Trevor Appleton

"nobody760" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Why dont you go by train/bus to Stanstead? No parking problems there
    > then.


Not too handy with a family from a quiet village in rural East Yorkshire
with few buses.

Trevor Appleton

"Lowcost" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > 150 pounds seems high, purple parking seems to be offering 14 days (13
    > nights) for about 119 in July and if I remember well, they are not the
    > cheapest. I think booking direct from the Stanstead web site (correct car
    > park of course - long term) worked out cheaper last time I checked.
    > If your car needs a service, book it in to a dealer near the airport, get
    > your service and agree with them you'll pick it up in 2 weeks!
    > Alternatively leave the car and get a coach via
    > http://www.nationalexpress.com/desti...s/airports.cfm
    > assuming you live near one of their pickup points.
    > You could always fly from Doncaster with ThomsonFly.com


Really! Now that sounds interesting (Donc a/p 50 mins away)

Tom Peel

chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote:
    > "nightjar" <nightjar@<insert_my_surname_here> wrote:
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    >
    >>"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn"
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    >>>Keith W <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>[]
    >>>>One option when it comes to Stansted is booking a room overnight
    >>>>at the Hilton which then gives you 15 days free parking for
    >>>>around £99
    >>>Surely there's a nearby train station where you could park either at the
    >>>station, or close to it, for a fraction of the price? For example, at
    >>>Manchester airport, you could argue there's no point paying for parking,
    >>>when you could park for free on the street a few train stops away...
    >>To my mind, the point of paying for airport parking is that it is a lot more
    >>secure than leaving the car on the street for a fortnight.
    >
    >
    > There is that, and for peace of mind, maybe it's worth it. However, the
    > chances are the car will be fine, especially if it's in a residential
    > neighbourhood. People here leave their cars outside their houses when
    > they're away after all.
    >
The only time in my life I had my car stolen was at an airport carpark.
(Heathrow). To add insult to injury, they wouldn't refund me for the
parking ticket, which of course I had paid before I discovered the car
was gone.

T.

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"Trevor Appleton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "Lowcost" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > 150 pounds seems high, purple parking seems to be offering 14 days (13
    > > nights) for about 119 in July and if I remember well, they are not the
    > > cheapest. I think booking direct from the Stanstead web site (correct
car
    > > park of course - long term) worked out cheaper last time I checked.
    > >
    > > If your car needs a service, book it in to a dealer near the airport,
get
    > > your service and agree with them you'll pick it up in 2 weeks!
    > >
    > > Alternatively leave the car and get a coach via
    > > http://www.nationalexpress.com/desti...s/airports.cfm
    > > assuming you live near one of their pickup points.
    > >
    > > You could always fly from Doncaster with ThomsonFly.com
    > >
    > Really! Now that sounds interesting (Donc a/p 50 mins away)