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Preparing for a hard-earned and long awaited holiday can be stressful, so much to prepare, so much to think about and consider: airline tickets, hotel, car hire, tours, packing, getting to the airport, where to safely and conveniently park your car while you are away.

Let’s face it, taking a taxi to the airport and then paying for another to get home again when you return is a very expensive and complicated option for most people. If you’re traveling with your family, young children, elderly relatives and lots of luggage it means taking more than one taxi, or inconveniencing friends and family for a lift to the airport. And frankly, who wants to wait in a long taxi queue, weighed down with luggage and souvenirs after spending hours on an airplane?

Airport parking, contrary to what most travelers think, can be the most convenient and hassle-free option if you’re flying from a UK airport. It is also more economical, especially if you book well ahead of your departure date. Pre-booking your airport parking not only saves money, but also offers piece of mind knowing you’ll have a reserved parking spot waiting for you when you arrive and that your car is in a secured place while you are away. Pre-booking your airport parking just makes sense. Who wants to spend precious time driving around in circles scouting airport parking lots just a few hours before a flight?

In business for over 30 years, since 1978 to be exact, BCP airport parking offers superb and wide selection of deals and options to suit every type of traveler flying out of 26 major UK airports. BCP makes choosing a safe and secure car park simple with their comprehensive, easy to use online booking system that outlines a variety of car parks available for the airport and dates you have selected. Details for each car park available are listed on-screen before you book helping you make the right choice based on your needs and budget.

• Booking ahead means you’ll save up to 40% off the gate (on-site) price;

• Choose for a number of options such as long, mid or short-term parking, business parking, on or off airport parking and also their meet-and-greet service explained below;

• Car parks are secured with high fencing, flood lights, and 24 hour surveillance (which is more than we can say for car parks at our local airport!);

• Quick and easy to use transfer to and from each airport;

• Over a 1,000,000 customers make a booking each year;

• 99.88% customer satisfaction (they’re working on the other 0.12%);

• Disabled facilities are available at some of the car parks (see individual parking pages for information on disabled facilities);

• Online booking and payment system is easy & efficient;

• Bookings can be amended online;

• You can book at short notice, even same day! (subject to availability of course);

• For example, prices are as low as £7 per day at Heathrow airport parking , £3.90 per day at Gatwick airport parking (including a free car wash for a limited time), £2.50 per day at Manchester airport parking, and £3 per day at Birmingham airport parking.  Based on a one week booking.

The meet-and-greet service offered at 12 of the 26 UK airports served by BCP is perfect if your traveling with a group, children or lots of luggage or if you are a business traveler looking to drive in and out of the airport quickly. With the meet-and-greet service, a personal chauffeur will meet you at the terminal to pick-up your car and bring it to the car park while you go on with the more important business of checking for your flight. On your return, they will meet you at the airport terminal with your car ready for your drive home or dash to that important meeting.

As an example, BCP offers 21 parking options at Heathrow, regular transfers to Heathrow airport terminals and Park Mark Award winning security features. Heathrow is one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world, so it pays to book your parking ahead of time in order to guarantee the best car park at the best price. Regardless of which UK airport you’re flying from, it’s very important to keep in mind transfer times from the car park to your departure terminal when booking. Allow plenty of time so that you’re not rushed or miss check-in deadlines. These transfer times are listed when you book through BCP allowing you to better choose a suitably located car park.

We also noticed that BCP has a few other services which can help make your time at the airport as enjoyable and stress-free as possible:

• You can pre-book airport lounge access. Airport lounge access is normally the domain of the wealthy first class passengers, but BCP offers this service for as low as £17.50 per person. It is cheaper, and more relaxing than paying for meals and drinks at airport food courts or cafeterias.

• Get great deals on car hire via BCP’s website.

• You can also make a reservation at a conveniently located airport hotel. Arriving the day before your departure can make sense if you live more than a few hours away. Book your airport parking and a night in an airport hotel together for extra savings.

We have to mention that we are just a bit jealous that our UK traveling friends have access to such fabulous deals on airport parking. We haven’t tried BCP services ourselves, but having traveled through Heathrow on a number of occasions we know first hand how incredibly expensive the taxis are in the UK. Pre-booking your airport parking in advance and using your own car to get to and from the airport is by far the most sensible, stress-free option there is.

Not certain when or from which UK airport you’ll be traveling for your next holiday abroad? You can sign up for BCP’s email newsletter and receive updates on special offers and discount codes for future bookings.

So, what are you waiting for? Save your hard earned cash for what really counts: you and your holiday and pre-book your UK airport parking with BCP today.