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AnnMumsnet · 01/10/2012 10:18

Do you (or have you recently) flown off on your hols? If so, the team at Heathrow would like to know how you and your family travel to and from the airport when going on holiday.

Here's what they say: "We know families are not that happy with the available choices of getting to Heathrow, be it based on cost and/or convenience. We appreciate parking at Heathrow isn't for everyone but would like to ensure families are aware of the benefits of parking with us and at the same time understand where we fall short when it comes to family friendly parking."

It doesn't matter if you fly from Heathrow or not, Heathrow want to find out about your experiences relating to any UK airport.

They'd like to know whether or not you choose to drive your own car to the airport or use a taxi or public transport and the reasons why you choose this method of transport.

If you have a car - do you tend to drive to the airport on a family holiday? If so, why? If you have a car but use other means - how do you travel to the airport? What would help to persuade you to use your own car?

When do you start to think about how you and your family will get to the airport? Do you (or your DH/DP for that matter?) plan when booking your flights/holiday or is it an afterthought? How do you search for information on getting to the airport or on parking there? Do you find information is readily available or not? Is there anything else you'd like to know?

And lastly, if you live within an hours drive of Heathrow, do you know how the cost of parking at Heathrow compares with a return taxi journey from where you live? You can enter your postcode at www.taxiorpark.com and take a look. Please note this uses Hackney Carriage Tariffs.

Everyone who adds their comments to this thread will be entered into a prize draw where four winners will each win a £100 Heathrow Shopping OR a £100 John Lewis voucher.

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

AnnMumsnet · 01/10/2012 18:45

Thanks for all the comments...just spoken to the team at Heathrow about some of the comments about the www.taxiorpark.com/ link and the (more) expensive cab quotes.

They wanted me to pass on the following to you "The link is particularly designed for those within an hours drive of London Heathrow - and is also based on Hackney Carriage tariffs (because this is the only central source for cab costs available) - apologies as this should have been made clear with the link. We're interested to know what quotes you can get from your local cab company and we'd always encourage travellers to explore all options for travel to the airport".

I will tweak the copy above to make this clear.

AnnMumsnet · 10/10/2012 10:06

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