Very Annoyed wrote:

Wife ad 3 kids in tow - the trawl to the Long Term CP takes longer than driving home! What happens if I left the car in Short Term for a week?

Exactly - you'd come to find a stupid bill.... 

Just join up as a member and get 10% off - they have a secure car park and very easy to use/book  2007 RRS TDV6 HSE JAVA/EBONY SIDE STEPS, REAR GUARDS. 22'' STORMER WHEELS. FULL COLOUR CODE. SMOKED SIDE LIGHTS

I used PP and came off worst

Remember the story with my S4 Cabriolet. only weeks old & when I returned it had been badly damaged. I know how as well having been shown where the car was stored. They have a multi storey type of area where the cars are parked in sequence [ date order ] one behind the other and obviously mine was bumper to bumper - literally, seeing the damage.

I went used Gatwick in May & I pre booked my car into Parking Express long term - and chose my own spot !

I wouldnt use any one to valet park/store my cars again  
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Good and bad sides for everything, and there is a large trust element with valet parking wherever it may be. I suppose you have just have to toss up that (minimal) risk and the inconvenience of having to park some distance away and drag your family and luggage etc along with you before you even get back to the terminal. Let's not forget someone can ding your car anywhere at anytime, but I can understand how it's pi**ed you off MDP

Being in the environment, I get to hear about a lot of things and in terms of parking, PP come out well. That said so do Parking Express, but they don't offer a valet service of course Choice is yours VA at the end of the day, isn't it... 

From the South Terminal it was a doddle using Parking Express. ... pre booked - staight in... followed signs to available area being used ..... found a nice corner slot to park the skoda and hopped straight onto a courtessy bus [ kids & 83 yr old farther in law to boot ]..... drop off at terminal main doors / departures = easy peasy. Same experience on return.

In fact theres nothing wrong with valet parking if you use someone elses car  
" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

I used Parking Express at Gatwick too. Lugging your family and luggage on and off the free bus service was a bit novel. It was the first time I'd been on a bus for years.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Yeah never used valet parking at airports, rather choose my own spot.. finding the bugger when you come back is always amusing. Past: Bmw M3 Coupe 57, 335d Coupe 56, Audi RS4 06, RR Sport TD HSE 05,
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