Bristol Airport's Drop & Go car park to go cashless

From May 12, Bristol Airport’s Drop & Go car park - next to the terminal building - will go cashless.

Customers can drive straight up to the barrier and pay by card, contactless, Apple or Google Pay after dropping off passengers.

The automatic number plate recognition works through ANPR vehicle recognition on entry and the car park is ticketless so payments are on exit.

Bristol Airport colleagues will assist customers who are unfamiliar with cashless payments.

Cash will continue to be accepted at the Short Stay and Pick Up and at the multi-storey car park.

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Rupert Lawrie, Commercial Director, Bristol Airport explained: “By moving away from cash payments in Drop and Go, it should mean customers spend the minimum amount of time in the car park and can exit promptly, ensuring traffic flow continues to move smoothly.”

As part of Bristol Airport’s transformational development plan enabling 12 million passengers a year to use the Airport, a new £60m Public Transport Interchange and second multi-storey car park is due to open this summer, with the new pedestrian bridge link leading to the terminal forecourt now under construction.

The new drop and go car park will relocate here, along with the bus and coach bays, which are increasing from five to 16.

This will be one of the region’s largest coach/bus interchanges, enhancing services and accessibility for customers whether arriving or departing. The Drop Off & Pick up car park in the Public Transport Interchange will also be cashless and have eight exit lanes to help ensure good traffic flow.