Birmingham Airparks Meet and Greet

Overview

Birmingham Airparks Meet and Greet lets you drive straight to Birmingham Airport, hand over your car and keys and walk around two minutes to the terminal. Call Airparks when you are around 20 minutes away, drive to the airport's Valet Parking area and meet your Airparks driver there. They check the vehicle and take it to Airparks' secure parking facility while you head to check-in.

The current Airparks Meet & Greet Valet service also includes a car clean while you are away, so you should return to a freshly cleaned vehicle. On your return, walk back to the same Valet Parking area and collect your car and keys. No shuttle bus, no hunting for a parking space and, ideally, one less job to do when you get home.

How does Birmingham Airparks Meet and Greet work?

Call Airparks when you are around 20 minutes from Birmingham Airport using the number supplied with your booking. Follow the directions in your confirmation and head for the airport's Valet Parking area.

Your Airparks driver will meet you there carrying identification, check over the vehicle and take your keys. Airparks photographs the condition of the car at handover before taking it to its secure parking facility. From the meeting point it is around a two-minute walk to the terminal.

While you are away, your car is parked within the secure Airparks operation and the current Meet & Greet Valet package includes a clean of the vehicle.

When you return, Airparks currently asks you to call once you have landed and cleared Passport Control. Collect your luggage and walk back to the Valet Parking area, where your driver will return the vehicle and keys to you.

Why choose Birmingham Airparks Meet and Greet?

• Around two minutes from the terminal: no Park & Ride transfer is required.
• No need to find a parking space: an Airparks driver parks the vehicle for you.
• Vehicle photographs: Airparks records the condition of the car when you hand it over.
• Car clean included: the current Meet & Greet Valet product includes cleaning while you are away.
• Convenient return: your car is brought back to the same airport Valet Parking area.
• Good for lots of luggage: you avoid loading cases onto a transfer bus.
• Suitable for reduced mobility: there is no shuttle bus, and the current Airparks information says accessible bays and ramped access are available at the handover point.
• Secure parking: Airparks lists CCTV, perimeter fencing, floodlighting, regular patrols and 24-hour staffing at the storage car park.

How does Airparks Meet and Greet compare with Birmingham Airport Valet?

Birmingham Airport Valet Parking is the official airport alternative. Both let you drive to the airport, leave your keys and walk to the terminal without taking a shuttle.

The difference is the underlying parking operation. Birmingham Airport Valet keeps the vehicle within the airport's own parking operation, while Airparks takes it to its secure Airparks facility. Airparks currently also includes a car clean with this Meet & Greet Valet product, so compare the total package as well as the price.

How does Airparks Meet and Greet compare with Maple Parking?

Birmingham Maple Parking Meet and Greet follows much the same basic process: drive to the airport, hand over your keys and walk to the terminal while the provider takes the car into secure storage.

That makes this a genuine like-for-like comparison. Look at the price for your dates, cancellation conditions and what is actually included. In particular, Airparks' current product includes a car clean, so factor that in if the two prices are close.

How does Airparks Meet and Greet compare with Holiday Extras Meet and Greet?

Holiday Extras Meet and Greet is fulfilled by Maple Parking, while this product uses the Airparks operation. Both avoid a shuttle and involve handing over your keys close to the terminal, but they are different underlying parking services.

Compare the current prices and booking terms rather than assuming similarly named Meet & Greet products are the same thing.

How does Airparks Meet and Greet compare with Park & Ride?

If getting the lowest price matters more than avoiding a shuttle, compare it with Airparks Express, ShortRun by Airparks or APH Birmingham Self Park.

Park & Ride will usually be cheaper. Meet & Greet costs more because you drive almost to the terminal and leave the parking to somebody else. Here you also get the car-cleaning element included in the current Airparks package.

Important things to know

Customer handover: Valet Parking, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International, Airport Way, Birmingham, B26 3QJ.

Call Airparks around 20 minutes before arrival and use the precise directions and contact details supplied with your booking. Airparks currently provides the sat-nav and what3words information in the booking confirmation, so follow that rather than relying solely on the postcode.

Most standard cars are accepted provided they fit within a normal parking bay of approximately 2.4m × 4.8m. Airparks' current information says there is no height restriction for this product, but trailers and commercial vehicles are not accepted as standard. Contact Airparks before booking if your vehicle is unusually large or non-standard.

Airparks states that your vehicle may be driven up to 12 miles while it is in their care.

If you return earlier or later than booked, Airparks currently offers a discretionary grace period until midnight on the booked return day. After that an additional daily charge can apply, so contact them if your travel plans change substantially.

Directions

Please call the car park 20-30 minutes before you arrive and head to the terminal at Birmingham Airport following signs for the 'Valet Parking' car park.

Arrival procedure

Please call the car park 20-30 minutes before you arrive on 0121 789 9323 to let them know you're on your way. Then head to the terminal and follow signs for the 'Valet Parking' car park. Once you arrive at the airport stay in the right hand lane and follow it to 'Valet Parking' customers only. Go through the barrier, take a ticket and look for the designated Airparks bays. Your driver will be waiting for you, carrying ID. They'll take your ticket and keys and photograph your car. Your car will be parked for you in a secured car park while you take the two minute walk to the terminal.

If you're going to arrive outside of your booking times please give the car park as much notice as possible so they will be ready for you.

Please make sure you allow enough time for the driver to complete the check-in procedure and take the necessary photographs of your car on arrival, which usually takes 4-5 minutes. If there isn't enough time for the driver to complete this, it may relinquish any claim for damage not recorded as a result. If you are running late, this can be completed by the driver after you have left but before they move your car.

Return procedure

On your return, please call the car park on 0121 789 9323 to let them know you're almost ready to collect your car. Then walk back to 'Valet Parking' and your driver will be waiting with your car. They'll return your keys and hand you a ticket so you can exit the car park without paying. You'll need to be on time (no longer than 10 minutes after your call) and leave promptly, or you may be charged by the airport to exit the car park.

Security

The car park has CCTV, barriers, floodlighting and patrols. It has also been awarded the Park Mark award.

Insurance

Parking is always at the vehicle owner's own risk.

Disabled facilities

This car park is perfect for disabled customers as transfer buses are not required.

Additional information

Please make sure that your vehicle has road tax, holds a valid MOT certificate and is roadworthy/legal. If your car isn't legal or safe to drive, Airparks will not be able to drive it to the car park, and you will not be able to get a refund.

If your car is bigger than a standard size parking bay (2.4m wide x 4.8m long) it must be pre-arranged with Airparks before your arrival date and you will need to pay extra charges. Minibuses or vehicles with more than 8 seats won't be accepted. Very large vehicles and minibuses may be refused if prior arrangements are not made.

If you return late and park for longer than you have booked, extra days parking will be charged at £10 per day or part day after your booked return date. If you return early, please give Airparks as much notice as possible to avoid delays in returning your car.

Birmingham Airparks Meet and Greet with Car Wash

This package includes a hand wash with shampoo and wax to the outside of your car; a door shut and tyre clean, then a leather dry.

Your vehicle will be driven to the terminal after it is cleaned, so occasionally, the vehicle may have picked up some dirt by the time it is returned to you.

Birmingham Airparks Premium Meet and Greet

If you book this package, you'll be coming home to a sparkling clean car with the Airparks Gold valet. Expect a full interior and exterior clean – it'll be washed, dried and vacuumed with tyre shine applied, all your interiors spruced up and a token air freshener for that new-car smell.

No wait guarantee

Airparks are so confident about their Premium Meet and Greet service that they've included a No wait guarantee.

If you have to wait longer than 10 minutes for your car to be returned you'll be refunded 25%. Any longer than 20 minutes you'll be refunded 50%, and if you're waiting longer than 40 minutes you'll get all your money back!

This guarantee applies as long as:
- The correct return flight number, landing date and time have been given.
- Your flight doesn't land more than 15 minutes early, unannounced.
- There aren't any vehicle issues that prevent or delay the return of your vehicle, including mechanical, electrical or fuel.
- There are no road closures or accidents on the journey.
- Heightened security doesn't slow down entry to the airport.

Birmingham Airparks Premium Electric Meet and Greet

If you book this product, your electric vehicle will be fully charged for your return.

Birmingham Airparks Electric Meet and Greet

If you book this option, your electric car will be fully charged while you're away.