By ED HOLT
This is the moment rental car workers were spotted joyriding in hire vehicles close to Heathrow.
The footage, filmed from a nearby hotel window, shows two cars speeding around the gravel car park before coming to a screeching halt.
A white hatchback can be seen travelling at high speed before the worker brakes suddenly and spins the car around 180 degrees.
This is closely followed by a silver SUV which flies past the other motor and comes to abrupt stop off camera.
The pair then calmly park up the vehicles behind each other presumably ready for the next customers to use.
The video was taken by onlooker John Allison who was staying the Thistle Hotel, just outside Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
The airplane enthusiast claimed he couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted the two drivers in the Europcar lot.
He said: 'I have used them before but I will not in the future.
The footage, taken from a nearby hotel window, shows two cars speeding around the gravel car park before coming to a screeching halt
The video was taken by onlooker John Allison who was staying the Thistle Hotel, just outside Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport
'We first heard the noise and looked at the road but then heard it again, after walking along the balcony we noticed it.
'I could not believe employees did this, if they had a crash, who is responsible?
'It's disgusting.'
Europcar has since released a statement apologising for their staffs' behaviour.
A spokesperson said: 'The company can confirm that the driving behaviour pictured in the TikTok video is in complete contravention of all safety standards it has in place.
'One individual was an agency worker and their contract has been terminated.
'The other individuals have been suspended from their duties pending a full investigation.
'Whilst the incident took place in a private car park, not accessible by the public and which does not hold customers' vehicles, safety is our primary concern and such behaviour will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
'It should also be noted that the company does not park or hold customer vehicles on any of its sites.'
Last year, an undercover investigation by Which? revealed that a number of 'dodgy' meet-and-greet parking firms were operating at Heathrow airport.
Their unscrupulous behaviour included 'treating vehicles and personal property with contempt - stealing personal possessions, speeding, and leaving cars in poor condition', and parking them in unsecured locations. One was dumped in a back garden.
What's more, Which? found that rogue operators could easily be mistaken for legitimate companies, because they often use multiple names that are switched once they start attracting poor reviews.
In one case an undercover reporter posing as a customer booked a service with Quick Park, an off-site meet-and-greet firm at Heathrow Airport that Which? says came 'recommended by comparison site Deals4Parking'.
Quick Park website promised parking 'in a patrolled location equipped with CCTV, and crucially, Park Mark accreditation'. This would mean the space had passed a police risk assessment.
In reality, the GPS showed that the car was actually left in the back garden of an abandoned rectory five miles from Heathrow.