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The RAC analysed fees at 20 major UK airports and found that 11 had raised their prices since last year, with the biggest rise at Belfast City, where fees gave gone from £3 to £4, an increase of 33 per cent.

The most expensive drop-offs in 2025 are £7, at Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Leeds Bradford and Southampton – all of which, barring Stansted, have raised their prices from last year.

Rod Dennis, the RAC’s senior policy officer, said: “The main reason drivers drop off at airports, according to our research, is to help people with bulky and often heavy luggage. This is understandable when the alternative to the car is often either a conventional bus, which can be impractical with lots of cases, or a costly taxi – with fares for the latter subject to the same drop-off fees that drivers need to pay.”

Analysis by The i Paper found airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester allow people with mobility problems who have a blue badge to enter their drop-off zones free of charge (pre-registration required at some airports). Others, such as Luton and Stansted, charge blue badge holders for drop-offs, but offer free parking in other areas.

Drop-off fees at the UK’s 20 busiest airports

Heathrow: £6, up from £5 in July 2024 Gatwick: £7, up from £6 Manchester: £5, no change from July 2024 Stansted: £7, no change Luton: £5, drop-off closed until mid-July 2024 Edinburgh: £6, up from £5 Birmingham: £6, up from £5 Bristol: £7, up from £6 Glasgow: £6, up from £5.50 Belfast International: £3, no change Newcastle: £5, up from £4 Liverpool: £6, up from £5 Leeds Bradford: £7, up from £6.50 East Midlands: £5, no change London City: free, no change Belfast City: £4, up from £3 Aberdeen: £5.50, no change Bournemouth: £5, no change Cardiff: £3, up from free Southampton: £7, up from £6

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