Caffeine & Machine Renaultsport and Alpine Meet 8th April
Discussion
I saw this on FB, it's Monday 8th April 5.00 to 10.00pm at all 3 Caffeine & Machine sites.
Described as "This C&M Yard Meet celebrates fast Renaults and their spinoffs, from Alpine to Renault sport and back again."
I've booked a ticket (free!) for The Bowl, Houghton Conquest, Beds and will plan a cross country drive from near Chelmsford, Essex if anyone would like to join for the drive and/or the meet?
Described as "This C&M Yard Meet celebrates fast Renaults and their spinoffs, from Alpine to Renault sport and back again."
I've booked a ticket (free!) for The Bowl, Houghton Conquest, Beds and will plan a cross country drive from near Chelmsford, Essex if anyone would like to join for the drive and/or the meet?
Colin P said:
five50 said:
The Hut already sold out (!) - but put myself on the waitlist.
Ditto.Are the tickets just for the out front priority parking (ie can you turn up without a ticket and use the regular parking for the great unwashed?)
Edited by Colin P on Thursday 4th April 16:23
https://caffeineandmachine.com/thebowl/
"Tickets are now only required at The Bowl on weekends and bank holidays from 9am to 7pm, and on Wednesday evenings from 5pm."
Found some Q&A on the website - reads to me as one can just turn up and see if space is available without pre-booking:
https://caffeineandmachine.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/ar...
https://caffeineandmachine.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/ar...
Caffeine and Machine FAQs said:
When do I need to book a ticket to visit Caffeine&Machine?
4 months ago
Caffeine&Machine is open seven days a week, from 9am until 10pm. There are certain times when paid tickets are required for entry:
- We require tickets from 9.00 am until 4.00 pm on weekends and bank holidays, with three-hour slots bookable by the hour.
- Our Wednesday evening Cult of Machine themed nights are also ticket-only from 5.00 pm.
- Any other specified events - for example, our Birthday Week, Halloween and New Year's events.
We strongly advise advance booking for the above days/times – If the Yard is full, then we’re unable to process your booking on the door, and you’ll be turned away. We wouldn’t want you to have a wasted trip. Tickets apply to the whole of our Caffeine&Machine sites, not just the front Yards.
Tickets are per vehicle unless otherwise stated. They’re £10.00 per car (or van, or truck – you get the idea!) and £5.00 per motorbike.
You can claim half of your ticket price back as a discount on your food and drink order, using your order number as a promo code. This number can be found on your confirmation email or on your ticket itself.
We've also introduced more midweek evening events with free tickets. While you're welcome to attend these without pre-booking, we still advise grabbing a free ticket for the following reasons:
- Guaranteed entry in the event we hit capacity
- Priority FOH parking (subject to availability and event theme)
To see all our upcoming events, click here.
4 months ago
Caffeine&Machine is open seven days a week, from 9am until 10pm. There are certain times when paid tickets are required for entry:
- We require tickets from 9.00 am until 4.00 pm on weekends and bank holidays, with three-hour slots bookable by the hour.
- Our Wednesday evening Cult of Machine themed nights are also ticket-only from 5.00 pm.
- Any other specified events - for example, our Birthday Week, Halloween and New Year's events.
We strongly advise advance booking for the above days/times – If the Yard is full, then we’re unable to process your booking on the door, and you’ll be turned away. We wouldn’t want you to have a wasted trip. Tickets apply to the whole of our Caffeine&Machine sites, not just the front Yards.
Tickets are per vehicle unless otherwise stated. They’re £10.00 per car (or van, or truck – you get the idea!) and £5.00 per motorbike.
You can claim half of your ticket price back as a discount on your food and drink order, using your order number as a promo code. This number can be found on your confirmation email or on your ticket itself.
We've also introduced more midweek evening events with free tickets. While you're welcome to attend these without pre-booking, we still advise grabbing a free ticket for the following reasons:
- Guaranteed entry in the event we hit capacity
- Priority FOH parking (subject to availability and event theme)
To see all our upcoming events, click here.
To be fair to them, it must be a nightmare trying to organise meets within the constraints of (I presume) their planning permission / use limits.
Have a fully ticketed event? Ok, cool, you know apparent numbers, but you also know X percentage won't turn up... so how big will X be and will it make the event a bit crap? Or do you overbook like a budget airline company and just pray that not everyone turns up so you don't look like dicks when people with tickets are refused entry because space has run out?
Have a completely open event? You have no idea if it is going to be a ghost town or at risk of having cars parking on the public highway for half a mile each way, with ensuing traffic chaos and safety issues.
Have a system of ticketing to help understand/manage likely numbers but still allow some arrivals without tickets (as seems to be the case) in order to offset the X percentage problem above and to create good will amongst those who rock up and genuinely didn't know applying for a ticket was the preferred option / made a last minute decision / didn't want to book? Great, but then what happens if ticketed people turn up after those without tickets and there is no space left?
It all sounds like a lot of hassle! lol
I may just try to rock up and see what's happening. I'd rather not give Eventbrite all my personal contact details and vehicle registration number TBH.
Have a fully ticketed event? Ok, cool, you know apparent numbers, but you also know X percentage won't turn up... so how big will X be and will it make the event a bit crap? Or do you overbook like a budget airline company and just pray that not everyone turns up so you don't look like dicks when people with tickets are refused entry because space has run out?
Have a completely open event? You have no idea if it is going to be a ghost town or at risk of having cars parking on the public highway for half a mile each way, with ensuing traffic chaos and safety issues.
Have a system of ticketing to help understand/manage likely numbers but still allow some arrivals without tickets (as seems to be the case) in order to offset the X percentage problem above and to create good will amongst those who rock up and genuinely didn't know applying for a ticket was the preferred option / made a last minute decision / didn't want to book? Great, but then what happens if ticketed people turn up after those without tickets and there is no space left?
It all sounds like a lot of hassle! lol
I may just try to rock up and see what's happening. I'd rather not give Eventbrite all my personal contact details and vehicle registration number TBH.
Edited by RSTurboPaul on Saturday 6th April 14:54
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