What You Need to Know About Gatwick Parking
Finding and booking a parking space at the UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, can be confusing. Who do you contact to find prices? Do you need long term or short term parking? What are the key differences between the various car parks? I hope that this article addresses some of these common questions.
You may not be aware that Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport and the sixth busiest in the world. With over 32 million passengers using the airport each year it’s not surprising to find that the airport provides extensive car parking facilities.
You will probably want to use short term parking when dropping people off and picking them up from the airport. This is also all you need for most short trips of only a few days. Multi-storey short term parking is available at both the North and South terminals.
You are warned not to leave your car unattended for any length of time in the forecourt areas outside the passenger terminals. If you do your car will be removed by the police and you will have to pay a release fee to get it back. Always put your car in the car parks provided if you need to leave it unattended.
If your trip lasts more than just a few days then Gatwick long term parking is what you will need. There are so many options to consider when booking airport parking at Gatwick it can be a little confusing.
It is always worth taking a close look at the facilities provided by the various car parks around Gatwick airport. Most provide security with fencing, security cameras and patrols. Some outstanding car parks have the ‘park mark’ safer parking award. All provide free bus transfer between the car park and the airport terminal, but it is worthwhile checking the frequency of the bus service and how long it takes to transfer.
If you don’t what the hassle of bus transfers and you want to save a little time then meet and greet parking is for you. This basically means that all you need do is drive directly to the appropriate terminal forecourt where you will be met by professional chauffeur. They will whisk your car away and park it on your behalf in one of the secure airport car parks. When you return from your trip your car will have been retrieved from the car park to be ready and waiting for you as soon as you have cleared customs.
Meet and greet provides a number of benefits such as time saved at both the start and end of your journey as you don’t need to worry about transfers to and from the car parks. You can even get your car cleaned by the valet service ready for your return.
To get the best Gatwick parking rate it is essential that you book in advance. Usually, the further in advance you book your parking the better the price. The best way to check on prices and availability is to use an online price checking and comparison facility such as the one provided by Gosimply.com. This excellent website not only provides accurate and up to date parking prices and availability information it also provides honest and impartial customer reviews of various airport facilities, including airport hotels.
