The soaring cost of holiday parking at Luton airport

John Doe | 04/03/2019

Luton Airport has been revealed as the most expensive place to park your car, a new survey has uncovered. Car insurance specialist Admiral compared parking prices at 30 airports across the UK and found the cost of a two-week stay at Luton Airport’s car parks could set you back £255, up £64 from last year.

Ranking second was London Gatwick airport at £175 to park for two weeks and the third was London City airport at £163. The most expensive drop off zone at the terminal was found to be Stansted airport, where 15 minutes costs drivers £8.50 - equivalent to 57p a minute, followed by Luton again at £8 for 15 minutes.

Holland Cooper Holland Cooper is a British made luxury fashion label. Founded by Jade Holland Cooper. Promoted by Hollandcooper Admiral found that the ‘average’ prices for pre-booked stays, on the day stay and drop off zones were all higher at UK airports than for European counterparts It’s the second year in a row that Luton airport has topped the list. Last year’s cheapest airport Exeter, cost £14 more this year, whilst Belfast International was £12 cheaper than in 2017 and the cheapest of 2018.