There are a few alternatives to parking at the airport. Many towns have bus services to Stansted Airport and Taxis are another option.
The best option might be to get a friend or relative to drive you to the airport. You can always return the favour another time.
There are also companies that will collect your car [...]

There is a very good chance that you will pay more to park your car at Stansted Airport than you will pay for your flights. Ridiculous as it is, it costs more to park your car of a piece of tarmac in a car park which requires no mechanical maintenence, fuel or anything else, for [...]

If you are dropping friends or relatives off at stansted airport the you don’t need to pay at the car parks. You are allowed to drop them off in front of the terminal. When you arrive at the airport entrance roundabout you should take the road up to departures and you can briefly stop there [...]

The extra security difficulties at Stansted Airport are now over and everything is back to normal. Parking will be starting to get a bit busier now with the school holidays starting. The short stay car parks are getting quite full.