The Moor Car Park parking fine: rules, free time and how to appeal

The Moor Car Park is a town-centre car park serving The Moor shopping area in Sheffield, on Eyre Street (S1 4QW). 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 670 spaces.

APCOA Parking enforces the rules at The Moor 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 The Moor Car Park

There is no free period at The Moor Car Park: you pay from the moment you arrive.

The tariff we recorded is: £3.00 per hour up to £24.00 for 8 hours or more (24-hour cap £24.00). Prebooked 24 hours £10.00.. You can pay by machines (cash or card) and prebooking online. Because the cameras match payments to your registration, the registration you enter has to match your vehicle exactly.

This 670-space APCOA multi-storey on Eyre Street serves The Moor shopping street, the Moor Market and the Light cinema. It runs 24 hours with number-plate recognition, and the hourly price is steep compared with nearby options, rising to a £24 day cap; prebooking online for a full day costs far less if you know you will stay. The entrance is only 1.85m high, lower than many multi-storeys. Atkinson's car park on Charter Row is a few minutes away with cheaper early-bird and evening rates. Keep any payment receipt, as that is the quickest way to get a charge reversed if the camera record and the payment do not match.

How to appeal a charge at The Moor 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 The Moor 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 in The Moor Car Park for the town centre

Town-centre private car parks often sit next to council car parks with different rules. Make sure your notice is from APCOA Parking and not the council: the appeal route is completely different.

If you paid on an app, check the location code you used matched this car park and not a nearby one; a wrong location code is treated similarly to a wrong registration.

Common reasons charges here get cancelled

• You paid, but something went wrongPaying with a typo in your registration, or when machines (cash or card) and prebooking online failed, is covered by the codes. Send your payment record; a minor keying error should lead to cancellation.
• Reported at this car parkCharges stacking up quickly at £3 an hour, so drivers are surprised by the exit price
• Reported at this car parkLow 1.85m entrance height catching vans and roof boxes
• Signs you couldn't reasonably seeThe terms are a contract formed by the signs at The Moor 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.

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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
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• Full refund within 14 days, no questions

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Questions about parking at The Moor Car Park

How long can you park at The Moor Car Park?

We didn't find a published maximum stay. The terms we recorded: £3.00 per hour up to £24.00 for 8 hours or more (24-hour cap £24.00). Prebooked 24 hours £10.00..

Who runs The Moor Car Park car park?

APCOA Parking manages the parking for The Moor shopping area. It's a member of the BPA, so appeals go to APCOA Parking first and then to POPLA.

Is The Moor Car Park car park free?

No. The tariff is: £3.00 per hour up to £24.00 for 8 hours or more (24-hour cap £24.00). Prebooked 24 hours £10.00..

Can I appeal a APCOA Parking charge at The Moor 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 The Moor 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 (APCOA The Moor Sheffield location page (checked Oct 2026)). Signs and rules change, so the signs on the day are what count. Spotted something different? Report a change.