More than a third of major airports, including Birmingham, have hiked drop-off fees for drivers in the past year, says the RAC. Birmingham now charges £5 for 15 minutes, up from £4. Other airports like Gatwick and Bristol also saw a £1 increase, while Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, and Aberdeen raised their prices by 50p.
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00:00More than a third of major airports, including Birmingham, have hiked drop-off fees for drivers
00:08in the past year, says the RAC. Birmingham now charges £5 for 15 minutes, up from £4.
00:16Other airports like Gatwick and Bristol also saw a £1 increase, while Glasgow, Leeds,
00:22Bradford and Aberdeen raised their prices by £50. Cardiff, Inverness and London City
00:28are the only airports offering free drop-offs outside terminals. A car park fire last year
00:33led Luton to offer free drop-offs near its mid-stay car park, a 10-minute walk or shuttle
00:39ride from the terminal. Many airports provide free options in mid- or long-stay car parks
00:45with bus connections. While the higher fees aim to discourage driving, alternatives are
00:51often non-existent or unreliable, raising concerns among travellers.