Drive it Day Celebrates its 21st birthday

Drive it Day runs in April each year and celebrates the “One Thousand Mile Trial” which took place in April 1900 and originally involved an 11-day round Britain tour to demonstrate the viability of the new-fangled invention: the motor car. 

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) launched national Drive it Day back in 2005 and for many this event marks the start of the historic vehicle driving season.

Today, Drive it Day is an opportunity to raise awareness and support amongst the public for the historic vehicle movement, as part of our ongoing campaign to keep transport heritage on UK roads, without restriction.

In recent years it has entered a partnership with the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) to raise funds for its Childline service, focussed around Drive it Day.

FBHVC do this by selling ‘rally plaques’ to historic vehicle owners to display on their vehicles at the events. Over the past five years, this collaboration has raised over £250,000, a remarkable achievement made possible by the generosity of the historic vehicle community and the unwavering support of FBHVC member clubs and their thousands of enthusiastic members across the UK.

And NSPCC and FBHVC are proud to announce the continuation of the successful partnership around Drive it Day and will work together for a further five years supporting Childline.