Link to Gatwick - Here

Stansted - Here

so use long stay when picking up people free for 2 hours is it same for both terminals how long does bus take cheers

Stansted is still free. Go to the mid-stay car park. You get an hour.

I'm pretty sure it's the same for both but check first! Bus times (taken from site) are:
Catch a shuttle bus - they run every 10 minutes to each terminal, and the transfer takes as little as 3 minutes. (Average journey times Terminal 2: 10.7 minutes; Terminal 3: 18 minutes; Terminal 4: 5.04 minutes; Terminal 5: 7.56 minutes).

thanks op. good to know.
it also worth mentoning that on exit your stay needs to be verified by member of car park team or via intercom.

Stansted is free for 1 hour in the Mid Stay Car Park. The bus is also free. Simply take a ticket on arrival and put it into the machine on exit, if you've stayed less than one hour then it lets you out for free.

Thanks ... I've just checked the site and you're absolutely correct! I will amend my post and put a link in the first comments ... Thanks :smile:

Long stay isn't ideal for picking up or seeing off, especially when you have an excess amount of luggage. It is good to have a free of charge drop off area but why don't they provide free parking/stopping for pick up? Every time when I fly to or pick up someone from LHR, I have to decide if to use the drop off lane (I know it's not allowed) or short stay car parks. IMHO, loading luggage could as fast as, if not faster than, unloading, and without needing to kiss a goodbye, in general, it could be faster than dropping off passengers. Same stopping for 3 minutes or less, why dropping off is fine but picking up is leading to a possible fine? If the argument is to give outbounds flyers convenience and save their time, why can't they give 10-15 mins free short stay parking? All for all is to earn more money.

Sorry thanks meant to say for Gatwick North South anybody know?

Not really as my case. I mean if the traveller has already waiting in lane, they shouldn't penalise the driver. Btw, the actual landing time can be easily found online and very accurate, especially for LHR. For me, it would be ideal if the driver wait in long stay and get in touch with the traveller. When s/he collected the luggage, the driver can proceed to the drop off lane and take 2 mins to pick up the traveller and luggage. It is the most convenient and cost effective way. Second best is to proceed to short stay but if leave within, say 10 minutes, it should be free.

Just to mention that at Stansted it is free for up to 1 hour, £1 up to 2 hours in the Mid Stay Car Park.
Also at Luton it is free parking for 2 hours in the long stay car park. 10 min by shuttle bus (free) to the terminal.

Thanks OP! Does anyone know what the charge is if you accidentally go slightly over the 2 hours at Heathrow?

Picked up relatives the other day stayed 1 hour fee came to £6.70 at Heathrow its crazy! Wish I'd known about this before