Airports · drop-off · car parks
Parking at UK airports
What it costs to drop someone off, what the car parks charge, and why a ticket at an airport is a private charge and not a council fine.
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Belfast International Airport
County Antrim · BFS
- £5–£60 drop-off
- 4 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
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Birmingham Airport
West Midlands · BHX
- Free–£56 drop-off
- 3 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
- Appeals go to POPLA
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Bristol Airport
Somerset · BRS
- £8.50–£60 drop-off
- 2 hours maximum
- 2 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
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East Midlands Airport
EMA
- No free drop-off period
- 30 minutes maximum
- 4 car parks listed
- 6 things that catch people out
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Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh · EDI
- £8.50 drop-off for up to 10 minutes
- 2 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
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Gatwick
West Sussex · LGW
- £10–£30 drop-off
- 30 minutes maximum
- 3 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
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Glasgow Airport
Renfrewshire · GLA
- £7–£50 drop-off
- 4 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
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Heathrow
Greater London · LHR
- £7 drop-off per entry
- 10 minutes maximum
- 6 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
- Appeals go to POPLA
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport
LPL
- £7–£50 drop-off
- 4 car parks listed
- 6 things that catch people out
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London City Airport
Greater London · LCY
- No free drop-off period
- 10 minutes maximum
- 3 car parks listed
- 6 things that catch people out
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London Luton Airport
Bedfordshire · LTN
- £9–£27 drop-off
- 30 minutes maximum
- 3 car parks listed
- 6 things that catch people out
- Appeals go to POPLA
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London Stansted Airport
Essex · STN
- £10–£28 drop-off
- 30 minutes maximum
- 3 car parks listed
- 5 things that catch people out
- Appeals go to POPLA
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Manchester Airport
Greater Manchester · MAN
- £5.50–£25 drop-off
- 30 minutes maximum
- 3 car parks listed
- 6 things that catch people out
- Appeals go to POPLA
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Newcastle International Airport
Tyne and Wear · NCL
- £4–£20 drop-off
- 9 car parks listed
- 8 things that catch people out