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media platform to share
images and stories of
memorable trips with
your historic vehicles or
indeed, what you might
be working on within the
‘self – isolation’ of your
garage or shed.
The FBHVC are ask-
ing for all enthusiasts
to share pictures using
Federation of British nationwide social me- the hashtag #Driveit-
Historic Vehicle Clubs dia campaign to spread DayMemories.
updated statement on positivity around historic Post your picture on to
Drive it Day 2020. vehicles during this dif- the FBHVC social me-
The FBHVC is com- ficult time. dia feeds or those of
mitted to following the Currently, UK gov- your member clubs. We
latest UK Government ernment are advising will be monitoring those
advice on events and against all non-essential social feeds and public
public gatherings per- social contact. Our cur- posts published with the
tinent to our member rent general guidance #DriveitDayMemories
clubs and as such, the to car clubs, that can hashtag will be gath-
following statement re- be found on our web- ered onto a special
places all previous cor- site www.fbhvc.co.uk, area within the FBHVC
respondence regarding encourages the cancel- website galleries in the
National Drive it Day lation or postponement future.
during this fast-moving of meets, events and As previously stated,
situation. gatherings of people. with such a crowded
In response to the up- Additional advice has event calendar, the
dated guidance and re- now placed restrictions possibility of achieving
strictions issued by UK on non-essential travel consensus for a revised
Government, the Feder- of any kind. Drive it Day date later in
ation recommends that However, enthusiasts the year will be virtually
all activities that involve of historic vehicles are impossible. Therefore,
taking a historic vehicle still encouraged to par- Drive it Day 2020 will
out on the road specifi- ticipate on 26 April 2020 not be re-scheduled for
cally for the purposes in the mass sharing, via later this year, but will
of Drive it Day, now be social media, of images resume its normal for-
abandoned. All enthu- and memories of them- mat on 25 April 2021.
siasts are now urged to selves and their families For the latest advice for
stay at home on 26 April out and about in their car clubs, events and
2020 and not partake in historic vehicles during other news – keep up to
any non-essential travel a previous year’s Drive date via the Federation
for Drive it Day and in- it Day. news pages at www.fb-
stead, get involved in a Use your chosen social hvc.co.uk .