Airport car parks

[ozzy72]

Britons once again get mugged!

British travellers are paying the highest airport parking charges in the world - more than New York, Singapore and Tokyo, according to a Guardian survey carried out this week.
A driver leaving his or her car at Heathrow for a week will pay more than twice as much as one checking in at JFK, and a third more than someone parking at Tokyo's Narita airport. Those parking at Gatwick pay more than people flying from Paris or Singapore, while drivers leaving their cars at Manchester, Stansted and Bristol pay more than people parking at JFK.
Last year BAA, which owns seven of the UK's largest airports, earned

[ATI_7500]

Everything is expensive in Britain,so what do you expect?

[Iroquois]

I've found Brits pay twice as much for everything. If I pay $100 for something, they pay

[Saitek]

Typical Briton. I'm so tired of the stupid prices. :-/

Ben

[Craig.]

couple of weeks back, we got 6 days parking and a night in a hotel for

[ATI_7500]

Typical Briton. I'm so tired of the stupid prices. :-/

...so why not introducing the Euro?

[Woodlouse2002]

...so why not introducing the Euro?

Because it will drive the prices even higher.

[ATI_7500]

Sure?

[Hagar]

Sure?

Going from past experience - Yes. When we went over to decimal currency the prices almost doubled overnight. It was just a big con.

[ozzy72]

To right Hagar, Bj

[ATI_7500]

Yes they have,but hey,whatever!
At least I won't have to change money when I want to go to France or the Netherlands. And this is a big plus,at least for me.

[Craig.]

problem is, most people enjoy the exchange rate in this country. It gives us a chance to get items for what could be as much as half price from other countries. We end up in the Euro as others state prices rise and the whole chance of cheaper products is completly gone.

[ATI_7500]

Ah,well,and I like the fact that the

[Hagar]

I don't want to get too political here as I have strong feelings on the subject. Whenever this issue is discussed the main pro-Euro argument seems to rest on the convenience of travellers. Surely they can do better than that.

This might well be convenient but not many people are constantly travelling from one country to another. I've travelled all over the world & never had any bother with different currencies. To me this is part of the travelling & simply a minor incovenience. If you use a credit card it's all done automatically & often works out cheaper. The same goes for purchasing/selling items between different countries. Even if all of Europe adopts the Euro the main industrial countries of the world will still work in their own currencies. As usual with politicians, there's an ulterior motive they're scared to tell us about. I think the UK public has finally figured this out. About time too. IMHO

[ozzy72]

Yay bring on the revolution Hagar, grab your pitchforks and torches
Oh and I'd just like to denounce all politicians as witches and burn them at the stake. Its a personal thing you understand