Heathrow Parking avoiding ULEZ

SpeedSouth

Hi,  Googling this seems difficult.  Anyone used a ULEZ free parking service yet?  A couple of places talk about it being ULEZ free, but then it's meet and greet at the airport which won't work obviously.

Going to park for a week at the end of the month,  so it could be £37.50 I've read in ULEZ charges.

Doshwaster

SpeedSouth said:

Hi,  Googling this seems difficult.  Anyone used a ULEZ free parking service yet?  A couple of places talk about it being ULEZ free, but then it's meet and greet at the airport which won't work obviously.

Going to park for a week at the end of the month,  so it could be £37.50 I've read in ULEZ charges.

Have you checked if your vehicle is exempt : https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

SpeedSouth

I'm not exempt.. 2010 diesel 

Indout96

Unless I am misunderstanding it should only be £25 total, £12.50 driving to car park and £12.50 driving home from it. Still a rip off 

la531983

Just use a parking firm outside the ULEZ and get on their shuttle bus?

Maple Parking are outside the ULEZ according to a dummy quote I did through the Holiday Extras site, but I dont know your flight dates or even what terminal you are using. 

You may fine it cheaper just paying it and parking nearer, though. 

Frugal_lady

I used Maple parking in June to avoid congestion charges - brilliant!! Already booked again for next year. Just make sure you follow their detailed directions otherwise you may stray into a ULEZ zone by mistake.

jbrassy

Leave the car at home and take the train?

ThorOdinson

Get the bus to the airport. That's what I'm doing. Megabus direct to the terminal.

Barkin

I almost never make planned trips into the ULEZ zone, except for Heathrow. 

To avoid the "forgot to pay the charge" scenario, I set up TFL Autopay a couple of years ago. 

I've since made several trips to Heathrow, but I've never been charged... 

TELLIT01

Frugal_lady said:

I used Maple parking in June to avoid congestion charges - brilliant!! Already booked again for next year. Just make sure you follow their detailed directions otherwise you may stray into a ULEZ zone by mistake.

Maybe I'm just an old cynic but a first post from anybody, on the day they join the site, to praise any organisation always gets alarm bells ringing for me.

Indout96

TELLIT01 said:

Frugal_lady said:

I used Maple parking in June to avoid congestion charges - brilliant!! Already booked again for next year. Just make sure you follow their detailed directions otherwise you may stray into a ULEZ zone by mistake.

Maybe I'm just an old cynic but a first post from anybody, on the day they join the site, to praise any organisation always gets alarm bells ringing for me.

Well I hope they are OK as I have just booked them for next March, nothing to do with ULEZ for us but fed up of the ridiculously long bus trip from Purple parking. They have the same reviews on holiday Extras