Airport Parking

One of the biggest hassles when travelling abroad is finding a reasonably priced car parking space at the airport. All airports have car parks, but it can often be difficult to find a space and then, if you do, you end up paying a stratospheric amount of money for parking your car there.

There are a number of services which will allow you to park your car not immediately next to the terminals, but within a few kilometres for a considerably lower rate. These providers own tracts of land near airports and will allow travellers to park their cars on them for a far low cost than at the airport itself.

One of the best known car parking providers in the UK is Purple Parking. The company was founded in 1989 and so have vast experience in running an efficient airport parking service.

They currently service 19 of the UK's largest airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Blackpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Belfast and several others.

To give you an idea of the size of the company, the Purple Parking car park at Heathrow airport is by far the largest, with over 9,000 car parking spaces, and over 600 staff operate the car park and parking services.

PurpleParking offers two primary services:

- Meet and Greet is aimed primarily at business travellers and busy professionals. The client drives their car to the airport where a driver meets them in lane in front of the terminal. You hand your keys over to the chauffeur and he drives it to a secure car parking space while you walk into the terminal. On your return, you are greeted infront of the terminal by the driver and your car!
- Park and Ride is aimed primarily at families and budget conscious travellers. You drive your car to Purple Parking's car park near the airport. Once you have parked it, a minibus will take you to your terminal. The driver will help you load and unload your baggage. On return from your journey, you simply dial a freephone number and a minibus returns you to the car park from where you may drive home. The service is quick, convenient and low cost.

Purple Parking has a reputation for excellence and has won numerous awards. This includes the Buying Business Travel Awards, the Business Travel Awards and Business Travel World Awards for numerous years and the AA/Police Gold Award for security.

If you'd like a stress-free and cheaper way to park your car at the airport then Price Filter recommends you check out Purple Parking's website here.