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Title: Motorsport UK Suspends ALL permits until 30th April 2020
Post by: Trevor Williams on March 17, 2020, 14:22:22
Motorsport UK has just issued an email confirming the suspension of all organising permits and certificates of exemption until 30th April 2020

No motorsport until then at the earliest!!

Look out for confirmation from BARC

Regards

Trevor
Title: Re: Motorsport UK Suspends ALL permits until 30th April 2020
Post by: Alec Graham on March 17, 2020, 14:26:56
Latest.


Motorsport UK COVID-19 Update
It is with regret that Motorsport UK is suspending all organising permits and Certificates of Exemption until at least 30th April 2020. This suspension follows the latest guidance issued by HM UK Government in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. This position will be constantly reviewed given prevailing information.

As the National Governing Body, we would ask all Motorsport UK members to act responsibly and follow the Government's guidance during this difficult time.

We thank all of our members, organisers, officials, volunteers, staff and their families for their support during these unprecedented times.  We will continue to monitor the situation and will resume sporting activity as soon as we are able. We also have a responsibility and duty of care to our staff who will be working from home, so please be patient with any queries you may have.   

David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, explained, "Clearly we live in challenging times and exceptional measures are required. The decision to suspend Motorsport UK permits on a temporary basis is not one that was taken lightly as the industry employs many thousands of people. However we have an over-riding responsibility to our members and the friends and families of our community. Furthermore, our social responsibilities extend to the broader population and the potential drain on valuable public health resources on which we are all reliant.

"The situation is very fluid and we will continue to monitor developments over the coming weeks and hope that we can resume the annual motorsport calendar at the opportune moment. In the immediate short term our efforts need to be focused on ensuring that the industry that backs up the sport has the financial support that it requires from the Government in order that it can be sustained beyond this extraordinary scenario."

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Title: Re: Motorsport UK Suspends ALL permits until 30th April 2020
Post by: Chris Yates on March 17, 2020, 15:01:31
Latest from BARC: https://www.barc.net/british-automobile-racing-club-statement-coronavirus-update-17-03-20/

Note that BARC have stated they are carrying over payments already made until future events. We have already paid for Silverstone, so we will discuss internally what this means for refunding our members, and how we go forward with paying for events later in the season, if they do take place. We'll update everyone about this shortly.
Title: Re: Motorsport UK Suspends ALL permits until 30th April 2020
Post by: Chris Yates on March 24, 2020, 10:26:53
News from Motorsport UK this morning: They are extending the suspension of all organising permits and Certificates of Exemption until at least 30th of June. That means the Anglesey meeting will be unable to run.