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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / September 2005British Motor Show
Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. I'm sure I heard somewhere they stopped doing them in Birmingham? John > Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year > in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. > I'm sure I heard somewhere they stopped doing them in Birmingham? > > John I believe it is taking place in London, much to the pleasure of various hacks who think travelling beyond the M25 is tantamount to a trip to the dark side of the moon...  SignatureHalmyre f c e k i r i s h c o n n e c t i o n >> Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >> in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >hacks who think travelling beyond the M25 is tantamount to a trip to the >dark side of the moon... You've got to be kidding me? I'm not going to London. Birmingham is easy to get to, its more central than London, and the facilities there are good. It would be easier for me to drive to the nearest Airport and go to the motor show in Frankfurt or Geneva. John >>>Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >>>in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > John Heh. What I was driving at was that there are certain parts of the meeja who think London is the centre of the known universe and nothing of any importance could possibly be taking plae elsewhere! SignatureHalmyre f c e k i r i s h c o n n e c t i o n >>>>Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >>>>in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >who think London is the centre of the known universe and nothing of any >importance could possibly be taking plae elsewhere! I know you were and I agree. I can't believe they put it in London. It's no good for anyone else apart from people who live there. Hardly a British Motor Show anymore. Should change the name to London Motor Show. John >>>>>Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >>>>>in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > a British Motor Show anymore. Should change the name to London Motor > Show. heathens!!!! the lot of you!!!! it's just down the road from me :p > >I believe it is taking place in London, much to the pleasure of various > >hacks who think travelling beyond the M25 is tantamount to a trip to the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > are good. It would be easier for me to drive to the nearest Airport > and go to the motor show in Frankfurt or Geneva. And it appears that people from not near London have the exact opposite attitude to travelling anywhere inside the M25. Peter >>> Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >>> in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >are good. It would be easier for me to drive to the nearest Airport >and go to the motor show in Frankfurt or Geneva. And you get a bit more than a trade show for press hacks and dealers which is all ExCeL can really cater for. ExCeL exhibition floor space # A total of 65,000 sq m event space # South Hall - 32,000 sq m # North Hall - 32,000 sq m NEC 2004 motor show - Around 100,000 sq metres of indoor exhibition space and a further 100 acres (400000m²) of outdoor facilities were used for this years event Geneva Total exhibition space is 114000 m² The exhibition hall in Frankfurt has 215,000 square meters of exhibition space Shows how inadequate ExCeL is for an international event. Ok... why don't you come to the show in Naples. Once you've been there, you'll never want to go again and driving to London will seem like going on holiday. Tony (italy) Alias "Morpheus" Alfa 156 (2 edition) > You've got to be kidding me? I'm not going to London. Birmingham is > easy to get to, its more central than London, and the facilities there > are good. It would be easier for me to drive to the nearest Airport > and go to the motor show in Frankfurt or Geneva. > > John >Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. >I'm sure I heard somewhere they stopped doing them in Birmingham? They stopped doing Earls Court which the Brum show alternated with. Earls Court is/was crap, no space for proper stands, per square foot cost an arm and a leg so makers wouldn't pay anyway, hotels for stand staff cost a fortune, no one came cos they couldn't park within 20 miles and there was no room to move in the 6 foot wide alleyways if you did get in the place. So now it's only every other year. Even a little event like the Motorcycle show with only 4 Jap, 2 Brit, 1 German, 4 Italian (3 on one stand as same importer) 1 American + a few assorted others makers didn't fit 20 years ago. All Earls Court is fit for is local computer markets and flea markets. But every other year at NEC wasn't good enough for the twat's. So it's moved to yet another London shithole with crap access and no parking. http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/events/popup/20-07-06_1 http://www.excel-london.co.uk/excelv2/getting_here/by_road.html 10min from Tower bridge, yeah, who the hell lives at Tower Bridge? I suppose Tony and his mates will be able to skive off to get to it without diverting a Jumbo jet or 777 (can't land one of them in docklands airport anyway). Not that road access matters. http://www.excel-london.co.uk/excelv2/getting_here/parking.html 4000 spaces for a motor show! Better prebook your space now there's a good chance you won't get a space if the makers book space for stand staff. (make sure your credit card dosen't expire before the show cos a new one won't work, it's not the same card) NEC shows had 20,000 staff and even squashed 5 per car they will fill the car park leaving no space for vistors. Sort of limits the number of people attending to about 20,000 per day = 200,000 over 10 days, when to match NEC it needs to cater for 600,000. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=16355 What a sick joke. NEC has over 22,000 car parking spaces with near direct M-way access to M42, which links direct to M40, M5, M6 (North and South) and has good link to M1 north via M/A42 or South via M6. http://www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/travel/ByRoad.asp International airport next door (will take proper 400 seat planes not little 50 seaters) and mainline railway on site (not a little branch line running from a place with even less parking). Heck knows why they are building the footy stadium in London. A few years I was going up (towards London) the M1 on a Saturday morning. It was weird there was no traffic. At one point I had a clear empty road ahead for about 2 miles and could only see one car in my mirrors. Found it was cup final day and no one was going to it, they all stay home and watch it on the TV - M-way clear and empty. >>Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >>in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > Found it was cup final day and no one was going to it, they all stay > home and watch it on the TV - M-way clear and empty. not a fan of london huh? i don't mind excel centre isn't far for me :) > Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year > in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. > I'm sure I heard somewhere they stopped doing them in Birmingham? > > John My memeorys of a trip to teh motor show in london was as follows... Year 1998 (I think) November Venue Earls Court Took 6 hours to travel from manchester and 1 hour mooching round london back streets to find it Finally founf main car-park and was pleased Got in to the place - absolsulty heaving, couldn't see half the cars for the crowds got shafted for a hot dog, fries and coke for 2 of us at 11 quid !! Decided to f.ck off about 4pm Got the car park and was shafted again £15 for a ticket !! Got to my car, and pressed my centrel locking button got in the car tried to shut the passenger door and for some reason the lock had frozen shut again and I couldn't get the door to close. The passenger had to hold the door all the way back manchester (my girlfriend and she was not please about it. We finally stopped off at a services and managed to get some rope to tie it (we nicked it off a builders truck in the carpark.. Anyway got back about 4am - and was knackered - almost a 24 hour day... I will not be going back to london for a car show... the only decent thing that made a highlight for the day was when some punk ripped Jo guests bar of and ran around shouting the fact and some big black guy whapped him out... Not sure whether it was a Jo Guest publicity stunt but we all got an eye full but the bra pincher got a black eye... BTW the car was an Astra GTE !! :( Domestos >> Is there still a British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham each year >> in August? I've not been to one of these since I think it was 1999. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > :( astra GTE lol bout right for that chav bitch. see you had a great day! :) |
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