Working away..

[expat]

Would agree unless you are going out of T5 which is an absolute pleasure now that the initial hiccups have been resolved.

TBH it's not only the airport itself, bad as that is, but the location which I find inconvenient. I suppose if you live near Paddington it's OK.

[oracleslave]

TBH it's not only the airport itself, bad as that is, but the location which I find inconvenient. I suppose if you live near Paddington it's OK.

Client pays all expenses, so it's chauffer straight to the T5 front door regardless of where I start out from.

[expat]

Client pays all expenses, so it's chauffer straight to the T5 front door regardless of where I start out from.

Would you do it if it were your company that paid?

[oracleslave]

Would you do it if it were your company that paid?

I probably would actually, given that:

- I live in SW London and it is the most convenient route for me to get to Schipol.
- I have really had excellent service in and out of T5 in the last 6 months
- I like flying BA

[expat]

I probably would actually, given that:

- I live in SW London and it is the most convenient route for me to get to Schipol.
- I have really had excellent service in and out of T5 in the last 6 months
- I like flying BA

No I mean pay for the car? With me it's already farcical, if I take public transport to Heathrow (from Bedfordshire) then the most expensive part of the whole journey is the train into London. If I drive, the most expensive part of the journey is the parking at Heathrow. The last thing I need is more expense on the UK land part of the journey; but it is a pain because it's a couple of hours time more or less wasted.

[Mr Crosby]

Been there, Done that, almost got divorced over it!

Snap

[expat]

Anyway, Terminal 5 means BA, and BA's flights to Frankfurt are more limited, and they don't have any when I want them. So I think I'm stuck in the no-Heathrow club.

[norrahe]

You could always look at travelodge, if you book well enough in advance you can get rooms for as little as £19 a night. iirc you may even get a discount for extended periods.

It's bog standard and clean.

[expat]

You could always look at travelodge, if you book well enough in advance you can get rooms for as little as £19 a night. iirc you may even get a discount for extended periods.

It's bog standard and clean.

Is it true that HMRC limit expenses to 25.00 a day in the UK?

[oracleslave]

No I mean pay for the car? With me it's already farcical, if I take public transport to Heathrow (from Bedfordshire) then the most expensive part of the whole journey is the train into London. If I drive, the most expensive part of the journey is the parking at Heathrow. The last thing I need is more expense on the UK land part of the journey; but it is a pain because it's a couple of hours time more or less wasted.

Sorry, I misunderstood. If I was paying I would probably drive myself and park at Heathrow.