Overview
- Drivers who overstay or fail to pay by the deadline face an £80 Parking Charge Notice, reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days.
- Payments must be made by card online, by phone or via autopay by midnight the day after the visit, with no on‑site machines available.
- Blue Badge holders receive a 100% discount and are exempt from the 10‑minute limit, while free drop‑off and pick‑up remain available via Park & Ride car parks.
- Each entry to a terminal forecourt incurs a separate charge, and Heathrow says 95% of drop‑offs are completed within ten minutes.
- Motoring and business groups, taxi drivers and consumer advocates criticize the policy as unfair and costly, as Heathrow notes similar fees at other major UK airports.