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London Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London and is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom. It is 14 miles west of Central London and has two parallel runways. There are five terminals in Heathrow airport and Terminal 5 was officially dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II. This airport is facilitated with comfortable lounges, a wide range of shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, play areas and lots more. Heathrow Express provides service every 15 minutes to London Paddington and Heathrow Connect offers service once every 30 minutes check here for your car parking http://www.iparkairportparking.co.uk/blog/

London Gatwick:

London Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom and offers a high number of point to point flights. There are two terminals – The North terminal and The South terminal. The North terminal is the base for British Airways and charter Airlines First Choice Airways and ThomsonFly. The South terminal is home to 50 airlines including domestic, international and charter flights. Both of the terminals are facilitated with Lounges for travellers with children, business travellers, shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs, hotels and lots more click here for car parking http://www.iparkairportparking.co.uk/blog/

London Stansted Airport:

London Stansted Airport is located in Stansted Mountfitchet and is 30 miles Northeast of Central London. It is the base for many low cost European air carriers including Ryanair that serves over 100 destinations. This airport has all facilities such as shops, restaurants, cafes, meeting rooms, lounges, showers, a prayer room, cash machines, bag wrapping and much more. The Stansted Express runs to London Liverpool every 15 minutes and coach services are also available from this airport to various locations in London. There is a direct transport facility every hour between Stansted airport and London Heathrow by National Express coaches.

London Luton Airport:

London Luton airport is located in Luton in Bedfordshire and is 35.1 miles north of central London. This is the fourth largest airport in London and it serves as an operational base for EasyJet, Monarch, Ryanair and Thompson Airways. The National Express service operates between Luton airport, Heathrow airport and central London. You can also travel by bus from this airport to central London.

London City Airport:

London City Airport is located in the London Borough of Newham and is 6.9 miles east of the city of London. It has a 4,900ft long runway and was the fifth busiest airport in London. This airport is facilitated with complimentary Wi Fi, restaurants, shopping areas and much more. Short term car park and long term car park facilities are available within a short distance from the terminal.

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More than 8 million parking spaces

In the United Kingdom, people definitely love cars. 35 million cars were registered in 2011. Of course, all these cars need parking space in the towns, population centres and also at the airports. The British Parking Association estimates that there are between 8 million and 11.3 million parking spaces in total. One of the places where car parks are best organised are the airports. Travellers, business people and families going on vacation alike, appreciate the comfort of driving to the airport in their own car before taking their flight, and also driving back home or to the office after their journey.  It reduces the stress of using one or several types of public transportation, and lets them easily access the terminal with their luggage.

That’s why airport authorities and companies providing car parks are eager to offer the best services to their customers – and thus constantly improve their facilities and upgrade them to the latest available technologies.

Easy booking and registration

Thanks to modern technology, management of car parks is done through powerful computers. If you know your flight date and time, you can easily book your parking through the Internet – from your computer, tablet or Smartphone – and obtain an immediate reply concerning availability and price. Furthermore, advance booking lets you benefit from substantial price reductions. Unless you booked an unchangeable special offer, you even can modify your flight time or days later-on, if you choose another flight. When you check your car into the parking, the system will recognize your advance booking and assign your parking. Even if you choose to arrive at the airport parking without previous booking, the system will register your car at the entrance if there is any free space. There are many different registration and park management systems; some automatic columns give you a ticket with the entry time, and calculate your stay before you leave. Latest systems even scan your car plate number as you approach the entrance, and after checking if you have booked in advance, they also calculate the parking fee before you leave the parking. Of course, park attendants are always present in case you need any information – or if there is a conflict regarding your stay.

Easy retrieval of free parking space

One of the most frustrating and time-consuming features of large busy car parks has ever been the search for a free slot among the hundreds of parked cars. Often it required the driver to circle the parking several times, and when he or she thought they finally found a free space, they might discover that another car took it before they arrived.

If you pre-booked your parking, of course a space is reserved for you. But nevertheless, it might be tiring to find it. Various companies developed systems to rid you of the annoyance to search for a parking bay. Some use sensors built into the parking surface itself, detecting if a car drives or stations over them. Others use electronic detection devices built into columns erected behind park spaces, or attached to the illumination poles. Even others use camera observation of the whole parking, which is evaluated by a central server and gives the parking management and users a plan showing thefree spaces. All these systems can either display the free spaces on boards inside the parking itself, or can even be accessed through various applications you can download to your mobile device. Such applications may show you the way to take to the free parking bay with arrows directing you to the free space.  A South Korean company recently invented a much simpler, but equally efficient way to detect a free parking space: balloons with an arrow marking “here” and attached to a rope that is fastened on the parking surface itself rise in the air when a park space is free, and when a car parks over the rope it pulls the balloon down, so that it is not visible from afar. An ingenious creation, isn’t it?

While you probably don’t reflect a lot about all these fine tunings car park managers implement to improve your airport car parking experience, it will certainly reflect in your degree of satisfaction – and probability in you willingness use the service again.

Photovoltaic parking cover

An ideal way to retrieve renewable energy while protecting the cars from sunrays as well as rain, snow or hail,  is to cover the parking with photovoltaic panels or sheets. Although this technological development is not yet applied on many car parks, we will certainly witness the dissemination of this idea. Depending on the climate prevailing in the location of the car park, this is an ideal means of double use of the large surface car parks!

AIRPORT CAR PARKING – IT’S LIKE A SAFE WHILE YOU ARE TRAVELLING

We agree, the airport car parking is probably not the first thing you think about when you plan a journey. However, it has its significance. As you need to be sure your money is secured in a safe while you are away – protected from anything that could harm it, so you want your car as well to be protected and secured so that you will find it ready to drive you home when you return. That’s why including the airport car park into your planning is important. Furthermore, if you book your parking in advance you will be sure to find a parking space – and you will even obtain price reductions.

If you travel for business, you may pay more attention to the convenience, proximity to the terminal or the option of having your car parked for you by a specialized service. This will save precious time and set you free to perform more urgent tasks. A business traveller may also opt for the most expedient airport to take off to his destination in the first place.

Leisure travellers however take their time to arrange their holidays; vacation planning is part of the joy and excitement they feel even before their actual voyage and it is usually a favourite discussion subject within the family. While arranging their holiday, they are more likely to compare the various options and prices offered by London’s five largest airports. Except if they want to travel to far locations – in which case they will probably fly from Heathrow Airport, they have a large choice of holiday packages offered by the other airports that focus more on Europe- and North Africa-bound vacations. Usually, the airports hosting low-price airlines also provide price worthy parking options, and some even offer special holiday bargains.

Anyway, it is not crucial that you be flying in order to drive to the airport. You may wish to go to the airport with your family as a week-end recreational trip, for a change from your daily environment, to experience the stimulating international environment in this busy crossing point, to eat out… or to let your children take amazing pictures of the various airplanes landing and taking off. It will be a highly enjoyable outing for the whole family.

London airport Parking prices one week, one day or 5 hours

To get a general idea of the prices of London’s Airport Parking, we selected a random week in summer 2015, a random full day and a 5 hours’ stay. As prices slightly vary according to the day of the week, season and month of the year, they are to be considered as indicative only; you should search for the right option through the Internet by yourselves once you know your travel dates and time.

Heathrow Airport:

Gatwick Airport:

 Stansted Airport:

Luton Airport:

London City Airport

THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU

As we can see, the prices for priority services – Valet as well as “Meet & Greet” parking – are in the same category no matter which airport you choose. Anyone who is in a hurry, who needs to manage his or her time, who travels with children or elderly people, or who needs the convenience of being able to drop his or her luggage close to the entrance of the airport, will certainly appreciate these privileged services. You drive to a specially designated place close to the terminal, and leave your car to a professional driver who will park it on a secured space for you. When you come back from your journey, your car will be brought to you so that you can easily load your luggage and drive home – or to your office. There are several companies offering this kind of service, so you may find varying prices.  While you search for the appropriate option through the booking form on the Internet, you will also find a rating given by former customers to the respective services. This may further help you select the best option.

In general, long-stay parking options are cheaper than short-stay parking lots, as they are located farther away from the airport and require a shuttle service to take you to the airport. If you select this option, don’t forget to secure some additional time to wait for the shuttle – and include the transfer time into you planning.

The terms “short-stay”, “mid-stay” and “long-stay” don’t effectively relate to the time-span in which you want to keep your car at the airport. They rather refer to the distance of the parking from the entrance of the airport, and consequently to the price scale. If you prefer the comfort of driving to the parking closest to your terminal – which is usually the short-stay parking – you may well leave your car there for an extended period of time. On the other hand, if you decide to visit the airport with your family as an entertaining week-end outing, you may benefit from the lower price of the long-stay parking and leave your car there during the whole day for a low fee.

Beside the general considerations, we see that parking prices at airports that are more focused on low-tariff flights and vacations are lower. If you are arranging your holiday, it is therefore a good idea to compare the long-stay prices of the airport parking – together with the holiday packages flying from that airport – and to select the best combined offer.

We wish you a nice and happy holiday, with the peace of mind that your car is in secure hands and good care…

HEATHROW AIRPORT PARKING – A MULTITUDE OF OPTIONS

To give you the ease of driving to the airport and leaving your car while you are travelling, visiting or waiting for arriving passengers, several organized and secured parking lots all-around the airport are awaiting you.

Some are dedicated to a specific terminal; others offer transfer options to all Heathrow Airport terminals.

There are also several options you can choose from, depending on the length of your stay, the ease of access to the airport or services you expect and the fee you are willing to pay.

However, one of these parking lots stands out for the high and futuristic technology it is applying. The T5 Pod Parking has surprised London and the World for its technological innovation. Not only are the arriving and leaving cars registered and processed by computerized number plate recognition; a fully autonomous system of self-driving pods running on a particular driveway transfers the users of this parking fast, silently and unhindered from their parking to the Airport’s Terminal 5 and back. With this path-breaking technology of ecological, fully automated and readily available transport cabins London Heathrow sets an example for future short distance urban transportation, and it is admired as well by the delighted and fully satisfied users as by city planners and transportation engineers worldwide.

So how can you benefit from the ULTra Personal Rapid Transit System, as it is called? Drive to Pod Parking T5, choose a parking space and walk to the “pod” station A or B. Tap your destination on a touch screen. If no pod is waiting, you can just call one up – it will be there for you within half a minute at most. Enter the pod – you can share it with up to 4 persons – and you can easily roll in your luggage, a stroller or even a wheel chair. Once seated comfortably, push a button to close the door and drive off – and there you go for a trip (and an adventure) in this cute shuttle worked out by brilliant brains at the University of Bristol and developed by the company ULTra, who also runs it. Each pod has a built-in computer that receives its instructions from the central coordinating computer, which works in a way similar to an air control centre, when you select your destination. It will drive up to 25 mph (40 km/h) on a specially designed track, using its four lasers to avoid bumping into the sides of the guide way or any obstacle, and manage priorities when it encounters other pods on the way. You can just enjoy the sight out of the windows, and know you will reach your target safely within 6 minutes maximum, without traffic congestion or stops on the way. Most users are excited about their ride and qualify it “absolutely fantastic”, “brilliant”, “very impressive” and more – the Heathrow Pod transfer reached the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any means of transportation. The Heathrow Airport Administration underlines that this ecological shuttle system, working on batteries that are automatically recharged at the pod stations, replaced the former 70’000 bus journeys daily – simultaneously freeing the road of their presence.

An expansion of the system from the now 21 pods transporting up to 1500 persons per day on the 4 km track from the Pod Parking T5 to Terminal 5 and back is planned to include Terminals 4 and 3. Even if you are not a business traveller, you can use Pod Parking T5 to reach Terminal 5, and experience a thrilling pod ride. Follow the ULTra Personal Rapid Transit System on its path to the future!

HOW TO CHOOSE THE IDEAL PARKING FOR YOUR NEEDS

Heathrow Short Stay Parking

At every terminal of Heathrow Airport you will find a short-stay parking where you can leave your car in a safe location conveniently close to the terminals. It is ideal for dropping travellers, visiting the airport or waiting for people coming back from their trip. However, you can also opt to leave your car there for a longer period of time. You may also consider this option if you travel with children, or have much luggage.

Prices vary according to the duration, starting with £3.50 for half an hour, to £6.50 for an hour and £49.00 for one day. However, 24 hours cost just a little more – £56.00. You can book online and benefit from discount.

Heathrow Long Stay Parking

The long-stay parking lots around Heathrow Airport are the right choice if you plan to travel for an extended period of time, with the peace of mind of having your car secured by illumination, frequent patrols, high fences and CCTV monitoring. Each of them offers shuttle buses every 10 minutes to all terminals.

Their fees are also cheaper: the first day costs between £26.00 and £29.90, and each following day £20.50/23.60. Of course, by booking in advance you will obtain good discounts – up to 60%!

Even if you don’t plan to stay and just have to drop off or to pick up passengers from the airport you can choose the long-stay parking: they will grant you two hours parking for free. However, you will have to calculate the time you need for the shuttle buses.

Heathrow Business Parking Terminals 1, 2 and 3

Business parking intends to offer the busy business traveller ease and security of use bundled with frequent shuttles to reduce his or her transfer time.

This parking offers transfer coaches every 5 minutes, with an average driving time of 8 minutes to Heathrow Airport Terminals 1, 2 and 3.

The drive-up fee for one day is £26.00 or £28.00, depending on the day of the week.

Heathrow Business Parking Terminal 4

Beside the usual security, the Business Parking Terminal 4 offers transfer on demand – and it takes only 3 minutes to reach the terminal.

The prices are as well  £26.00 / £28.00 per day.

Heathrow Business Parking Terminal 5

This fenced security business parking gives you access to shuttles every 5 minutes. Transfer time to Terminal 5 is only 5 minutes. The same prices as other Business Parking apply – £26.00 / £28.00 per day, less if you book in advance…  Furthermore, the transfer service is included in the prices.

Heathrow Terminal 5 Pod Parking

This innovative parking offers fully automated car registration, 24 hours security and the distinctive Heathrow driverless pod transfer service. You can take a pod at pod station A or B – whichever is closer to your car park – and let it shuttle you gently and conveniently to Terminal 5 within 4 to 6 minutes.

The price for this ground-breaking service is £32.00 / £34.00 per day respectively, according to the day of the week, and includes the pod ride.

Convenient and comfortable: “Meet & Greet”

An extremely comfortable way to travel leaving your car in safety and security is the “Meet & Greet” option. It lets you drive to a dedicated area at the departure level of your terminal and hand over the keys of your car to one of our friendly and professional drivers who will park your car on a safe parking lot during your absence. When you come back from your journey, your car will wait for you at your arrival so you can easily drive away.

This option is especially recommendable for business travellers with a tight schedule, if you travel with children, elderly people or have lots of luggage. The “Meet & Greet” service has to be booked before your arrival at the airport.

Get a quote for this personalized service – you can get a discount by booking online, or call our Booking Hotline at 020 8226 4707 from Monday to Saturday between 8.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m., and will obtain a very interesting price – especially for a longer stay. Our cheapest price for this convenient and luxury service starts as low as £34.00 – a real bargain!

The ultimate comfort: Velvet parking

If you are in a hurry to catch your plane – or just like a comfortable way to have it parked for you, you may opt for the Valet Parking.  This service as well allows you to drive to the forecourt of each terminal, and hand over your car to the Valet Service professionals. They will park your car carefully on a secure parking, and if you like, they may even do a complete car care. At your arrival, your car will be waiting for you so you can drive to your office or home.  Prices start at £90.00 for one day – and add about £30.00 for each further day.

Don’t forget that booking online will give you access to price reductions