A “PY Atlanta West” charge on your credit or debit card statement is a parking fee from the ATL West Deck at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The “PY” prefix comes from ParkATL Pay+, the mobile payment app tied to the West Deck’s ticketless parking system, which reads license plates on entry and exit and bills the card linked to your account.1Apple App Store. ParkATL Pay+ If someone in your household recently flew out of Atlanta and parked at the West Deck, this is almost certainly that charge.
Why It Can Appear Without You Paying at a Kiosk
The West Deck, at 4199 Skytrain Way in College Park, Georgia, has no tickets and no attendant checkout. Cameras capture your plate on the way in and again on the way out, and the system calculates the fee automatically.2Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Parking
The parking system is also integrated with Georgia’s Peach Pass toll program through a feature called Peach Pass Plus. Drivers who already had a Peach Pass account with auto-replenishment turned on were automatically enrolled. The parking fee does not come out of your Peach Pass toll balance. It goes straight to the credit or debit card on file with Peach Pass as a separate transaction.3Fox 5 Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport Parking Peach Pass That is why the charge can look unfamiliar: you never tapped a card or handed over a ticket, but the system already had your card.
Does the Amount Match a Real Trip?
As of May 1, 2025, the West Deck charges $10 per hour with a $30 daily maximum.2Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Parking Multiply $30 by the number of days the car sat at the deck and you should be close to the total. Short visits are billed hourly up to that daily cap.
How to Verify the Charge
Log in at mypeachpass.com or open the Peach Pass GO! app to pull up your transaction history. One caution on timing: Peach Pass transactions can take up to 14 days to post, and if the system needs a manual review of the license plate image, posting can take up to 60 days.4Peach Pass. FAQs A charge showing up weeks after the trip is normal.
How to Contest It
If the charge looks wrong, or no one you know parked at Hartsfield-Jackson, start with the operator before disputing with your bank. You’ll usually get a faster answer.
- ATL Airport Parking: (404) 530-67255Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Contact Us
- ATL Guest Relations: (404) 530-7300 or (800) 897-19105Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Contact Us
- Peach Pass Customer Service: 1-855-724-7277, or submit an inquiry at peachpass.com4Peach Pass. FAQs
If the operator won’t resolve it, you can dispute the charge with your card issuer. Federal law requires your written billing error notice to reach the card company within 60 days of the statement on which the charge first appeared.6Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. How Do I Dispute a Charge on My Credit Card Bill The issuer has 30 days to acknowledge the notice and must resolve the dispute within two billing cycles or 90 days. While the investigation is open, you can withhold payment on the disputed amount without being reported delinquent on that portion, but you still have to pay the rest of the bill. For truly unauthorized credit card charges, federal law caps your liability at $50.7Federal Trade Commission. Using Credit Cards and Disputing Charges