heathrow terminal 4 long stay parking woes

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  • seatbeltnoob
    seatbeltnoob Posts: 1,311 Forumite
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    edited 22 November 2019 at 7:20PM
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    Voyager2002 wrote: »
    Surely you are not proposing to drive home when exhausted after a 14-hour flight! That is the height of irresponsibility, particularly with a toddler in the car.


    why not? I'm a passenger on the plane. I'm not actually flying the plane. If the pilot can fly a plane for 14 hours. I can drive a car for 1hr.
  • Voyager2002
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    seatbeltnoob wrote: »
    why not? I'm a passenger on the plane. I'm not actually flying the plane. If the pilot can fly a plane for 14 hours. I can drive a car for 1hr.


    After that flight you will be sleepy. See what the law says about driving in that condition:

    http://www.safermotoring.co.uk/driving-whilst-tired.html

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tiredness-can-kill-advice-for-drivers
  • mgdavid
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    Voyager2002 wrote: »
    After that flight you will be sleepy. See what the law says about driving in that condition:

    http://www.safermotoring.co.uk/driving-whilst-tired.html

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tiredness-can-kill-advice-for-drivers


    You don't know he'll be sleepy - you made that up.
    We've had this convo before; from personal experience i can get between 6 and 9 hours sleep on a longhaul flight which often exceeds the amount I get at home, I usually only need about 6 hours. The OP may be similar to me, everyone is different.


    'The law' says nothing about driving when tired;

    from your 1st link:
    'There isn't a specific law that states that it is an offence to drive when you are tired'


    and from the 2nd:
    'Facts about driving and tiredness when you have a medical condition'
    The OP has not mentioned a medical condition.
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • buglawton
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    peachyprice wrote: »
    T4 Long Stay, £87 for your dates, not to shabby for 2 weeks and certainly not such a price to make all the schlepping from T2/T3 with luggage and a baby worthwhile.

    Direct through the Heathrow website.
    Wasn't this in the OP?
    long stay t4 car parking was always pricy and now the curveball means I can't actually book a slot in for my dates 4-12 to 18-12.
  • peachyprice
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    buglawton wrote: »
    Wasn't this in the OP?

    long stay t4 car parking was always pricy and now the curveball means I can't actually book a slot in for my dates 4-12 to 18-12.



    Yes, it was, but that turned out to not be the case as the dates are available on those dates, booking direct through Heathrow, for £87. I don't know where OP was looking for parking but those dates at that price are still available today.
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  • seatbeltnoob
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    edited 23 November 2019 at 5:19PM
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    peachyprice wrote: »
    Yes, it was, but that turned out to not be the case as the dates are available on those dates, booking direct through Heathrow, for £87. I don't know where OP was looking for parking but those dates at that price are still available today.

    Sorry if i wasnt clear enough, what I meant to say was its not available to me at an affordable amount. £87 is too expensive for me. I thought it would be clear on the billion replies afterwards. I didn't look at heathrow.com looked at various other comparison sites and they only offered meet and greet services for £105-£120. Which is too pricey for me, I saw some park and go services advertised for £65 on terminal 4 a few weeks ago but these are gone. I wouldn't have paid £87 for t4 parking in any case. It seems to be a little known secret that you can use a different parking to the terminal you need. Purple car parks are located on site, the t2 purple parking car park is just 3.4 miles away from t4.



    It's easy to transfer between terminals (and also free)
    https://www.heathrow.com/airport-guide/getting-around-heathrow/travel-between-terminals


    I'm surprised this tip isn't lauded on a money saving forum and dismissed so much. It only costs 15 more minutes on average to transfer between terminals.
  • koalakoala
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    I don't think I'd bother going if I had to scrimp that much!
  • seatbeltnoob
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    Quick update,



    the process was a lot more simple than I thought, it is only a small inconvenience and probably adds 15 to 20 minutes to your trip.



    There is a free shuttle service from purple car parks which is 10 minutes from t2. As soon as you get onto t2 you;ll see the london underground sign. Just go in and follow the signs to t4 transfer, the walk within the airport transfer station is a bit long but there are luggage trollys available if you need them.
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