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Friday, 2 March 2007

Dear all the site is coming on nicely. We have now completed th inclusion of our Airport Lounges, Airport Car Hire, Theatre Breaks, Theme Park Breaks, Travel Money and travel insurance.

On another note there was an interesting program on the other day Watchdog that covered rouge traders within the parking industry. I have included an extract from their website incase you missed it:-


A Watchdog investigation has revealed that an airport car parking company drove a car, left in its care, at 106 miles per hour.
Watchdog paid Pink Meet & Greet to park the car for five days in a secure compound. But after only two nights its drivers moved the vehicle and left it overnight at the side of the road and, later, for two nights outside a supermarket.
A tracking device hidden in the vehicle showed the locations where the car was parked. It also revealed the driver breaking the national speed limit eight times, topping 100mph, twice.
Karima Haji left her £30,000 Audi in the care of Pink Meet & Greet. When she returned from her holiday, she found her car had been badly damaged in an accident. It needed £4,000-worth of repairs.
Pink Meet & Greet told her its driver had skidded on ice. But Sussex Police later revealed the accident happened on a roundabout and involved another car. The driver of Haji's car failed to stop, and failed to report the accident.
Paul Saunders also paid Pink Meet & Greet to park his car securely. However, Sussex trading standards revealed his car had been left at the side of the road. Officers were monitoring the operations of rogue parking companies and saw Saunders' car parked on a trading estate near Gatwick.
Joanna Astor from Gatwick Airport Ltd told Watchdog that Pink Meet & Greet isn't one of the parking companies with an official licence to operate at the airport. Astor said she in no way approved or endorsed Pink Meet & Greet. She said the best advice for consumers is to refer to the official airport website, where they can find approved parking companies.
Steve Kittle, company director of Pink Meet & Greet, blamed members of his staff for irresponsible behaviour resulting in damage to customers' cars. He said the company has now ceased trading.