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It Can Cost You More than Your Flight to Park for a Week at the Airport

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When will the motorist cease to be ripped off ?

If its not fuel, insurance or charging costs it is something else , now parking.

Gatwick airport, voted the most expensive to park for a week has increased its costs by 260 percecnt

It now costs £257 , more than most cheap air fares for the priviledge of leaving your car there for 7 days

Some other airports are not far behind, of course they will all follow suit eventually

London City Airport is the second most expensive, at £171 and Belfast City Airport a close third

And even if you try to avoid parking there you will still be charged to be dropped off

Bring back the horse and cart i say, i would like to see them slap a fine on the horse if someone stopped their cart on those double yellows

www.birminghammail.co.uk/travel/birmingham-airport-ranks-uk-list-29030798

telmel
8 months ago
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Jerseydrew

I'm so lucky where I live we get dropped off then hubby takes the car home and buses/walks back. It's a 20 minute walk but with bags it's a pain. Downside unless it's a direct flight we have to get a connecting flight from the uk so used to expensive flights as it costs a fortune to just leave the island

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telmel

Jerseydrew You could say its swings and roundabouts J, although more about roundabouts 😉

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eyeballkerry

I shouldn’t say lucky but as my husband has a disable pass you can book in and get free drop off at the airport. Not sure it covers all but definitely Gatwick and Heathrow.

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telmel

eyeballkerry I should imagine it is at all airports E

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blacklabrador

I think the trick with airport parking is to book it as soon as possible.

I had to drive and park at Stanstead a couple of years back for a Christmas trip to Copenhagen, I was amazed on 3 consecutive days that I checked parking prices jumped £5 every time.

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telmel

blacklabrador Yes B, it is the same with flights, the closer they are to your departure the more expensive

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jms19

It is pretty ridiculous, same as when you get flights hundreds of miles away for cheaper than a train journey of an hour.

We do seem to get ripped off a lot in this country

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