Gatwick Airport Car Parking Alert - Read And Save Money Before You Book - may apply equally to other airports, Travel Guides

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"When you check online to find airport car parking, you'd think it's fairly straight forward, right? Wrong.

I found a site that provided Gatwick Airport Car Parking via, Holiday Extras (holidayextras). I booked and paid online. I received confirmation via email. Car Parking Arrangements were given as Parking Express South, South Terminal, with the address and Post Code.

It is common knowledge that many car drivers use a car navigation system. That is what I did. It took me to a Gatwick Car Park - but it was not the correct one. As it was very close to my reporting time, I parked the car and went to the check-in.

I telephoned Holiday Extras (holidayextras) and told them what had just happened and requested a refund. They were very unhelpful and said they couldn't give a refund even though the address and the Post Code in the confirmation was that of their office address - not the actual car park address.

When I returned from vacation, I discovered my credit card had been charged. The credit card company washed their hands off saying it was a matter between the merchant and myself.

The moral of the story: if you are going away on holiday, make all your bookings with care.

Needless to say, I'll never book with Holiday Extras in the future - and I am cutting my credit card."

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