Premium Set Down
Book Parking
Premium Set Down is located right outside the terminal and is perfect if you want to drop passengers at the terminal doors.
This drop off area is open 24 hours a day and offers convenient parking for those dropping off passengers at Birmingham Airport. This premium car park provides passengers with all the convenience of instant access to the terminal, which is especially useful if you’re travelling with young children or large amounts of luggage.
- Ideal for dropping off passengers, located opposite to the terminal
- Just a few steps from the main terminal
Directions
Address and postcode: Birmingham Airport, Concorde Road, B26 3QJ
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Leave the M42 at Junction 6 and proceed along the A45, following the signs to the airport. On arrival, follow the signs for the Premium Set Down car park.
Using Premium Set Down
Premium Set Down is a barrierless car park, which is only for dropping off travelling passengers. This car park is operated using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology. When you arrive the cameras at the entrance at the car park will read your registration number, and you may park your car in an available space dedicated for the Premium Set Down car park. Please note you will require your vehicle registration number to pay for your stay.
Ways to pay for your stay at Premium Set Down
The charge for your stay at this car park must be paid within 24 hours of exit from the car park. The easiest way to ensure that you have done this, is to register for an AutoPay account with NCP before visiting the car park. However, we understand that this isn’t always possible, therefore we have introduced a number of ways you can pay for the charge to avoid being issued a Parking Charge Notice (PCN).
Pay at home online via Post Pay
Choose this option is you do not have an AutoPay account with NCP and have already used this car park. Payment must be made via Post Pay within 24 hours of exit from the car park.
Pay via Post Pay here.
Pay at the pay machines onsite within the car park
Use this option to pay for your stay immediately before you leave the car park.
Set up an AutoPay account
Register your vehicle details, ahead of your parking stay, and payment will be deducted automatically after each visit. Set up here.
For a full list of Turn Up prices for Premium Set Down, please see the car park listing. Prices are subject to change and are inclusive of VAT.
Twilight Check-In and day before bag drop service
Customers using Twilight Check-In and day before bag drop, who have booked parking directly with Birmingham Airport and not a third-party provider, are entitled to a reduced car parking tariff in Premium Set Down:
First 60 minutes: free
Thereafter: £8 per 15 minutes
To receive the reduced tariff, please visit the Customer Service Cabin in Premium Set Down after checking in your bags, and provide:
Your checked‑in luggage receipt or Boarding Pass
Your official Birmingham Airport Car Park booking confirmation
Your vehicle registration number.
Customers using Twilight Check-In and day before bag drop, who have not booked parking directly with Birmingham Airport, are entitled to the following reduced tariff:
60 minutes for £8
Thereafter: £8 per 15 minutes
To receive this tariff, please visit the Customer Service Cabin in Premium Set Down after checking in your bags, and provide:
Your checked‑in luggage receipt or Boarding Pass
Your vehicle registration number.
Please note you will then need to pay for your parking via Post Pay, or at one of the onsite payment machines or with your pre-registered AutoPay account. More information about Post Pay and AutoPay payment methods can be found here.
Turn up prices
| Duration | Tariff |
|---|---|
| 0 - 15 minutes | £8.00 |
| 15 - 20 minutes | £13.00 |
| 20 - 25 minutes | £19.00 |
| 25 - 30 minutes | £25.00 |
| 30 - 35 minutes | £31.00 |
| 35 - 40 minutes | £37.00 |
| 40 - 45 minutes | £43.00 |
| 45 - 50 minutes | £49.00 |
| 50 - 55 minutes | £55.00 |
| 55 - 60 minutes | £61.00 |
| Each extra 15 minutes thereafter | £8.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The introduction of the barrierless system does not impact Twilight Check-In and day before bag drop parking. For more information, please visit our bag drop page here.
When you are ready to leave, please head over to the NCP Customer Service Cabin (located within Premium Set Down) with your Blue Badge and vehicle registration number and a member of the team will be able to validate that free 30-minute parking for you. Please remember if you have surpassed 30 minutes, standard tariff charges apply to your stay.
If you are a taxi driver, and you have taxied a Blue Badge holder to the airport, or you have dropped off a Blue Badge holder at the airport, please head over to the NCP customer service cabin so they can verify your passenger’s Blue Badge, in order to validate your free 30 minutes. Please note, the passenger that the Blue Badge belongs to must be present, in order for the NCP staff to validate the free parking.
If you have booked Assistance, when you arrive at the airport, our Assisted Travel Team can meet you at your point of arrival - see here for our Assisted Travel Help Point locations.
Please note - we cannot be held liable for missed flights if you have not pre-booked assistance and provided us with less than 3 hours to assist you on the day of your trave
Once you have dropped your passenger off, you can leave the car park via the exit. Payment is required within 24 hours of exiting the car park, to avoid being issued a Parking Charge (PC). Payment(s) can be made at home via Post Pay, or at one of the onsite payment machines, or via a pre-registered AutoPay account. Find out more about these payment options here. If you are paying at one of our onsite payment machines, please have your registration number ready to enter and please note these machines are card only. If you experience any problems whilst inside the car park, please head over to one of the payment machines and press the button for assistance, and thee NCP Control Centre team will be happy to help.