The cost of parking closest to the terminal just for a few minutes has hit £10 at two of the UK's busiest airports.

Gatwick and Stansted airports have been found to charge the highest drop-off fees among major airports in the UK Drop-off fees at the UK's major airports have risen by a third on average since last summer, new analysis has found. The RAC looked at the cost of pulling up at the closest point to terminals at the 20 busiest airports - 16 had put up their fees since last year. Trade body Airports UK said free drop-offs were available and fees were part of airports' business models and climate change objectives. London Gatwick's is the highest "farewell fee", charging £10 for 10 minutes on the forecourt outside either of its terminals. At Stansted, £10 buys a more generous 15 minutes, at "Express Set Down" outside departures. London City Airport, which only started making people pay this year, is the most expensive on a per-minute basis. Its £8 charge for five minutes works out at £1.60 per minute. In contrast, none of the top 10 airports in the EU charge for drop-offs, according to RAC research. The RAC acknowledged UK airports generally offered other options for dropping people off at locations further from the terminal, sometimes with free shuttle buses.