Garage between T5 and T4 on opposite side, no restrictions on time parked, loo & coffee there too
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| Author: | bordercars [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 6 hour heathrow wait |
early morning run to T3 with a return midday. anyone recommend a SAFE quiet spot to park up, grab a tea etc |
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| Author: | cabbyman [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
McDonalds, Bath Road. Esso, Southern Perimeter Road. I believe there's also KFC, BK etc, all round the area. Stay there until you have confirmation that the flight has landed then into short stay. |
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| Author: | bordercars [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
Thanks, would normally park maccy d's but have 6 hours to kill. thought about alongside one of the reservoirs near by, but don't want to keep moving. |
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| Author: | romik [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
Garage between T5 and T4 on opposite side, no restrictions on time parked, loo & coffee there too
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| Author: | cabbyman [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
That's the Esso, Romik. I park in Maccy D's and then thrash them at POPLA!!  http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60 By the way, where are you coming from, generally, BC? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
bordercars wrote: early morning run to T3 with a return midday. anyone recommend a SAFE quiet spot to park up, grab a tea etc Just head west down the M4 to somewhere in the countryside or even Reading. Don't think the services have time limits, but I might be wrong. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
romik wrote: Garage between T5 and T4 on opposite side, no restrictions on time parked, loo & coffee there too For 6 hours? Try Windsor Great Park. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
There is a very large Tesco at junction 3 of the M4. It is right alongside the grand union canal. It also has a cafe. Parking is free for 3 hours. |
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| Author: | christopherwk [ Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
The usual spots are often packed out, especially during the morning peak - i.e. BP Hatton Cross, Esso Southern Perimeter Road (as mentioned), Texaco Bath Road, McDonalds Bath Road (Mondial Way). The little known spots are almost just as close and are often quieter - the KFC/Starbucks, also on the Bath Road, further east - though you can only enter the car park from the west. Harlington Playing Fields car park has its' own cafe and toilet, down Sipson Lane. There's also another McDonalds, further west along the A4, next to a Shell but that can also be busy. You can park on street up to 8am/9am (not sure, check signs), and go into the Premier Inn, where there is a Costa Coffee inside. Another Shell on the junction of Holloway Lane/Harmondsworth Road. The Three Magpies pub, just above the tunnel road, has a large car park behind, where you could park. Going slightly further afield, there's a massive Tesco in Town Lane, Stanwell, next to Ashford Hospital, another Tesco in Faggs Road, Feltham just beyond Hatton Cross, another one already mentioned in Hayes. There's also another Esso at Clockhouse Roundabout on the A30/A315, south to the airport which is often quiet. Out of all of them, I would choose the car park at Harlington Playing Fields (UB3 5EU). Take a book to read, and there's often police dogs doing their training on the playing fields and radio controlled airplane enthusiasts to watch, as well as the cafe. No point burning fuel travelling too far only to come back again, and there's also a greater risk of being held up in traffic especially if you use the M4 to somewhere further. Just 2 miles/10min from Terminal 3. You're also safe from people disturbing you if you're having a snooze. Whenever I park by Bath Road, there are often beggars around tapping on your window asking for change (they know drivers carry cash), people offering to sell perfume/DVDs. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
grandad wrote: There is a very large Tesco at junction 3 of the M4. It is right alongside the grand union canal. It also has a cafe. Parking is free for 3 hours. Parking is free for as long as you want, if they send you a ticket don't respond and bin it |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
skippy41 wrote: Parking is free for as long as you want, if they send you a ticket don't respond and bin it That dear Skippy is right sh** advice.  The ignore still applies north of the wall, it doesn't apply south of it. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
Sussex wrote: skippy41 wrote: Parking is free for as long as you want, if they send you a ticket don't respond and bin it That dear Skippy is right sh** advice. The ignore still applies north of the wall, it doesn't apply south of it. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
roythebus wrote: Sussex wrote: skippy41 wrote: Parking is free for as long as you want, if they send you a ticket don't respond and bin it That dear Skippy is right sh** advice. The ignore still applies north of the wall, it doesn't apply south of it. Skippy's comments was to ignore. Do you suggest that's the way to deal with these parking people in England? |
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| Author: | cabbyman [ Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
You DO NOT ignore in England. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 hour heathrow wait |
cabbyman wrote: You DO NOT ignore in England. I must have missed something because I was under the impression that these private invoices were not enforceable. have the rules changed? |
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