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Airport Parking and Hotels Offers Online Winter Driving Advice to Motorists

(PRWeb) February 8, 2007 -- With weather conditions set to become frosty this week, travelling to the airport can mean travel misery and the holiday coming to an early end. Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) has created a safer driving section on www.aph.com offering advice to holiday makers on how to ensure a safe and quick journey to and from the airport.

Tips for safer winter driving include:
- When starting up your car, ensure unnecessary electrics are switched off such as radios, heaters and lights.
- If the engine does not start quickly then leave 30 seconds between attempts to allow the battery to recover.
- Ensure you use anti-freeze during periods of cold weather. If the radiator freezes the car will overheat. Stop the car immediately and allow the radiator to defrost.
- Through the winter months dazzle from the low sun can be a problem so ensure windscreens are free from smears, scratches and dirt which can obscure vision.
- Don't breathe on a frozen lock as it will freeze, instead use a lighter to warm a key.
- Allow extra time in winter for your journey - it is better to be late and safe.

Nick Caunter, Managing Director, APH said: "Many flights are early in the morning which often means scraping ice off windscreens before it has the chance to thaw and risking frozen engines. We have added these top tips to the website to give customers as much information as possible. Parking a car at an APH car park not only saves you money but also gives you peace of mind when travelling in winter. Before holidaymakers return to their cars, a member of APH staff checks the cars for flat batteries and deflated tyres meaning drivers can get in their car and drive home safely."

One week's parking at APH Gatwick costs £43.68 and a double room at Swallow Bower Hotel and one week's parking at Manchester costs £51.75.

To make a reservation please contact Airport Parking and Hotels on tel:
0870 733 0515 or visit www.aph.com

* Prices are based on departure 17th February 2007.

Press information
For further press information, please contact:
Sarah Falkingham or Stefanie Douch, t: 020 7681 6272

Notes to editors:

Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) has over 20 years' experience as a retailer of pre-booked airport parking. It offers parking at 18 UK airports, ports and Eurotunnel terminals plus airport hotels packaged with parking, airport lounges. It also offers a range of other pre-bookable travel extras including travel insurance, car hire, holiday taxis, ski lift passes, ski equipment and even an online safe for storage of valuable documents, APH handles around 700,000 bookings per year.

APH has over 20 years' experience operating airport park and ride car parks, with more than 8,000 spaces at sites serving London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham airports . All APH operated car parks hold the Park Mark - Safer Parking Award.

APH is an AA preferred partner. Other partners include HSBC, BT, Asda, BSkyB, the Institute of Advanced Motorists and Toys R US

APH is a member of The Independent Airport Park and Ride Association (IAPRA) which represents UK independent park and ride operators

APH has industry-leading customer retention rates: 96% of customers state that they are likely or very likely to book the same APH car park again

APH was also a finalist in the British Parking Awards - Exceptional Customer Service Category

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