For Gatwick I can highly recommend Meteor Parking Service. They meet you right outside the terminal and park your car. When you return they deliver the car to you once you have your luggage.

It is often cheaper or little more than a return cab with the benefit of using your own seats.

Depending on the airline you can take the infant car seat for free which is a great benefit. Most of the car hire childrens' seats are dreadful whichever company you use or money you pay.

I use Clapham Cabs with my two children and if youre travelling to the airport if they do the return journey they will keep your carseats for you, then meet you at the airport when you get back.

Having just got massively ripped off by ComCab with a similar problem - any more recommendations for taxis? We've got two kids, and we often need to take the eurostar at unsociable hours.

Well, I never knew that about black cabs.

I suppose the bulk of AddLee's business is corporate, so the need for child seats is small. If the built-in seats cost extra, which I bet they do, can see why they're no longer buying cars with them. Shame, though.

All back cabs have a special Childs seat which folds out of the middle seat. I have used it for children and it's fine for a bay older than 12 months. I think it's a shame the taxi drivers don't bother to tell their customers about it.
Alternatively i have used the valet parking at gatwick and it works out the same price as taxis from home there and back so I chose that option now.

Addison Lee drove me home from work last night. They do still have a few VW Sharans with the built in child seat but all new vehicles in their fleet will not have the option. "It's a bit **** really" were the words of my driver.

We use a meet n' greet service and it costs about £70. I search for the cheapest through holidayextras.com a few weeks before travelling, so have used a number of different firms. Works really well as we get to drive our own car, with car seats, right to the airport door and it's there again on our return. Much cheaper than a cab both ways too.

Typically, I can't find the card number.

But, the guy who drove my friend and her daughter is called Hanif and his no is 07883024536 - I don't know the exact configuration of his child seats - I know that there are at least two inbuilt - one of which is a 1+ seat. He has a couple of kids himself, so I imagine he'd be able to accommodate you guys no problem.

My toddler and I regularly get taken to and from London city. Addison Lee stopped providing car seats for children so we use Tristar instead. They are very good and the drivers always help with luggage and buggies etc...

Thanks for the feedback. I'll give CCH a call or try Addison Lee. Oh, it was so easy when it was just me and a suitcase on wheels!

I tried Addison Lee recently for my 18 mth old and they said they didn't have a suitable seat but could take him anyway. I took the tube...

I have also used C C H in Clapham and they have either sent a car with a built in car seat or sent one in the car which we've helped the driver fit. Not exactly as pristine as Addison Lee or your own I guess given just a pretty bog standard minicab firm but... I am sure other minicab firms would help if you asked.

Last time we went to Gatwick though we drove - the short stay car park for a week actually worked out pretty much the same cost (and a bit cheaper) as a taxi there and back.

Hope that helps

that's a pain.

But if you have an infant, Addlee stopped doing baby seats a couple of months ago.

Addison Lee. Book a VW Sharan as they have built in child seats.

It's not where I thought it was, should be able to find it tomorrow ...