The Vintage Motor Cycle Club
VMCC Section
Vintage Stony 2025
Got any plans for New Year’s Day?
Just to remind you that the Vintage Stony Festival will be happening again this New Years Day, Wednesday 1st January and the Stony Festival Committee would very much like to invite you to show your pride and joy at the Festival in historic Stony Stratford.
As with previous years we are anticipating wonderful support from the local Vintage and Classic communities along with motorcycles and military vehicles all on show across the whole town centre, as this year we are celebrating the 15th Anniversary of ‘Vintage Stony’. Over the years, since 2009, we are proud that both the Vintage & Classic Stony Festivals have raised over £125,000 in charitable donations from car & bike owners, local sponsors and the general public. This New Year’s Day, with your help, we will be hoping to raise even more money for Willen Hospice our chosen charity.
As usual the Festival will be starting at 9:30 and run through to 2:00 pm. (with the usual pre-war award presentation around 12:30pm) There is no pre-registration required so just arrive on the day. As usual the Market Square is reserved for pre-war II vehicles and motorcycles, the first 100 of which that arrive will be treated to a free breakfast roll and hot drink (max two per car) curtesy of Chris and his staff at The Crown in the Market Square, as a thank you for getting out of bed so early!
As pre previous years, all exhibitors are politely requested to make a minimum donation of £5, and, again as per previous years 'All' contributions will go towards supporting Willen Hospice.
Further details of the Festival can be found at www.vintagestony.co.uk and on our Facebook page Vintage Stony Classic Stony
We look forward to seeing you again.
Kind regards,
The Vintage Stony Team
Further information is available at www.vintagestony.co.uk
We hope to have a display at this event, magnetos are at the menders, belt links soaking in oil, we just need a couple of helpers for the stand on the day and a couple of flat caps.
You can e mail the East Herts secretary using the link here.
The the information below could apply to anyone straying into the ULEZ zone, as a section we cater for all ages of motorcycle, so some riding machines falling between the 40 year historic tax class and the clubs 25 year rule could be impacted. As a general rule we try not to go anwhere near the ULEZ zone, prefering to keep to quieter areas, however, if an event comes up which may be in the zone I will try to warn you. The information below comes from RAG.
Dear fellow VMCC Section official,
In my role as Convenor of the Club's Regulatory Advisory Group (and via the National Motorcyclists' Council) I have been pressing for the resolution of problems for our members arising from the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge.
You may be aware that motor cycles made after and including Euro 3 (about 2007) are exempt from the ULEZ charge because they are deemed to meet TfL’s emissions standards. This exemption also applies to motor cycles registered as 'historic vehicles' (older than 40 years) because these are deemed to be 'motoring heritage' not daily transport.
Motor cycles are exempt from the TfL London congestion charge because they do not cause congestion. 'Historic vehicles' however are not exempt.
As regards ULEZ and machines falling between ‘historic’ and Euro 3, you can apply for an exemption based on a manufacturer's certificates of conformity (if you can obtain it) or after being tested successfully at one of three TfL test centres. (It is said that most machines being submitted for such testing are passing.)
But several motorcyclists reported that, on getting 'historic vehicle’ status (to avoid the £12.50 a day ULEZ charge) they were then being expected to pay the congestion charge (£15.00 a day) if they entered or moved with the congestion charge zone.
This presumably was not because their bikes suddenly got bigger overnight and caused congestion but simply because the DVLA database could not identify how many wheels there were on an 'historic vehicle' (which, as you will know, is an inclusive registration class).
Following an approach from NMC, TfL now say this was never the case (see NMC press release at https://www.uknmc.org/news/nmc-clarifies-congestion-charge-situation-for-classic-motorcycles ). Hopefully this is a climb down but it will be up to them of course to ensure that the data base and the admin of the congestion charging system are good enough to avoid notices being issued.
In order to help NMC further it would be useful to know if any of your Section members have encountered the above problem. If they have, NMC Executive Director, Craig Carey-Clinch, would be glad to receive details.
If you can help Craig I'd be grateful if you could write to him directly with a copy to me for information.
Kind regards,
Roger Bibbings
Convenor VMCC RAG
Received 14 March 2023
Howards Morgan
If you spot something while out and about, send it me and I will post it here.
The easiest way to contact me is by e mail, click the link below.
If you are a show organiser send me your information
Members gather at the start of the East Herts Big Day out 2024
Vintage Japanize
As from Thursday 5th September, and all subsequent club nights, will be held at The Red Lion in Marsworth, HP23 4LU, starting at 7pm
Chairmans Post 30 Run
Chairmans post 30 run
Chairmans post 30 run
Chairmans Post 30 run
Phishing e mails....Again
I have been informed that someone is using 'chiltern vmcc' e mail as a phishing link to obtain your details. If the e mail came from me I will not include any links. Do not click on anything in these messages especially links (that’s the bit in blue), just delete them. You can tell the message is fake as the e mail comes from a different sender (in brackets) after the section name.
If unsure delete the message without opening it and speak to me directly.
Bucks British & Classic Motorcycle Club
The Plough is open again for eating/drinking outdoors so Wednesday evening meetings have resumed.
Quainton Windmill Visit
