The truth about car parks at Gatwick Airport

The truth about Gatwick Car Parks

We all heard the horrible stories about Car parks that operate at Gatwick Airport. There are Car Parks at Gatwick that employ inexperienced drivers, park cars on industrial estates, supermarkets etc

Unfortunately - yes, there are such car parks that see the opportunity for an easy buck and go to great lengths for it.

All that I can say is don’t tarnish them all with the same brush.

There are a lot of factors to look for when you book your Gatwick Parking.

What is the first question we ask - Where is my car parked?

We all ask this question and more often then not we get ‘Our car park is minutes a way from the airport’.

How far ‘minutes a way’ is most of the cases? I tell you - a lot. Always check if the company that you park with has their CAR PARK location published; not the company address or head office.
And don’t believe the story that will not be safe if the car park location is published. Why will not be safe to be published you have to ask yourself. That could only mean that they don’t have an authorised car park, no security measures in place etc

Always check where your car will be parked.

Are your drivers insured to drive my car?

We know, by law YOU HAVE TO BE INSURED to drive a vehicle. Why ask about the drivers if the company should have the insurance?
For the …….duuuh reason which we all should think of it. The DRIVER is the one who will drive your car.

By law, a car park MUST have insurance for their drivers. The criteria’s for insurance on car parking companies are not far from what you know. They look on the company’s drivers age, mature drivers = experienced drivers, if they have points or other penalties, points = more likely your driver may take your car for a joyride, especially if you own a sport car etc

When you sum up all the factors, the insurance may go sky roof high if they employed the neighbour’s son that want some extra pocket money. Will they pay such a high insurance? very unlikely.

Ask with whom have the insurance, on reputable companies you’ll find it published on their web site.

Why you charge considerable less than other companies?

We are draw by the low price that some companies quote us. Here is a double sword, if you see a price that is way below the average cost for Gatwick Parking think twice before you book. It may be a special offer or introductory price on their service but always check with them before you book.

Very small prices are questionable in the Gatwick Parking industry, and for Airport parking in general. To afford to pay the rent for your car park space, add the taxes, the insurance and all other expenses, when you draw the line and do the math you’ll see for yourself that £20.00 - £30.00 for one week parking doesn’t cover the cost for an authorised car park at any airport.

But as I said, not all are the same. You’ll find authorised car parks off site Gatwick Airport, which have all the measures in place.

Take Tudor Rose Valet Parking for example (or meet and greet – as many of you refer to as). You can see where their car park is, you can visit their car park any time. Just take the postcode and go on Google Earth, you’ll find it there exactly as described.

Their drivers are uniformed and all mature; confident and experienced with all type of cars. Insured and cheeked by the police. Members of AVPCA, an organisation which collaborates with Gatwick Police and Gatwick Airport to ensure that companies such as the ones we hear about are sanctioned or closed and stopped to give Gatwick Parking such a bad name.

Check, check and double check again the car parks you want to book your Gatwick Parking.

Gatwick Parking - Truth or dare!

The new ownership of Gatwick Airport came as a breath of fresh air for the airport development.

They brought new airlines and encourage the already establish airlines to come with new routes and extending the already vast list for tourist or business destinations.

If you didn’t travel from Gatwick in the last couple of years, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the new arrangements Gatwick set for its travellers.

But all came with a price that ain’t cheap by any means. It’s understandable, as any business when you invest you expect a turner over on your investment.

This can easily be seen on the official Gatwick Airport Parking. Only yesterday I read an article that a week parking at Gatwick North Terminal came at the ‘bargain’ price of £154.00.

‘Rip-off’ they shouted, and so would I if they quote me that price. It’s nearly the same cost as my flight if not more.

We all look at Gatwick airport official car parks first when we want to book. The stories that you hear about the off-site car parks at Gatwick send chills down your spine.

What I can say is – DON'T TARNISH THEM ALL WITH THE SAME BRUSH.

I browsed the internet to see what off-site Car Parks are at Gatwick Airport and what they can offer.
I looked over forums for travellers that used Gatwick Parking and see what they‘ve experienced.

There are companies that park cars on residential streets near Gatwick airport or on the near by cities such as Horley, Crawley, even Horsham (which is over 10 miles from Gatwick Airport).
Read in forums that people got letters from Tesco or Sainsbury to tell them they’ve had their car parked over the 3 hours limit , when their cars should’ve been parked in ‘a secure car park’ .
People praised just two or three car parks that were off-site Gatwick airport, but only one of them caught my eye. And that was Tudor Rose Airport Parking.

They offer Valet parking / Meet and Greet Parking at Gatwick Airport.
Their web site is fairly easy to browse through. They offer a very straight forward service. You can see transparency on to their products and offers; no hidden extras nor unpleasant surprises.
You can see where your car will be parked; photos of their car park are published on their web site. Their drivers are uniformed and have a photo ID; they even published with whom their drivers are insured.

It’s easy to see why people praised them and why they are in business for the last 20 years.

So if you fly from Gatwick don’t be put off by the stories of off-site car parks that go around.

There are good, reputable companies at Gatwick that can offer you a secure, reliable and prompt service at a reasonable price.

Gatwick Car Parking

The transportation nowadays has become more and more complicated. To solve these issues people need the help of some real experts and old companies to make them understand the real meaning of comfort. Let me give a short understanding on what I do? I am the www.gatwickcarparking.co, I am a service provider company. I want to make people aware of the service provided by the gatwick car parking.  Yes, you are correct I am talking about the Meet and Greet parking at British Airports. We all know that this is increasing in popularity and is by far the easiest way of parking your car at an Airport. Gatwick car parking is your parking which helps you to feel Royal. We collect your vehicle at the airport terminal making and make your way as short as possible for you to check-in. When you return your car is delivered to you as you walk out of the terminal. Started, warmed up, defrosted and ready to take you home. However, rogue traders are also on the increase as they see an easy way of taking your money and not living up to the promises they make on their web sites. Web sites are easy to build and just add a PPC (pay per click) campaign and hey presto – they’re in business. As I am giving you a Travel review on gatwick car parking services, I want you to be aware that your car could end up in all variety of different places and as you are unaware of its location, your own insurance may be invalid. Some small companies cannot afford the places for the parking and it is in fact that your car may be driven miles away and left on open ground. Let this not blind you to good virtue. There are many good meet and greet companies that work hard to provide a better service.

Gatwick car parking is your guide to the car parking and the accommodation companies which are running near Gatwick. I want to talk about Tudor Rose, they first introduced the meet and greet parking service at Gatwick in the early 90s and became very popular with Customers. With the advent of the internet and search engines however, the last five years has seen many companies/individuals jump on the bandwagon with the single intention of making a fast buck for very little investment. This has rather soiled the reputation of the airport meet and greet parking industry to many new potential Customers where a number of so called companies have been exposed by media and TV coverage.

I want to provide the Customers the real scene of what's going on these days. All the companies says, that they are the best and the cheapest, but as a customer people should know that this is not the truth as all are here to do the business and business runs on extreme marketing and yes, you are right MARKETING is sometimes the semi-truth. When you visit the website of gatwick car parking, I have the company which really thinks of the customers rather than money. As my perception, the good companies will:

->Relevant DISTANCE from both the Gatwick airport terminals

->Publish the location of the parking

->Provide a landline contact number

->Easy process of booking and cancelling the parking

All people all over the world have one common thing in them: TRUST. We people do trust each-other. We help each-other in the needy things. But the things goes wrong when we start converting our words to the semi-truth. Visit our website and have a look on the Expert Advice column from the main page.

We understand the feeling of the people with their cars and we want to help them in real terms. The only last statement I want to say is: LET YOUR CAR FEEL COMFORTABLE...