 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I am driving to Tignes from 13 - 20 Dec for a family ski trip. I am considering going out a week early for a 'lads trip', where we would drive out on the 6th, and I would then drop them off at the airport to fly home on the 13th, and pick the family up and head back up to Tignes for a 2nd week. The lads would then pick up our car at Gatwick and drive home. Has anyone done this? What would be the logistics of them getting our car at Gatwick (they would have the spare key, but probably wouldn't have the car park ticket). Any thoughts? car would be parked at Gatwick for about 6-8 hours, I guess.
TIA
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Mike Winter, I think I'm being thick - but is this what you mean?
6th Dec - you and the lads drive to Tignes
13th Dec - you drop the lads at the Geneva to come home
13th Dec - the family drive to Gatwick and leave the family car
13th Dec - you pick up the family at Geneva
13th Dec - the lads pick up your family car
Pay for a day's parking in advance (not at a leave the key place), there will be ANPR to open the gate. As a fallback, get the family to photograph the car park ticket, what's app it to you and the lads then they can press the buzzer for assistance and show the ticket if necessary
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Pay in advance, all online including booking confirmation so that can be shared.
I had an issue once with the parking I had booked, knew I had as got an email to say they had no record of me entering carpark on date I had booked. It then said the if I had parked (I had!) To let them know on exit via intercom. Glad they emailed as would have panicked other wise at the massive charge it was trying to charge me (we had booked short stay due to kids and skis). No issues on being let out of carpark when I explained. It all works off your license plate.
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@Mike Winter, seems over-complicated; why wouldn't they have the parking ticket? Just leave it in the car, and give the lads the spare key.
Or have a beat up old car like mine that nobody would steal, and leave the key behind the wheel arch.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@holidayloverxx[/b], Thats it. Hadnt thought about ANPR!
@NickyJ[/b] Will do that, if the idea comes off!
@snowdave[/b], "Just leave it in the car, and give the lads the spare key" duh hadnt thought of that, thanks!
Mike
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Valet Parking at Gatwick is perfect for this.
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I just looked at the info on the Gatwick parking website. You can book in advance but you are a ticket on arrival. No reason not to leave the ticket in the car when the family park up in your car surely? (Inside the car behind the sun visor). So I can't see any problem with it at all..or am missing something?
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I was being dumb! I didnt think to leave the tix in the car!
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Don't understand if you're dropping the lads off at GVA why not just give them the ticket then? Anyway ANPR parking tends to work without tickets these days.
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"Don't understand if you're dropping the lads off at GVA why not just give them the ticket then?"
The ticket would be with my wife, who wouldnt see the lads, as they would have already checked in for their flight back. Anyway, we can just leave the tix in the car like other people suggested (me being dumb didnt think of that!)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yeah sorry I was misreading.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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To echo lots of views above, the gates will work off ANPR - the ticket is only in case your flight is delayed so much that you need to pay extra, but because you friends are picking the car up at a designated time there is no reason that they'll be late so the gates should open automatically.
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