I wrote recently about the money-saving advantages of pre-booking your airport car parking.

Here’s another great reason to do it – pre-book airport car parking through Park & Go between now and the end of May 2010 and you may get it completely free!

Here’s the deal:

Book your airport car parking with Park and Go before the end of February 2010 and you could get it for free!

It’s all very simple! Once you have completed your booking for Park & Go’s airport parking product you will receive a unique booking reference number.

If this number ends 00 (double zero) Park & Go will refund you in full and you get the booking for free.

To get your refund all you have to do is send your email confirmation to freebie@parkandgo.co.uk and they will take care of the rest.

Terms and Conditions
1. Closing date for entries: 23:59pm on 31st May 2010.
2. The Prize: Free Airport Parking. Park and Go will refund winning bookings upon receipt of a valid claim.
3. No cash or other alternative in part or full will be offered in lieu of the specified prizes. Prizes are not transferable.
4. By entering participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the rules. All entry instructions form part of these Terms and Conditions.
5. In the event of unforeseen circumstances Park and Go reserve the right to offer alternative prizes of equal or greater value.
6. Park and Go reserves the right to amend, alter or terminate this promotion at any time due to circumstances beyond its control.
7. Park and Go’s decision is binding in all matters.
8. The prize winners will be contacted by email within six weeks of winning.
9. Winners must respond to notification of their prize within 14 days otherwise the right to claim the prize will be lost and the promoter reserves the right to re-award the prize.
All information is correct at the time of print.

The era of low-cost airlines has got us all used to saving money when travelling abroad – and given the prices that some of the budget airlines charge, your car hire can be more expensive than your airline ticket!

While there isn’t much I can do about that, there is one area where it’s easy to make big savings by simply booking ahead: Airport Parking.

Airport parking is pretty much essential if you are planning to drive your own car to your departure airport and leave it there while you’re away. The problem is the cost. It’s easy enough to turn up at most airports and park in the airport’s official car park – without any pre-booking or planning. However, your bank manager may not thank you for it when you get home.

A far better solution is to pre-book your airport parking so that you don’t have to pay the top whack rate that’s charged to drive-in customers.

Pre-booking also gives you access to more car parks – some of which are a little further away from the airport but much cheaper. These usually include a free courtesy bus transfer service to get you to the airport, so aren’t really any more inconvenient than most airport car parks (you need to use a bus at some of these, too!).

Websites such as Park and Go search through a large number of airport car parking operators to find the best available dealers, including any discounts that are available for pre-bookers.

For example, I’ve just got a quote for a 7 days’ parking* at East Midlands Airport:

• East Midlands Airparks Service: £26.40 (5 minutes from airport, 24-hour security, transfer included)
• Prestige On Airport Parking: £44.99 (on-site at the airport, Park Mark Safer Parking Award holder)

That’s right – the on-site airport car park is nearly double the cost of the off-site airport car park. Any ideas which one I should choose? True – you might save a few minutes with the on-airport car park – but by leaving home a few minutes earlier, you could save £22. Seems a good deal to me.

For more information and instant online quotes and bookings, visit the Park and Go website now.

*Quote for 4th March – 11th March 2010. Prices change regularly and your results will vary.