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Holiday Extras Park & Ride by Purple Parking - all terminals
Space description
Gated
Suitable for tall vehicles
Our most booked car park at Gatwick
Hand over your keys – the team will park for you
10-minute shuttle bus to both terminals
Perimeter fencing, CCTV, floodlighting and regular patrols
A simple, highly rated and secured car park. It's close to both terminals so just drop off your car and keys at reception and catch the 10-minute shuttle bus – easy as that!
Need to know
Drive to the Purple Parking car park, park in an arrivals lane and head to reception. Hand over your keys and the team will park for you while you catch the shuttle bus to your terminal. It runs every 20 minutes and takes 10 minutes to both terminals.
Your return information will be given to you with your bus ticket on arrival.
The postcode for satnavs and a link for what3words will be in your booking confirmation to make your journey easier.
Accessibility
The car park and shuttle buses are accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Accessible parking bays aren't needed as the team will park your car for you.
Facilities
The reception has toilets and baby changing facilities.
Security
The car park is secured by:
Perimeter fencing
Floodlighting
Regular staff patrols
CCTV
The small print
Larger or commercial vehicle? The car park has changed its terms and conditions meaning that some larger vehicles are no longer accepted. If your vehicle is one they won't accept you'll be charged an additional £25 per day when you arrive. Please read below for full details and check whether the car park will accept your vehicle before you book.
Purple Parking Park and Ride cannot accept:
Commercial vehicles or minibuses of any variant.
Single or double cab pickup trucks such as Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux or Nissan Navara.
Medium-panelled or windowed vans such as a VW Transporter, VW Caravelle, VW Caddy, Ford Transit, Mercedes Vito, Mercedes Viano or short wheel-based vehicles of any description.
Large panelled or windowed vans such as a Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter, Renault Master, Ford Transit or long wheel-based vehicles of any description.
Any variant of camper van.
Any vehicles over 2.1m high.
You'll be charged an additional £25 per day if your vehicle fails to comply with the above.
The parking team will move your car to a self-park area and charge an additional £20 per day in any of the following cases:
Not providing a key to your vehicle.
Not deactivating ghost alarms (or not providing clear instructions to the team at check-in).
Not removing steering wheel locks.
If you have an electric car, make sure it has enough battery charge to be moved through the car parks and last the duration of the stay otherwise the car park may charge you a fee. The car park does not offer electric charging.
We recommend that you leave 45 minutes to drop your car and keys off and get the shuttle to the airport.
Help us go green! There's no need to print out your booking confirmation, show it on your mobile device.
Early or late? The car park offers a grace period until midnight at their discretion. Any longer than this and you'll be charged the car park's standard rate of £20, which is subject to change.
Hand over your keys – the team will park for you
10-minute shuttle bus to both terminals
Perimeter fencing, CCTV, floodlighting and regular patrols
A simple, highly rated and secured car park. It's close to both terminals so just drop off your car and keys at reception and catch the 10-minute shuttle bus – easy as that!
Need to know
Drive to the Purple Parking car park, park in an arrivals lane and head to reception. Hand over your keys and the team will park for you while you catch the shuttle bus to your terminal. It runs every 20 minutes and takes 10 minutes to both terminals.
Your return information will be given to you with your bus ticket on arrival.
The postcode for satnavs and a link for what3words will be in your booking confirmation to make your journey easier.
Accessibility
The car park and shuttle buses are accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Accessible parking bays aren't needed as the team will park your car for you.
Facilities
The reception has toilets and baby changing facilities.
Security
The car park is secured by:
Perimeter fencing
Floodlighting
Regular staff patrols
CCTV
The small print
Larger or commercial vehicle? The car park has changed its terms and conditions meaning that some larger vehicles are no longer accepted. If your vehicle is one they won't accept you'll be charged an additional £25 per day when you arrive. Please read below for full details and check whether the car park will accept your vehicle before you book.
Purple Parking Park and Ride cannot accept:
Commercial vehicles or minibuses of any variant.
Single or double cab pickup trucks such as Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux or Nissan Navara.
Medium-panelled or windowed vans such as a VW Transporter, VW Caravelle, VW Caddy, Ford Transit, Mercedes Vito, Mercedes Viano or short wheel-based vehicles of any description.
Large panelled or windowed vans such as a Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter, Renault Master, Ford Transit or long wheel-based vehicles of any description.
Any variant of camper van.
Any vehicles over 2.1m high.
You'll be charged an additional £25 per day if your vehicle fails to comply with the above.
The parking team will move your car to a self-park area and charge an additional £20 per day in any of the following cases:
Not providing a key to your vehicle.
Not deactivating ghost alarms (or not providing clear instructions to the team at check-in).
Not removing steering wheel locks.
If you have an electric car, make sure it has enough battery charge to be moved through the car parks and last the duration of the stay otherwise the car park may charge you a fee. The car park does not offer electric charging.
We recommend that you leave 45 minutes to drop your car and keys off and get the shuttle to the airport.
Help us go green! There's no need to print out your booking confirmation, show it on your mobile device.
Early or late? The car park offers a grace period until midnight at their discretion. Any longer than this and you'll be charged the car park's standard rate of £20, which is subject to change.
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Reviews about this space
Paula W12th September 2024
Excellent - a 5-star experience
Kristian J10th September 2024
It's a really well run system, in a secure space with regular and simple buses to Gatwick. Will use again
Sharon D9th September 2024
I made a mistake with my booking and all sorted without any fuss by the receptionist
Elmira S5th September 2024
it was a quick and professional service, thank you!
Rachel D2nd September 2024
Excellent - a 5-star experience
Nordine B20th August 2024
Excellent - a 5-star experience
Mark V14th July 2024
A great service, easy to book your parking, the drop off was relatively quick & very easy, not a long wait for the bus to drop you off, & to pick you up. Quick & easy to collect the car & to find it. Overall a very good experience.
Rachael B5th June 2024
Excellent - a 5-star experience
Saty S20th March 2024
Excellent - a 5-star experience
Points of interest
Gatwick Airport0.96 miles away
Gatwick Airport Station0.96 miles away
Ifield Station1.85 miles away
Crawley Magistrates' Court2.16 miles away
Frequently asked questions
JustPark has access to tens of thousands of spaces from car parks to private driveways that you can book in advance. Once you’ve found a space on our App or website, complete your booking and we’ll send through details of how to find and use your space.
We have a dedicated customer support team online 8-8 Mon-Fri and 9-6 Sat-Sun. You can call or Live Chat with them during these hours. Contact details can be found on our Help Centre.
When you have completed your booking and payment has been taken, we’ll send through the exact address and access instructions to your space.
Yes we have a flexible cancellation policy, you can cancel up to 24hrs before the start time of your booking.
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