No drop-off or pick-up costs at any of the major airports I use here on the continent - and this right in front of the terminal. Only GREEDY airport managements in the UK can think of abusing their customers in such a scandalous way. Can you imagine bus companies charging customers for using their bus stops, or railway companies charging for using their stations? That little incident in Glasgow some years ago, and the typical and useless knee jerk reaction that followed, quickly had airports seing $$$ signs. And has preventing vehicles crashing into terminal buildings made our terminals any safer? The answer is a convincing NO since there are no controls on what individuals bring into terminals in their suitcases.