Birmingham Airport Introduces Barrierless System at Drop Off Car Parks
Birmingham Airport, in partnership with its car park operator NCP, is introducing a new barrierless system for vehicles dropping off passengers at its Premium Set Down and drop off car parks.
The new system which comes into effect from 18th March utilises Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology and will result in changes to the way that customers pay for parking.
To ease congestion, and for customer convenience, drivers using the drop off car park or Premium Set Down car park can now pay before parking by registering their vehicle details with an AutoPay account. Payment will then be automatically billed to the user’s account after exiting the car park.
Alternatively, customers can pay at home online on the Birmingham Airport website after parking using Post Pay or in-person at one of the payment machines in the car park. A Parking Charge Notice (PCN) may be issued if customers fail to pay their parking charge within 24 hours of exiting the car park.
Nikki Bains, Head of Planning, Transport and Strategy at Birmingham Airport said: "Customers using our Premium Set Down and drop off car park can now save time with even more ways to pay for their parking. We recommend customers register their vehicle details on AutoPay in advance of parking to be automatically billed upon exiting. Alternative methods of paying are still available including pay online via Post Pay and the pre-existing payment machines located on-site.
“These changes to our car parks will help reduce queues in the car parks, minimising carbon emissions and air quality impacts, supporting the airport’s goal to become Net Zero Carbon by 2033 and its existing plans to manage and reduce air quality impacts.”
Further information on the changes including how to register for AutoPay is available