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Now you don’t have to worry about your vehicle before a flight. International-class facilities are available at Britain’s best airports including Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Birmingham and Heathrow.

You can either drive in just before your flight and find a parking bay or book in advance. The latter is always the best option because you don’t want to hassle yourself just before your flight. Parking bays are full at most airport parking lots most of the time. You can also save up to 25 per cent on the regular price with an advance booking.

Manchester Airport Parking, Birmingham Airport Parking, Gatwick Airport Parking, Stansted Airport Parking and Heathrow Airport Parking gives you two options based on the time you want to leave your car for. This includes long-stay (up to 90 days) and short-stay (for a few hours) bookings.

Manchester Airport Parking is extremely convenient with the authorities working to make it carbon neutral before 2015. Almost 16,000 bays are available at its eight separate public car parks. These are supplemented by parking bays at 10 privately-owned parking lots. There is a convenient shuttle service available too that drops you at the terminal. You can even get discounted hotel stays or avail free parking offers if you choose to stay in a hotel nearby for a few days.

Birmingham Airport Parking facilities are the cheapest in England including a multi-storey parking lot. A two-hour parking stay at the airport costs only £1.20 for the first 30 minutes. As with other airports, if you go for advance booking up to three months before, you can park for as low as £2.99 per day. Advance booking can fetch discounts up to 60 per cent of the regular parking cost. Incidentally, an off-site parking lot, the APH Birmingham has been awarded the AA/Police Gold Award for high security. It is monitored 24×7 with close-circuit cameras. However, it is about 15 minutes by bus from the airport.

Advance Booking at Heathrow Airport Parking can fetch you discounts up to 70 per cent on the regular price. You get free parking by booking a room at a nearby hotel too. Heathrow also has a business car parking service that facilitates long-term stay combined with a on-demand transfer service.

Stansted Airport Parking also offers the same kind of short-stay and long-stay parking but its unique features include much larger parking bays for camper vans or trailers. But these are very limited in number and you are unlikely to find a big bay empty unless you have booked for it in advance.

Gatwick Airport Parking has also been upgraded and expanded recently. However, the parking is quite costly here. Off-site Gatwick Airport Parking facilities are available at Cophall Farm, Courtlands and APH Gatwick. All these include highly secure compounds. On-site Gatwick Airport Parking options include Parking Express South, Summer Special facility and NCP Flightpath.

Facilities at all these airports include a premium valet or chauffeured service. You are greeted by a driver at the reception who takes the keys from you and when you return, you are handed your car keys with the vehicle standing right at the airport. You don’t have to bother about parking the vehicle yourself. Though, this kind of valet service is costly, it is extremely convenient for single women travelling alone, people with large families and luggage or those physically challenged.

You can compare rates and find good booking offers for parking facilities online too but always book at genuine and validated websites.

Jamy Wilson
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