Originally Posted by
essexadventurer
Thanks - I was thinking more of checking it in at the BA bag drop. Some old threads on TA imply baggage for club, first and status passengers is accepted from 5am on the day of the flight, but nothing in manage my booking or elsewhere on ba.com confirms this. So maybe old info. You link is a useful alternative - thanks.
You can do early bag drop at LHR T5 at 0500. However, I this isn't possible at DUB or most other BA outstations, and bag drop only opens when check in does around 2-3 hrs before the flight. The left luggage is your best option.