Manchester Airport slammed over 'rip-off' £25 drop-off 'overstay charge'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester Airport is facing calls to make changes to its drop-off payment system, with motorists branding it unfair and a 'rip-off'.
They say huge queues to get out of the car parks - and barriers not working - have taken them over the 10-minute period, forcing them into paying £25 as a result.
Drop-off payments are in place at all three of the airport's terminals, T1, T2 and T3. Motorists are able to drop-off family and friends directly outside the terminals, but there's a cost of £5 for five minutes, which rises to £6.20 up to 10 minutes.
Anything over that, however, incurs an 'overstay charge' of £25 - for anything over 10 minutes. READ MORE: Police step in as football fans 'hurl fireworks' in chaotic scenes in Manchester city centre A retired teacher from Bury told the Manchester Evening News of his experience at T1 on Tuesday morning, saying his step-son was dropped off within 90 seconds, but it took him longer than 10 minutes to get out because of the sheer volume of traffic and one of four exit barriers not working.
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