Forget long-stay airport parking - try renting out your car instead

Ted Welford
File photo dated 04/03/17 of aeroplanes at Gatwick Airport, as holidaymakers trying to beat the winter blues by planning a European break could save money by delaying their booking, according to an online travel firm Kayak.
File photo dated 04/03/17 of aeroplanes at Gatwick Airport, as holidaymakers trying to beat the winter blues by planning a European break could save money by delaying their booking, according to an online travel firm Kayak.

Gatwick Airport will be the first in the country to experiment with a new peer-to-peer vehicle rental scheme, which could spell the end of pricey airport parking woes.

The new service, named 'rent and earn' would give motorists another choice when leaving a vehicle in the airport's long-stay car park. Run by peer-to-peer rental service Car & Away, the scheme would see cars left in airport parking valeted and then let out for passengers arriving at the airport, as an alternative to pricey traditional car hire.

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