Originally Posted by Stanstedeye
Over the years this area has become smaller as the the coach & car hire companies have encroached.
I do not understand why such a large amount of the valuable space available for the short-term car park at Stansted is given over to the bus station. They have the plum site, right in front of the terminal, but there are very few bus services from there, much of the space always seems empty, and in fact the bus operators seem to use much of it as a garage to store out-of-service buses, right in front of the terminal, in a way unknown at other airports. Meanwhile the car parking has been squeezed to an unsuitable area well to the north.
Oh, and regarding the "Mid Term" car park. Does anybody ever use it ? Seems to be high priced like the short term, but connected by a longwinded and infrequent bus shuttle.