Originally Posted by
TheFlyingFoodie
If you end up having to go landside take a taxi between terminals. I've done this before and it is much faster than the bus BUT tip the driver 20 GBP (or more if they're particularily friendly) since they were likely hoping for a fare into the city. Of course, if you don't have to go landside that's a different story.
P.S. Welcome dawheat. You may hold the record for longest lurker! Oct 2006 to July 2010 first post ^
Thanks FlyingFoodie - I'll likely go this route as I'm not expecting desk agents to bypass their policies (especially to a rival carrier) for me - though my minuscule hope is that they'll have leniency since i have an IATAN card.
And yes, I'm a terrible lurker, but it's a testament to the content in these forums that I've been able to get all my questions answered via previous posts.