Major UK airports are hiking parking fees to £1 per minute. Motorists have been warned they face enormous charges of up to £7 for briefly stopping at major UK airports, with some charging as much as £1 per minute.

London Luton Airport charges drivers one of the highest fees for drop-off costs. Belfast City Airport, too, has been namechecked - having hiked fees to £4 for 10 minutes. Newcastle Airport charges £5 for the same duration, up from £4 previously.

London Heathrow, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Liverpool have each added £1 to their fees, now charging £6 for periods between 10 and 20 minutes.

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The new charge puts those flying with the UK's largest airlines and tour companies like TUI, Jet2 , Ryanair

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