I pre-booked the short stay car park as it said on the official airport website that the car park is just 2-3 minutes walk from the terminal. However when I arrived I discovered that that the car park is considerably further than this, which wouldn't have been too bad except it was pouring with rain and the car park surface is very poor, with broken tarmac, gravel in places and lots of puddles. This makes dragging a wheeled suitcase somewhat arduous. I had to park about an 8-10 minute walk from the terminal as the car park was quite full. The numberplate recognition worked okay. The signing for the short stay carpark is not clear near the entrance as there is a drop off place too which it can be confused with. Very poor quality experience compared to other airports such as Birmingham, Stanstead and Gatwick.