The vintage Motor Cycle Club - VMCC
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club

Chiltern

VMCC Section

Phone: +44(0)1283 540 557


Registered Address

Allen House, Wetmore Road,

Burton upon Trent,

Staffordshire, DE14 1TR

Rose of the Shires Run

The Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club's Rose of the Shires Run will take place this year on the 2nd June, for the regulations click Rose of shires instructions and for an entry form click Rose Of Shires entry form If you wish to pay be direct bank transfer you can contact Rob using the mail link below.

Chiltern Section Calendar 2024

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Check with East Herts before attending via facebook or club journal.


You can e mail the East Herts secretary using the link here.

ULEZ Anyone been in the zone ?

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

(also Secretary, Herefordshire and Mid Wales Section and Area Rep for Wales)


Received 14 March 2023

The easiest way to contact me is by e mail, click the link below, for cyclemetor contact details please e mail me with your membership number, I will send you the contact details directly. If you are a show organiser send me your information.

Chiltern Traction Engine Rally Motorcycle display.

Entry forms for this years rally on 6 & 7 July 2024 at Hyde End Great Missenden supporting the Pepper Foundation are out now. There is a large area for displaying motorcycles avalible, the weekend is free to exhibitors and a family camping area for exhibitors is avalible. Please contact the Chiltern VMCC Secretary for an entry form for the motorcycle display. If you have a lorry, car or Tractor you can get an entry form by contacting the Chiltern Traction Engine club via the link on their website. https://www.chilterntractionengineclub.co.uk/

Chairmans Post 30 Run

Chairmans post 30 run


Chairmans post 30 run

Chairmans Post 30 run

Section Autojumble or guess whats in the box night?

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



Vintage Japanize

We now meet first Thursday of the month at:-
Crown and Sceptre
Red Lion Hill
Bridens Camp.
HP2 6EY


Howards Morgan