, frequently citing issues with unhelpful bots and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling. We made a drop off at Manchester Airport terminal 2 recently. We were unaware that there was an online parking payment system. We didn't see and signage regarding this during our visit. I'... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Company mission is to make living in the UK a little more miserable for everyone, everyday. Hideous experience trying to use the app to pay for parking at Nottingham station. ScanPay sign is outside b... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got lost looking for my drop off point early one morning. Having never left my car at Manchester Airport before it was very difficult to find the correct place as the signage is very poor. On return... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parked for less than 10mins at Manchester Airport dropping off. Went to pay the following day, didn't realise there was a cut off point of Midnight the day you park. Spoke to an agent, who twice rep... See more


Company details

  1. Vehicles & Transportation

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APCOA Parking AG is Europe's longest-established full service parking management company.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

2K reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam

Total scam. The exit sign at Allum showed my plate and 'Free of Charge,' yet I still received a paper invoice with a 60 SEK fee. The app never showed an active session, making it impossible to pay on-site. This feels like a predatory way to force invoice fees on customers. To make matters worse, their customer service is incredibly rude and unprofessional. They aren't there to help, only to collect fees.
Avoid APCOA if you can.

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Svindelfirna

I payed a parking ticket ar AUH when I got home I now received an additional bill for payong 300% more for the same parking time for exactly the sme parking place and time. With 300% extra I guess that we all could make a company prosper.
What a scam.

5 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The app is intentionally bad

The app is bad. It didn't register my parking and I got clamped later. When I appealed with evidence, they replied with usual scripted response.
By reading other reviews, it seems like they are aware of this issue and not fixing it as works in their favour. The call centre agent was also aware of this issue but said, call us to make a payment next time.
This is a company built on scamming people for money and wasted time with clamping.

18 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We paid for parking at Warwick Uni but made a tiny mistake

We paid for parking at Warwick Uni Unfortunately we forgot to input the exact car reg properly as we were struggling with the website and rushing a little. A few weeks later we get a parking ticket. Spoke to the customer service person who was actually helpful, explained that we’d paid but imputed the wrong dets by mistake. She reassured us and said we’d probably be ok, just to write down exactly what happened, show our receipts etc. Did all this, proof of purchase and still charged £20. So we paid for a ticket as necessary, provided proof but not good enough. Thanks APOCA. Certainly not a cynical money grubbing business are we.

4 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Massive scam

Massive scam, if you forget to pay before the next day at mid night they charge you a £100 fine. Absolutely ridiculous to not offer any onsight alternative and to have such a short window. Clearly shows that all they care about is stealing as much money from visitors as possible!

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Least user friendly system I have ever encountered

Unbelievable difficult system. App kept crashing and website was difficult to use. Inconvenient renewal times. Parking ran out at 2:30am and the only option was to pay for 2 extra days of parking despite only needing 5 extra hours.
Potentially the least user friendly system I have ever encountered.

16 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

the app is useless

the app is useless, 3 different occasions i have tried to pay in a station car park ,missed a train as all the different ways ii tried to pay it declined my card. we used 3 different cards between 2 of us ..all declined i have more than £6.50. I have removed the app and changed the card after the first time it happened, it happened again and again. After waiting for quite a while for someone to answer the phone, i did speak to an english lady who was helpful as helpful as she could be, that is the only thing i would give a star for. It is like they have made it as difficult as possible to park.

14 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID AVOID AVOID

AVOID. AVOID. AVOID
We paid online only to find NO SPACE when we got there and the carpark was being advertised as ‘pay on the day’…… so of course all spaces had been bought.
We called…… we got someone disinterested on the end of the line who told us to email. Oh yes we will…… and will be telling the world NOT to use this abominable excuse for a company. We should have been refunded immediately……. how absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.
COWBOYS would be a compliment!!!!

16 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

These people has nothing else to be…

These people has nothing else to be doing in there spare time. I parked my car in Naas on Valentine's night. Of course coming back to see the car clamped. Also 125 euro to declamp your car is crazy people can not afford crazy prices.

14 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

just wanted to take a moment to…

just wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank Ashley for the immense help and support she gave me during a difficult time. Your customer service was truly second to none, and I am incredibly grateful for the patience, understanding, and professionalism you showed throughout

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bogus Parking Charge from APCOA

I received a Parking Charge from APCOA. Strange as I had paid the parking fee. I appealed with appropriate evidence and APCOA agreed. However there was no apology for wasting my time or their error.

4 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip Off Merchants

This company does nothing but take hardearned cash for slight time infractions. They are lower than low, and below lawyers in the shitweasel stakes.
Trustpilot needs to provide the ability to give negative scores, to adequately provide balanced feedback about these bottomfeeders.

31 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One star is generous

One star is generous. Had to apply to these after recieving a ticket for parking in a disabled space when my blue badge had slipt down the dashboard after shutting car door. I was on my own and due to disabilitt couldt reach it. It was still visable and my photo sent in proved so. I revieved no response until 8 months later i recieved a call saying i owed 190 to debt collectors. I again sent an email to this company stating that i hadnt recieved a response within the 30day period so had assumed they had struck pcn off! Again no response until i recieved a visit from a bailiff today. Completely incompetant company

14 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parked in a hospital car park and put a…

Parked in a hospital car park and put a blue badge up that is in date, I had to park on double yellow line which I am aloud to do.
The time on my clock was 12.30 and I was given a parking ticket at 12.33. Both of us are disabled, my husband is nearly blind

10 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocking company

Absolutely shocking company! I used their car park in Birmingham (utility arena). I paid as I left the car park then I had a parking fine in the post 2 weeks later saying I did not pay for parking. The letter showed a photo of my car entering and then leaving the car park. However, rather conveniently what they didn't show was the part where I paid for the parking (even though we parked right near the exit also right next to the payment meter). I immediately appealed and even though it was overturned as I sent a screenshot of payment it made me wonder if they just send random fines out in the hope it'll scare people into paying it even though they have already paid for parking. Absolutely horrendous company I will never use them again. Stay away!!

29 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ignoring appeals is std practice with no explanation

The company introduced a new system of parking which clearly is difficult to follow, unless the majority of complaints are from UK drivers who do not follow the law.
To improve, they should refund everyone who offended for rhe first time because their signed cannot easily be read on dark, wet evenings, driving into a new terminal at Manchester airport

23 January 2026
Unprompted review

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