Are the T5 business parking pods operating ?
 

I know the pods were closed but I’m flying next week and can only seem to see long stay / short stay / drop off options so I’m assuming still not open (or full..)?

There are lots of cars parked there but I've not seen the actual Pods working. The entrance is still blocked with cones so not sure who is parking there.

I thought the same last week, had to do a T5 pick up so wasted some time plane spotting driving along the perimeter road. Loads of vehicles parked up but it wasn’t open...

Booked Short Stay last week and it seemed as cheap as the pod parking used to be.

I doubt both of those car parks will open for a while. There is building work going on in the business car park and as others have said, the pods parking is full but not with paying customers.

I can't remember the pod pricing as its been so long but £82 for 30hrs in short stay seems punchy.. £51 for long stay.

Maybe they are using it for meet and greet parking?

Looking on LHR website, it looks like bus service ends on 21/10 so hope POD's up and running 22/10

I saw the pods running on Sunday 10th October so something is happening. I was too far away to see if they had passengers.

As I understand it, POD is open for parking but transfer is currently by bus - as above:

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However, if you try a booking beyond that date it still shows a bus transfer, so who knows:

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POD Parking has re-opened. Please be aware that until 21 October inclusive, POD Parking will operate a bus service.

Talking about Long Stay, Business and Pod Parking, I am really worried especially for Long Stay once the drop off fee comes in.

There doesn't seem to have been any additional capacity created on the road which serves all of the car parks, and the entry to Long Stay already gets sticky at times where prebookings haven't been recognised. Multiply the number of vehicles heading to Long Stay by 3 or 4 times and I think the whole thing could just clog up.

I may be wrong of course - and LHR may have planned it all perfectly, including the additional bus capacity required, but there has been no sign of anything happening yet..

It’s great that they are now warning people that the pod is not running. I booked 3 weeks before leaving on Friday and had no prior warning (of course, they have now emailed me about the return journey :td:). If I’d have known, I‘ d have booked short stay, which was virtually the same price :(

Worth noting - I just managed to book a night at the Thistle T5 + 8 nights parking with them for £115. Made even better with £30 AMEX Cash back deal....

I was going to book POD parking but it was £140 and of course bus transfer so glad I looked around. It definitely wasn't operating with passengers last week

Also received the email about the pods, though at least it seems the bus service to/from there (and long stay) is now regular rather than on request, based on the parking website when you search.

Still showing a bus for the 26th Nov for me.