“ A signpost at the turn off into your car park at the junction with Viscount Road would be helpful. Otherwise extremely convenient and quick to use when booked and paid online.” - Rita Howlett
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East Midlands Short Stay 2
(formerly known as Express Park)
East Midlands Airport
Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2SA
Distance to airport
Within walking distance.
Transfers from airport
The terminal is within walking distance from Short Stay 2.
Directions
From the north: Leave the M1 at junction 24 and take the fourth exit at the roundabout onto the A453 Ashby Road. Take the third exit at the next roundabout, staying on the A453. Take the second exit at the next roundabout, then turn right into the airport. Take the first exit at the next two roundabouts onto Viscount Road and follow the signs for Short Stay 2 car park.
From the south: Leave the M1 at junction 23a and take the second exit at the roundabout onto the A453 Ashby Road. Take the second exit at the next roundabout, then turn right into the airport. Take the first exit at the next two roundabouts onto Viscount Road and follow the signs for Short Stay 2.
Arrival procedure
The car park has automatic number plate recognition, so you'll need to give the car park your car registration number when you book. You should take a copy of your booking confirmation to the car park with you.
On arrival, please drive up to the entry barrier and wait for the machine to read your number plate. This can take up to a minute. The barrier will open and you can drive in and park.
If nothing happens, press the button marked "assistance" to speak to a member of staff through the intercom.
Please don't insert your credit or debit card into the barrier at any point or you will be charged again for your parking. Also, don't press the ticket button, as this will stop you being able to gain entry.
From there, just walk to the terminal, which takes 2-3 minutes.
Return procedure
On your return, please walk back to your car and just drive to the exit barrier. It will lift to let you out, which can take up to a minute. If it doesn't, press the button marked "assistance" and a member of staff will let you out.
Please don't insert your credit or debit card into the barrier at any point or you will be charged again for your parking. We advise that you have have a copy of your booking confirmation with you.
Security
The car park is protected by CCTV, entry and exit barriers, a fence and lighting and 24-hour patrols. It holds the Park Mark, a national security award for car parks accredited by the police.
Disabled facilities
Express Park is suitable for disabled customers as no transfers are needed.
Additional information
There is no height limit.
Although the car park isn't manned, apart from the security patrols, you can speak to a member of staff 24 hours a day using the intercoms on the entry and exit barriers and the payment machines.
East Midlands Short Stay 2 reviews
3.1/5 from 9 verified reviews
These are reviews of East Midlands Short Stay 2 from customers who
booked through Airport Parking Shop and were invited to review their car park after their
parking stay had finished.
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KJ
K Joanne
Without doubt the rudest staff and most overpriced car park I have ever experienced. The staff appear to be unable to think for themselves and follow a robotic response. Apparently unable to give out their names, name of the company or contact details so that a complaint can be made! Absolutely unacceptable. I welcome the opportunity for a response to my email to discuss further.
Verified booking 7 Sep 2018
4
MM
M Myatt
Easy to park, good ANR and close to departures are all plus points.
Will be happy to use again but wanted to park in a Bay for a blue badge holder but could not locate them in the express car park.
Verified booking 30 Mar 2017
5
MM
Mr Christopher Messenger
Excellent experience,five minutes to departure area,entry and exit smooth experience,would recommend this car park to future travellers
Verified booking 3 Jul 2016
4
MB
Mr D Bailey
Found it confusing to find and ended up in the airport car park which we had to pay £1 to then get back out. When we finally got to the correct car park confusion arose again. It said on the confirmation email it would be number plate recognition to enter the car park. This worked but it also auto issued a ticket . There was no mention on the email about having a ticket so therefore we wondered if we would have to pay again when we got back off holiday. This was not the case but the overall parking experience was far from seamless and I have had much easier experiences at other airports
Verified booking 1 Oct 2015
5
MW
Mr A Wright
Easy to find, right by departures and no charge for being a little late (about half an hour) on arrival. Would use again no question
Verified booking 17 Aug 2015
1
MH
Mr M Hughes
Booking and entry to the East Midlands Express Car Park was straight forward, ANPR was working and I was able to park without any fuss or worry. There was an available space, and it was reasonably close (5 minutes walk) to the departure terminal. However, there were problems when exiting the car park. Only 1 of the 2 exits was working/in use and ANPR was not working at the exit forcing all customers to press for help. The attendant appeared not to recognise that there was an issue and was asking each car the same question. He should have recognised the issue and let the cars out more quickly, rather than forcing each driver to validate their payment.
Verified booking 2 Apr 2015
5
RH
Rita Howlett
A signpost at the turn off into your car park at the junction with Viscount Road would be helpful.
Otherwise extremely convenient and quick to use when booked and paid online.
Verified booking 14 Jul 2014
1
CW
chris winterton
Car damaged while parked, no CCTV to find out who crashed in to our car. No procedure to deal with our complaint. Very Poor. Will not use BCP or EMA again.
Verified booking 20 Jun 2014
2
DE
D Elliott
Car park located close to airport but when we arrived the automatic number plate recognition did not recognise our number we then spent 5 minutes waiting for assistance. We were finally let in and advised to take a ticket and ask for assistance on return.
Upon return at midnight again had to wait a while for assistance as they could not find our booking as apparently Purple Parking do not always pass the details on.
So in summary well located to departures but arrivals and departures process was not good.
Without doubt the rudest staff and most overpriced car park I have ever experienced. The staff appear to be unable to think for themselves and follow a robotic response. Apparently unable to give out their names, name of the company or contact details so that a complaint can be made! Absolutely unacceptable. I welcome the opportunity for a response to my email to discuss further.
Verified booking 7 Sep 2018