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Post by lils on Sept 13, 2011 7:30:29 GMT
hi, its been a few years since ive been to HOYS, either as a competitor or spectator. Id like to kill 2 birds with 1 stone, and coming from Kent, is it possible to get a lorry into HOYS not being an exhibitor,
as A- il have somewhere to sleep overnight,
and B- i can drop a pony off on the way!!
any help much appreciated!!
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Post by quinny on Sept 13, 2011 13:54:07 GMT
I am pretty sure a friend of a friend has done this. I shall double check for you and let you know
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Post by Letts on Sept 13, 2011 13:58:42 GMT
Im pretty sure if your not exhibiting you won't be allowed to bring the horse lorry in, all exhbitors lorries are checked and require passes
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Post by dazycutter on Sept 13, 2011 14:22:35 GMT
not sure but normally all lorries are stopped and checked. As Letts said, lorry passes are required. Ring them up and ask...
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Post by astrozombie on Sept 13, 2011 14:46:00 GMT
I know you can at the dressage nationals at Stoneleigh, so i should imagine so  |
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Post by 09rebel99 on Sept 13, 2011 15:46:22 GMT
I would say no as all lorries have to have passes and if they did let people do that I think they'd end up in a mess as I think a lot of people would end up doing it to save money on hotels.
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Post by highbid on Sept 13, 2011 15:49:46 GMT
You can't take an empty lorry in. exhibitors can buy passes for extra lorries (empty) but it costs either £80 or £90 i think
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Post by lils on Sept 13, 2011 15:53:54 GMT
ok thank you for the replies  |
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Post by ferret on Sept 13, 2011 19:21:32 GMT
Am sure you can't take an empty lorry into the horse box park , or if you can you need to pay a fair bit , we took an empty lorry once and parked it near the train station on a public car park that is usually pretty empty ... It is a car park with brick toilets and shower block etc and you walk under a subway which brings you out round the back of the arena , quite a few wagons park on it , can't remember which car park it is tho sorry !
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Post by tangerine on Sept 14, 2011 9:50:31 GMT
I am sure people have empty boxes to collect horses/ponies they have bought. Lots are sold from hoys. Call them up,tell them you are picking up a new purchase they must have lots of people wanting just that
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Post by splashofcolour on Sept 14, 2011 12:18:56 GMT
Its the west car park that a lot of stall holders park with caravans etc but it is a public car park too, only problem is getting into the nec as the stall holders have passes to walk through the tunnel, you would have to walk up to the train station and walk through, its not far.
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Post by pennypoo on Sept 14, 2011 12:20:56 GMT
my friend did this few yrs ago, when she collected her new pony after it had finished at hoys
you cant take the wagon into the official horsebox park but she parked it in the public carpark and paid the fee but i think she called the hoys/nec phone line before hand as the public carpark is for public and i guess if you want to turn up in a wagon or car so be it
but i dont kow where you would stand onbeing in carpark over night?? as you pay for the day
my friend didnt stay overnight just collected and left after a day in hoys xx
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Post by ferret on Sept 14, 2011 19:49:34 GMT
Yes I think it is the west car park , it's not one of the main ones that you park your car at , we walked through the subway no problem but it was about 4 years ago
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Post by ilovebuckroox on Sept 14, 2011 19:55:03 GMT
We collected a pony from HOYS in 2006, in a wagon...
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Post by dsmum on Sept 15, 2011 3:42:32 GMT
I took an empty one last year and stayed overnight - it costs about £80 a night. another year I went and picked up on the day and there is an area the stewards use for exactly that which is not in the main lorry park. Best advice is to find somewhere locally and then drive there to do the pickup.
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Post by slj on Sept 15, 2011 6:12:15 GMT
Am sure you can't take an empty lorry into the horse box park , or if you can you need to pay a fair bit , we took an empty lorry once and parked it near the train station on a public car park that is usually pretty empty ... It is a car park with brick toilets and shower block etc and you walk under a subway which brings you out round the back of the arena , quite a few wagons park on it , can't remember which car park it is tho sorry ! This is what I was going to say too.........I think you just follow signs for the airport/station? Then you just pay for parking once you leave the car park |
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Post by mountainsandhorses on Sept 15, 2011 6:20:41 GMT
dsmum is right, there is a specific area for lorries that are dropping off or collecting ponies and LOTS of stewards to check passes etc. The other car parks all require a pass or payment of some description and the hook up is all organised too. We stayed in the trade stand park right next to the area where the young folk who help in the arenas with poles etc stayed. They stayed up til all hours for the first two nights and then very quiet...they were exhausted!
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Post by ferret on Sept 15, 2011 6:37:32 GMT
Am sure you can't take an empty lorry into the horse box park , or if you can you need to pay a fair bit , we took an empty lorry once and parked it near the train station on a public car park that is usually pretty empty ... It is a car park with brick toilets and shower block etc and you walk under a subway which brings you out round the back of the arena , quite a few wagons park on it , can't remember which car park it is tho sorry ! This is what I was going to say too.........I think you just follow signs for the airport/station? Then you just pay for parking once you leave the car park Yes think it was £7 per day , but I have to say we didn't pay anything as there was no one there when we drove in or out lol !! |
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Post by Wiltshire Man on Sept 15, 2011 6:59:20 GMT
This is what I was going to say too.........I think you just follow signs for the airport/station? Then you just pay for parking once you leave the car park Yes think it was £7 per day , but I have to say we didn't pay anything as there was no one there when we drove in or out lol !! I think it's free in weekend |
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Post by lils on Oct 14, 2011 6:52:15 GMT
just a quick update- also to remind myself for next year. Went in car with friends after all, Parked in Car park E1 where when we arrived at 6.30am there already was a horsebox at the back- when we left it was still there so assuming they must have been sleeping over.
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