If Airport Taxis sounds like a name that should belong to a cab firm, then you wouldn’t be too far away from the truth. But with that said they can actually arrange plenty of car parking for you as well, if you would prefer to get to the airport under your own steam.
And with London Heathrow offering probably the biggest number of car parking services of any airport in the country, it is worth seeing what they have to offer.
General information about Airport Taxis
You can tell from the website that airport cabs and transfer services are what this company specializes in. The home page can be viewed at www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk certainly makes this clear, but if you go to the ‘parking’ link in the top right corner you will be taken into another page under a different URL.
This one is available at www.airportcarparkinguk.co.uk and it will enable you to take a look at what types of parking they can offer you.
Airport Taxis at Heathrow Airport
At the time of writing the links at the foot of the page – blink and you’ll miss them altogether – didn’t work, but on checking for availability of car parking spaces, these are the options that continually came up in the results.
And there are lots of them! Here we go with all the options that visit all five terminals at Heathrow. These all provide a transfer bus that takes you to your choice of terminal. There is Purple Parking, Quality Airport Parking and Purple Premium. Then you have three Meet and Greet services that meet you at the terminal and take care of the parking on your behalf – UB8 Meet and Greet, Budget Meet and Greet and Purple Meet and Greet.
There is also a Meteor Meet and Greet service – five in fact, each dedicated to a separate terminal. Make sure you book the right one if you are going for this option!
The remaining five options are all operated on a transfer bus system. The Long Stay car park and the Business Parking car park both serve Terminal 5 only. There is also a Business Parking car park which is for passengers travelling out of Terminals 1,2 or 3, and yet another one for Terminal 4. And finally you have a Parking Express car park which serves the first four terminals, but not the fifth one.
What kind of parking facilities can you get from Airport Taxis?
All the car parks and services offered are of the highest security standards. You will also be within just a short distance of the airport itself if you opt for a car park that is situated outside of its perimeter. The longest journey to your terminal will be in the region of ten minutes, and it can sometimes be half that time.
Be sure to click on the ‘more info’ link for each result that comes up in your search too, because you’ll get more information about the level of security for each car park. They are all exceptionally good, but some hold the Park Mark, which is a security award that is only given to those car parks which are the best of the lot.
What should you be aware of?
If you decide to go for the Meteor Meet and Greet service, be aware that the Terminal 4 service is slightly more expensive for some reason, although the extra cost is negligible.
The daily fee for your parking is given next to each result, and the total weekly fee is also clearly listed. This means you will know exactly what you will pay for your parking services before you make the payment. And of course you can book securely online as well, making the whole process quick and easy.
You might be tempted to wait and pay on the day, but the prices that this website can offer you will be a lot cheaper than the gate prices as they are called. If you wait it will certainly cost you more.
In conclusion
This may not be one of the better known websites when it comes to airport parking – whether it is at Heathrow or anywhere else – but there is no doubt that it offers you a great degree of choice on parking.
No matter whether you want Meet or Greet services to make life easier, or you are happy to hop on the transfer bus, you’ll be certain to find the exact service to meet your needs here.