Important Information – DVLA Local Offices

Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 01:08 am DVLA have recently announced that it is considering closing its entire entire network of Local Offices across the UK by 2013.

This will have serious implications for those wishing to apply for an age related number plate for an unregistered bike.

All the services which the Local Offices currently provide Including registrations will be transferred to Swansea and be operated via a postal service.

For those of you who have dealt with DVLA in the past I don’t need to explain the importance of being able to speak to them face to face, customers would be forced to deal with them via their call centre which already presents a number of issues. The postal service will also mean a delay to the registration of your vehicle.

There is a public consultation running until March the 6th and I want to urge you all to please consider signing the on line petition to keep all Local Offices open.

If you wish to support the Local Offices and the important services they offer please follow the link and sign the petition www.savethedvla.co.uk

Or

If you wish to take part in the public consultation and state your opposition to closure then please email consultations.cad@dvla.gsi.gov.uk

Please mark it “Response to the consultation on Transforming Government (DVLA) services” and stress the value of face to face over the counter dealings with the DVLA.

Please make your opposition heard while we still have the chance to save them.

National Scootering Event Dates 2012

Sunday 30 October 2011 at 3:04 pm List of Nationals for 2012

Easter Bank Holiday 6th to 9th April - Whitby
Mayday Bank Holiday 4th to 7th May - Builth wells
June Bank Holiday 1st to 5th June - Kelso
22nd to 24th June - Cleethorpes
13th to 15th July - Lincoln County Showground LCGB National Rally (Details to follow)
27th to 29th July - Weston S Mare
Aug Bank Holiday 24th to 27th - Isle Of Wight
August 31st to September 2nd - Mersea Island 20th Anniversary Rally
21st to 24th September - Woolacombe
26th to 28th October - Bridlington

Paul Slack - LCGB

Bridlington Custom Show 2011 Winners & Sponsorship List

Sunday 30 October 2011 at 1:06 pm A big thanks to all those that supported the event, in particular

The Trophy Sponsors - Affiliated LCGB Scooter Clubs & Scooter Dealers
The Judges - from Wisemen SC
The Show Marshalls who worked all day from 7am until 4pm
The Entrants – 87 were on display for all to see (from 94 scooters entered)

The winners of each trophy listed below are shown by:
Scooter Name – Registration Number – (Owners name in brackets)

Best of Show – Scootering Magazine *(Plus £75 cash Prize)
Winner: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)

Best Ridden Scooter – Classic Scooter Scene
Winner: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)

Spectators Choice – LCGB *(Plus £75 cash Prize)
Winner: Little Lamb – PN52 ZRO (Craig Walker)

Best Custom Lambretta – Heart & Soul SC
1st: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)
2nd: Pulp Fiction – PKF 487J (Andy Lamb)

Best Custom Vespa – Wigan Blue Beats SC
1st: Chaos – Y356 DRR (Tom Hargreaves)
2nd: Darlospeed Street Racer – (Sue Moffatt)

Best Custom Lambretta Street Racer – Modrapheniacs SC
1st: Eddie Grimstead Imperial TV200 – DPC 225B (Nigel Hetherington)
2nd: Only one entry in this category

Best Custom Vespa Street Racer – Scootermaniacs SC
1st: Darlospeed Street Racer – (Sue Moffatt)
2nd: Only one entry in this category

Best Custom Engineered Scooter – Fungus The Bogeyman SC
1st: Enforcer - (Gary Mitchell)
2nd: Little Lamb – PN52 ZRO (Craig Walker)

Best Custom Scooter with Accessories – Andy Francis Scooters
1st: Eddie Grimstead Imperial TV200 – DPC 225B (Nigel Hetherington)
2nd: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)

Best Custom Chopper/Cutdown – Warsop Sinners SC
1st: Red Devil – (Frank Osgerby)
2nd: In for the Kill – S85 AVY (Tim Craig)

Best Custom Lambretta Pre 1959 – Nottingham Crusaders SC
1st: Model B – 617 XUB (Mark Richardson)
2nd: White & Black S1 – (Ian Rawlings)

Best Custom Lambretta Series 1/2 - Keighley SC
1st: LD150 Mk3 – 897 LMP (Brian Clough)
2nd: Caravaggio – (Simon Knill)

Best Custom Lambretta Series 3/SX Range – Doncaster Hunters SC
1st: Golden Special – FHJ 286D (Paul Douglas)
2nd: In The City – JVY 318S (Andy Pycraft)

Best Custom Lambretta GP Range – Leeds Central SC
1st: Enforcer - (Gary Mitchell)
2nd: GP200 Electronic – CCG 406K (Michael Green)

Best Custom Vespa up to & including Rally – Barnard Castle Lyons SC
1st: 1956 Vespa 42L2 – ODM 506 (Paul Gray)
2nd: Only one entry in this category

Best Custom Vespa P Range/T5 – Mersea Island Scooter Rally
1st: Chaos – Y356 DRR (Tom Hargreaves)
2nd: Alice in Wonderland – (Gary Mitchell)

Best Ridden Lambretta – Darlington SC
1st: AF S-Type – KWE 930J (Daz Westgarth)
2nd: Eye Candy Race Paint – UNW 437R (Paul Hindle)

Best Ridden Vespa – Orgasm Addicts SC
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)
2nd: Misty Blue – T214 YNU (Alison Thornley)

Best Ridden Lambretta Street Racer – Essex Lambretta Club
1st: King Kenny – GCX 444N (Stephen Clark)
2nd: McClaren F1- ABW 36D (Mark Kendall)

Best Ridden Vespa Street Racer – Velocity Scooters
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)
2nd: Why Be Normal (Vespa Auto) – A870 EGY (Nige Massey)

Best Ridden Engineered Scooter – Crawley SC
1st: Orange – TRN 22A (Stephen Welbourne)
2nd: The Monster – W641 VFM (John Walker)

Best Ridden Scooter with Accessories – Scooter Restorations
1st: SX200 – KKH 391D (Graham Ashley)
2nd: Got There in the End – AAG 507X (Jeffrey Reeve)

Best Ridden Chopper/Cutdown – Scunthorpe Pathfinders SC
1st: Why Be Normal (Vespa Auto) – A870 EGY (Nige Massey)
2nd: King Kenny – GCX 444N (Stephen Clark)

Best Ridden Lambretta Pre 1959 – Lincoln & Newark Scooter Riders Collective
1st: 1955 LD150 – OHR 15 (Terry Lofley)
2nd: 1957 LD Mk 3 – MJR 179 (Derek Cooper)

Best Ridden Lambretta Series 1/2 – Frontline SC
1st: TV175 S1 – 837 XUB (Mark Richardson)
2nd: ‘Blue L Do’ with Pav Trailer – 912 XUF (Kirk Wattis)

Best Ridden Lambretta Series 3/SX Range – New Forest SC
1st: Squeak – MKH 339E (Kevin Boyle)
2nd: Ochre SX – SSR 467F (Martin Robinson)

Best Ridden Lambretta GP Range – Wisemen SC
1st: The Ultimate – XKH 285H (Trevor Edney)
2nd: DDK Super Monza 240 – TNC 35J (Frank Donaldson)

Best Ridden Vespa up to & including Rally – Colchester DVLC
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)
2nd: Mrs D’Arcy – KAP 480L (Theresa D’Arcy)

Best Ridden Vespa P Range/T5 – Armandos Scooters
1st: Faithful Friend – ONG 519W (Nick Pegg)
2nd: Apple Racer – DK54 FCJ (Nigel Oldroyd)

Best Non-Vespa/Lambretta – York Inset SC
1st: Moto Rumi Formin Chimo – 170 YUB (Dominic Wake)
2nd: Zundapp Bella 200 – (Brian Cook)

Best Paintwork – Blackpool Lambretta Owners Club
1st: Eye Candy Race Paint – APY 235G (James Winter)
2nd: White & Black S1 – (Ian Rawlings)

Best Mural – Trojan SC
1st: Pulp Fiction – PKF 487J (Andy Lamb)
2nd: Midnight Oil – C45 APY (Tony Rowntree)

Best Chrome/Engraving/Plating – Leeds Central SC
1st: Trafalgar – PGU 562K (Damon Vaughan)
2nd: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)

Best Automatic Engined Scooter – Twist & Go Magazine
1st: In for the Kill – S85 AVY (Tim Craig)
2nd: Orange – TRN 22A (Stephen Welbourne)

Best Club Display – Scootering Magazine *(Plus £75 cash Prize)
1st: Leeds Crusader SC
2nd: VMSC (Vintage Motor Scooter Club)

Best Individual Display – Selby Moving Targets SC
1st: Alice in Wonderland – (Gary Mitchell)
2nd: O’Fortuna – VAM 71J (Shane Hayter)

Best First Time Entrant – Dean Parish SC
1st: East Coast Connection – G6 AFR (Mark Kendall)
2nd: Iconic – VOD 319J (Patrick Adams)

LCGB AGM 2012 - Submitting Proposals

Sunday 09 October 2011 at 07:57 am The Lambretta Club Great Britain Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Docaster at:

The Earl of Doncaster Hotel
28th January 2012.

The LCGB Committee invites any member wishing to make a proposal/s at the AGM to send them to:

Dave Welford
34 Henry Street
Redcar
TS10 1BJ

Proposals will also be accepted via email to:

davewelford60@hotmail.com

Members should be aware that any proposals MUST be received no later than 14 days prior to the AGM date. This means that any proposal should arrive on or before Saturday 14th January 2012. Any member wishing to make a proposal/s, should include their LCGB Membership number as well as the LCGB Membership number of the seconder of the proposal/s. The Proposer as well as Seconder must also be present at the AGM to present their proposal/s.

Thank you

Paul Slack - LCGB

The Bradford Exchange - Endorsed?

Sunday 09 October 2011 at 07:31 am Some LCGB members and scooterists from the wider community may may have seen a recent release by the Bradford Exchange Company of a miniature Lambretta SX200 carried a description and apparent endorsement from the LCGB, along with the Club logo.

About a year ago, the LCGB committee was asked to comment on the quality of the reproduction. However, no request was made for our endorsement of the product. The committee, in good faith, informed Bradford Exchange Company that the model in question was accurately-made in terms of a comparison with other porcelain models produced and sold in the past. However, this did not mean an endorsement was given. We were therefore surprised and shocked when both the word “endorsed” appeared in advertising for this item.

Following representations by the LCGB committee, this advertising has now been changed. The LCGB committee is rightly proud of the name and logo, built up over many years and contracts to endorse items such as mentioned are rarely entered in to. We are happy that the material has been withdrawn and accept its use was a clerical error. The LCGB committee would also like to clarify that there is not, nor has there ever been any interest from the sale of this item to the LCGB.


Paul Slack - LCGB.

LCGB Bridlington Custom Show 2011 Entry Details

Sunday 14 August 2011 at 3:20 pm Date: Saturday 18 September 2010 at 4:38 pm
Now available to download is the 2011 LCGB Bridlington Scooter Custom Show entry form, to complete & return by Saturday 15th October 2011.

Listed on the entry form are over 20 different categories in both ‘Custom’ and ‘Ridden’ Scooter Classes for this years show, with over 80 trophies on offer to first & second placed winners in each of the different classes. Following last years success of getting not only the top UK Custom Scooters at the show, alongside those old favourite ridden Custom Scooters, more categories for ridden scooters have been added for 2011.

Please note a few minor changes this year, designed to assist with the smooth running and organisation of the event. The LCGB have taken the decision not to allow 'on the day' entry to the Custom Show and therefore advanced application to enter your Scooter at this years show at The Spa, Bridlington is a must, with a strict closing date of Saturday 15th October 2011. Also, ‘Club Display’ entries will be restricted to a maximum of 5 scooters per club entry.

These changes have been made to allow up to 100 scooters to be displayed at this years show, with the obvious advanced organisation that goes into holding such an event.
If you have any queries regarding completion of the entry form, or generally about the 2011 LCGB Bridlington Custom Show, please give me a ring on:
Tel: 0771 936 4592
E-mail: oasc@btopenworld.com

Cheers, Toot (LCGB)

Click HERE to download Bridlington Custom Show 2011 Entry Form

Bridlington 2010 Show Winners

Monday 15 November 2010 at 12:35 pm

The winners of each trophy listed below are shown by:
A: Scooter Name (Where Applicable)
B: Registration Number
C: Owner

Best of Show – Scootering Magazine *(Plus £75 cash Prize)
Winner: Old Las - LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)

Best Ridden Scooter – VE (UK)
Winner: LD150 NK3 Electric Start – 849 XUY (David Waddington)

Best Custom Lambretta – Scooter Restorations
1st: The Once & Future King – RMO 39F (Noel Hood)
2nd: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)

Best Custom Vespa – VE (UK)
1st: For Valour – S48 BGK (Martin Murray)
2nd: Shake It Up Baby – D508 PPU (Nick Edwards)

Best Custom Lambretta Street Racer – BLP Products
1st: Coke Racer – GCX 44N (Steve Clarke)
2nd: Rat Fink – PUA 885D (Wayne Stanton)

Best Custom Vespa Street Racer – Readspeed Scooters
1st: No entries in this category
2nd:

Best Custom Engineered Scooter – Torch Engineering
1st: Series 1 Auto – ASL 280 (Gary Brockbank)
2nd: Coke Racer – GCX 44N (Steve Clarke)

Best Custom Scooter with Accessories – Allstyles Scooters
1st: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)
2nd: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)

Best Custom Lambretta Chopper/Cutdown – Replay Scooters
1st: Midas Touch – PUY 385P (Paul Berryman)
2nd: Red Devil – (Frank Osgerby)

Best Custom Vespa Chopper/Cutdown – Velocity Scooters
1st: You Lose – DRS 104K (Alan Jenkins)
2nd: Only one entry in this category

Best Custom Lambretta Pre 1959 – Classic Lambrettas
1st: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)
2nd: Lambretta Model C – SSV 615 (Benjamin Richardson)

Best Custom Lambretta Series 1/2 - Medway Scooters
1st: Street Sleeper – EKH 378K (Guy Burnett)
2nd: Only one entry in this category

Best Custom Lambretta Series 3/SX Range – Scooter Products
1st: All About Style – NWJ 442D (Gary Meadows)
2nd: Stardust – RCG 314H (Justine Saunders)

Best Custom Lambretta GP Range – Bedlam Scooters
1st: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)
2nd: LKH 327G (Victoria McLeod)

Best Custom Vespa up to & including Rally – Thanet Area Scooter Services
1st: Vespa 50 Special – V50 VVC (Chris Wainwright)
2nd: Serenity – (Zoe Waring)

Best Custom Vespa P Range/T5 – Right Track SC
1st: Shake It Up Baby – D508 PPU (Nick Edwards)
2nd: For Valour – S48 BGK (Martin Murray)

Best Ridden Lambretta – Darlington SC
1st: 283 XUH (Frank Osgerby)
2nd: 300 – F718 ATX (Rob Johnson)

Best Ridden Vespa – Orgasm Addicts SC
1st: Faithful Friend – ONG 519W (Nick Pegg)
2nd: Vespauto (Why Be Normal) – A870 EGY (Nige Massey)

Best Ridden Lambretta Street Racer – Andy Francis Scooters
1st: Pure Seduction – URM 187X (R Harker)
2nd: Menace – E966 VWW (Rob Johnson)

Best Ridden Vespa Street Racer – Bark & Growl SC
1st: Never Forgotten 90SS – YNG 93J (Martin Murray)
2nd: Xtreme Xstasy – R92 SRB (Mark Stokes)

Best Ridden Engineered Scooter – Beedspeed
1st: Menace – E966 VWW (Rob Johnson)
2nd: Carpe Diem – YAT 15J (Brett Varman)

Best Ridden Scooter with Accessories – Doncaster Hunters SC
1st: The Weekend Starts Here – 450 HLT (Ian Scott)
2nd: PGV 124E (Andy Robinson)

Best Ridden Lambretta Chopper/Cutdown – Totally Scooters
1st: Menace – E966 VWW (Rob Johnson)
2nd: Carpe Diem – YAT 15J (Brett Varman)

Best Ridden Vespa Chopper/Cutdown – Talismen SC
1st: Top Banana – PLM 366W (Darren Simmons)
2nd: Special K – UVH 144V (JP Ward)

Best Ridden Lambretta Pre 1959 – Armandos Scooters
1st: LD150 NK3 Electric Start – 849 XUY (David Waddington)
2nd: 283 XUH (Frank Osgerby)

Best Ridden Lambretta Series 1/2 – Cambridge Lambretta
1st: Born to be Wild – 728 YUB (Chris Ibbitson)
2nd: 150 ABC (John Branson)

Best Ridden Lambretta Series 3/SX Range – New Forest SC
1st: IIB 9929 (Peter Hewitt)
2nd: The Weekend Starts Here – 450 HLT (Ian Scott)

Best Ridden Lambretta GP Range – Wisemen SC
1st: First DL200 – LTU 164G (Paul Atkins)
2nd: Atomic Dog – FYB 70K (Chris Booth)

Best Ridden Vespa up to & including Rally – Colchester DVLC
1st: NWR 731A (Phil Ratcliffe)
2nd: PGV 124E (Andy Robinson)

Best Ridden Vespa P Range/T5 – Wearside Wanderers SC
1st: Faithful Friend – ONG 519W (Nick Pegg)
2nd: Bling Ting – G401 BNP (Rory Weatherburn)

Best Classic Custom Lambretta – York SC
1st: WWT 519J (Scott Suter)
2nd: Enforcer – PUL FIC (Gary Mitchell)

Best Classic Custom Vespa – BuzzSoloMoto
1st: Never Forgotten 90SS – YNG 93J (Martin Murray) 2nd: Vespa 50 Special – V50 VVC (Chris Wainwright)

Best Non-Vespa/Lambretta – Twist & Go Magazine
1st: Phoenix 150 (Ian Harrop)
2nd: Scooto (Ian Harrop)

Best Paintwork – Mike Phoenix Scooters Ltd
1st: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)
2nd: For Valour – S48 BGK (Martin Murray)

Best Mural – Classic Scooterist Scene
1st: Shake It Up Baby – D508 PPU (Nick Edwards)
2nd: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)

Best Chrome/Engraving/Plating – Quality Chrome
1st: Shake It Up Baby – D508 PPU (Nick Edwards)
2nd: For Valour – S48 BGK (Martin Murray)

Best Automatic Engined Scooter – PM Tuning
1st: Series 1 Auto – ASL 280 (Gary Brockbank)
2nd: WFO 483 – (Tony Brockbank)

Best Club Display – Scootering Magazine *(Plus £75 cash Prize)
1st: South Yorkshire Lambretta Collective
2nd: Skullduggerry Portsmouth

Best Individual Display – Lincoln & Newark Scooter Riders Collective
1st: Shake It Up Baby – D508 PPU (Nick Edwards)
2nd: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)

Best First Time Entrant – Modrapheniacs SC
1st: WWT 519J (Scott Suter)
2nd: Ink Inflicted – NNT 399W (R Harker)

Paul Slack - LCGB Webmaster

BSRA National Scooter Rallies 2011

Monday 15 November 2010 at 12:23 pm
EASTER B/H Apr 22nd - 25th
SCARBOROUGH (Nth Yorks)

MAYDAY B/H Apr 30th-2nd May
BUILTH WELLS (Mid Wales)

WHITSUN B/H May 28th-30th
KELSO (Scotland)

JULY 2nd- 3rd
CLEETHORPES (East)

JULY 29th- 31st
EXMOUTH (Sth West)

AUGUST 26th-29th
ISLE OF WIGHT (South)

SEPTEMBER 23rd-26th
WOOLACOMBE (Sth West)

OCTOBER 28th-29th
BRIDLINGTON (East Yorks)

Paul Slack - LCGB Webmaster

LCGB Bridington Custom Show 2010 Entry Details

Saturday 18 September 2010 at 4:38 pm Now available to download is the 2010 LCGB Bridlington Scooter Custom Show entry form, to complete & return by 25th October 2010.

Listed on the entry form are the 39 different Scooter classes & categories for this years show, with over 70 trophies on offer to first & second placed winners in each of the different classes. Some re-introduced, alongside totally new categories, have been included for 2010. Please note that the LCGB are unable to guarantee that space will be available for anyone considering 'on the day' entry to the Custom Show and therefore advanced application to enter your Scooter at this years show at The Spa, Bridlington is strongly encouraged. If you have any queries regarding completion of the entry form, or generally about the 2010 LCGB Bridlington Custom Show, please give me a ring on:
Tel: 0771 936 4592
E-mail: oasc@btopenworld.com

Cheers, Toot (LCGB)

You can download the entry form using either of the following links:
1. Download as a DOC file
2. Download as a PDF document
3. Download both in a ZIP file

Coast to Coast 2010

Saturday 18 September 2010 at 4:34 pm Coast to Coast 2010
Robin Hoods Bay to St. Bees
Friday 8th October to Sunday 10th October

Friday night;

Meet & greet in & around Robin Hoods Bay/Whitby for a few sociable drinks with like minded soles, discussing tails of previous LCGB C2C's. No need to pre-register - just turn up, ride your scooter, take part & enjoy.

Saturday morning;

First 100 LCGB members free C2C Leggie banner

From around 9am, meet up at the car park at the top of the hill in Robin Hoods Bay for 1st Signing on, signing on is required at Robin Hoods Bay, the end at St. Bees & the stop over (lunch) point at this years Coast to Coast (Only need to sign on at either end to qualify for BSM points) the mid point signing on stop is for a further free small club memento and lunch

(The stop over point is at the Bolton Arms, Leyburn who are putting on a LCGB C2C 2010 special lunchtime menu and reserved scooter parking).

Route;

At 10 am prompt, from Robin Hoods Bay, passing Whitby we'll be following a Southerly route across the Pennines taking the A169 to Pickering, then the A170 onto & through Thirsk, onwards to Ripon via the A61. Heading North through Masham & Leyburn on the A6108, we'll then pick up the A684 through Sedburgh & to Kendal. The Windermere Ferry is found at the end of the B5284 & then once over the Ferry you have a choice of routes. Either the traditional & arguably the best scooter riding route in England - to Coniston, the A593, onto Wrynose & Hard Knott Passes, or a slight longer route through the Lake District via Keswick (A591) & Cockermouth (A66/A595) onto the end location, that (almost) famous of places for an LCGB event - the Seacote Hotel, St. Bees http://www.seacote.com

Discounted accommodation available for C2C participants - remember to quote 'Lambretta Club' when booking.

As always on the C2C Saturday night there is a free do (& free LCGB members camping) for C2C participants, (none C2C participants/non LCGB Members admitted at the clubs discretion), with a late drink confirmed into the small hours.

If you haven't yet taken up the 'Lakes Challenge', through arguably some of the most scenic roads in the UK, the LCGB C2C is a truly scooter riders event not to be missed.

Paul Slack - LCGB Webmaster