When planning your holiday abroad before you get in a spin about making sure you’ve got enough clothes or who is going to look after the family pets, spare a thought for who is going to look after your car, unless your flying from a local airport and you can get dropped off, the chances are you will have to park you car at the airport, if you are flying to South Africa or South America for instance you may be forced to fly from Heathrow or Gatwick airport, unless you live around the London area, travelling to these airports can be a strenuous task .
So now you need to find somewhere to park your car, you will generally have 4 options
1. On Airport Parking
This will generally be the most expensive form of Heathrow airport parking but has the advantage that you can simply park up and walk to check inn avoiding any drawn out transfers to and from the airport.
2. Off Airport Parking
Parking off the airport is a cheaper option, which will involve you driving straight to the off airport car park, then being transferred to the airport, the cost of the transfer is usually included in the price of your booking.
3. Meet And Greet Parking
This is the premier option for airport parking where you drive to the airport and will be met at the terminal by a member of staff who will take your car and park it for you, then on your return your car will be waiting for you right outside the terminal ready to drive straight home, this is the more expensive option but involves less hassle.
4. Airport Hotel Parking
This is fast becoming a very popular choice among travellers, if you want to avoid the rush hour traffic and travel to the airport in your own time, then this is the option for you, by taking a Gatwick hotel parking option you can enjoy the many hotels on and around Gatwick airport which is seen by many to be an extension to the holiday. Typically you would drive to the hotel stay the night then be transferred to the airport in the morning ready for your flight.
The only thing left to do know is to research the airport parking provider you plan on using to look after your pride and joy, dont just pick the first advert you see, take some time to find out how long they have been providing airport parking and make sure they are a reputable establishment