Seriously cheap car parking Gatwick

travelchick

Hello All,

I thought I would share this parking that I have found, online the quote is £2 a day but if you call they will offer a reduced rate :-)

I haven't used it before however all the Gatwick car parks wanted an excess of £120 for my car for 16 nights in August.
I found an online booking page and it came to £34 however I called as I wanted to ensure its ok for holiday parking rather than a daily rate, she confirmed it was fine that it is locked at night so may not be any good for night flights.
I said I had the online booking and she said its not direct with us however if you are booking direct I can give you a better rate so £25 for 16 nights!

Fingers crossed its a all good for my car I cant find reviews either way, it looks to be just a regular car park about 5 mins from the airport.

Hope it helps someone

http://www.green-parking.co.uk/babcock-car-park-crawley-now-open/

M

Westin

It's actually the old council car park in Crawley town centre located between the old Babcock building (hence the name I guess) and Crawley Town Hall.

Not really airport parking as it will still be a 15 minute drive to Gatwick, about a £12-£15 cab ride each way.

Crawley railway station is about a 10 minute walk. Two stops down the line to Gatwick at a cost of £2.20 each way. Not however an option if you have luggage.

It's cheap but I think your car will still be at the mercy of undesirables, especially if they work out that you have let the car there for some days.

I would suggest using one of the approved airport car parking operators.

travelchick

I did think that however the current cost of the very cheapest parking for me for 16 days is £139.
Yes my car will get in the middle of crawly but that doesn't mean it will get robbed and if it does I have car insurance ;-)

Airport car parking prey on people being scared their car will be stolen.
But I recently used airport valet parking and on our return it took 2 hours for them to locate my car, in that time I meat 3 people whose cars had gone walkies.
Everyone else was subject to the long weight because we trusted "Airport parking"
If my cars fine even with taxis I'm £100 better off.

X

Westin

The key is an Approved airport operator.

Every year there are stories of cheap car park operators around Gatwick. Here is last months story
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/update-shocking-photos-of-cars-left-unattended-as-police-investigate-rogue-parking-companies-near-gatwick-airport-1-7453162

Up to you of course.

There are good and bad. The cheapest won't typically be the good.

travelchick

Thank you for sharing that link, I do think it's wise that people check where their cars are going.
On the company website they are listed as a member of the BPA and they also recently have the MarkPark award for high standard of secure parking, (Which Gatwick airport advocat as well)
Obviously I looked on both of these sites to verify they were members.
http://www.britishparking.co.uk/BPA-Approved-Operators
http://www.parkmark.co.uk/car-park-finder (British safer parking)

So fingers crossed they are all good because let's face it, parking my car in the winter £3 a day in the summer holidays £10 a day my car is the same size year round ;-)

interstellaflyer

travelchick wrote: »

Thank you for sharing that link, I do think it's wise that people check where their cars are going.
On the company website they are listed as a member of the BPA and they also recently have the MarkPark award for high standard of secure parking, (Which Gatwick airport advocat as well)
Obviously I looked on both of these sites to verify they were members.
http://www.britishparking.co.uk/BPA-Approved-Operators
http://www.parkmark.co.uk/car-park-finder (British safer parking)

So fingers crossed they are all good because let's face it, parking my car in the winter £3 a day in the summer holidays £10 a day my car is the same size year round ;-)

BPA approved operators, lol, think parking cowboys.

PompeyPete

Let the train take the strain!.......mind you, at the moment there ain't many Southern trains running.

travelchick

:-/ :-/ :-/
What about the parkmark?
Gatwick airport recommends parking with it and they are on the park mark list of approved parking?
Anyone have any advice on those?

travelchick

PompeyPete wrote: »

Let the train take the strain!.......mind you, at the moment there ain't many Southern trains running.

I wish I'm miles away I live near Stansted the train costs more than parking.
I looked at the bus but it takes hours as there's no direct route.
Taxi is £100 each way
Hotel with parking is cheapest option at £120

blindman

travelchick wrote: »

I wish I'm miles away I live near Stansted the train costs more than parking.
I looked at the bus but it takes hours as there's no direct route.
Taxi is £100 each way
Hotel with parking is cheapest option at £120

Have you looked at JustPark ?

travelchick

blindman wrote: »

Have you looked at JustPark ?

I have saved this I've already paid the £25 however they came in at the best price I've seen at £61
Thank you