Thought this might help people with holiday planning as airport car parks can be so expensive!! My bil uses Birmingham Airport quite a bit & my sister-in laws fed up with paying to park in order to drop him off or pick him up so recently she's been dropping him at Birmingham International Railway Station & he's caught the train from there for free & vice versa. (there is 15 min Free parking in car park 5 at Birmingham airport, but it's a 10 mins walk or a free shuttle bus ride that runs every 10 mins, so she's often been caught out esp when picking him up)
Anyway, this set me off thinking & found that a few airports inc Heathrow & Gatwick offer 1-2 hrs free parking for dropping off / picking up passengers. Will pop links / info in 1st post.
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wishihadadonkey
13 Apr 167#1
Heathrow - If you are dropping off or picking up passengers, you can use the Long Stay car park for 2 hours free of charge. Re-entry to Heathrow Long Stay parking is prohibited within 24 hours Link to INFO Directions To Long Stay Car Parks for all Terminals
Gatwick - We offer two hours free parking in our long stay car parks with a fast, direct bus service to the terminal INFO LINK
Leeds Bradford - Free One Hour Parking - With its own dedicated entry point, the Free One Hour Parking Zone can be found by following the road signs from Whitehouse Lane, 3-4 mins walk from terminal.INFO LINK
Stansted - Free for up to 1 hour, located in the Mid Stay Car Park. Follow signs for 'Free Set Down' - Just a 5 minute courtesy bus ride away from the terminal forecourt (buses run every 10 minutes.INFO LINK
Cardiff - First 20 minutes is free in Long Stay 1 INFO LINK
London Luton - 30 minutes free parking at Mid Stay Car Park - short 5 min free shuttle ride or 1 hour free parking in Long Term Car Park - free 10 min shuttle ride INFO LINK
Liverpool - Free for up to 20 mins in Drop Off 2 car park - Located a short walk (5-10 minutes) from the terminal building. INFO LINK
Birmingham - The first 15 minutes of any stay in Car Park 5 are free - 10 min walk or free shuttle ride (runs every 10 mins INFO LINK or use the free air link train running from BHI train station.
Edinburgh - Free 10 mins drop off in Long Stay Car Park LINK
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lkl265
17 Apr 16#18
Nothing beats London City, according to this article.
Excellent. Fed up with paying £3 (or more) for 1 minute to pick someone up.
redcantona
14 Apr 16#13
For Manchester use the train station. Free pick up and drop off. Could be a bit of a walk though depending on terminal.
nathan18k
14 Apr 16#12
Really useful. Thanks OP :smiley:
Gouyave_man
14 Apr 16#11
Superb....have some heat
justhelping
14 Apr 16#10
This is great, thanks.
Re Manchester, we didn't get free parking but used to use the drop off zone for pick ups as well, so you can't wait for more than about 5/10 mins, but it is free. If it's not a grand reunion type thing, it worked well for us.
They may have started charging though.
deeky
13 Apr 16#2
Erm.....? What about me? :neutral_face:
wishihadadonkey to deeky
14 Apr 161#9
Manchester seem to charge for everything, couldn't find any free parking there at all sadly
wheelerdealer87
14 Apr 16#8
Manchester Airport by any chance?
branolesko1
14 Apr 16#7
amazing, thank you
SamuraisShadow
14 Apr 16#6
Good effort, heat added
mattgrant
14 Apr 16#5
Dropped pin
near Lockington-Hemington, Leicestershire https://****/maps/o3dYmoM6x4B2
East mids ... Just park up here and drop off or wait.
Delbert Grady
13 Apr 16#4
Useful info thanks, heat.
m.ad
13 Apr 16#3
Heat for effort :smiley:
wishihadadonkey
13 Apr 167#1
Heathrow - If you are dropping off or picking up passengers, you can use the Long Stay car park for 2 hours free of charge. Re-entry to Heathrow Long Stay parking is prohibited within 24 hours Link to INFO Directions To Long Stay Car Parks for all Terminals
Gatwick - We offer two hours free parking in our long stay car parks with a fast, direct bus service to the terminal INFO LINK
Leeds Bradford - Free One Hour Parking - With its own dedicated entry point, the Free One Hour Parking Zone can be found by following the road signs from Whitehouse Lane, 3-4 mins walk from terminal.INFO LINK
Stansted - Free for up to 1 hour, located in the Mid Stay Car Park. Follow signs for 'Free Set Down' - Just a 5 minute courtesy bus ride away from the terminal forecourt (buses run every 10 minutes.INFO LINK
Cardiff - First 20 minutes is free in Long Stay 1 INFO LINK
London Luton - 30 minutes free parking at Mid Stay Car Park - short 5 min free shuttle ride or 1 hour free parking in Long Term Car Park - free 10 min shuttle ride INFO LINK
Liverpool - Free for up to 20 mins in Drop Off 2 car park - Located a short walk (5-10 minutes) from the terminal building. INFO LINK
Birmingham - The first 15 minutes of any stay in Car Park 5 are free - 10 min walk or free shuttle ride (runs every 10 mins INFO LINK or use the free air link train running from BHI train station.
Edinburgh - Free 10 mins drop off in Long Stay Car Park LINK
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Anyway, this set me off thinking & found that a few airports inc Heathrow & Gatwick offer 1-2 hrs free parking for dropping off / picking up passengers. Will pop links / info in 1st post.
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Directions To Long Stay Car Parks for all Terminals
Gatwick - We offer two hours free parking in our long stay car parks with a fast, direct bus service to the terminal INFO LINK
Leeds Bradford - Free One Hour Parking - With its own dedicated entry point, the Free One Hour Parking Zone can be found by following the road signs from Whitehouse Lane, 3-4 mins walk from terminal.INFO LINK
Stansted - Free for up to 1 hour, located in the Mid Stay Car Park. Follow signs for 'Free Set Down' - Just a 5 minute courtesy bus ride away from the terminal forecourt (buses run every 10 minutes.INFO LINK
Cardiff - First 20 minutes is free in Long Stay 1 INFO LINK
London Luton - 30 minutes free parking at Mid Stay Car Park - short 5 min free shuttle ride or 1 hour free parking in Long Term Car Park - free 10 min shuttle ride INFO LINK
Liverpool - Free for up to 20 mins in Drop Off 2 car park - Located a short walk (5-10 minutes) from the terminal building. INFO LINK
Birmingham - The first 15 minutes of any stay in Car Park 5 are free - 10 min walk or free shuttle ride (runs every 10 mins INFO LINK or use the free air link train running from BHI train station.
Edinburgh - Free 10 mins drop off in Long Stay Car Park LINK
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http://www.newcastleairport.com/car-parking
Re Manchester, we didn't get free parking but used to use the drop off zone for pick ups as well, so you can't wait for more than about 5/10 mins, but it is free. If it's not a grand reunion type thing, it worked well for us.
They may have started charging though.
Manchester seem to charge for everything, couldn't find any free parking there at all sadly
near Lockington-Hemington, Leicestershire
https://****/maps/o3dYmoM6x4B2
East mids ... Just park up here and drop off or wait.
Directions To Long Stay Car Parks for all Terminals
Gatwick - We offer two hours free parking in our long stay car parks with a fast, direct bus service to the terminal INFO LINK
Leeds Bradford - Free One Hour Parking - With its own dedicated entry point, the Free One Hour Parking Zone can be found by following the road signs from Whitehouse Lane, 3-4 mins walk from terminal.INFO LINK
Stansted - Free for up to 1 hour, located in the Mid Stay Car Park. Follow signs for 'Free Set Down' - Just a 5 minute courtesy bus ride away from the terminal forecourt (buses run every 10 minutes.INFO LINK
Cardiff - First 20 minutes is free in Long Stay 1 INFO LINK
London Luton - 30 minutes free parking at Mid Stay Car Park - short 5 min free shuttle ride or 1 hour free parking in Long Term Car Park - free 10 min shuttle ride INFO LINK
Liverpool - Free for up to 20 mins in Drop Off 2 car park - Located a short walk (5-10 minutes) from the terminal building. INFO LINK
Birmingham - The first 15 minutes of any stay in Car Park 5 are free - 10 min walk or free shuttle ride (runs every 10 mins INFO LINK or use the free air link train running from BHI train station.
Edinburgh - Free 10 mins drop off in Long Stay Car Park LINK