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Rallying remains at the beating heart of UK motorsport, and as such, the recent Road Rally Consultation launched by the Motorsport UK Road Rally Working Group is designed to ensure that the sport has a future. The consultation has identified the following key areas for change and improvement:

• Stricter control of spectator management on Road Rallies and how organisers may define routes

• Some event categories removed or more clearly defined

• Revised technical regulation for vehicles with certain equipment prohibited

• Mandatory safety equipment increased and formalised

• Implementation of the changes in two waves through 2026 and 2027 thus giving time for transition

Alongside this consultation Motorsport UK is introducing the licencing of clerks of the course, effective 1st January 2026. This will apply specifically to organisers of Road and Navigational Rallies. It will not apply to those running 12 car events, targa rallies, historic road rallies, or other forms of road rallying.

Eligible organisers will receive an email invitation once the application process opens. Renewals will take place through Sport: 80 and will include a short training module hosted on the Motorsport UK Learning Hub. Once complete, applications will then be reviewed and subject to Motorsport UK approval. More information and template documents for organisers can be found in the Motorsport UK Club Toolkit.

Road Section Insurance Update

The limited availability and rising costs of insurance, specifically road rally and other events that use the Public Highway, had been a concern for Motorsport UK even before a major insurance provider increased their premiums for events held on the Public Highway earlier this year.

While these increases are recognised, our concerns remain around how the actions of a few could have a significant and disproportionate impact on grassroots motorsport, potentially making some events unaffordable for our motorsport community of clubs and competitors, until an alternative solution can be found.

Motorsport UK continues to work with stakeholders, including several insurance brokers, and are working to find a solution that ensures fair and sustainable insurance cover is available for all competitors and event organisers. Grassroots motorsport is at the beating heart of our organisation, and we are working tirelessly to ensure that this is in place for 2026, to avoid further events being postponed or cancelled.

We reiterate the call for all clubs and organisers to ensure that all Motorsport UK Permitted events continue to comply with the National Competition Rules( NCR) and, where relevant, the Road Traffic Act( RTA). Failure to comply not only jeopardises the safe running of the sport, but also damages progress with insurers, as well as being subject to Motorsport UK investigation and brought before the National Court.

Let’ s keep the lanes alive with motorsport!

Licencing of Clerks of the Course for organisers of Road and Navigational Rallies will be will be implemented for January 2026

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