March 2025

The weather is looking up already and we are looking forward to a new year filled with Healey events.

I hope you all managed to get to the Race Retro event at Stoneleigh in late February. There were a great number of stands from companies which provide all the go faster equipment we enjoy fitting to our cars. My thanks go to Robin Astle who has brought to our attention news of the launch of the latest survey from the FBHVC. Surveys have been run every five years or so and the results are very useful to the Government when collating numbers of historic cars using our roads. The current survey runs from 10^th February until 30^th May, so please try and find the time to take the 15-20 minutes indicated to have your say on our freedom to use our historic vehicles on today's roads. Full details are in this edition.

The all-party government group were the instigators of the VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) exemption for our cars and for the low emission exemption for our cars to use within specified zones.

The Classic Car and Restoration Show will be held at the NEC Birmingham on 2^1st – 23^rd March and you can find the discount code in the ‘Members Area’ of our club website.

Our own International Healey Meeting, for which there is now a waiting list, is coming along on July 20^th – 23^rd July, it’s going to be a great event.

Drive-It Day is on Sunday 27^th April this year and we encourage all Healey owners to join in with Centre organised events to celebrate the first Thousand-mile trial run in 1900 and to raise money for the NSPCC Childline.

I am pleased to announce the 7^th European Healey Meeting is going to be held in 2027 in Holland. So, keep an eye out for the details which will be published on a new website currently under construction and Facebook. Registration opens on 1st March 2025

Information on technical matters can be found on many of the Centre websites, so you are never short of information to help with maintenance and restoration tips and advice. You can also pop along to your regular noggin and natter meeting, see page 1 in Revcounter for details, to get any first-hand information that you may need.

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