Gatwick's drop-off fee is set to rise from £7 to £10

Gatwick is set to increase its drop-off fee from £7 to £10, setting the blame squarely on a coming hike in business rates.

The new price, which will see Gatwick become the UK’s most expensive airport to drop off passengers, will be implemented from January 6.

A spokesperson for the airport said the fee increase has “not been taken lightly”.

“However, we are facing a number of increasing costs, including a more than doubling of our business rates.

“The increase in the drop-off charge will support wider efforts to encourage greater use of public transport, helping limit the number of cars and reduce congestion at the entrance to our terminals, alongside funding a number of sustainable transport initiatives,” the spokesperson added.

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