Heathrow Parking
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3leftovercrest
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We used short term parking last week for a week at T3 as it was only £30 more expensive than meet and greet or valet parking.
Keep the keys and no delays when getting back to the car park
Stu
Keep the keys and no delays when getting back to the car park
Stu
That’s what I’m worried about Brian. MBW seem to be one of the best. Heathrow and police accreditation.
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If I drive to Heathrow I pre-book the short-stay. You can walk to the terminal and know your car's not being ragged or used for Deliveroo work while you're away.
Scaf
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If they are still in business steer clear of drivefly their so called secure car park was not as described and the driver damaged my car. Despite video evidence it was a real hassle to get them to accept responsibility. In fact it took me tracking down the Director and knocking on his front door one morning ………
sionie1
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You may have tried this site already, but I usually use them as you get good deals.
www.holidayextras.com
I booked into a hotel the night before and paid for their parking for 2 weeks, got a cracking deal and a plum location right outside reception. Just hopped on the shuttle bus then.
Holiday Extras | Less hassle. More holiday. We’re here to help.
Book all your airport & travel extras including; airport parking, airport hotels, airport lounge passes, travel insurance, car hire, airport transfers & more.
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I booked into a hotel the night before and paid for their parking for 2 weeks, got a cracking deal and a plum location right outside reception. Just hopped on the shuttle bus then.
I was going to do that but our flight got put back to 20:40. So would mean spending hours hanging around the terminal. But yes they do have some good deals.You may have tried this site already, but I usually use them as you get good deals.
Holiday Extras | Less hassle. More holiday. We’re here to help.
Book all your airport & travel extras including; airport parking, airport hotels, airport lounge passes, travel insurance, car hire, airport transfers & more.
I booked into a hotel the night before and paid for their parking for 2 weeks, got a cracking deal and a plum location right outside reception. Just hopped on the shuttle bus then.
MarkMas
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I'm going on an 8-day trip from T5 LHR fairly soon, and so have had a look at the prices. This is the official list, below.
I'm surprised how 'cheap' the Short Stay is compared with the other options. I would certainly pay 10% more for SS than Meet&Greet; I guess the cSS carpark is very empty these days. I also don't see much difference between M&G and Valet (apart from not having to navigate the parking garage, but that's worth it for the noise!) The PODs sound ridiculous (as well as being orthographically absurd - surely they are just pods, or Pods, not PODs). One last option I thinking about is the Sofitel (we have an EARLY flight), which claims to offer over-nighters £20 per day on-site parting while you are away (£160 is looking like a good deal).
Long Stay £138
A cost-effective option for longer trips. Secure parking with shuttle buses to Terminal 5. And you get to keep your keys.
Business £186
Business Parking is located close to the Terminal providing quick access with transfers every 5 minutes.
POD £200
Our driverless PODs offer an on demand service ideal if you're looking for a quick and convenient option for parking at Heathrow
Meet & Greet £217
Leave your car and keys in the Short Stay Meet & Greet zone. We park your car and when you return, your car will be waiting for you.
Short Stay £238
Just a short walk to your terminal. There's no paperwork and no shuttle bus – and you get to keep your keys.
Valet £260
Drop your car on the terminal forecourt. When you return it'll be waiting for you. Fast and convenient for a hassle-free parking experience.
I'm surprised how 'cheap' the Short Stay is compared with the other options. I would certainly pay 10% more for SS than Meet&Greet; I guess the cSS carpark is very empty these days. I also don't see much difference between M&G and Valet (apart from not having to navigate the parking garage, but that's worth it for the noise!) The PODs sound ridiculous (as well as being orthographically absurd - surely they are just pods, or Pods, not PODs). One last option I thinking about is the Sofitel (we have an EARLY flight), which claims to offer over-nighters £20 per day on-site parting while you are away (£160 is looking like a good deal).
Long Stay £138
A cost-effective option for longer trips. Secure parking with shuttle buses to Terminal 5. And you get to keep your keys.
Business £186
Business Parking is located close to the Terminal providing quick access with transfers every 5 minutes.
POD £200
Our driverless PODs offer an on demand service ideal if you're looking for a quick and convenient option for parking at Heathrow
Meet & Greet £217
Leave your car and keys in the Short Stay Meet & Greet zone. We park your car and when you return, your car will be waiting for you.
Short Stay £238
Just a short walk to your terminal. There's no paperwork and no shuttle bus – and you get to keep your keys.
Valet £260
Drop your car on the terminal forecourt. When you return it'll be waiting for you. Fast and convenient for a hassle-free parking experience.
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For years I was using the Crown Pub Sipson rd Sipson just 1 mile from terminal 2 for short trips ,Landlord great fella used to charge me £20 a week providing i had a beer with him before hand lol, completely safe inner carpark .............alas its turned into the Zakani Indian restaurant now , but well worth at try contacting the new owner ............really is convenient and just a short cheap taxi ride, just retired but i was paying £160 one way from Suffolk so its a great convenient saver time and money wise
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The Sofitel is quite nice. As weird as any other airport hotel, but the only one that is worthy of its claim to be at T5. No crappy, slow, frustrating bus to get to the terminal. Sodding expensive, but the best location. I have a 7am flight in couple of weeks and will stay there the evening before.
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I can't remember which one I used with my old focus St, but it was returned to me completely scratched up and was clearly ragged by the rearrangement of things in the boot. I couldn't get any response nomatter what I tried afterwards. My business partner once used the purple one and his tracker showed him that the car was used as a delivery vehicle and taken on longer routes than needed.
I think you can only safely use lhr specific valet or meet and greet that keeps your car on airport.
The ideal is really the short stay where you keep your keys. Okay, you have to walk a few more yards, but nobody else knackers your car.
I think you can only safely use lhr specific valet or meet and greet that keeps your car on airport.
The ideal is really the short stay where you keep your keys. Okay, you have to walk a few more yards, but nobody else knackers your car.
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Be warned if you book POD for T5 at the moment the POD's are not running and you end up on a shuttle bus so not really any different from Long Stay or Business. I usually try and get pre-booked Short Stay. To be fair Long Stay isn't actually that bad although it has been pretty full lately.
Also, prices for parking at Heathrow have gone up by approx 25% since Covid, plus there is now the £5 'Drop Fee' which you then forget to pay within 24hrs online (bit like the Dartford Xing).
A mate in the know at the airport says that it's deliberate to:
Also, prices for parking at Heathrow have gone up by approx 25% since Covid, plus there is now the £5 'Drop Fee' which you then forget to pay within 24hrs online (bit like the Dartford Xing).
A mate in the know at the airport says that it's deliberate to:
- Make up lost revenue from Covid
- Hit a public transport % target from the Government by making parking unattractive
So, after trawling through various meet and greet parking companies website I’ve come to the conclusion that there all a load of sh1te. Happened to see a company called Just Park and they had a few people around the airport that do parking at their house. £89 at a house gated and cctv almost opposite the tunnel into the airport. He’ll even drop you off at the terminal if you prebook that service. Also if you want to you can keep you key.
MarkMas
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Good thinking.
£50-100 for a week is pretty good value. But you still have to schlepp to the terminal.
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JustPark is a good app. I've used it for day trips to London and it works well. But driving in London is a still a huge pain in the ar5e so it works for those occasions when for some reason taking the train doesn't work. I'd not thought of using it for airport parking.
£89 for 12 days. Even if a cab is £20 each way than in my mind it’s still good value and you know where your car is parked. Drive time from parking to T3 only 5-10 mins.
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We went to Canada 2 weeks ago. Booked an overnight hotel and T2 long stay for 8 days for £120. Via Heathrow’s own website. Super easy. Proper car park. No rush to get there as hotel was 5 mins away. Wouldn’t do anything else.
Rest of Heathrow is still a **** hole run by unorganised muppets!
Rest of Heathrow is still a **** hole run by unorganised muppets!