Gatwick Bubble Valet Parking - Eco Meet & Greet

Overview

Gatwick Bubble Valet Parking – Eco Meet & Greet is a terminal parking service serving both Gatwick North and South. Drive to the designated Meet & Greet area for your terminal, hand over your car and keys and walk to check-in while the parking team takes your vehicle to secure off-airport storage.

The service is currently facilitated by I Love Meet & Greet, so you may encounter I Love staff during the handover. Bubble is sold as a lower-cost Meet & Greet option, making it worth comparing with the standard I Love product as well as other terminal parking services.

Why choose Bubble Valet Parking?

• No shuttle bus: hand over your car close to the terminal and continue to check-in on foot.
• Both terminals: the service is available for Gatwick North and South.
• Staff park for you: leave your keys and let the parking team take care of the vehicle.
• Short terminal walk: the designated handover areas are close to the terminal buildings.
• Useful price alternative: Bubble can offer a different rate from I Love even though I Love currently facilitates the service.

How does Bubble Valet Parking compare with I Love Meet & Greet?

I Love Meet & Greet is the closest comparison because I Love currently facilitates the Bubble service. The overall handover experience can therefore be very similar even though the products appear under different names.

Compare the live price, cancellation terms and exact meeting-point instructions. If Bubble is cheaper for your dates, a different brand name does not necessarily mean you are getting a substantially different parking operation.

How does Bubble Valet Parking compare with Bubble Park & Deliver?

Bubble Park & Deliver is a different type of product. With Park & Deliver you drive to the parking site and take a short shuttle to Gatwick on departure, but your car is brought back to the terminal when you return. Bubble Valet Parking gives you terminal handover in both directions.

Choose Valet Parking if avoiding a shuttle altogether matters most. Park & Deliver may offer better value if you are happy to use a short transfer at the start of your trip.

How does Bubble Valet Parking compare with APH Meet & Greet Forecourt?

APH Meet & Greet Forecourt also serves both terminals with no shuttle required. The APH product uses a more direct forecourt-style handover, while Bubble currently uses designated Meet & Greet areas in the airport car parks.

If both are available, compare the total price, booking flexibility and exact handover point rather than assuming all Meet & Greet products work in exactly the same way.

Directions

Please check your booking confirmation for details.

Arrival procedure

You'll be met in the Short Stay Car Park, NOT on the forecourt.

North Terminal:
Please call 01293 824221 (option 1) when you are 10 minutes from the airport. Follow signs to ‘Short Stay Parking’ at the North terminal, keeping in the left hand lane, head to barrier and take a ticket. Drive in to the first car park - Car Park 5 and follow the exit signs on the ground floor. As you near the exit of the car park there are bays marked off airport meet and greet on the right hand side. Please pull in to a marked meet & greet bay where a driver will meet you. Emergency number 07805 927969.

South Terminal:
Follow signs to ‘Short Stay Car Park’ keeping in the right hand lane. Pass through the barrier and take a ticket and head towards the furthest car park - car park 3 - and drive up to level 1/approved operators bay. Please park in one of the dedicated off airport meet & greet bays. Emergency number 07805 927969.

IMPORTANT: For all customers using Bubble VP, you must hand your car park ticket to the driver. The fee for the ticket is included in your parking price.

Return procedure

North Terminal:
The car park is able to provide a fast and efficient service for all of their clients so please collect all of your luggage, clear customs and only when you are in the arrivals hall call 01293 824221 (option 1) to have your car delivered. Please ensure you proceed to the collection area immediately to prevent other clients being kept waiting. You need to return to the Short Stay Car Park just outside the terminal doors - Car Park 5 - ground floor. Your car will be delivered to you here and a driver will hand you a pre-paid exit ticket. You will also need to leave the car park promptly to prevent any extra fees being incurred once they have handed your vehicle back.

South Terminal:
The car park is able to provide a fast and efficient service for all of their clients so please collect all of your luggage, clear customs and only when you are in the arrivals hall call 01293 824221 (option 1) to have your car delivered. Please ensure you proceed to the collection area immediately to prevent other clients being kept waiting. You need to return to the Short Stay Car Park 3, level 2 - the entrance is just outside the arrivals corridor. Your car will be delivered to you here and a driver will hand you a pre-paid exit ticket. You will also need to leave the car park promptly to prevent any extra fees being incurred once they have handed your vehicle back.

Emergency number 07805 927969.

Security

The car park offers lighting, CCTV, peripheral fencing, locked gates, and is manned 24 hours a day.

Additional information

This product is non-amendable and non-refundable.

This is a Meet and Greet service with carbon footprint offset - £1 donated for every booking made.

Your car will be stored in one of two compounds located up to 5 miles from the airport.

The car park does not accept licensed taxis, both private hire or hackney carriages.

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