Finding and booking a parking space at the UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, can be confusing. Who do you turn to in order to get accurate parking price information? Do you need to leave your car in 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.
Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport and the sixth busiest in the world. Gatwick provides extensive parking facilities to support the 32 million passengers who use the airport each year.
When dropping people off or picking people up at the airport short term parking is what you need. This is also adequate for most short duration journeys. Multi-storey short term parking is available at both the North and South terminals.
You are warned not to leave your car unattended, even for a short time, in the forecourt areas outside the airport 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. If you need to leave your car unattended you should always park in the car parks provided.
If your trip lasts more than just a few days then Gatwick long term parking is recommended. There are numerous options to choose from when considering long term parking at Gatwick, which can be a little bewildering.
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.
Meet and greet parking is what you need if bus transfers are too much hassle or if you want to save a little time. 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 take your car and park it on your behalf in one of the secure long term car parks. When you return your car will have been retrieved from the car park by the chauffeur and be ready and waiting for you outside the airport terminal.
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.
