Overnight at NEC (1 Viewer)

[dixieland]

Hi Everyone
We are thinking of going to the NEC tomorrow and Friday can we stay overnight , where and what is the cost?
Jim

 

[GJH]

The temporary site has been fully booked for ages and that is probably the same of sites locally.
Camping in the car parks is not allowed (other than at the temporary site).
The C&CC (if you are a member) has a THS for the show which might have space - https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/outandabout/2018/oct/event67871/

 

[Zigisla]

https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/stuck-for-overnighting-at-nec-show-any-ideas.162403/

Plenty to choose from

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[dixieland]

Bollocks to them then we'll go back to France

 

[tonka]

Bollocks to them then we'll go back to France

Thats the way.. Vote with your feet (well tyres)..
It is stupid really with all that space they have..

 

[GJH]

Thats the way.. Vote with your feet (well tyres)..
It is stupid really with all that space they have..

I don't think stupid is the right word.
They also have to cater for daytime visitors not just to the Motorhome Show but also to the other events taking place this week.
There is also, presumably, a limit on the number of volunteers the CAMC can call on to steward the temporary site, which would limit its size.

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[tonka]

I don't think stupid is the right word.
They also have to cater for daytime visitors not just to the Motorhome Show but also to the other events taking place this week.
There is also, presumably, a limit on the number of volunteers the CAMC can call on to steward the temporary site, which would limit its size.

Graham.. I was thinking more of the NEC, allowing vehicles just to stay over and not associated with the CAMC.
ie no facilities.
Would think they could get some extra revenue from it.
They will know what their parking requirements are based on other events that are happening, the one's they use for the day parking must just be left empty at night.

 

[GJH]

Graham.. I was thinking more of the NEC, allowing vehicles just to stay over and not associated with the CAMC.
ie no facilities.
Would think they could get some extra revenue from it.
They will know what their parking requirements are based on other events that are happening, the one's they use for the day parking must just be left empty at night.

Problem is that if they did they would need to have a caravan site licence to operate legally.
I realise there are a number of pubs (as mentioned on other NEC threads) that get away with allowing unlicensed camping anyway but if somebody as big as the NEC did it without a licence I think the authorities might start taking action against them.

 

[Hotelman]

We’ve just turned up at the temp NEC Site and they have found space for us. Ok it’s £31 a night , but our choice to pay .( and the 6m rule applies) !!!!
The Toby restaurant car park was full last night, so we stayed at the kenilworth rugby club, only 25 mins from the NEC.

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[dixieland]

If I go to the show for two days I do not take up any more room whether I stay over or not. Half the show is for motorhomes which do not need a temporary site or stewarding or a club.
Jim

 

[GJH]

If I go to the show for two days I do not take up any more room whether I stay over or not. Half the show is for motorhomes which do not need a temporary site or stewarding or a club.
Jim

NEC still has to comply with the law though.
The event has been advertised for months so plenty of time for anyone wishing to stay overnight to book somewhere to do so.
Presumably you would not complain if you decided to go to an event at the last minute and could not because all the tickets had been sold some time ago.

 

[Northernraider]

Just get a bit if good quality card and either write " event vehicle " or " doctor on call" on it and just park in the carpark

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[Northernraider]

We’ve just turned up at the temp NEC Site and they have found space for us. Ok it’s £31 a night , but our choice to pay .( and the 6m rule applies) !!!!
The Toby restaurant car park was full last night, so we stayed at the kenilworth rugby club, only 25 mins from the NEC.

I feel a bit o yorkshireman coming on

HOW MUCH!!!!!

 

[GJH]

We’ve just turned up at the temp NEC Site and they have found space for us. Ok it’s £31 a night , but our choice to pay .( and the 6m rule applies) !!!!
The Toby restaurant car park was full last night, so we stayed at the kenilworth rugby club, only 25 mins from the NEC.

I feel a bit o yorkshireman coming on

HOW MUCH!!!!!

What's the problem? It's cheap compared to staying in a hotel/B&B, as we did one year.
Setting up a temporary site, including the electricity, water and waste arrangements, doesn't come for free.

 

[dixieland]

But I don't want water or waste or electricity and the whole ethos of having a motorhome is so I don't have to book and half the ethos of the show is for motorhomes.
Jim

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[GJH]

But I don't want water or waste or electricity and the whole ethos of having a motorhome is so I don't have to book and half the ethos of the show is for motorhomes.
Jim

You may not want them but many (if not most) of the campers do so they have to be catered for.
Too late this year, of course, but in future it may be worth finding somewhere suitable in plenty of time rather than waiting until everywhere is sold out

 

[dixieland]

I will not be a slave to the dates etc and so will not book. I don't see why it is such a problem to remain parked for the 12 hours between our two 12 hour visits to the show. What is sense in driving 25mins to a site to drive 25minutes back thus adding to traffic?
Jim

 

[Hotelman]

I wasn’t complaining about paying, it was just a comment, that maybe a little expensive, it was our choice still to stay and pay. And it didn’t include electric, but if we’d wanted to go to the entertainment and eat etc we could have done.

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[GJH]

I will not be a slave to the dates etc and so will not book. I don't see why it is such a problem to remain parked for the 12 hours between our two 12 hour visits to the show. What is sense in driving 25mins to a site to drive 25minutes back thus adding to traffic?
Jim

Fine if you don't want to "be a slave to dates".
At the same time, organisations like the NEC don't want to be slaves to every individual who wants something different because there is no profit in it. Their show, their rules, accept them or go elsewhere (just like any other business).

As explained above, the NEC would need a site licence to allow general camping.
It has done to death in too many threads over the years but the law is what it is at the moment and organisations like the NEC won't break it because it makes no business sense.
If anyone doesn't like that situation they have every opportunity for constructive lobbying for changes but simply complaining on a forum will get them nowhere.

 

[LesW]

the NEC would need a site licence to allow general camping.

...and here lies the problem.. whilst I can see reasons for having such a licence, common sense should prevail.

Staying overnight at locations such as the NEC shouldn't be a problem, but unfortunately we are cursed with rules and regulations that the jobsworths in authority live for.

 

[GJH]

...and here lies the problem.. whilst I can see reasons for having such a licence, common sense should prevail.

Staying overnight at locations such as the NEC shouldn't be a problem, but unfortunately we are cursed with rules and regulations that the jobsworths in authority live for.

Utter rot. Common sense is prevailing. The show is advertised months in advance. There is ample time for people wishing to attend the show to make arrangements for accommodation.

The current legislation is the product of an Act which has been revisited and revised several times over the years and has been deemed fit for purpose because nobody has come up with any valid, constructive, reason for anything else.
To say that the current legislation is nothing but "rules and regulations that the jobsworths in authority live for" is nothing but an unwarranted insult.

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[bigtwin]

...and here lies the problem.. whilst I can see reasons for having such a licence, common sense should prevail.

Ah, yes, that old chestnut; choosing the laws you like (and obey) and ignoring those you don’t.

Long live anarchy!

Ian

 

[TCG]

oh dear here we go again!!

 

[Hotelman]

As it’s my thread , we tried to book on the ‘temp site’ OUR choice, it was full so we ended up staying at Kenilworth Rugby Club, OUR choice and turned up the next night at the ‘temp site’ stayed and paid out money, again OUR choice.

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