Tetleysmooth Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well, I learned a new form of maths today. I booked car parking at Stansted Airport yesterday.I am entering the car park at 10.00 am on the 10th of October, and exiting on the 18th October at 02.00.I was charged for 9 days. Incorrect thought I.Phoned the airport this morning, (couldn't do it yesterday, lines closed despite website saying they would be open), after a devil of a wait I finally got to speak to a human. Very unhelpful. Apparently, according to their system, the 10th to the 18th is nine days. I told them it was was the strangest system I'd ever come across, and the operator just giggled.What made it worse is the fact I received an email last night saying I could have the same stay for £44.99, which is 15 quid less than I paid, but the operator wouldn't even attempt to amend it.Beware when booking parking at Stansted.Can I cancel and book by some other means?I paid via Paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I found an online feedback form, so let's see where that takes us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It'll be because you pay for every full or part day starting at midnight every day, rather than a day being 24hours from when you parked. CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well, I learned a new form of maths today. I booked car parking at Stansted Airport yesterday.I am entering the car park at 10.00 am on the 10th of October, and exiting on the 18th October at 02.00.I was charged for 9 days. Incorrect thought I.Phoned the airport this morning, (couldn't do it yesterday, lines closed despite website saying they would be open), after a devil of a wait I finally got to speak to a human. Very unhelpful. Apparently, according to their system, the 10th to the 18th is nine days. I told them it was was the strangest system I'd ever come across, and the operator just giggled.What made it worse is the fact I received an email last night saying I could have the same stay for £44.99, which is 15 quid less than I paid, but the operator wouldn't even attempt to amend it.Beware when booking parking at Stansted.Can I cancel and book by some other means?I paid via Paypal. It is technically 9 days, try using justpark next time, I have nothing but good things to say about the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Surely that is incorrect - in that it cannot possibly be 9days and is therefore a trading stadnards issue? How the hell can they get away with that one? It is 9 'calender' days - is that in the pricing explanation? Or does it mention 24hrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Surely that is incorrect - in that it cannot possibly be 9days and is therefore a trading stadnards issue? How the hell can they get away with that one? It'll be because you pay for every full or part day starting at midnight every day, rather than a day being 24hours from when you parked. See above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The correct answer is that airport car park operators are cunts. At Aberdeen airport you have to pay £1 (or is it even £2 now) just to drop people off in front of the airport. NorfolkNWeigh, The Moog and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The correct answer is that airport car park operators are cunts. At Aberdeen airport you have to pay £1 (or is it even £2 now) just to drop people off in front of the airport.Wait till they find out its £3.00 at Luton and £3.50 at Stansted, they'll be honour bound to increase it just to uphold Sotcsth stereotypes. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 My day so far.Alarm goes off at 01.00 to go to B'ham for a 02.00 pickup, flight delayed till 03.15 luggage took an hour!Get back home at 06.30, check car over for Council test at 08.15, spend half an hour ( in the rain) making number plate lights work - kitchen foil and penny's to the rescue.09.00 Volvo fails because electric handbrake not working on near side.0915 Euros and GSfF can't get £70 caliper till Friday.10.00 Volvo Independant orders £180 caliper from Volvo , reckons it will be done by 17.00.10.30 Start to walk home in glorious sunshine( about 4 miles)10.34 Starts pissing down, no coat obvs. Call cab.1045 take life in hands in shonky 61 reg Prius driven by a bloke who seems not to have any ability to speak English, amuses me that I had to complete an English test at my last PH licence renewel( after 53 years speaking it and having an MK licence for 20 of them!).10.58 He could say £12 well enough, he got £7 and some new English words for his trouble.11.15 Decide to have a kip, let the puppy out in the garden first, make a coffee then go to bed.Puppy has run upstairs and pissed right in the middle of the bed!! The afternoon has to get better, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 ^^ Nope Cavcraft and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr A Lawrence Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It looks like I am going to be affected by this Ryanair situation as I am due to be flying to Oslo on Friday 29th of September. Though I think I may end up making money with the compensation so it could maybe go in the grin thread but I was looking forward to a nice city break.Ryanair has updated its compensation website. chaseracer, Tamworthbay, oldcars and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Thankfully - so far - My two upcoming trips are unaffected... Not holding my breath through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 ^^ NopeOk, Mystic Fucking Ken. 15.30 Daughter calls to say a 7 Series straight lined a roundabout , running into the side of the Fiat.Won't exchange details " Because Data Protection and Identity theft" ! Cunt. She called Police, now she has to take all her documents into the local station- like its 1982 or something, before they'll take the report of failing to report an accident. 17.00 Volvo place call to say they've got the wrong caliper and the piston is coming out too far- there are 2 options for these , one for vented one for solid discs, they've got the wrong one, obviously. This fills me with confidence for their Volvo specialist skills.Oh , this means I'm about £300 down on jobs tonight and first thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Sir N. Weigh - askmid will furnish the details of the insurer if she completes the form with both registrations It's the default option on the mobile site, not sure about desktop NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The correct answer is that airport car park operators are cunts. At Aberdeen airport you have to pay £1 (or is it even £2 now) just to drop people off in front of the airport. That's not NCP though, that's the airport owners; Aberdeen and Glasgow are owned by the thievingest arabs this side of the Barbary corsairs and seek to separate you from your money simply for thinking about driving a car onto the premises. Bastards. £3 fucking quid. If I ever meet one of them they're getting a shite in a serviette dropped in their jacket pocket. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr A Lawrence Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Fucking parking eye can get in the fucking sea!!! Overstayed apparently in the retail park in Llandudno. Disabled missus wanted to walk round shops for a change and ended up going in nearly all the shops and spending a fucking fortune. FUCK YOU PARKING EYE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Just had a spectacular crash on the bike on the way home. Little country lane, I'm doing 25mph downhill being followed by some SUV thing about a metre behind. Get to a wide bend so I pull over and brake to let the thing past and I swap ends and end up sliding on my back still clipped in to the pedals. Must have hit slime or oil or something. So I'm lying on the ground looking up at the front bumper of this white Honda thing which admittedly did stop and not run me over, and she doesn't even open her window to ask if I'm ok. Lady in the car behind does though. Nothing broken but my right knee must have hit the ground first as it's already throbbing a bit and blue. There's no need for anyone to drive down that lane anyway- I don't as it's too narrow for two cars to pass. There aren't any houses on it and it's longer and slower than the main road. Can't wait for the m3 bridge to be opened so I dont need to detour any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Crikey! Could have been much worse. Glad your alright though. It's amazing how many people won't help or make sure your alright though. I once saw an old lady fall over in the street yet I was the only person who stopped to help her. Terrible. Jerzy Woking, richardmorris, Christine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 BMW guy above looks like a cock. Hope you fuck him over somehow! purplebargeken, NorfolkNWeigh and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Won some ZX alloys for £6.50 on eBay the other day. Sent seller a message straight away about collection. 48 hours and no reply. Sigh. Jerzy Woking, purplebargeken and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Crikey! Could have been much worse. Glad your alright though.It's amazing how many people won't help or make sure your alright though. I once saw an old lady fall over in the street yet I was the only person who stopped to help her. Terrible. Well I'm grumpy because I was doing my good deed in pulling over when there was space. Had I not bothered I'd have been fine. Lady in the second car half opened her door and stuck he head through the window to ask if I was ok, said she'd seen it all. But woman in the SUV didn't even open her window. First time I've crashed on a bike since I was about 8! I thought I was going to put Rapha's free repair service to the test, but the gilet is fine, just muddy. Luckily i was wearing roubaix longs for the first time this season so no road rash- just a couple of red lumps on my back I've just noticed. Neck is stiffening up a bit too. Think I'll take the car in tomorrrow! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 40 minutes £5.00 1 hour £6.50 2 hours £10.00 4 hours £15.00 6 hours £25.00 24 hours £40.00 Liverpool airport short stay/drop off prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Gatwick is still free for drive through drop off/ pick up, just don't go through the parking bit or you'll get stuck in a queue and not get out before you have to pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 BMW guy above looks like a cock. Hope you fuck him over somehow!It would be awful if we got hold of his name and address for a good old fashioned Argos cataloging. Would also be nice if the police did him for failing to report an accident or give details. beko1987, purplebargeken and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 If said address should accidentally fall into my pm inbox I pass about 7 post boxes on the way to work, and amys going into town on Thursday, I'm sure she could pick me up 7 books... Craig the Princess and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 so who in their right mind thinks ORANGE is a good colour for an engine oil dipstick when mobil 3000 is THIS FUNKIN COLOUR? honda i'm maybe looking in your direction here! doobietoo, beko1987 and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Stansted is a pay to drop off airport too. Not pick up, though... I 'make a mistake' when I'm there.Conveniently inacessible by foot without walking along a road with concrete barriers on each side, or crossing a roundabout and climbing over a large grass embankment into the car park, as I found when I left my dad's old office 3/4 of a mile away. It's owned by Manchester Airport Group - thank fuck they don't charge to drop off there though, trying to drop off there is a clusterfuck due to a combination of poor, low capacity design, and the sheer amount of minicabs there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Blegh. I have huge puffy bags under my eyes as of this morning. Got my usual amount of sleep, but I now look like an undead panda. Not a good look. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Stansted is a pay to drop off airport too. Not pick up, though... I 'make a mistake' when I'm there.Conveniently inacessible by foot without walking along a road with concrete barriers on each side, or crossing a roundabout and climbing over a large grass embankment into the car park, as I found when I left my dad's old office 3/4 of a mile away. It's owned by Manchester Airport Group - thank fuck they don't charge to drop off there though, trying to drop off there is a clusterfuck due to a combination of poor, low capacity design, and the sheer amount of minicabs there.Same with Southampton, but in their defence I've parked the Škodaghini in Short Term while I'm away for 10 days for a shade over £100. Sent from my SM-A310F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Dublin airport is pay IIRC, but it's much simpler to either go round in circles and do a quick pickup at the set down areas or park in McDs or the pez station and wait for the call to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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