When we think of Heathrow airport parking, we think of parking for holidaymakers or business travellers, we don’t even consider employees’ parking.
It wasn’t until I came across an article on Skyport that I even thought about where Heathrow employees parked, or even how much it cost them. After all, two weeks’ holiday parking is expensive enough, what happens, and how much does it cost, if you need airport parking all year round?
Too much, it seems, as there’s a battle going on between the airport and workers, who have accused Heathrow of making money from employees’ parking. According to the article, car park fees have risen from £700 to more than £2000, ouch! Not only that, the staff parking facility has been moved away from the terminal to a remote facility 5-10 minutes uncovered walk away for the same price.
For more information on the story check out the Skyport-Heathrow article here: http://www.skyport-heathrow.co.uk/2011/07/heathrow-denies-car-park-profi.html#more
29 July 2011
28 July 2011
BAA airport parking adds £10 charge for wrong registration plate details
If you thought the airlines were the only ones to think of every conceivable add-on to increase the price of your holiday, think again?
BAA has another add-on that if you don’t watch out could end up costing you an extra tenner for your Heathrow Airport parking, Southampton Airport parking and Stansted Airport parking.
Because BAA airport car parks use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) you are required to advise them of your car registration details when making a booking. If you change your car, or decide to use a different vehicle to travel to the airport, you must advise them of the change of registration in advance. Failure to do so will result in a £10 charge when you leave the car park, as the wrong registration details will delay arrival and departure.
BAA has another add-on that if you don’t watch out could end up costing you an extra tenner for your Heathrow Airport parking, Southampton Airport parking and Stansted Airport parking.
Because BAA airport car parks use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) you are required to advise them of your car registration details when making a booking. If you change your car, or decide to use a different vehicle to travel to the airport, you must advise them of the change of registration in advance. Failure to do so will result in a £10 charge when you leave the car park, as the wrong registration details will delay arrival and departure.
27 July 2011
Airparks Gatwick bus stop information for returning passengers
With so many bus stops and off-site car parks at Gatwick, it can be a concern for Gatwick airport parking customers to know which car park to wait at for shuttle bus returns. The following details bus stops for Airparks Gatwick passengers:
South Terminal:
Customers flying from the South terminal should wait at bus stop 12 or 13 for the transfer bus back to the car park.
North Terminal:
Customers flying from the North terminal should wait at bus stop 6 or 7.
South Terminal:
Customers flying from the South terminal should wait at bus stop 12 or 13 for the transfer bus back to the car park.
North Terminal:
Customers flying from the North terminal should wait at bus stop 6 or 7.
22 July 2011
Jet Parks Manchester - updated arrival and departure procedures
Here is the latest arrival and departure procedures for customers booking their Manchester Airport parking with Jet Parks Manchester:
Arrival procedures:
Drive up to the barrier - your car will be recognised by the cameras, and the machine will give you a ticket. The barrier will then lift so you can drive in and park.
If the barrier doesn't lift, just press the help button. You'll need to have your booking reference to hand.
Departure procedures:
Drive to the exit - the barrier will lift automatically once your car has been recognised by the cameras.
If the barrier does not raise, just press the help button.
Arrival procedures:
Drive up to the barrier - your car will be recognised by the cameras, and the machine will give you a ticket. The barrier will then lift so you can drive in and park.
If the barrier doesn't lift, just press the help button. You'll need to have your booking reference to hand.
Departure procedures:
Drive to the exit - the barrier will lift automatically once your car has been recognised by the cameras.
If the barrier does not raise, just press the help button.
21 July 2011
Directions to Birmingham Airparks
For customers booking their Birmingham Airport parking with Birmingham Airparks the following directions should prove useful in finding their car park:
- Leave the M42 at junction 6 and take the A45 towards Birmingham
- Go past the airport turning
- One mile on, when you see the Holiday Inn on your right, go straight on at the traffic lights
- After about another 1.3 miles, turn right at the overhead lights towards Garretts Green
- Follow signs for 'Off-site parking (airport) site A'
- At the roundabout turn right, go straight on for about half a mile
- Turn left into Mackadown Lane
- The entrance to Airparks is 200 yards down the road on the left, just past Motor Nation.
Tips for getting to Luton Airparks
Increasing problems with congestion are being reported in the Luton airport area, and the airport is advising passengers to make sure they arrive with ample time to spare before their flight.
The official recommendation is to arrive three hours before a long-haul flight, two hours before a European flight and 90 minutes before a domestic flight.
Directions to Airparks Luton
Some customers using sat nat to find Aiparks Luton have experienced problems with the postcode, and it is recommend that customers don't use a sat nav to find Airparks Luton – there are also two Grove Roads, one in Slip End and the other in Luton town centre.
Airparks Luton customers are advised to follow the directions below:
From the M1:
Leave the motorway at junction 10. At the motorway roundabout, follow signs to Luton airport. At the next roundabout - junction 10a - take the third exit onto the A1081 towards St Albans and Harpenden. Take the first right, Newlands Road, towards Slip End. Drive under the motorway and take the next left, the B4540 Church Road, which is signposted Slip End. At the main traffic lights in Slip End, turn right into Grove Road, then take the first left into the service road. Airparks is about 100 yards down the road on the right.
Follow signs to the arrivals area and reception.
Caution: There are currently roadworks on the M1 between junctions 6a and 12 and it is recommended that customers check the Highways Agency website before travel, and allow extra time for their journey
For customers still wishing to use a sat nav, enter Grove Road and the postcode, or Slip End and the postcode.
Airparks customers are advised to give themselves 40 minutes to park at Airparks and transfer to the airport - longer during the rush hour. However, there are currently roadworks on the M1 between junctions 6a and 12, so allow extra time for the journey to Airparks too.
The official recommendation is to arrive three hours before a long-haul flight, two hours before a European flight and 90 minutes before a domestic flight.
Directions to Airparks Luton
Some customers using sat nat to find Aiparks Luton have experienced problems with the postcode, and it is recommend that customers don't use a sat nav to find Airparks Luton – there are also two Grove Roads, one in Slip End and the other in Luton town centre.
Airparks Luton customers are advised to follow the directions below:
From the M1:
Leave the motorway at junction 10. At the motorway roundabout, follow signs to Luton airport. At the next roundabout - junction 10a - take the third exit onto the A1081 towards St Albans and Harpenden. Take the first right, Newlands Road, towards Slip End. Drive under the motorway and take the next left, the B4540 Church Road, which is signposted Slip End. At the main traffic lights in Slip End, turn right into Grove Road, then take the first left into the service road. Airparks is about 100 yards down the road on the right.
Follow signs to the arrivals area and reception.
Caution: There are currently roadworks on the M1 between junctions 6a and 12 and it is recommended that customers check the Highways Agency website before travel, and allow extra time for their journey
For customers still wishing to use a sat nav, enter Grove Road and the postcode, or Slip End and the postcode.
Airparks customers are advised to give themselves 40 minutes to park at Airparks and transfer to the airport - longer during the rush hour. However, there are currently roadworks on the M1 between junctions 6a and 12, so allow extra time for the journey to Airparks too.
MGP Heathrow valet parking redesigned website launched
As specialists in Heathrow meet and greet parking the website has been given a complete re-design. Born from a combination of market research and customer feedback, mgpHeathrow have strived to create the web’s easiest and simplest website for Heathrow meet and greet parking. And of course, not to mention the fact that the website is the cheapest for quality meet and greet parking at Heathrow Airport too!
That’s why 93% of mgpHeathrow customers have used them more than once!
Quite literally as “easy as 1, 2, 3” the new website will provide a cheap Heathrow Airport parking quotation in seconds. Users of the site simply fill in their travelling dates and times right on the home page, and the no hidden extras quotation is provided. There’s no trailing through bags of fancy marketing speak or hard sell, or several clicks later being able to get a quote.
No Hidden Extra Quotations!
Not only are mgpHeathrow certain there is no other site as easy to use as theirs, but it’s one of the web’s very few that guarantees that the quote is the price to pay!
• No hidden charges or extras – guaranteed
• Saves money – guaranteed
• No credit card charges – guaranteed
• No booking fees – guaranteed
Just honest pricing. Simplicity. And the finest quality parking available at Heathrow Airport at the very best Heathrow meet and greet prices.
Plus, with a landline contact number issued with every booking it just confirms that there is nothing to hide!
mgpHeathrow meet and greet parking follows its simple and honest ethos in all parts of its business. Users cannot only get a great price on their airport parking at Heathrow Airport, but from the home page there are also direct links to everything users might need to know about them and their service. With direct links to Frequently Asked Questions, Who Will Park My Car? and Is My Car Safe? for example, everything is out in the open.
Independent Valet Parking Providers at Heathrow
Meet and greet airport parking experts, mgpHeathrow, provide nothing but safe and secure parking. Independently owned, it means that they and only they control their website. Unlike so many sites, mgpHeathrow is not a site offering parking from any old ‘tom, dick and harry’.
Very Latest Security Measures in Safe & Secure Heathrow Parking Facilities
Only mgpHeathrow Parking can be booked on the mgpHeathrow site. That means customers are met at the airport by mgpHeathow’s fully insured, mature and respectful drivers. It also means that customer’s vehicles are parked in safe and secure car parking facilities, secured by the latest 24 hours security measures – a car park that has been awarded the coveted Park Mark award.
Check out www.mgpHeathrow.co.uk yourself for the very best meet and greet parking at Heathrow Airport.
04 July 2011
New Luton Airport Parking products available
Two new parking products have been launched by Holiday Extras offering extra choice for Luton Airport passengers.
The new parking products are:
Airport Carparkz Meet and Greet – Meet and greet parking at Luton Airport
Airport Carparkz Park and Ride - offering park and ride airport parking from £54 for an 8-day stay and £101.25 for a 15-day stay.
The new parking products are:
Airport Carparkz Meet and Greet – Meet and greet parking at Luton Airport
Airport Carparkz Park and Ride - offering park and ride airport parking from £54 for an 8-day stay and £101.25 for a 15-day stay.
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