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Exhibitor Parking at the NEC

The NEC now operates a fully digital parking system for exhibitors, so physical parking passes are no longer issued.

All exhibitors must pre-book parking online before arriving onsite using their unique single-use promo code.

Your booking includes free parking for:

• Build days

• Event open days

• Breakdown days

• Overnight parking (if selected)

For Farm Business Innovation 2026, exhibitors receive one free parking pass per stand for the outer area car parks.

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1. Review the NEC exhibitor parking guide

We recommend visiting the NEC exhibitor parking help page, which includes FAQs and a step-by-step guide to booking free exhibitor parking using your Promo Codes, which will be sent to you from the NEC.

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2. Pre-book before entering the NEC site

All exhibitors must pre-book parking in advance (any time up to midnight the day before your arrival). Book via the NEC Online Exhibitor Parking Portal. Exhibitors who do not pre-book will be charged the standard on-the-day NEC rate at the exit barrier.

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3. Require overnight parking?

A standard NEC parking day runs 06:00–02:00. Vehicles remaining on-site without an overnight booking will incur overstay charges of £2 per hour. Booking a multiday stay with overnight included ensures the balance is reduced to zero.

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4. Additional parking requirements

Additional parking, outside of your complimentary pass allocation, is available at a discounted rate if booked in advance. More information on Exhibitor Advantage Parking can be found here:

Exiting the car park during Build-Up and Breakdown

Parking is completely free for exhibitors and contractors during these periods.
 

• During build and break, you can still validate your free parking at any pay-on-foot machine in the venue by entering your vehicle registration and scanning the QR code on your Voyage Control delivery pass.

• No Voyage Control pass? Simply collect a QR code from the lorry park team, venue security or our organiser team and validate at a pay-on-foot machine in the venue. 
 

If you don’t pre-book or validate your free parking before returning to the car park, your vehicle won’t be recognised at the exit barrier, and a £25 fee will apply (card payment only).

Help Guides

For full details on how to exhibitors can book with the promo codeclick here.

For full details on how exhibitors can book without the promo codeclick here.

For full details on how contractors can bookclick here.

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