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Finding and booking a parking space at the UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, can be confusing. Who do you contact to find prices? Do you need to leave your car in long term or short term parking? What is the difference between various car parks? These are the questions that I hope to answer in this brief article.

You may not be aware that Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport and the sixth busiest in the world. Gatwick provides extensive parking facilities to support the 32 million passengers who use the airport each year.

When dropping people off or picking people up at the airport short term parking is what you need. This is also adequate for most short duration journeys. Gatwick provides short term parking in multi-storey car parks at both the North and South terminals.

You are warned not to leave your car unattended, even for a short time, in the forecourt areas outside the airport passenger terminals. If you do your car will be removed by the vigilant airport security staff and you will have to pay a hefty release fee to get it back. If you need to leave your car unattended you should always park in the car parks provided.

If your trip lasts more than just a few days then Gatwick long term parking is recommended. There are numerous options to choose from when considering long term parking at Gatwick, which can be a little bewildering.

It is always worth taking a close look at the facilities provided by the various car parks around Gatwick airport. Most airport car parks provide excellent security facilities including fencing, security cameras and regular patrols. Some outstanding car parks have the ‘park mark’ safer parking award. All provide a free transfer bus service between the car park and the airport terminals.

If bus transfers to and from the airport terminal are too much hassle then meet and greet parking may be just what you need. All you need do is drive directly to your airport terminal where the pre-arranged chauffeur will meet you. They will whisk your car away and park it on your behalf in one of the secure airport car parks. When you return from your trip your car will have been retrieved from the car park to be ready and waiting for you as soon as you have cleared customs.

The benefits provided by meet and greet parking are that you don’t need to arrive at the airport very early as you don’t need to take a transfer bus from the car park and you will be on your way home as soon as you leave the airport terminal. You may also like to take advantage of the valet service to have your car cleaned while you are away.

To get the best Gatwick parking rate it is essential that you book in advance. Usually, the further in advance you book your parking the better the price. The best way to check on prices and availability is to use an online price checking and comparison facility such as the one provided by Gosimply.com. This excellent website not only provides accurate and up to date parking prices and availability information it also provides honest and impartial customer reviews of various airport facilities, including airport hotels.