Sneaky airport parking discount deals with JustPark.com

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• SammyJ says:

  27 May27 May 07:42

  JustPark screwed it up last week for many of their space-owners. I’ve rented a driveway out for a couple of years, and offered a free lift to/from the airport which has gone well for me, for those who park, and for JustPark who took about a quarter in fees.
  Last week, for some unknown reason, they removed the ability for people to contact me with questions prior to booking (so they can’t check if the free transfer is available), made them book for a min of 7 days (most of ours were shorter than that) and crucially for the passengers, doesn’t allow them to book now with less than 48 hours notice – it’s the last minute bookings that people save the most on because the airport official parking costs are sky-high at short notice.
  JustPark claim that this is to ‘help me maximise revenue’ from my space, and aren’t budging, so my only option was to de-list.
  Just a warning for anyone using it, you might not be able to make the booking you wanted to!

  • Memesweeper says:

    27 May27 May 09:06

    Have you considered ParkOnMyDrive.com instead?

  • Peter K says:

    27 May27 May 09:30

    Wow, that’s naff. I’ve only ever booked for less than 7 days on their site.

    • Peter K says:

      27 May27 May 09:41

      Just checked and you can get driveways for only a day. Plus this is in the help centre:

      You can use the messaging system on JustPark to find out more about a space before booking:

      1. From the search results, click on the listing you’re interested in.
      2. To the right of the the page you’ll find a blue button labelled ‘Ask Person X a question’.
      3. We’ll ask you to enter some details about the potential booking, but don’t worry! This doesn’t commit you to anything.
      4. We’ll let you know by email when the space owner responds.
      5. Once you’ve booked a space, we send you the space owner’s phone number in your booking confirmation email. This is the easiest and quickest way to ask a specific question about your booking.

      • Andy says:

        27 May27 May 09:50

        I’ve just looked and that seems to be gone now

        • Tom1 says:

          27 May27 May 11:32

          I can still see that text on the help system and I can still make bookings for a single day. What am I missing?

  • Jovanna says:

    27 May27 May 12:14

    What’s with all the speed cameras that have sprung up recently around the perimeter road? I think there’s one every few hundred yards. I’ve never seen so many mini-cabs driving at 28 mph!

    • Interested says:

      27 May27 May 12:32

      You’ve probably just answered your own question!

    • Rooster says:

      27 May27 May 17:09

      Which airport you on about?

      • Jovanna says:

        27 May27 May 21:49

        Heathrow.

• Choons says:

  27 May27 May 07:48

  Not really JustPark but parking related – I’ve got a short trip from Stansted booked – fly on a Friday, back on a Saturday – but have struggled to find any parking under 55 quid. Does anyone have any tips here?

  • Rooster says:

    27 May27 May 08:43

    Try a nearby hotel for parking or just. Park?

    • Rooster says:

      27 May27 May 09:30

      Just checked just park and its under £20 for Fri-Sat

      • Choons says:

        27 May27 May 16:08

        Cool, thanks for that – JustPark seems to suit me JustFine, cheers

  • Qwerty Bertie says:

    27 May27 May 08:46

    A couple of miles away from the airport is a well-heeled little place I know called Takely. It has free parking in several locations.

    I previously raised this general strategy on here, ie park free & minicab, and it did not go down well. The general consensus was that it is considered too risky. However, in your specific case, where the trip is only 24 to 36 hours, and presumably you have only one item of hand luggage not likely to draw hostile attention, it might be less controversial.

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      27 May27 May 09:03

      £1.50 per hour worrying about the car (less minicab costs) doesn’t equate to good value in my eyes…

  • Memesweeper says:

    27 May27 May 09:03

    JustPark in Bishops Stortford and train/bus/cab it in. Avoid the amazing ripoff that is the airport taxi firm — Associated in Stortford are fine.

    • Choons says:

      27 May27 May 20:29

      thanks – and thanks for the other person’s reply, saves me a decent chunk

• stevenhp1987 says:

  27 May27 May 08:39

  I’ve used the Marriott parking a few times in the past. Only during summer or over Christmas.

  Recently the difference between that and long stay is negligible outside of those times. Sometimes long stay is cheaper! Of course your example is in the middle of summer so you’ll save ~£70 compared to long stay.

  Unless it’s summer or Christmas, the extra hassle of catching a public bus to potentially save a couple of quid, isn’t worth the hassle.

  • Rooster says:

    27 May27 May 08:44

    Yes the Marriott can be a lot more than £32 for a week during some periods

    • TGLoyalty says:

      27 May27 May 09:47

      I think the message here is check just park as there can be deals. Not necessarily the Marriott being the place to park.

      I’ve just found a cracking deal outside a hotel I want to use for a night before a flight and then can come back to with no hassle as it’s an afternoon landing.

• luckyjim says:

  27 May27 May 09:05

  Does anyone know what is happening at Good to Go Parking? Their Meet and Greet and other services are ‘no longer bookable’. Looks like these services have been withdrawn but why are they still listed?

  • Rooster says:

    27 May27 May 09:33

    Drop & Ride All terminals is still working but it doesn’t work if you enter certain timings

  • Rob says:

    27 May27 May 10:04

    Not sure but, yes, they seem to have effectively shut it. Cannibalisation was probably an issue – they were livid when we first covered them and said they use the official car parks.

  • Mikeact says:

    27 May27 May 10:45

    Wish I knew…the Gatwick site has revamped their ‘approved’ list. Next week, we drive in the short term, take ticket, drive in, couple of levels up, hand over keys and car and the short walk over to Departures..remember doing it a couple of years back and it was fine.

  • luckyjim says:

    27 May27 May 20:19

    It’s a shame as there aren’t any other valet services I’d trust with my car. That hotel on bath road looks pretty tempting though, even factoring in an uber back and forth.

• Andy says:

  27 May27 May 09:38

  Ive been using a guy from just park for years when it used to be parkatmyhouse. Only made the one booking through them and now have his phone number. He has full insurance and does this full time. Picks the car up at which ever terminal we are using and brings it back to us when we land. Charges me £4.50 a day.

  • N says:

    27 May27 May 19:51

    Intrigued by this… how do you know he’s insured? who is he? is he just a dude with a mobile phone?

    not taking the mickey, just interested!

    • Shoestring says:

      27 May27 May 20:02

      all good until he prangs your Bugatti – totalled and the insurance was a lie

      • Shoestring says:

        27 May27 May 20:05

        I can’t stop writing in Jezza Clarkson mode, I’ll get over it

• Shoestring says:

  27 May27 May 20:05

  in about 10 years!

• signol says:

  27 May27 May 22:39

  Rob, you may want to list a JustPark link on your affiliate page – they pay a few £ credit for referrals…

• Crafty says:

  29 May29 May 07:57

  Well beyond driveways and hotels now. The last two general, paid for car parks I’ve used have been listed on Just Park by the official business running it (NCP or equivalent) and seemed to be cheaper to book through there than via their own website.

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