Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham from Friday 8 ? Sunday 10 November.

[Normb666]

Probably a good idea, then they won't send The Boys round. Then again, I've got Leah for defence, and I know who my money's on

[Basher]

Put me down for the Saturday on the stand
Dave

[hollytree]

Neil
It is (relatively) easy for me to get my car to NEC on Wednesday and leave it on the stand for the show. I will then drive home on Sunday night.
My problem is getting to the show on Sunday to man the stand. The earliest I can get to the NEC on Sunday - by our wonderful rail network is 11 AM.
If I try to book a cheap local hotel room for Saturday night it is about ?250 (Sunday night is about ?70 - what goes on around the NEC on Saturday nights!!)
Is 11AM OK, or should I drop out and hope someone else can take my place on the stand?



Regards

Steve

[Neil63]

Hi Steve. I have emailed you. 11:00 is fine and thank you.

[Neil63]

Done and thanks Dave. This enables me to move Aaron to Sunday with Peter.

[Neil63]

Hi Norm / Chris. Apologies I should have explained earlier. The organisers have relaxed the rules a lot this year (I have double checked and had confirmed in writing before my original post). So long as the original source of the code is generated from the club via our forum, social media, at events and to Friends and family it's fine (we have no control after that as its public). Codes are being promoted at car shows etc and I stuck one in my windscreen at Silverstone and Penkridge. Pistonheads might be stretching it but it's already on our Facebook page so fully in the public domain. The organisers want footfall and it maybe the shift in approach in exchange for a stand at the show is helping generate this footfall, rather than just the discount benefit for the club members. I keep getting emails reminding me of the zero code usage and suspect the code is their monitor which may be used in future years to determine stand invites. No code use may = no stand in future years.

[hollytree]

Hi Steve. I have emailed you. 11:00 is fine and thank you.

Neil
Thanks
PM sent as dont know where emails are going!!

[Normb666]

Thanks for that discount code update, Neil....I'm frankly amazed they've taken that step but if it's footfall they're after, it's one way of helping. Although making it cheaper without a code and pegging the car park fees to something a bit (lot!) more reasonable might help too

[Guy Mayers]

I suspect the show organisers have no control over the car parking fees Norm and just rent the halls for the show. The footfall makes them a profit and encourages repeat shows each year?

I think I'll be going for a day and will stop by the stand but the reason will be shopping for stuff for the Beta restoration!

Guy

[Normb666]

Yeah, I know it's the NEC itself that sets the car park prices, but I was on a rant and saw no reason to rein it in

However, I have been to "trade"-type events (IT related things) where the parking was free. I suppose the NEC charge more in that case to hire the halls.

One year I went there for the Classic show and there was some other event on with free parking, so I parked in their area and, er,....well I'd be daft to do otherwise And, it used to be much cheaper to park in the train station car park, and just walk across the bridge to the show - but now they charge the same so no advantage there any more. Gits.