Overall I was happy with vacationcare. They provided parking as expected and looked after our car. There was a slight misunderstanding around the barrier fee but this was refunded as the 3rd party com... See more
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Waited 50 minutes for minibus at airport. Made several phone calls to the office, excuses each time. One occasion said the driver was dealing with a customer at terminal 3. When driver eventually arri... See more
Fantastic service! Same distance from the airport as the larger providers but so much better. Smaller mini busses, only go to the necessary terminals not on a loop. Drivers helpful and courteous and p... See more
We found this parking spot by accident but were impressed by the fact that in spite of our being late for a flight they did their best in an attempt to remedy the situation. I would definitely recomm... See more
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Established in 1981 . . . Manchester Airports most established Meet and Greet Company. Vacationcare has the “Park Mark” Accreditation, becoming a member of “The British Parking Association”. We are officially recognised and authorised by Manchester Airport to be part of their “Approved Operator Scheme”. Importantly to enhance customer’s faith and entrustment with our company, we are proudly registered with Trading Standards “Buy with Confidence” Scheme – Massively boosting consumer confidence. Simply ring us 10 minutes from the airport and we will meet you at the terminal you are departing from, unload your luggage and take your vehicle to our secure car park whilst you enjoy your holiday / business trip. Vacationcare has taken care of business people, celebrities and holidaymakers cars whilst they travel. Our aim is to remove the hassle and stress of parking at one of the country's biggest and busiest airports. All you have to do is turn up and the rest is up to us. Arrive at your departure terminal, meet our representative & hand over your keys... Job done! We then take your vehicle back to our secure compound where it will remain until you arrive back from your trip. Once you have retrieved your luggage and passed through “Nothing to Declare” you simply call our Chauffeur Line to arrange the return of your vehicle. For security reasons we DO NOT require your home address when booking, however we will require your mobile telephone number. By selecting Vacationcare to provide our Meet & Greet service, we guarantee all our customers the following… 1. Trustworthy & Professional service that you can rely on. 2. Friendly uniformed staff members, providing excellent communication throughout. 3. Personal attention to individual needs, accommodating your requirements where possible. 4. Impeccable service standards ensuring total customer satisfaction. 5. Secure car park in a close proximity to Manchester Airport, monitored 24/7 with CCTV. 6. “Park Mark” Awarded and registered with Trading Standards “Buy with Confidence” Scheme. 7. Member of the “British Parking Association”. 8. Our chauffeurs have COMPREHENSIVE vehicle insurance entitling them to drive your vehicle. Determined to stand out from our competitors we strive to provide an essential, complete peace of mind experience whilst we focus on delivering you the highest possible customer service levels. Our service and procedures where designed, adapted and perfected through decades of experience working within the Meet and Greet industry. Customer feedback has always been an essential part in our development, allowing us to provide a fabulous service to thousands of extremely satisfied and happy customers travelling from Manchester Airport since 1981. Vacationcare are Manchester Airports most establish Meet & Greet Company and having encountered almost every eventuality imaginable. Our experiences enabled us to develop and refine our own procedures, allowing our staff members to deal with any situation, whilst providing travellers a seamless experience with professionalism, courtesy and of course integrity. Our constant high standards and outstanding reputation will forever be the envy of our rivals and a delight to our customers. This has gained us a vast number of regular customers and celebrities that use our service time & time again.
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8 Mallard Close, WA168ES , Knutsford , United Kingdom
- 07766 537967
- bookings@vacationcareparking.com
- www.vacationcareparking.com
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Manchester airport Meet &Greet DO NOT BOOK IF YOU HAVE AN EARLY FLIGHT…
Manchester Airport Meet & Greet. DO NOT BOOK IF YOU HAVE AN EARLY FLIGHT as they can’t get out of bed to meet you!! I booked them through A2Z and won’t be using them again either! Followed instructions and called when 10 minutes away at 4am to be told they had no booking for me!! When I asked what am I supposed to do now said see what they say at the meet and greet??? OMG never ever again- most stressful experience I’ve EVER had going on holiday oh and thankful that security took only 15 minutes to get through on 30/4/22 otherwise we would have missed the flight!!
Update: The driver was being honest just discovered the booking agent cancelled the booking but did not email me -booking agent A2Z Was in the wrong here!
Used twice. Will use again!
I’ve used VacationCare on two occasions this year. Both times the experience was professional. Alan was friendly, courteous and obliging. There was a problem with the storage site on the second occasion but this was immediately resolved. My car was parked up for just over a month. Worked out at about £3.50 per day. Excellent value for money. Thoroughly recommend.
Atrocious service - SCAM
Atrocious service from the get go. On booking, no confirmation of where you even meet the people or where your car is going to be left. I asked for a refund because i thought it was dodgy and they said the owner isn’t in today so they can’t process it and to text a number they gave. I messaged and requested a refund and they said it has been processed, 2 weeks later still no refund so i messaged again for them to reply - ‘ring your bank and ask them to reclaim it for you it’s not letting us refund for some reason’. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone very unprofessional and frankly a scam.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. On return to the UK at Manchester my car had obviously been use in my absence. All seats altered, radio retuned and satnav reset. 100 miles of fuel used which meant I had to refuel at very expensive motorway services to get home.
No response to email complaints. Reported to police in case of any speeding/parking tickets landing on my doormat. AGAIN DO NOT USE!!!!!!
I have had a bad experience with their…
I have had a bad experience with their service, as they charged me double for my parking £122 ×2 (4 weeks parking). I have asked several times for my refund, but he always gives me excuses (promised refund next day, staff office on holiday, of sick, bank holiday). Meanwhile I have told him at the time I'm returning back to the UK to collecting my car on the 3rd April and until today they still havent refund my money. Never use them anymore. Bad management !!!! Watch out guys....read their review before you book !!! By the way this is not happening with my, while I was collected from Manchester airport, I over heard there was somebody else had been double charged !!
I recently had bad experience with…
I recently had bad experience with Vacationcare Limited.
The staff were rude,horrible and nasty people.
I will never use them again.
Don't park here - Own vehicle used
Firstly, once we arrived I was told to pay an extra £10 on top of what I'd already paid for drop off at the airport. Another couple were in the transfer also who had also paid the same, the drop off price at the airport is £6.
Had to leave my car keys which felt a bit strange as its a multi storey car park so why would they need my keys?
When returning, we were picked up within 20 mins with 2 other couples. When we got to the car park my car was in a different bay, and in a different position (I had reverse parked) and the front window was down.
Looking back I should've looked at the journey calculator on my dash to see how many miles the 'last journey' was.
The driver was talking to a colleague in the front of the van en route back to the car park, mentioning another colleague had picked some customers up in a VW Golf, from what I could see they only used vans to transport us... This golf was probably a customer's car!
Would not trust these people one bit, will not park here again!
😡Absolutely Shocking service from this…
😡Absolutely Shocking service from this company, told to pay a extra £10 for drop off at M/C airport on top of tariff. Vehicle’s filthy dirty old Ford Transit,4 miles put on the speedometer,multi storey car park dirty with most of the lighting missing. Don’t use this ripoff company Disgrace.
APH Brilliant Sevice 5 minutes away
Absolutely appalling, from being asked to pay £10 for parking on arrival to a dirty vehicle. On return I followed all the demands but had to wait for 35 mins and 9 calls later for a rfor a rude driver
Absolutely appalling
Avoid at all costs
Avoid at all costs ! Terrible customer service , the guy who dropped my car off on my return would not listen to me & very unprofessional
Left my car in a disabled B parking spot & went to drop another car off . I waited over 30 mins for him to come back with my car keys . Who does that ? Then we had to pay to get out of the parking lot ! No apology nothing . 😞
I really urge you to avoid!
I usually take online reviews with a pinch of salt, but really - one star doesn’t do it justice. This company, it’s owner and the people who work for him are so rubbish that I would urge anyone to avoid Vacationcare at all costs.
I booked for a Meet and Greet and upon dropping off our car we were left waiting almost an hour (nearly missing our flight)!
The person at the end of the phone was rude, continuously made customer-blaming excuses and was almost shouting at me.
For both dropping off and picking up I was told several times that the driver was on their way, and when I called back after waiting 15-20 mins, was told again that they’re on their way. When the driver finally arrived, there was no apology whatsoever, just excuses.
Inspecting our car after our flight back, the dashcam had been unplugged, and the interior stank of old smoke - neither me or my husband smoke. We’d been waiting almost an hour and finally our car was given back to us at 23.15 - we were shattered after our flight and felt unsafe driving back after waiting for such a long time.
Called up a day later to complain and was met with the owner who basically called me a liar and said that they’re hardly ever busy?? Really. Also said that they unplug the dashcam out of safety - b/s!
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Spend your money on a better service provider.
Outstanding service provided by Tony…
Outstanding service provided by Tony and tbag! Great guys, taken to the airport as soon as we dropped our car off and picked up as soon as we called to let them know we were outside the terminal. Great sense of humour tony had us pissing ourselves!
Avoid!!!
Difficult pick up due to storms, dreadful service. Avoid at all costs!!!
We were told to wait in car park at midnight. Despite arriving as expected and time stated we waited over 40 mins to be collected however when the second bus (put on to get us) turned up only had space for 3 even though there was 5 of us 3 kids)
On return to the car was it parked too close to the next car when we picked up (1am by this time!), the next morning we noticed the wing mirror casing had been cracked beyond repair. On emailing the owner not only was he rude but refused to admit liability.
Parked here many time before but was taken over in October 21. Will now pay the extra and park in the airport! Do not leave your prized possession or kids in their care!!
The drop off was fine on the way but on…
The drop off was fine on the way but on the way back we called the company to explain we were outside waiting 50 minutes later still no minibus so i called again to be rudely spoken to on the phone! When the mini bus finally turned up it was full with people smoking in the back! Wouldn’t recommend.
Great experience Vacation Care Parking for the…
Used Vacation Care Parking for the first time mid February 2022. Booked online, arrived 3am, parked my car and promptly transferred by minibus to M/C T3. Return journey, got lucky, minibus actually waiting outside terminal for us. Employees polite and courteous. To be honest it couldn’t have been a better experience. We booked them because the price of a weeks parking was competitive but that certainly didn’t mean a drop in standards. I don’t write many reviews, usually can’t be bothered, but credit where credit is due. Too marks. Thank you. We will use again without hesitation.
I wouldn’t trust this car parking…
I wouldn’t trust this car parking provider, I left a pair of trainers which were swapped/stolen for an old tatty pair, who on earth steals trainers in the 21st century. Untrustworthy and totally unreliable….steer clear unless you want any of your items stolen.
Genuinly happy customer
Thank you for your customer support and service. The lady I spoke to over the phone when I booked, the gentleman that picked up our car from the terminal and the gentleman who picked us up from the airport all deserve congratulations.
We have had negative experiences before and you have been recommended to us at a time that was very close to our flight. I called to ask a few questions and ensure there would be no delays in dropping off our car, as we would have very limited time to get to the airport. I eventually booked (at a really good price) the meet and greet service to save time, and on our way back, we returned with friends who booked the park and ride, so we thought we would go back together with them to pick our car up. There was absolutely no disruption to our trip, we only had to wait for a few minutes time both for our car to be collected and to be picked up on our return. We noticed no damage or abuse of any kind to our car, as with complains for other car parks across the country. We hugely appreciate the last minute arrangements through the phone, the quick booking process, and the no-hassle service overall. We will be back.
Great friendly service
Great friendly service. Very funny staff.
Disco Dave picked us at at 01.45 and was funny, chatty and took us back to our car.
Cars undercover which is a bonus in the winter.
Would recommend and will use again 👍🏻👍🏻
Fantastic company very caring
Fantastic company very caring
Especially the driver (Disco Dave) he couldn’t do enough to make our experience safe
We will be back Paula & busman bryan
Excellent service with new management.
Excellent service. Called 15 minutes before arriving at the airport and the driver was at the terminal waiting for my family and I before we arrived. Driver helped get our luggage out of the vehicle and directed us to the check in desk. This is under new management and is a family run business from start to finish. Called them after collecting luggage and clearing customs and the driver was with us in less than 10 minutes. He had the car warmed up and ready to go. Driver once again helped to put out luggage in the car and wished us a safe journey home. Brilliant service, would highly recommend and will be using again.
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