What a brilliant idea, that'll help Heathrow's stance as the premier European gateway.
There's no incentive for the government to invest our money on public transport improvements, when all they have to do is come up with whacky ideas for new taxes instead!
essouira and under_exposed - I live in Melton Mowbray, 110 miles from Heathrow, 2 hours drive off-peak, generally 3 hours during the day. Have tried all methods of access - eg minicab £160 for drop off and collect in a battered Nissan, great for 14 days down under, a little harder to justify for a 2 day trip. Trains - 3 and a tube required, or 2 and the Picadilly line. I can drive to Leicester and catch a coach (do I really want to park overnight in the centre of Leicester?), ditto BHX.
I'm sure if you live in London, there's plenty of choice, for the rest of us mere mortals this promises to be another tax we'll have to stump up for.
