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Open Spot is another application released by Google which provides the latest information on free parking spots in your area posted by other open spot users.
Everyone at some time has felt the pain caused by not getting a parking space when you most need one, and to address this exact issue Google has developed a new Android application ‘Open Spot’.
This application relies on details of the latest car parking spaces sourced and provided by users, for users. Integrated into the Google maps system, Open Spot adds tabs to your current local on Google maps, identifying the free car parking space. With the passage of time the colour of these spaces on the map changes from red through to yellow to indicate that you’d better get a move on before it disappears.
This application is expected to catch on thanks to Google’s worldwide user base being large. When about to leave a parking space, open the application which identifies your location, inform Open Spot of the new free space and it will add a marker to the map for everyone else to see using Google Maps Navigation on their Android smartphones.
At the moment ‘Open Spot’ is only available in the US, Canada and the Netherlands, but more locations are expected very soon the UK will most probably be the next to get access to the service.

Travelling abroad for business or pleasure, the best way to commute to the airport is by your own car, which is probably the second most valuable item after your house.
The two things to protect your car against while you are away are damage and theft.
Damage:
Besides inclement weather, perpetrators and vandals have left many who return to their cars after parking them to hefty bill in damage repair.
At an airport damage to your car could be caused by people who are poor at parking their car or by negligent careless people who just do not care about others. If this happens do not expect to find the culprit even if the park has CCTV as it is unlikely that the authorities would be prepared to spend hours going through camera footage to help you find the culprit.
The only optimistic fact is that this rarely happens and the chances it could happen to your car are remote.
Theft:
Onsite car parks do not identify the owner of the cars when you insert your entry ticket to gain access and insert your paid ticket into the machine on the way out. Any thief who enters the car park with a stolen car to obtain an entry ticket could very easily break into your car, pay for the stay and exit with your car.
Best option; choose an offsite car park so that you know who to challenge for any damage to your car whereby at an airport it could be anybody.

The major car parking service providers at UK Airports are listed below for a quick guide to making a choice and booking their services when required.
Parking4Less provides their services at 23 UK airports including Gatwick Parking, Heathrow Parking, Manchester Airport Parking, Stansted Parking, Luton Airport Parking, Birmingham Airport Parking and Bristol Airport Parking.
Parking4Less also does your hotel bookings too. For details call 0800 902 0381 or log on to http://www.parking4less.co.uk/
Airport Parking Shop compares prices across 7 of the biggest UK parking brokers APH, BCP, Essential Travel, FHR, Purple Parking, Park and Go,and SkyParkSecure and offers services of over 100 car parks around 24 locations in the UK. For details log on to http://www.airport-parking-shop.co.uk/
FlyPark has been providing airport parking and airport hotel parking, since 1989 and is one of the oldest and most trusted airport cars parking companies in the UK, and claim to have online booking rates up to 55% cheaper than the airport gate or turn up rate. For details log on to http://www.flypark.co.uk/
BCP has been the airport parking specialist since 1978. Their experience and services promise airport car parking options that meets your needs at a price that suits your pocket. Their site search engine provides all the information you need on 26 UK Airports by selecting the airport from a drop down list. For details log on to http://www.parkbcp.co.uk/
UK Airport Parking.co offers car parks that have been accredited by the Association of Chief Police Officers to a GOLD standard at all the major airports in the UK. For details call 0870 733 0790 or log on to http://www.uk-airportparking.co.uk/
Essential Travel offers search online for live availability and prices at 25 major UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and more. For more details and information call 0845 803 5434 or log on to http://parking.essentialtravel.co.uk/
GoSimply lets you Compare prices, Compare credit card fees, Compare cancellation costs, Compare car park facilities and Compare different companies that sell the same car park. For more details log on to http://www.gosimply.com/airport-parking/
Holiday Extras offers discounted airport parking at all the 26 major UK airports. For information log on to http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/airport-parking.html/

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