Leeds Bradford airport drop off charges :-(

dmg24

thepeterleeknowledge wrote: »

but why should people pay to be dropped off though? that's my point I can understand being charged to park or charged to wait even but to be charged for to just drive up get out and life a couple of cases out of the boot is just wrong. if people keep accepting these things sooner or later every airport will do it and move onto the next fee once they've milked it to death. it's just yet another money making scam

Why should they not be charged? You are driving onto private property, why should the owner not do as they wish? They still have roads to maintain, should those that use the roads not pay to do so?

A scam implies fraudulent activity - there is no such thing here.

Blobby8_2

Birmingham is £1 by card only. However it is possible to drop/pick up on the approach road, but for a quid ?

System

i think manchester only charges on pick up not drop off and you can get around that by picking up at the airport train station.

thepeterleeknowledge

dmg24 wrote: »

Why should they not be charged? You are driving onto private property, why should the owner not do as they wish? They still have roads to maintain, should those that use the roads not pay to do so?

A scam implies fraudulent activity - there is no such thing here.

well because for one the airport has been there how many years without charging? they are supposed to be providing a service not making a profit it's people like you who have the mentality of just pay it and don't make a fuss and then before you know it everyone is doing it.

dmg24

Blobby8 wrote: »

Birmingham is £1 by card only. However it is possible to drop/pick up on the approach road, but for a quid ?

The parents paid in cash two weeks ago?

dmg24

thepeterleeknowledge wrote: »

well because for one the airport has been there how many years without charging? they are supposed to be providing a service not making a profit it's people like you who have the mentality of just pay it and don't make a fuss and then before you know it everyone is doing it.

Since when were airports not there to make a profit? Have I missed the point when they were nationalised?

You still have not provided one valid reason why as a private enterprise they should not charge.

Money_User

thepeterleeknowledge wrote: »

they are supposed to be providing a service not making a profit

Since when has the idea of a business been not to make a profit?

Money_User

thepeterleeknowledge wrote: »

there is no reason they shouldn't charge but on principle we shouldn't pay are you saying you are happy to pay these fees?.

You really must have knowledge then. You know something none of us knew before, apparently all the raw materials to build the drop off car park tarmac etc were free, even the people who made it did it for free. We never knew that thanks for explaining it!

thepeterleeknowledge

Money_User wrote: »

You really must have knowledge then. You know something none of us knew before, apparently all the raw materials to build the drop off car park tarmac etc were free, even the people who made it did it for free. We never knew that thanks for explaining it!

oh silly me and that's why I thought they charged for CAR PARKING charging someone £2 to drop somebody off? What other reason than to maximize profit. Greed that's all it comes down to greed.

dmg24

thepeterleeknowledge wrote: »

you really are a dumbass - they have never charged before and are just looking at making a quick buck them same way as companies introduced admin fees or ticket offices introduced booking fees - there is no reason they shouldn't charge but on principle we shouldn't pay are you saying you are happy to pay these fees? if ASDA charged you a quid for waiting outside to pick up your missus or to park while you do your shopping would you pay it? It's private land after all like you say.

I'm a dumbass for suggesting that a business wants to make a profit? Brilliant!

Keep complaining with your 'knowledge', I could do with a laugh! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: