Originally Posted by
travelsbyplane
I recently had the experience of parking up only to find the PODs were inactive
I've given up on the PODs since the last two trips landed around 10pm-ish and they were out of action and you only get to know when you get to floor 2 of the car park and see the notice! You then have to go all the way back to the ground floor and wait for a bus - often adds 45 minutes to the wait time, which totally negates the price you pay for the 'convenience' of the PODs.
And that's overlooking I left my briefcase on the POD replacement bus (bearing in mind it would have been around 11.45pm!) as it's black and the bus was so dark, which caused more delay and, as you say, the bus is tiny and can only take around 12 people, meaning you have to wait for it to do an entire loop before you get picked up.
I just pay extra and use short term parking. Sure it's a little more expensive, but you always get a space and it's the closest.