SMG Parking - Park and Ride - Uncovered

• Park and ride car park about 5.6 km from Stansted Airport, with a free shuttle bus (6-7 minute transfer).
• Shuttle runs on demand or about every 20 minutes.
• Customers leave their keys with the car park.
• CCTV monitored, fully lit, fenced throughout, with regular night-time patrols.
• Car park opening hours are 04:00 to 23:55.
• An access fee of £2.50 per person each way is paid locally.

SMG Parking is a family-run park and ride car park near Stansted Airport, operating since 2006. Customers park uncovered, hand their keys to staff and take a free shuttle to the terminal. The car park is described as family and disabled friendly, with a focus on punctual, professional customer care.

• Secure parking with CCTV, full lighting, fencing and regular night patrols.
• Only about a 7 minute shuttle ride from the airport.
• Shuttle runs on demand or every 20 minutes.
• Established Stansted operator trading since 2006.
• Family and disabled friendly.

The car park is described as family and disabled friendly. It has dedicated disabled parking bays and disabled-accessible shuttle transfers to the terminal. Customers with specific accessibility requirements should contact the car park in advance, using the details on their booking confirmation.

Opening hours: the car park operates from 04:00 to 23:55. The operations line is answered between 03:45 and 00:45 (for flights landing before 23:55). Calls outside those times are not answered.

Keys: customers are required to leave their keys with the car park.

Fees payable locally:

• An access fee of £2.50 per person each way, payable on arrival. This charge is subject to change without prior notice.
• A minimum charge of £40 applies to vehicles that do not fit a standard UK parking space (4.8 m by 2.4 m).
• A £20 rebooking fee applies if customers arrive, or return, more than 60 minutes outside their booked time and the change is not agreed in advance.
• Overstays are charged at the standard daily rate of £25 per day, or part day, paid by bank transfer before the new return.

Optional extras (extra cost, arranged with the car park): valeting, vehicle servicing and EV charging. EV charging needs to be arranged in advance.

Arriving more than 2 hours after the booked arrival time may be treated as a "no show", which cancels the booking with no refund.

Customers should call the car park about 20 minutes before they arrive, using the operations number on their booking confirmation. WhatsApp calls are not supported. Customers should only call the car park operations number given.

On arrival, customers report to the car park reception and show their booking confirmation. They should arrive at least 30 minutes before their last recommended check-in time. Check-in is quick: customers receive a receipt and are taken to the airport on the next available shuttle.

If the arrival time changes, staff will try to fit the new time in, but a place on the next shuttle cannot be guaranteed.

After collecting their luggage and when ready to leave the airport, customers call the car park operations number on their confirmation. WhatsApp calls are not supported. The operator then directs customers to the designated pick-up point, where they are collected on the next available shuttle.

If customers return earlier or later than booked, they need to give the car park at least 24 hours' notice. A £20 rebooking fee applies. Without enough notice, the car park cannot guarantee the car will be ready at the new time and extra charges may apply.

Unit 6, Warish Hall Farm
Warish Hall Road
Takeley
Bishop's Stortford
CM22 6NZ