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Leeds Bradford Airport car parking trick could save you over £60

If you're planning on taking a holiday abroad this summer, then you may have had to take airport parking charges into consideration, but there are ways to save your money.

Car Lease Special Offers have analysed the price of parking at 20 different airports in the UK. They then ranked the car parks by their cost of drop off, long stay costs and the number of EV chargers, reports Wales Online.

They worked out that by pre-booking a car parking space, you can save an average of £97. Nearby Manchester Airport has the biggest pre-booking saving of up to £290.

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The data is based on booking away a week in late July. At Leeds Bradford Airport, you could save £66 by pre-booking your space.

Airport

Parking 7 Days

Prebooked July 21-28

Saving

Manchester Airport

£360

£69.99

£290.01

London City Airport

£420

£147.50

£272.50

London Stansted Airport

£210

£76.99

£133.01

Bournemouth Airport

£210

£78

£132

Edinburgh Airport

£170

£39.99

£130.01

East Midlands Airport

£185

£58.99

£126.01

London Luton Airport

£210

£86.99

£123.01

London Southend Airport

£210

£90

£120

London Heathrow Airport

£219.50

£112.40

£107.1

Bristol Airport

£159

£65.99

£93.01

London Gatwick Airport

£180

£106

£74

Leeds Bradford Airport

£129

£63

£66

Birmingham Airport

£167

£109.99

£57.01

Aberdeen Airport

£119

£65.99

£53.01

Newcastle Airport

£112

£75.99

£36.01

Glasgow Airport

£110

£74.99

£35.01

Liverpool Airport

£95

£66.99

£28.01

Southampton Airport

£106

£79.99

£26.01

Belfast International Airport

£65

£44.99

£20.01

Cardiff Airport

£95

£77.5

£17.50

Meanwhile Edinburgh Airport comes out as the cheapest for pre-booking overall, at only £39.99. The smallest saving you can get is at Cardiff Airport, with £17.50 saved.

The vast majority of UK airports have the option to drop holiday goers off for free, but figuring out which is the hardest part. Mostly, these areas are the long stay car parks, but with most drivers opting to go to the drop-off areas or short-stay parking, they could be paying a bit more than they need to.

Airport

Free parking available

Belfast International Airport

15 mins free in the long-stay car park

Cardiff Airport

5 mins free for drop-off

20 mins free in long-stay car park

Glasgow Airport

15 mins free for EVs - must register vehicle first

30 mins free in long-stay car park

Southampton Airport

20 mins for EVs - must register vehicle first

Aberdeen Airport

15 mins for EVs - must register vehicle first

30 mins free in long-stay car park

Edinburgh Airport

30 mins free in long-stay car park

Newcastle Airport

15 mins free in short-stay 2

Liverpool Airport

40 mins free in drop-off 2

Leeds Bradford Airport

1 hour free in mid-stay 2

EVs can use the pick-up & drop-off car park for up to 1 hour free of charge

London Luton Airport

15 mins free in mid-stay car park

1 hour free in long-stay car park

London Heathrow Airport

29 mins free in long-stay car park

Birmingham Airport

20 mins free in drop-off car park

East Midlands Airport

1 hour free in long-stay 2

Bristol Airport

1 hour free in waiting zone

London Southend Airport

15 min free in long-stay 3

London Stansted Airport

1 hour free in mid-stay

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