Airport Parking- Better Safe Than Sorry

Added: (Tue Oct 06 2009)

Pressbox (Press Release) - As one of the biggest independent investigations into airport parking and safety dies down, the Heathrow parking specialists at Value Individual Parking are advising travellers to stay on their guard and look out for anything untoward to avoid a ‘Watchdog’ style shock.

The investigation led by ‘Watchdog’ revealed that a Gatwick based airport parking company drove a car, left in its care, at 106 miles per hour and moved it without consent overnight. During the experiment Watchdog paid the Meet & Greet car park to park the car in question for five days in their secure compound, but to their horror it was left for two nights outside a supermarket and driven faster than the legal limit.

Indicating the great need for customer education when leaving a car under the care of someone else, Value Individual Parking, the leading independent providers of Heathrow meet and greet airport parking are striving to make sure that customers are aware of the risks.

Pat McLintock from VIP said, “The recent Watchdog enquiry unveiled the shocking reality of some firms which set up shop and offer airport parking almost overnight. The reason they adopt such practices is that proper accommodation and security for vehicles is one of the two largest items of expense in this business (the other being wages), and this is how they cut their prices and costs especially when they are under financial pressure or suffering from competition. Here at Value Individual Parking we strive to provide our customers with the best possible service at the lowest cost but we are not prepared to compromise our facilities or service in the process. You can only go so far before you are left cutting essentials and this is something we are not prepared to do. The best way to illustrate this is to point out that 50-60% of our bookings each week come from repeat customers and recommendations.”

Choosing an airport parking provider can be difficult but it is advised to shop around for the best deal. However, watch out for the cheaper options as they are almost certainly cutting essentials. It is simple economics. The internet is a valuable tool when choosing a firm who have your best interests at heart, but if you are choosing a firm online, make sure that they have not just an email address under their contact details section, but a phone number too, in case you have a problem or query.

In addition to this, make sure that the firm you choose has a secure payment facility online and if at all possible call them and ask as many questions as you feel necessary until you are happy with both the service and price offered.

Mr McLintock whose firm which was established in 2004 and offers valet parking at Heathrow and business parking at Heathrow, added, “Here at Value Individual Parking we are keen to offer our customers the most cost effective parking options, which is why we are continually looking at our prices as the business grows, so we can offer brand new packages and schemes aimed at keeping our customers’ costs as low as we sensibly can. We invite anyone who is looking for airport parking at Heathrow to contact us and we will be happy to find the most cost effective solution for them.”

For more information on Heathrow meet and greet car parking, please visit the Value Individual Parking site at http://www.valueindividualparking.co.uk/