5.16. These Regulations do not prohibit Organisers advising Competitors of any garages en route where facilities are available.
5.17. The above regulations do not prevent Competitors from personally making their own Vehicle safe to drive. Crews may work unassisted on their own Vehicle using equipment carried in their Vehicle in‘ No Service Areas’ except:
a. Within 100m of any Control. b. Between a Special Stage Arrival Control and the Special Stage Start Control. c. In any Parc Fermé.
5.18. The only work permitted in these areas( and it must be unassisted) is:
a. Replacing a flat tyre with a wheel and tyre carried in the competing Vehicle. b.
Cleaning lamp glasses, windscreens, windows, identification markings and Vehicle registration numbers.
5.19. Except in the areas listed above Competitors may work on their Vehicle with the assistance from other Competitors from any nationally recognised breakdown service and from any commercial garage not associated with the Entrant and not organised in advance.
5.20. Breakdown service and commercial garage vehicles will not be allowed to enter official service areas.
5.21. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that their service Crews understand and comply with these regulations and if official Service Plates are issued that the service vehicles at all times bear the Official Service Plate.
5.22. A Competitor may be fined or otherwise penalised by the Clerk of the Course if the Crew of any service vehicle associated with their Entry contravenes any regulation or Official Instruction or acts in a manner contrary to the interests of the Event.
5.23. Competitors may be fined, but not otherwise penalised for any breach of Road Traffic Laws by their service Crews.
5.24. Competitors are strongly recommended to carry a First Aid Kit.
6. Special Stages
6.1. During any Special Stage or Test the prescribed route must be followed and any direction signs displayed are mandatory.
6.2. Competitors overshooting the stop line at the end of any Special Stage or Test are not allowed to reverse back to the Control.
6.3. Competitors are also not allowed to cross any part of a Special Stage in the opposite direction to Rally traffic.
6.4. Competitors must not voluntarily leave the prescribed route without the express permission of the Stage Commander.
6.5. Any Competitor who is shown a Red Signal on a stage where they have been notified in advance of a Red Signal system must cease Competition immediately and come to a standstill at the side of the Course as soon as possible.
6.6. They must not proceed until advised to do so by an Official. 6.7. Competitors may only attempt a Special Stage once. Re-runs are not permitted.
6.8. * Following instruction from a Stage Start Marshal that they are next to start on a Special Stage, Competitors abide by the following procedure:
a.
The Marshal should give a loud verbal indication 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 10 seconds and 5 seconds before the actual start, and then countdown verbally each second 5-4-3-2- 1-GO.
Motorsport UK National Competition Rules 2026 Edition 1
Chapter 20 Appendix 9- Competitors Regulations- All Timed Events 751