Heathrow access charges

[Kickstart]

Hi

https://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23456693-details/£20+charge+to+drop+off+passengers+at+Heathrow+airport/article.do

Seems like Heathrow want to charge everyone £20 for dropping someone off at Heathrow (on top of parking charges) and also be able to charge anyone using the local roads (including the M4) a "congestion charge".

All the best

Keith
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[Hetzer]

It cost me £11 to park for 2.5hrs when I dropped my family off at Heathrow a couple of weeks ago. BAA scum.
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[craigie b]

That is fucking outrageous.

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[carvell]

Just incase anyone didn't read the article (I expect lots didn't before posting).

The article says that firstly these are just "secret" plans, so they might be all made up anyway. Secondly, the £3 M4 congestion fee applies to lorries only.

The new £20 pricing scheme will only be introduced if BAA get permission to build another terminal and another runway. Considering the fifth terminal has just opened, it will be a VERY long time before there is a sixth and another runway. I'm thinking 20 to 50 years.

So don't get too excited over the article, and remember to read it before posting.
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[TheDonUK]

It may only apply to lorries now, but once the scheme is in place all it takes is some bullshit eco-concern or a dodgey report and oh look all vehicles now pay.

Remember when the london congestion charge was brought in and it was strictly to reduce emmissions and congestion, and as such loads of people went out and converted their cars to LPG, guess what a couple of years later and LPG is no longer exempt...

Nibble Nibble goes our Money and Freedom...

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[iooi]

Easily avoided.

Just fly from another airport

If people vote with their feet and go else where then the airlines will soon be putting pressure on BAA to drop the charges.
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[craigie b]

Carvell, please don't patronise us when its a another UK tale of the average hard working Joe Blogg's getting fucked in the ass.


For as much as I love the UK I am truly beginning to get a real hatred towards the fucking scum who run the UK into the ground. Nothing hammers it home like when you speak to people from 3rd world countries and their like 'We could not believe how backward the UK was', or when you see Singapore or any other country that has to endure much harsher conditions than we do yet the people seem better off.

Nothing ever seems to be done for the benefit of the people. Always profit at the expense of the people. It fucking makes my blood boil to think of the fucking retards who run our councils and government.

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[carvell]

For the record I'm actually against the idea, as I suspect everyone here is.

I was simply pointing out some of the facts in the article, only lorries being charged for using the M4 and the fact that it could be a while before it's implemented, if ever.
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[Silver]

I'm sure the likes of Gatwick, Luton and Stanstead would look forward to the increased traffic such a scheme would help cause...

[silky666]

[Visitor Q]

Not to mention its all well and good saying avoid heathrow due to the extra £20, but if the only cheap airline to your destination flies from there you're somewhat fucked.

Despite living right next to luton airport, when i go to most places i get lumbered flying from Gatport airwick which is a pain in the cunt to get down to (Joy, thameslink ).

Plus voting with the feet only works in numbers. I dont eat wild caught fish/seafood, yet last night a guy was honestly trying to convince me that its silly cos cows/animals have feelings as he munched into his tuna pizza. This guy was a chef, knew what tuna were (beautiful huge apex predators) and yet placed mutton over them So my contribution is worth nought when diluted my muppets like that pushing the selection the other way.

We could all avoid heathrow, and they'd either run more low cost or more high cost airlines from there to split the vote. Low cost would be worth the extra 20 quid, high cost and it wouldn't bother them.

Scum, but its how capitalism works sadly

Craig, still want a room mate in Penang ???
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[djr]

I Hope they don't get it bearing in mind the arrow is where i work ...

[Marcg868]

Thank god we up North have our own decent International Airport in Manchester.

If you cant fly somewhere from Manchester, id rather connect in somewhere like Paris or Amsterdam than contend with the overcrowded cess pit that is Heathrow airport. Gatwicks not much better either.
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[NexusDragon]

Probably a government plan to make international travel so expensive you wont be able to afford flights, let alone parking our car.

Probably a big plan to stop the hard-working middle class from going abroad. They can stay right here and pay more tax instead.
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[Skudd]

Blackpool Airport does a nice cup of tea and the Crisps are only 50p
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