Category: Register News

Latest news items from the Register

Board Changes

At the AGM on 16th June, most of the Board Members were re-elected and retain their previous roles; there were, however, a few changes. Malcolm Stewart is relinquishing his responsibilities as Treasurer and as an interim arrangement, Maggie Roberts has volunteered to take over as Acting Treasurer until a permanent replacement can be found. Dave Harvey has resigned after 9 years service, but he has kindly agreed to continue as Technical Secretary. Amanda Radford has resigned after 15 years service and until a replacement can be found, Colin Radford, our Chairman, has volunteered to take on her previous role as Advertising Editor. A list of Board Members and other Register Members who contribute to the smooth running of the club can be found under “The Club/Who’s Who”.

The Triumph 2000/2500/2.5 Register Club Insurance

Following a discussion at a recent board meeting, I reviewed our club’s public liability insurance to make sure it still covered what we needed it to. It does, so that is all good.

But, it occurred to me that many of you won’t know what this is for or what it means for you as members, so I thought a small explanation might help.

So, your club carries public liability insurance. We have to because we arrange and organise events. In the unlikely event that at our National, for example, someone gets hurt by something that the club has arranged or is involved with, our insurance is there to protect the club and its membership from any potential claims for damages.

Same thing at the big shows like the NEC, we have to have millions of pounds worth of public liability insurance in case, for example, a member of the public trips over our flag base and hurts themselves, the insurance is there to cover any potential costs rather than the club or the members or the Directors being personally liable.

As members, this cover extends to you as well. But ONLY if you are an official Register event.

As a local group, which many of you are active members of, if you organise and run a stand at a local show, then this is an official Register show and therefore you are covered by our public liability insurance. Local Group Leaders, if you need a copy of our certificate for this, please contact me on shows@triumph2000register.co.uk and I will forward you a PDF copy that you can print out if you need it. This must be by Group Leaders only as they are Club Officials.

However, please note. If you attend a show as a private individual, ie not part of an organised Register stand, then your own car insurance needs to be sufficient to cover this. Normally this isn’t an issue but its worth just checking what you have and if it is sufficient. The Register public liability insurance does not cover private individuals at events.

I hope that makes sense, fi you have any questions about this please get in touch but I hope this explains what we have in place and what you need to do.

Alan

Long Service Awards

We have just started to send out long service stickers (green for 30 years, red for 40 years) to those of you who have been members for a long time. It is very gratifying to know that we have so many long-standing members; if you are one of them (140 in total – wow) then thank you ever so much for your loyalty! Special thanks – or perhaps it should be commiserations – to the 18 members who have been with us for 40 years or more. If you qualify for a sticker, it will be sent out with your membership card when you renew (we don’t send them out separately in order to save on our ever increasing postage costs). You will get mentioned in the “Order of Service” list in the issue of SIXappeal immediately after your membership is renewed. This may mean that you don’t receive your sticker or see your name in print immediately – but please be patient, your turn will come!

Membership Subscription Changes

As you may have seen in SIXappeal, and as those who attended the AGM and heard the President talk about finances will know, the Register Board has had to make some very important and difficult decisions of late. Due to the ever increasing cost of materials, printing and in particular postage, the club was starting to run at a financial loss. That situation is obviously not sustainable, so changes were needed. After many hours of discussion the Board decided that membership subscriptions, the club’s main source of income, would have to be increased.

From 1st September 2023, annual membership subscription rates will be:
    • UK                                £35
    • Europe                       £40
    • Rest of the World  £50
Family membership (another member living at the same address) will still be £3 and the joining fee will remain at £6 (this will still be waived if joining or re-joining at one of the shows supported by the Register). There will also be a £4 discount available for taking out a two-year subscription.

For the very first time we will be offering Digital Membership, where you will receive your copy of SIXappeal electronically instead of getting a hard copy in the post. This will cost just £25, wherever in the world you live.

We still believe that membership of the Register is excellent value for money, with our award-winning magazine SIXappeal published six times a year, access to preferential insurance rates and benefits via our preferred broker Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services, discounts at spares suppliers and the National Week every year that is the envy of many other classic car clubs.

This wasn’t an easy decision for the Board to make, but subscription rates have remained the same for many years; the new subscription rates are one of the many ways in which we are trying to improve our financial footing.

Your New Board

New board positions were confirmed after today’s AGM. Sharon Furnell has retired, having served the club for many years – the last six as chairwoman. She will be missed!
Colin Radford is our new chairman, with Alan Chatterton as his deputy. Alan will continue to look after the club’s presence at shows. We welcome Mark and Jo Edgington to the board as our National Rally co-ordinators. Andrew and Christine Cheesman have agreed to look after the regalia and Amanda Radford will be the new advertising editor. Other positions are, for the moment, unchanged.

Increase in the cost of Register valuations

From the 1st June 2023 the cost of a valuation will increase to £20 (from £10). However, this valuation service will be carried out at a reduced figure of £15 but only at the 2023 National in Paignton!!

This service is for Register members only. Please get in touch with John Whitehead using the details in the ‘Who’s Who’ section. 

The Register Needs YOUR Help

Several of our key officers, who have generously given some of their time over the years to help run our club, are retiring this year. We are looking for volunteers to do the following jobs:

    • Treasurer
    • Company Secretary
    • Regalia Officer
    • Advertising Editor

Although we have asked many times for volunteers to fill these posts, we have unfortunately had little response. These jobs are important; in particular, the club cannot run without a Treasurer and a Company Secretary. The Register is a limited company, which by law must have a Treasurer and a Secretary; if we cannot fill those posts, then the board would have to consider winding the club up, and that’s something we would obviously rather not have to do. The jobs may sound grand, but in reality do not take up all that much time. So come on, chaps – we have over 500 main members in the UK; surely one of you can spare a little time to help run the club? We’re a friendly bunch of people and it’s a satisfying thing to do. If you think you could help with one of the jobs, then please email the Chairwoman (Sharon) or the President (Andy) to find out more.
 
PLEASE HELP!!