Paul Corfield's suggestion about Blackhorse Road Station is a good
idea but Spud's idea is even better. If you're driving to London
solely to help
your family get to Heathrow and you have no other objectives in
London,

then driving all the way is the best idea by far.

Not wasted material though as it's often a good idea to have a "plan
B" for airport drop-offs in case eg you hear that the M25 is closed (or
find that the Victoria/Picadilly Line is not running).

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Robin
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