Travel & Accommodation

The Venue

The Forecourt Show 2021 takes place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, UK.

National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
Birmingham
West Midlands
B40 1NT

Tel: +44 (0) 121 780 4141
Email: info@necgroup.co.uk

By Road

The NEC is situated at the hub of the UK motorway network, enabling visitors to travel directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42.

Parking

The NEC has its own on-site car parks located close to the exhibition halls. Please visit (http://www.thenec.co.uk/visiting-us/car-parking) for more information.

By Rail

The NEC is served by Birmingham International Railway Station, connected by a covered bridge link. Travel time from London is just 90 minutes and trains run directly to many regional towns and cities. For details of train routes and timetables, contact National Rail enquires on +44 (0) 8457 484950 or look up www.nationalrail.co.uk. As a visitor to The Forecourt Show you are entitled to a 20% discount on Avanti West Coast Trains advance fares. Click here for more details and to book.

Accommodation

The Forecourt Show partners with BCD M&E to provide preferential accommodation rates

Click on the banner below to access the best deals available. You can also check out the 'StaySafe' policies, aimed to help provide you with confidence on the new procedures being implemented at each hotel.

What did our 2019 Visitors Say?

″Business moves so fast, and without knowing where the market’s going, you quickly get left behind, so it’s imperative you take time out of your business I believe. So we come last year, we got two great ideas from the show, both implemented and both making money, so a day out of the business can be a very, very profitable day.″

Tristan King, Managing Director, King Family Stores
″I’ve come here today just to see what it’s about. If I don’t take time to come here I simply won’t have time to get around and see all the different things that are happening in the marketplace, things that we can introduce into our business that can make it more successful.″

Richard Higgins: Owner and Manager, Culverhill Retail
″I made a special trip to The Forecourt Show as I am looking for a new fuel deal and wanted to speak to Jet and Shell. The Show is a good place to see them at the same time.″

Charles Masters, Syston Service Station
″If you come to The Forecourt Show it’s basically insuring yourself for the future. To get a gist of what’s going on, what products are coming on to the market, especially pumps and suppliers. You can’t afford not to come because if you don’t and you don’t see what’s new then you’re not going to be moving forward in your business and you’re going to stand still.″

Paul Lockley, Partner, Fairway Service Station
″It’s really important that retailers come to events like this and hear stuff they won’t read or see or hear anywhere else. So if you want to keep in touch, and literally, your finger on the pulse, these places are essential.″

Quentin Willson, Motor Journalist
″The Forecourt Show was well worth the visit, especially for the Fuelling the Future session and also for the networking opportunities.″

Ben Meech, Technical Manager, Sainsbury’s