Airport parking is it safe?

[bobjebb]

considering dropping the RS6 off at T5 this weekend. Anyone recomend the best car park or whether I should just train it?

Cheers

[Blue_Thunder]

Guess it depends on how safe you think it will be at home.

I'd rather know that my car is in a carpark with 24 hour security (even if it's naff) and the keys are 100's of miles away with me than leave the car outside my empty house with the keys there.

[graemep]

Have used Purple Parking several times now without a problem at Heathrow.

[jimbo1234567]

just check the mileage when you drop it off and pick up.

[bobjebb]

Thanks, are these generally car parks where you leave your keys when you drop off? Not so sure about that! Otherwise I suppose it's fine, I presume they make the spaces bloody narrow!

[tartan_rob]

I always use Pink Elephant but not sure you can get a bus to T5. You could bus to T1,2 or 3 and catch the tube tube to T5 though?

[rikrose]

I use Eaton Air. They cost nothing, they appreciate the car, and they don't return your radio, move your seat around, move your mirrors around and dent your door for you.

Unlike Purple Parking.

[rikrose]

Well. Damn.

I just got this email:

Firstly, gross apologies for the short notice but the Eton Air Car Relay service has ceased trading effective, Saturday 08 November, for all new bookings, including those pre-booked. All customer cars that we have already collected will be honoured and cars returned as normal.

Ther'es more ,but basically, as of today, Eton Air Car Relay are out of business.

[sonny]

I use T5 business parking, where you park the car up and take the keys with you (i ended up getting free short stay parking) I had no problems what so ever, there's loads of fancy cars there mate Bentley's, 911s and loads of RS4/6 so I would not be worries personally!

[ChrisB]

I use T5 business parking, where you park the car up and take the keys with you (i ended up getting free short stay parking) I had no problems what so ever, there's loads of fancy cars there mate Bentley's, 911s and loads of RS4/6 so I would not be worries personally!

Yep, that's where I'll park as well. I don't use any parking where you have to leave your keys, as I don't trust the buggers.

Many moons ago I had a 4.2 S8, and left it with the NCP at East Mids (booked it online thinking it was self-park), and when I got back the car had done 19 miles and had mud sprayed up the nearside to the roofline (so it hadn't been driven slowly by any means!). The small print says they can move your car "for operational reasons"...

Not if I don't leave it with them they can't!

Actually, I used the wife's allroad TDI a couple of times as I figured it would be less joyride-worthy than a W12/S8/RS 6, so when I change that out for an S5 I'm going ot be in a right quandry if I can't find self-park parking!

[ARSEY4]

Not sure about other airports but I paid for premiere parking at east midlands in 2004 when i had an r32, cam back and all four wheels had gone.

[bobjebb]

Plumped for the T5 long stay, no problems and surprisingly easy. It was there when I got back too which was nice.

Super Joe Calzaghe...

[Silversea]

Don't give them your home address!!! Use another forwarding address i.e. work or relative.....
Better safe than sorry!