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Sounds like the race to see who can charge the most is on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lvkw5nj9xo

Heathrow Airport has announced changes to passenger drop‑offs at its terminals, making it more expensive and enforcing a time limit for the first time.

From January, the west London airport will increase its terminal drop-off fee from £6 to £7 and will give travellers 10 minutes in the drop-off areas before issuing a Parking Charge Notice (PCN).

Visitors to the drop-off zones can pre-pay online or by phone and must do before midnight the following day otherwise they could be charged an £80 fine.

A spokesperson for the airport, which is the busiest in the country, said the changes were aimed at "smoothing traffic flow and reducing congestion".

They added: "It helps reduce congestion, encourages public transport use, and ensures our forecourts are used for their intended purpose.

"Free drop-off and pick-up options remain available for all terminals at all our Park and Ride car parks."

They added that 95% of passenger visits to the terminal drop-off zones were under 10 minutes.

Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Southend airports already charge a minimum of £7 for passenger drop-off. London City airport offers this for free.

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Utter greed from all of them.

The only positive aspect of the high parking costs at these airports is that the short-term charges are mirrored by the long-term charges. Thankfully, the cost of parking for a week at Gatwick isn't significantly different from the cost of a taxi both ways.

Which is a very good thing.

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