The BBC Watchdog programme ran a feature on Tuesday February 27, 2007 investigating a parking company that were offering a far from satisfactory meet and greet service at Gatwick. The Watchdog programme also pointed out that this company have now ceased trading at Gatwick.
Bad publicity regarding airport parking is always a concern - particularly when there are many very reputable parking operators at UK airports providing an excellent service for their customers. For example, at Gatwick Airport Holiday Extras offers 'Meet and Greet' services with Airparks, Maple Manor and Meteor (formerly CPS).
Wherever Holiday Extras offer Meet and Greet services, we ensure that these services are provided to a high standard with cars being stored in secured compounds and the cars only being driven by fully insured drivers. The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) have reported a sharp rise in complaints from holidaymakers who used alternative services in a bid to avoid the costs of airport parking. We would advise you to book through us - not only do we offer discounted airport parking but we also offer a best price guarantee.
It is distressing to discover that a family's holiday fun has been jeopardised because of these unscrupulous traders. We are pleased to confirm that we are in no way connected to any of these bogus parking companies.
Gatwick Airport Meet and Greet
Maple Manor are full members of the British Parking Association. Cars parked with Maple Manor will be stored in a secured compound close to Gatwick Airport, NOT on the road. All Maple Manor's drivers are uniformed and carry full photographic ID and are fully insured to drive customers vehicles. Maple Manor's airport car parks carry full planning permission for airport parking and storage.
Meteor are also members of the British Parking Association and store their cars on the airport in a secured compound. All Meteor drivers are uniformed and carry full photographic ID and are fully insured to drive customer vehicles.
At Holiday Extras we have a busy commercial department who work full time on maintaining our portfolio of excellent car parks and forging great deals with them.
A few tips to avoid getting caught out by shady airport parking operators
- • When you visit a website that you haven't booked with before, always research the company. A reputable company will have an About Us page or pages and will clearly show their contact details.
- • If a website doesn't have a secured online payment system in place, avoid booking with them.
- • There are several reputable companies that are members of IAPRA - Independent Airport Park and Ride Association. Among them are APH, Q-Park, Purple Parking and Airparks. For other dependable trading names visit our affiliates pages.
