#parking-charges

#parking-charges

London City Airport has introduced a drop-off fee, ending its status as the last London airport without such a charge. The fee will be 8 for up to five minutes, then 1 per additional minute, with a maximum stay of 10 minutes. London City Airport said Blue Badge holders would be exempt, and the fee for black cabs would be included in the meter fare, in line with Transport for London's agreement with other major airports.

London Gatwick, the city's second-biggest aviation hub, has confirmed that it is increasing charges in its drop-off zones by £3 in 2026. From January the fee, which allows drivers to stop outside the terminal for 10 minutes, will be £10. This means that Gatwick will have the highest drop-off charge in the UK. The fee has doubled since LGW initially introduced a drop-off charge in 2021; it increased to £6 in 2024 and £7 in May 2025.

Director of Planning and Economic Development for DLR, Gerard O'Sullivan, said that council management was only proposing a "modest increase" in rent for subsidiary or secondary earners in a household. Rent for social housing tenants is calculated based on the differential rent system, which depends on the total income and size of a household - this takes into account the size of the family and the income of principle, secondary and other earners in a home.