What is Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and How is it Used at UK Airports?

If you’ve parked at a UK airport recently, you may have noticed there’s often no need to collect a ticket or queue at a barrier. Your car glides up to the entry point, a camera flashes, and the barrier opens automatically — or in some cases, there’s no barrier at all.

This is all thanks to Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology.

But what exactly is A…

How to find the shuttle bus stop for your airport car park (with real examples)

Heading to the airport with a pre-booked car park? Great — the last thing you want is to circle the forecourt searching for the shuttle. Most UK airports run free (or included) shuttle buses between long-stay / park & ride car parks and the terminal forecourts. Below we walk you through how to find the correct shuttle stop, what the forecourts look like, and give clear examples from Heathro…

Airport Parking: A Guide to Key Terms Used to Describe types of airport parking

Travelling through UK airports—Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and many others—means encountering a bewildering array of parking and drop-off options. Knowing what the various terms mean can save time, reduce stress, and often save money. Below, we explain the main types of parking and related terms you’ll see, how they work, and some of the pros and cons.

On-Airport vs Off-Airport P…

What is park and ride?

There several terms used in the parking industry which can have different meanings depending who is using the words and in what context. In our blog we will take an occasional look at some of these terms and try to provide some clarity.

Park-and-Ride is generally supposed to be used when a driver takes their car to a car park and then leaves it there to continue to their next stop via an…