Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Airport Parking On A Budget
I recently went on the trip of a lifetime to Hong Kong and Thailand. I got a fantastic price on the holiday, got a good deal on travel insurance but when it came to getting to the airport the prices just didn’t add up.
Flying from Manchester to Heathrow wasn’t cheap and neither was the train. In addition both these methods of travel would have incurred the cost of a taxi to the original airport/train station. The Coach was inexpensive but the thought of a long coach ride down to the airport filled me with dread. This left travelling by car as my only remaining method of transportation.
Petrol in my small engine car was about £50.00 for the round trip but car parking at the airport was going to be an additional £70.00 to £130.00 depending on proximity to the airport (transfer times range up to 20 mins). I then discovered the website ParkatmyHouse.com
ParkatmyHouse.com is a website which enables people to rent out their unused driveways to motorists at a discounted cost to private carparks. For a 16 day stay I paid just £45.00, a saving of around £25.00. My car was parked on the driveway of a very friendly guy, on a quiet cul-de-sac, literally over the road from the airport. I even got a transfer from the driveway owner to and from the airport included in the price.
There is a certain level of trust required, but the ParkatmyHouse.com website has a feedback feature, much like that of eBay’s. I was able to check what other motorists had said about our host and was confident that he was a trustworthy guy, which he was.
I cannot recommend this site enough. If you would like to save on your next trip, take a look at the website. It’s also useful for commuters travelling in and out of major cities, where even more bargains can be found.
Flying from Manchester to Heathrow wasn’t cheap and neither was the train. In addition both these methods of travel would have incurred the cost of a taxi to the original airport/train station. The Coach was inexpensive but the thought of a long coach ride down to the airport filled me with dread. This left travelling by car as my only remaining method of transportation.
Petrol in my small engine car was about £50.00 for the round trip but car parking at the airport was going to be an additional £70.00 to £130.00 depending on proximity to the airport (transfer times range up to 20 mins). I then discovered the website ParkatmyHouse.com
ParkatmyHouse.com is a website which enables people to rent out their unused driveways to motorists at a discounted cost to private carparks. For a 16 day stay I paid just £45.00, a saving of around £25.00. My car was parked on the driveway of a very friendly guy, on a quiet cul-de-sac, literally over the road from the airport. I even got a transfer from the driveway owner to and from the airport included in the price.
There is a certain level of trust required, but the ParkatmyHouse.com website has a feedback feature, much like that of eBay’s. I was able to check what other motorists had said about our host and was confident that he was a trustworthy guy, which he was.
I cannot recommend this site enough. If you would like to save on your next trip, take a look at the website. It’s also useful for commuters travelling in and out of major cities, where even more bargains can be found.
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