Gatwick Airport Drop off Charges.

bergkamp

A friend who knows of my interest in private parking matters , alerted me to these new charges introduced at Gatwick Airport.

My first thoughts were , where is the grace period to allow the signage to be read and terms accepted or declined?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wcbmqlp9qfwoyh/gatwick sign.jpg?dl=0

https://www.gatwickairport.com/to-and-from/picking-up-dropping-off/

(I have not been on the forum for a while and tried searching for any recent threads regarding this, but had no joy with the complicated search process!!. I found your thread though  Umkomaas  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289954/mse-search-function-improvement#latest      )

Redx

Not seen any reports about it on here this year , but the BBC has just reported that they have financial woes 🤔🤔

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-58197655

bergkamp

Redx said:

Not seen any reports about it on here this year , but the BBC has just reported that they have financial woes 🤔🤔

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-58197655

Why we are charging for Drop-offs?

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the aviation industry and as an airport we need to look at new revenue streams to help us continue to protect jobs and income while we rebuild. Therefore, Gatwick is introducing a charge for vehicles dropping off passengers on the forecourt directly outside our terminals from the 8 March 2021.

We also want to rebuild better and sustainability remains important to us as an airport. Encouraging more sustainable journeys to the airport, the drop off charge will also help Gatwick achieve its sustainability targets, including to achieve 48% of journeys by public transport as well as deterring a car led recovery after the pandemic.

fisherjim

bergkamp said:

Why we are charging for Drop-offs?

 Gatwick achieve its sustainability targets, including to achieve 48% of journeys by public transport as well as deterring a car led recovery after the pandemic.

What absolute garbage an airport encouraging as many aircraft flights as they can handle talking about "deterring a car led economy".

No this is as ever about screwing the motorist as much as possible, their long stay buses are awful, over crowded and many of their drivers delight in driving off as you hurry to catch their bus.

That signage is the joke of the year how on earth can anyone ever be expected to read that in a car or even out that alone would take 5 minutes what utter morons.

bergkamp

Found one victim on Pepipoo;

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=140425

Thought there would be more on here by now as flights are opening up?

Coupon-mad

I really hope the OP and all readers and lurkers on this forum have done the Government Consultation by email and objected absolutely to ANY debt recovery fake 'costs' being added on top of a parking charge (of course) and told them what you think of them increasing charges to £130 instead of £100...which is already extortionate.

You have 6 days to do the consultation.  Please, please, do and do it by email so you attach evidence.  Spread the word, is closes within days, next week!

Also, I hope you've also registered for the Group Action, against the DVLA (open to anyone with a PCN since 2018?).  Gotta be in it to win it!  Nothing to lose, and it's genuine.

Read the threads about those important matters, they both need doing, right now, this week.