{!! Form::open([ 'url' => 'main/search', 'method' => 'get', 'class' => 'search-area form-group', 'autocomplete' => 'off']) !!}

Search for

{!! Form::text('search', request()->get('search'), ['class' => 'form-control', 'placeholder' => 'salvage, item id or old id']) !!}

in area

{!! Form::text('area', request()->get('area'), ['class' => 'form-control', 'placeholder' => 'UK']) !!}

in category

{!! Form::select('ad_category', $adsCatsArr, request()->get('ad_category'), ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}

{!! Form::close() !!}