I usually just pay for short stay but that is crazy expensive at Heathrow usually. I booked valet for the first time this time - very good price for Maple via Moneysavingexpert holiday extras link.

Unfortunately we managed to leave our Tesla key card at home but they were super helpful and let us take it to their car park at the Renaissance hotel.

We're hoping we can liaise with them to unlock and remote start it so they can bring it to us otherwise one of us will have to go collect it. I will use them again just based on how helpful they were in coming up with a solution to our mishap!

For work I just take an Addison Lee or a minicab there and an Uber back, I hate driving off a long haul and it usually works out not much more expensive once I've claimed 45p per mile anyway

Someone has said it above - it is worth keeping an eye on your parking price. Often it gets cheaper last minute, especially short stay (based on my Gatwick experience)