Overview

• Recent surveys by Motorpoint, hoppa and cinch rank London Southend’s Short Stay Car Park as the most expensive in the UK at £520 for seven days.
• Bristol Airport’s Silver Zone charges £115 for a week and Bournemouth’s top option is £121.20, placing both among the country’s priciest regional sites.
• Average weekly parking costs now exceed £140, and drivers face price gaps of nearly £100 even when choosing the cheapest on-site options.
• Two-fifths of motorists plan to park at airports this summer, while almost half say the charges are prohibitively expensive.
• Airports argue high fees are essential for congestion management and funding greener transport links, and consumers are urged to book early, consider distant lots, sign up for promotions or explore park-and-ride services.