Tips & Tricks

Practical advice for saving money and time on airport parking.

The gap between them narrows sharply as a trip lengthens, which is why most people rule valet out on the wrong evidence.

24 Sept 20265 min read

If you are driving to one airport and flying through another, the parking question is simpler than it looks — and the risk is elsewhere.

23 Sept 20265 min read

Most people compare the wrong number. Here is the method that gets you the right car park rather than the lowest headline.

19 Sept 20265 min read

Coming back early is usually painless and almost never refunded. Here is what actually happens at the barrier.

17 Sept 20265 min read

Prices move for reasons, and once you know them you can tell a good quote from a bad one without comparing fifty listings.

15 Sept 20266 min read

Car parks have rush hours of their own, and they do not always match the terminal. Here is when to expect a wait.

14 Sept 20263 min read

It depends far more on when you fly and who is with you than on the price difference itself.

13 Sept 20263 min read

An overnight is the shortest trip worth parking for, and almost every piece of standard advice points the wrong way.

12 Sept 20263 min read

Common, recoverable, and entirely preventable with one photograph before you walk away.

11 Sept 20263 min read

Increasingly not. Most UK airport parking is now card or plate-based, which changes what you need to have with you.

9 Sept 20263 min read

Once you are past four people, the maths on every alternative changes and parking usually wins outright.

8 Sept 20263 min read

Booking fees are why the cheapest headline is often not the cheapest payment. Here is what they cover and how to compare around them.

7 Sept 20265 min read