Birmingham offers 30 mins free but no shuttlebus and dropping off only. Link Here
Liverpool (John Lennon) offers 40 mins free Link Here
Manchester offers free short duration drop off outside of departures Link Here
Leeds/Bradford offers an hours free parking Link Here
Latest comments (47)
rockerfella
9 Oct 17#47
Thanks OP. Worked no problem at Gatwick. Dropped family at airport drop off. Parked in long term carpark, collecting ticket on entry and taking free shuttle to terminal. Had hour with family in airport before catching bus back to carpark. Number plate recognition automatically raised on exit without having to show ticket Marvellous. Would not have known with this heads up.
02newmag
2 Oct 17#14
EDINBURGH longstay also allows 1hr free parking and free shuttle bus to terminal. However only a 5 minute walk to arrivals.
elarry to 02newmag
7 Oct 17#46
Is it not for Blue Badge Holders only? Only 10 min for other people as stated on their official website.
SCOUSEKEVIN
3 Oct 17#29
Glasgow Airport now charges £2 to drop off or pick up a passenger.
Mulva42 to SCOUSEKEVIN
5 Oct 17#45
Free if you are a blue badge holder.
be2st
5 Oct 17#44
I had done this on T4 Heathrow long term car park.
It's not automatically free.
After I inserted the ticket, the display showing very expensive charge, that was shocking me.
I think it was showing £2x as long as I remember.
We need to press the button and talk to the officer, and tell them we've been parking for less than two hours.
We need to give the registration number, and then they will let the barrier off.
Or maybe I'm missing something here ?
It's automatically free in Luton, long term car park for less than two hours.
No return within 24 hours.
magough
2 Oct 17#12
I've got to pick up my mums friend from Gatwick tomorrow! So am I understanding this right. I need to go to the long stay cat park to get it free or is it up to 2 hours free in the short stay too?
smargetts to magough
2 Oct 17#16
It's only the long stay, there's a free shuttle bus between it and the terminals. Friend did this last month when picking us up, they text me which area and stop they were parked near and we got shuttle bus to where they were parked.
magough to smargetts
3 Oct 17#23
Ok thanks. Is the long stay car park a lot further away then if you need a shuttle bus?
Krizzo3 to magough
5 Oct 17#43
Do your research to avoid disappointment.
ScroopEgerton
2 Oct 17#1
Worth knowing!
Or do what I do- go in to the short stay, drop off your passengers then drive to the exit and tell them you've driven in to the wrong car park by mistake. Then floor it when they open the barrier for you.
johnsmith1997 to ScroopEgerton
2 Oct 17#6
Think most car parks you can drive in and out again,as drivers can go in by mistake, not sure how long they allow tho.Probably 5mins.
I did it by genuine mistake once, and I even went to the terminal before realising. The person was kind enough to let me out at the gate. They also mentioned 5 minute time - however the Heathrow short stay is often so congested you often can't make it to the exit within 5 minutes even if you try!
doricell to ScroopEgerton
4 Oct 17#41
which airport?
Krizzo3 to ScroopEgerton
5 Oct 17#42
This wont play in Luton.
Unless you go through the closed barrier they will likely tow your car with yourself inside.
Thieving at Luton is not just absurd, its tasteless.
Jammy212
2 Oct 17#13
Anything available for pick ups in Manchester? Guess not but just thought to ask. Thanks.
lufc_ginge to Jammy212
3 Oct 17#19
Just use the drop off for departures and get who ever your picking up to meet you there.
mayzi to Jammy212
4 Oct 17#40
Yes. Just tell them to come to the departure drop off point. Done it a few times :-)
k2fnm
3 Oct 17#39
Most airport drop off and pick up parking have absolutely extortionate prices, I dropped my wife and two boy at Manchester airport recently watched them check in and left, I was there 28 minutes, when they arrived back I waited 17 minutes as I thought I’d timed it just about right so as not to be charged too much, between dropping and picking them up it cost me just short of £17.00, absolutely disgraceful, how do they justify these prices, August 2016 I paid £51.00 on there meet and greet parking for 10 days which I suppose was good value compared to £17.00 for less than one hour.
psd99
3 Oct 17#21
I don't see the point of dropping off to use the free 2 hours, just drop them at the point and drive off unless you want to go into the terminal etc.
However, when it comes to picking up for years I used the "drop off" point but now it seems difficult to park there and so many of these silly wardens stand around. Makes it hard to pick people up from heathrow but this is a good deal for that circumstance.
the1stcoke to psd99
3 Oct 17#22
If everyone waited in the drop off point to pick up people it would be jammed up pretty quick. Dropping off can be done in seconds. Picking up - unless they are there ready, is often a waiting game for people to clear customs, get luggage etc and can take ages. It's done for a reason. Not just to inconvenience you.
buglawton to the1stcoke
3 Oct 17#38
Such a waiting game that you are likely to overstay the 1 hour. Anyone know if the standard mid term carpark hourly rate is charged on exit, minus your 1 free hour, with no strings?
Timmallet
3 Oct 17#37
I just clicked on the main link as you suggested for Heathrow, terminal 5, tomorrow for 1 hour and the quote was £26.50... :angry:
mickrick
3 Oct 17#36
We were in Boston a couple of weeks ago. Parked in a multi-storey, no prices advertised on the way in. We were charged $40 for a 7hr stay. Turns out all the multi-storey carparks are attached to hotels, who use them as an excuse to fleece tourists/shoppers. Then we went to a shopping mall in Providence and got 2hrs free in the carpark there.
dunaffeuge
3 Oct 17#34
typically nothing for Scotland, Glasgow, Prestwick, or Edinburgh, still good if in ur area, so good post
brumbird
3 Oct 17#33
....still added heat for the other airports - good to know.
brumbird
3 Oct 17#32
Birmingham airport allow 30 mins free parking then it's £5 for every 15 mins up to 60 mins then £5 for every 5 mins - scandalous!!
adrienne1945
3 Oct 17#31
what a brilliant post. So handy to know
Proveright
2 Oct 17#11
Stansted airport charges 3.50 for a couple of seconds to let out a passenger and 25 for 15 minutes, let alone the queue to get out or the machines only accepting coins could cause your bill to go up.
Utlesford District Council wont allow planning for any other meet and greet parking, ie. competition, and the whole system is a rip off.
soldierboy001 to Proveright
3 Oct 17#30
Also when you get into the terminal at Stanstead it's a 5 mile approx walk to the departure gates through an endless array of shops that near seem to sell a thing. O nice bitten twice shy will never use Stanstead ever again.
Gollywood
3 Oct 17#28
Heathrow T3 also?
cityslicker
3 Oct 17#27
not a bad idea. especially when collecting people and you dont know how long they will take to come out. however the bus transfer is not always quick or frequent even at peak hours. So you could eat up a good portion of your time waiting for the buses or it may go smoothly. BIt of a lottery. So probably just easier to pay the short stay rates and be done with it.
smartdeals123
3 Oct 17#26
Thanks
simssmo
3 Oct 17#25
This is great. Although the shuttle service doesn't seem that reliable. On Friday, I had to wait 40 minutes for the Heathrow shuttle that suppose to come every ten minutes.
The 2 hours would fly by in no time.
MARFW
3 Oct 17#24
Careful with Stansted mid-stay, if you exceed the 2hours by even 1 minute, it's £25. Learned the hard way.
summerof76
2 Oct 17#4
I used the long stay car park at Heathrow for my 2 free hours parking a few weeks back and about 10 mins by shuttle bus to airport. :thumbsup:
trancemitter to summerof76
3 Oct 17#20
In order to use this car park do you have to book it in advance?
HarpyluvZephyrus
3 Oct 17#18
Only in Cardiff do they only give you 10 mins then charge £5 a second (might be £5 per 5 mins but complete rip of. Used to charge you to drop off. Also no access to free water whatsoever after security. No water fountain just over priced bottles in WH Smiths. On plus side disabled assistance at CWL is outstanding .
mickrick
2 Oct 17#17
It's £1 just to drop off/pick up at Belfast International, max 10 minutes. It also has a smoking area (it's the top of a fire escape or something) you have to pay, yup, £1 to get into. It has to rank in the top 2 worst airports in the western world. And I'm not aware of any being worse.
Cazbat1978
2 Oct 17#15
Who needs car parking in an airport at the moment with pretty much all flights cancelled
simundo90
2 Oct 17#10
Perfect if you have a flight with Monarch, 2 hours will be plenty.
senukas
2 Oct 17#2
Same in Luton - 2h free parking in their long term car park which is 10 min journey by shuttle bus All their info here: london-luton.co.uk/to-…ree
johnszi23 to senukas
2 Oct 17#3
I’m surprised. I was about to say what a shame that nothing like that in Luton... slowly they charge for the air in that rip off airport. The state of the outdoor carpark road is like a warzone(mad)
senukas to johnszi23
2 Oct 17#8
Never paid for parking in Luton in my life. Free Mid term park drop off/pick up was always available and if one wants to hang around in the airport and wave goodbyes (which I don't) then Long term gives enough time ...
Norma.Snockers to senukas
2 Oct 17#9
Only 15 mins in the Mid-Term - but good enough for drop off. I see there is now a sign that if you go past the traffic lights immediately after the Mid-Term they state you will be charged £3 minimum!
Opening post
The main link takes you to Heathrow website, links to Gatwick and Stansted below.
Gatwick - Here
Stansted - Here
Birmingham offers 30 mins free but no shuttlebus and dropping off only. Link Here
Liverpool (John Lennon) offers 40 mins free Link Here
Manchester offers free short duration drop off outside of departures Link Here
Leeds/Bradford offers an hours free parking Link Here
Latest comments (47)
Worked no problem at Gatwick.
Dropped family at airport drop off.
Parked in long term carpark, collecting ticket on entry and taking free shuttle to terminal.
Had hour with family in airport before catching bus back to carpark.
Number plate recognition automatically raised on exit without having to show ticket
Marvellous. Would not have known with this heads up.
It's not automatically free.
After I inserted the ticket, the display showing very expensive charge, that was shocking me.
I think it was showing £2x as long as I remember.
We need to press the button and talk to the officer, and tell them we've been parking for less than two hours.
We need to give the registration number, and then they will let the barrier off.
Or maybe I'm missing something here ?
It's automatically free in Luton, long term car park for less than two hours.
No return within 24 hours.
So am I understanding this right. I need to go to the long stay cat park to get it free or is it up to 2 hours free in the short stay too?
Is the long stay car park a lot further away then if you need a shuttle bus?
Or do what I do- go in to the short stay, drop off your passengers then drive to the exit and tell them you've driven in to the wrong car park by mistake.
Then floor it when they open the barrier for you.
not sure how long they allow tho.Probably 5mins.
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The person was kind enough to let me out at the gate. They also mentioned 5 minute time - however the Heathrow short stay is often so congested you often can't make it to the exit within 5 minutes even if you try!
Unless you go through the closed barrier they will likely tow your car with yourself inside.
Thieving at Luton is not just absurd, its tasteless.
However, when it comes to picking up for years I used the "drop off" point but now it seems difficult to park there and so many of these silly wardens stand around. Makes it hard to pick people up from heathrow but this is a good deal for that circumstance.
Utlesford District Council wont allow planning for any other meet and greet parking, ie. competition, and the whole system is a rip off.
however the bus transfer is not always quick or frequent even at peak hours. So you could eat up a good portion of your time waiting for the buses or it may go smoothly. BIt of a lottery. So probably just easier to pay the short stay rates and be done with it.
The 2 hours would fly by in no time.
All their info here:
london-luton.co.uk/to-…ree
At least Dick Turpin wore a mask!