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BBITA1N's first combin Commercial and Car Mo Show at the Birmingham temational Exhibition Con looks like being Britoil biggest public exhibiti ever, so comprehensive ph for getting there have be laid well in advance.
For visitors choosing to br their own cars to the She roads leading to the NEC hi been signposted with 234 I partrnent of Transport signs nearly 1,000 signs erected the AA and RAC in a radius of to 70 miles. • The Motor Show has bE signposted from Watford C on the M1 , Gaffey on the 1 and Worcester on the M5.
The police have set up a c trol room at the NEC with ra links to police cars, helicoptE motorcycle and boat patrols each of the 17 ear parks wit three miles of the show.
Police will alter the spel DTp Motor Show signs to a traffic routes to allow traffic use the quickest possible ace route.
Special routes have been vised for motorists arriving fr every trunk route or motorv and the police message motorists is "follow the si and never take short cuts. 01 police or official sign-post structions for the quickest, a est travel to or from the Shov
Initially, motorists will fill the 20,000 parking spa+ available on the NEC site wh are served by free buses E coaches — including the M Bendibus — to the front trance of the exhibition hall.
If congestion threatens, these car parks fill up, more tl 300 acres of overspill car king on 17 sites are be brought into use.
These car parks will be id tified by the names of anim The car parks will have pict signs at the park, on bus st• and on the free feeder buses Car parking fee is El . within the NEC, and £1 on overspill car parks. All fee buses are free.
There is also one free co spill car park at the ChelmE Wood collector road from wb bus fare to the NEC is 30p m.
.II planned road works in the or Show area have been iended during the Show to d traffic congestion.
or coach operators, the new :h park for 1,000 vehicles . to Birmingham Internatioftation is now ready, as is its r temporary pedestrian ge over the railway. (CM, a 30).
:oach operators who are nbers of Independent Bus Coach sector of the CPT will be able to receive a dis-it on advance booking of Jos. The coach parking fee ains at £2 per vehicle.
ocal West Midlands PTE services and rail services a been increased substanv to cope with anticipated land and the Executive is ring combined bus/rail/ N admission tickets. From rvhere in the West Midlands ed by public transport it is ;ible to travel to and from the or Show for E2 per adult
.45 for children.
:ombined rail /show admistickets are also being offI from Birmingham New at and Coventry stations.
Here the return fare is E1.55 for adults and £1.25 for children.
In addition, coach feeder services connect the NEC with all major West Midlands Hotels, part of the Destination NEC service (CM, June 30).
Commuters by rail from London will find getting to the Motor Show is easy as getting to their office.
In an operation that has taken British Rail almost five years to arrange, trains will enter and leave Birmingham International Station at the rate of one almost every three minutes throughout the duration of the Motor Show.
From London's Euston Station, Inter-City trains will leave for Birmingham every 10 minutes during peak travel times.
Special reduced rail fares, including admission, are available from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Reading, Oxford, Leeds, Preston, Sheffield, Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Swansea and Cardiff.
British Rail are also offering bargain fares for family groups including return travel and show admission on Saturdays and Sundays during the show period. They do emphasise that it is to everyone's advantage to book combined admission travel tickets wherever possible.
Finally the Show organisers, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, have published the following lists for Motor Show visitors.
Travelling by car
_ The police know best. Follow their instructions for the quickest route to the Motor Show car parks.
fl Follow the road signs to the Motor Show. These may be changed by the police, depending on traffic conditions near the show.
111 On parking your car, lock it, put valuables in the glove locker or boot and check that your lights are turned off.
Remember where you are parked and the symbols for your car park. The same symbols will identify the free bus and the bus pick-up point at the NEC.
111 Make sure you have fuel. No fuel is available on the NEC complex.
0 If you break down near NEC, move to the side of the road and wait with your car. The police or AA or RAC will come to your assistance.
Travelling by rail or bus
0 Wherever possible, _buy a return ticket including Show admission.
0 Check the parking situation at your rail or bus station before committing yourself to use of a public car park.
111 Check that the park at your 'station will be open when you return.
Enter the Show by ▪ the signed
routes to avoid excessive queueing.