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Flying out of Birmingham on Christmas Eve,and leaving the car with Airparks.Done this many times(at various Airparks)and found them to be fine,and well priced.Always travel with a couple of ski bags,and have never had a problem(and never given it much thought)However,have just checked the T&C's(must have been bored),and spotted they will not carry large items ie,Surfboards and Ski Bags  Now,is this new,or has it always been there,and the drivers just dont bother?Dont really want to ring as it 'may' flag me up...but certainly dont want the faff of dropping bags at the airport first,it sort of negates the advantage of off site parking.
Anyone used them recently and,more to the point,without problem?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 31-12-11 22:39; edited 1 time in total
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snowskisnow, A bit odd as you say - all the off airport transfer busses I've used at various UK airports have a luggage section designed for items like skis/snowboards (with a strap you can fasten to prevent them falling out into the aisle).
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snowskisnow, I seem to remember reading the same, probably when I went from Birmingham to Zermatt via Geneva and parked off site. From memory I rang them and it wasn't a problem as long as the bus wasn't too full, it wasn't but that was January not Christmas.
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my guess is they put these conditions in there so if for whatever reason the busses are very full they can ask you to take your bags off so more people can get on... in reality very unlikely to ever happen, but they're covering themselves!
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I had no problem with skis and Airparks when travelling via Luton to the PSB.
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have just checked the T&C's(must have been bored),
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Indeed. Do you reckon the bus drivers have read them? No ... neither do I 
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Had the Birmingham one make a fuss about it once, but they got over it.
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I've used Airparks in Manchester quite a few times with my ski bag and the driver has never made an issue of it. When its been busy I've usually ended up standing holding my bag as there has been no room in the luggage racks and couldn't leave it lying on the floor for people to trip over.....
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Just noticed that the coach from Geneva to Bourg etc. says one hand luggae, one 'hold' bag. Yeah, right!!!
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personally always use the carparks within walking distance, but as said above only likely to be an issue if mega busy or if you have a particularly stroppy driver.
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snowskisnow, There was the same ambiguity when I last used them at Birmingham, which was January 2008! They're obviously not rushing the changes in.
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You know it makes sense.
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snowskisnow, I was a bit concerned when I first saw this thread as I'm flying from Birmingham in 2 weeks with skis having arranged off airport parking, but I'm using airport parking and hotels (aph), not airparks, and checking their T's & C's they don't identify any restrictions on skis on their transfer bus, and I have used them before without any problems.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Just looked on Airparks website FAQs and it states:
"Can I take large items such as snowboards and bicycles on the shuttle bus?
Airparks are unable to carry bikes, surfboards, canoes or other large objects which do not fit onto luggage racks on our buses."
I read that as, if your ski bag fits in the long luggage rack then it's ok. However, if there are several sets of skis does that mean that only the first people to use that small rack are able to take them?
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowskisnow, Just updating this as I am booked into the Hams Hall for next week. It was the one round the back of a garage where a stroppy woman told me I could not take skis on the bus. No problem with the Hams Hall one. Odd that I booked Hams Hall next time then!
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We parked at Hams Hall with APH, no problem on a 5am bus, just carry it on yourself, seriously, its not as if we expect the drivers to lug round our bags! Maybe a case where you just look ahead and carry on regardless..... I think you have to be unfortunate to get the grumpy driver who is anti-ski, maybe he fell over too many times at the ice rink as a teen? 
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rookierich, No Hams Hall is no problem. It was the other one with a stroppy woman who cost her site repeat bookings.
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Chris Bish, Didn't realise Hams Hall was big enough for 2 car parks! Lol......yeah I think anyone who is awkward about taking ski bags costs themselves, like I said, its not as if we expect others to carry our ski/board bags...
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The other one, with the stroppy woman who tried to stop us taking skis on the bus was the Macadown Lane one. Not going there again! Hams Hall is fine, and cheap too.
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I've been with APH at Gatwick and some other company I can't remember at Luton (well mum did but she doesn't ski, boo) and the bus was full, and I had no problems, there wasn't even a dedicated rack for skis and boards, just long luggage racks which I found my skis just laid down along very neatly. You can also wedge a thin ski bag like mine between your knees for the trip! A faff, but possibly necessary. Certainly never had any trouble with the skis. It sounds like a get out clause if the buses are very full.
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Have used Hams Hall (APH) at Brum lots of times. No probs at all with skis, in fact quite often the driver has helped me with my bags. And they're never grumpy, even though it's usually 5.00 in the morning when we're there ...yawn. They're cheap too. If you use them once you get regular discount e-mails too.
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