Skyone Meet and Greet?

sticher

Hi looking into parking at Gatwick. Skyone meet and greet seem to have very competitive prices. Have heard horror stories about meet and greet so has anyone used this company before?

Thanks in advance.

SundayGirl

Not used them myself, but there are reviews online - http://www.airport-parking-shop.co.uk/gatwick/gatwick-skyone-meet-and-greet-review.html

Phil_Dakin

Having travelled from Gatwick on a number of occasions in the past five years, we have tried the hotels, the bus parks and the valet parking all without any problems. This experience was unfortunately not without its problems.

On arrival at Gatwick on our return journey, we contacted Skyone Meet & Greet to deliver our car for our exit of the airport, when the vehicle was delivered, I was asked to inspect the vehicle to which I viewed the lines of the sides and the rear then the front of the car. I was mortified to find a crease line on the front edge of the car. I pointed it out to the person who delivered the car off and they said that they could not see it. I pointed it out, but he was adamant he could not see it. I asked him what the procedure was for me to report this as I was unhappy, he replied that he did not know. After a short while, our discussions attracted another company member who also inspected the crease line and for him to say that he could not see it also. I pointed it out again and asked them to feel the definite ripple in the bonnet, but they both said there was nothing there. Then one of them said that we get people like me all the time trying to try it on, I was disgusted by this comment, I am an upstanding character in my local business community and currently Chairman of our local Round Table and refute these allegations.

I did manage to get an email address for me to complain to, only for one of them to take it off me whilst distracted with another problem with the car. Whilst close to the drivers door noticed a strong smell off brake dust, I felt the temperature of the front tyres which were extremely hot, I felt the rear tyres and they were tepid, I told them that I realised that they had been driving my car extremely hard in order for this to happen. I opened the car door and checked the car’s trip computer as I knew I had left enough fuel in it to travel the 170 back home and when I left the car prior to the holiday the tank was saying 240 miles to empty giving me a 70 mile cushion. Instead I found that the computer was saying 90 miles to empty. I checked the miles to gallon reading which had decreased slightly. I left the south terminal travelling towards the Dartford Tunnel at a steady 70 MPH to find that the tank to empty figure had gone back up to 175 miles. This again was further proof that the car had been driven very hard.

I have a friend who repairs dents in cars, who looked at the vehicle on my return and he said that the bonnet had been sat upon and was a common problem with the dynamic structure of the curve in a bonnet. He said that he could fix it and would not charge me.

I am extremely disappointed in my experience with this company and will never use or recommend them to any one I know. I realise that everything I have stated is my view on this matter and would never stand up in any court proceedings.