🅿️ Parking & Transport: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)

[White Heather]

In fairness I think what Yorkie meant was just get on with it..Joe Public really won`t notice 50p increase, until of course you bring it to their attention!!...Such being the nature of the beast.

Not how I read it. Perhaps LBAYorkie would like to clarify what he meant as it can be better interpreted two ways.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Not how I read it. Perhaps LBAYorkie would like to clarify what he meant as it can be better interpreted two ways.

I think if they wanted more revenue they should have made an increase somewhere else that was less obvious/subject to public and media scrutiny.

 

[White Heather]

I think if they wanted more revenue they should have made an increase somewhere else that was less obvious/subject to public and media scrutiny.

Such as?

 

[lbaspotter]

Such as?

I hope not landing fees?

Otherwise it I’ll be bye bye Ryanair.

 

[rmac]

Is £6.50 that much? 2 coffees ! I waited to pay at my local petrol station the other day and a few school kids were in front of me buying sweets, drinks etc. The lad in front spent nearly £6.50 on these things so is £6.50 a great expense to pick up or drop off someone ? There is the free 1 hour parking if needed. Edinburgh is £5. A friend asked me to pick up his friend from the airport a few weeks ago and gave me £10. No it is only £5 I said. Oh really he replied, somewhat surprised.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Is £6.50 that much? 2 coffees ! I waited to pay at my local petrol station the other day and a few school kids were in front of me buying sweets, drinks etc. The lad in front spent nearly £6.50 on these things so is £6.50 a great expense to pick up or drop off someone ? There is the free 1 hour parking if needed. Edinburgh is £5. A friend asked me to pick up his friend from the airport a few weeks ago and gave me £10. No it is only £5 I said. Oh really he replied, somewhat surprised.

If the airport are going to incite negative feedback they may as well put it up by £1.50 as 50p. Get it over with.

 

[BCFC]

Stansted is £7 for 15 mins.

 

[LBA4EVER]

So we are looking at 200million been pumped into LBA over the coming years, just out of interest does anyone know how much income the current £6 parking fee brings into the airport per year and what would this be percentage wise based on total income? Anyone have figures on this? I guess you would then roughly find out what the 50p increase would give the airport.
LBA total pax currently is 4m, as a rough guess lets say 1m motor vehicles use the drop off over the year(reasonable figure) then that would be £6million i believe?

 

[quik123]

A quick look at the last accounts (companies house) shows car parking income is not detailed.
It does however show that the highest paid director ( I presume the CEO) received a pay increase which almost doubled their income (pay and benefits) from £299,000 to £542,000! So it's hard to swallow an increase to car parking charges when some of that money is squandered on such huge increases.

 

[SierraHotel]

The most lucrative income stream related to parking at LBA must come from the incessant double red line stoppers.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The most lucrative income stream related to parking at LBA must come from the incessant double red line stoppers.

Its not actually anything to do with the airport. The council issue the fines and retain the income therefrom.

 

[SierraHotel]

Ah ok wasn't aware of that

 

[Finger66]

Maybe LBA should put some double red lines along each side of the runway. Was just thinking that could aid one airline in particular!

 

[quik123]

Its not actually anything to do with the airport. The council issue the fines and retain the income therefrom.

Partially true. Sure, thats how it works on the highway. But on airport land it's managed by a private contract company. eg, the double reds near the pass office and security gate are on airport land, not council. As is the approach to the drop off car parks etc.

 

[White Heather]

Partially true. Sure, thats how it works on the highway. But on airport land it's managed by a private contract company. eg, the double reds near the pass office and security gate are on airport land, not council. As is the approach to the drop off car parks etc.

Yes true, but the vast majority of illegal drop offs occur in Whitehouse Lane, so all the significant fine money goes to the council. LBA make peanuts out of the rest in comparison especially after paying the private contractors for their services. By far, LBA make most of their money from car parking and the leasing charges paid by the various companies operating within the terminal.

 

[The Pole]

I noticed the increase as went out good Friday £6 as pay for dad dropping off and it was £6.50 on way back and Mrs used her card and mentioned increase. I kept stum 😄

 

[arry]

Partially true. Sure, thats how it works on the highway. But on airport land it's managed by a private contract company. eg, the double reds near the pass office and security gate are on airport land, not council. As is the approach to the drop off car parks etc.

So if it’s council owned land with red lines it’s a a fine under the Road Traffic Act and enforceable in the courts but if it’s on the airport land it’s a civil matter and a civil debt? Is that correct?

 

[White Heather]

So if it’s council owned land with red lines it’s a a fine under the Road Traffic Act and enforceable in the courts but if it’s on the airport land it’s a civil matter and a civil debt? Is that correct?

I would think so, yes.

 

[lbaspotter]

More clickbait by the Yorkshire Post.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/new...tra-for-parking-after-technical-issue-4629928

Not good even though the airport has admitted fault and reimbursed the effected customers.

 

[Len Fish]

Rags like the YP (and the Daily Mail) specialise in non stories like this.