Chesterfield Station Car Park parking fine: rules, free time and how to appeal

Chesterfield Station Car Park is a station car park serving East Midlands Railway in Chesterfield, on Corporation Street (S41 7UB). Parking here is managed by APCOA Parking, a private operator and member of the British Parking Association (BPA), so a ticket from this car park is a private Parking Charge Notice, not a council fine. The car park has roughly 425 spaces.

APCOA Parking enforces the rules at Chesterfield Station Car Park using number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras that log the time you drive in and out. If you got a charge here it will usually have arrived by post, addressed to the registered keeper, and the times on it are camera times, not the time you parked.

The rules at Chesterfield Station Car Park

You can park free for 30 minutes.

The tariff we recorded is: Daily rate £13.20; off-peak weekday (from 10am) £6.60; evening (from 6pm) £2.20; weekends and bank holidays £6.60; weekend ticket £8.80. Tickets run until 2:30am. First 30 minutes free for drop-off and pick-up.. You can pay by pay stations (card, contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay), the APCOA Connect app (location 3208), ScanPay QR code on signs, APCOA website including Auto-pay and station ticket office. Because the cameras match payments to your registration, the registration you enter has to match your vehicle exactly.

East Midlands Railway brought in number-plate cameras here in December 2025 as part of a ten-station rollout run by APCOA. Parking is sold by the day, not the hour, and you must pay within 30 minutes of driving in; drop-offs and pick-ups that leave inside 30 minutes are free. Off-peak weekday and evening rates only apply from 10am and 6pm respectively, so arriving early on a cheaper ticket is a common mistake. If a delayed or cancelled train meant you came back after your paid time ran out, APCOA's customer service team says it can refund the extra; keep your rail ticket and delay details. Appeals go to APCOA through its online portal within 28 days.

How to appeal a charge at Chesterfield Station Car Park

1. Don't ignore it. Note the date on the notice: you normally have 28 days to appeal to APCOA Parking, and 14 days to pay at the reduced rate if you decide to pay.
2. Gather evidence: photos of the signs and where you parked at Chesterfield Station Car Park, receipts, payment records, and anything that explains why you stayed longer.
3. Appeal to APCOA Parking in writing. Keep to the facts and keep a copy. If you were not driving, you don't have to say who was.
4. If APCOA Parking rejects your appeal, it must give you a code to appeal to POPLA, the independent appeals service for BPA members. POPLA appeals are free, and you have 28 days from the rejection to use the code.

If you were catching a train from Chesterfield Station Car Park

Your train ticket, or a delay notice from the train company, is good evidence of why you were parked and for how long. If a train was cancelled or delayed and you had to stay longer, say so with the evidence.

Some station car parks are covered by railway byelaws rather than ordinary parking charges. If your notice mentions byelaws or a penalty fare, the process is different, so check the wording carefully.

Common reasons charges here get cancelled

• A few minutes over the limitThe cameras time your whole visit, from the entrance to the exit. With a 30 minutes limit at Chesterfield Station Car Park, an overstay of up to about 15 minutes is often inside the consideration and grace periods the code requires.
• You paid, but something went wrongPaying with a typo in your registration, or when pay stations (card, contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay), the APCOA Connect app (location 3208), ScanPay QR code on signs, APCOA website including Auto-pay and station ticket office failed, is covered by the codes. Send your payment record; a minor keying error should lead to cancellation.
• Reported at this car parkNot paying within the 30 minutes after entering, which is the deadline under the camera system introduced in December 2025
• Reported at this car parkBuying an off-peak ticket before 10am on a weekday, so the stay is not covered
• Reported at this car parkAssuming the day ticket lasts until midnight when it actually ends at 2:30am the next morning, or assuming it covers a multi-day trip
• Signs you couldn't reasonably seeThe terms are a contract formed by the signs at Chesterfield Station Car Park. If the entrance sign was missing, hidden or unreadable, photograph it from the driver's position; the codes set rules for size, placement and wording.

Get an appeal letter for Chesterfield Station Car Park

Written for you from your check, addressed to APCOA Parking with this car park's details already filled in.

• First appeal, plus the POPLA appeal if it's rejected
• Late-appeal and £20-reduction letters included
• Edit it, then download as Word or PDF, or copy into the appeal form
• Full refund within 14 days, no questions

Start my letter, £5.99 Appeal for free instead

A document-preparation service, not legal advice. Your details stay on your device.

Questions about parking at Chesterfield Station Car Park

How long can you park at Chesterfield Station Car Park?

You can park free for 30 minutes; we didn't find a separate maximum stay.

Who runs Chesterfield Station Car Park car park?

APCOA Parking manages the parking for East Midlands Railway. It's a member of the BPA, so appeals go to APCOA Parking first and then to POPLA.

Is Chesterfield Station Car Park car park free?

The first 30 minutes is free. After that the tariff is: Daily rate £13.20; off-peak weekday (from 10am) £6.60; evening (from 6pm) £2.20; weekends and bank holidays £6.60; weekend ticket £8.80. Tickets run until 2:30am. First 30 minutes free for drop-off and pick-up..

Can I appeal a APCOA Parking charge at Chesterfield Station Car Park?

Yes. Appeal to APCOA Parking within 28 days, with evidence. If it's rejected you can go to POPLA for free. Paying doesn't stop you appealing first, but the reduced rate usually only applies in the first 14 days.

Does Chesterfield Station Car Park have parking cameras?

Yes, APCOA Parking uses ANPR cameras here. They record your registration and the time you enter and leave, and charges are posted to the registered keeper.

Last checked on 31 October 2026, from the operator's website (EMR ANPR announcement Oct 2025; EMR ANPR page; APCOA Chesterfield Station page; Derbyshire Times report). Signs and rules change, so the signs on the day are what count. Spotted something different? Report a change.