Thank you for joining us at Classics on the Common this year. Please read these Guidance Notes as they are designed to help you and to maximize the enjoyment of everyone at the event.
To ensure we recover our unavoidable costs, in the event of our having to cancel Classics, your ticket price is non-refundable.
Access for Classic Vehicles
Ensure that you arrive with your ticket clearly displayed in the windscreen of your vehicle. Etickets will be checked with a card reader if not printed. Please contact us if you have not received a ticket. Start time will be 2.00pm unless you have an early entry ticket in which case you will be allowed on the Common from 11.30am. If possible, please arrive by 4pm at the latest. We also request that you stay on the Common until at least 5.00pm. This is to minimize congestion as vehicles arrive throughout the afternoon. When the Main Common is full, vehicles will be directed to park on the Harpenden Arms triangle. Motorcycles and scooters will be allowed on the Common from 11.30am.
Substitute vehicles
Your ticket will display your vehicle’s registration number. If you need to come in a substitute qualifying vehicle, you must provide full details, including registration number, in advance, by emailing tickets@classicsonthecommon.com or by writing to Classics on the Common, 67 High Street, Harpenden AL5 2SL. Do not alter the registration number on your ticket. If the substitute vehicle does not meet the minimum age requirement a spectator car park must be used. Online tickets will be scanned on entry to the event to confirm validity.
Uneven Ground – a Warning
If your vehicle has limited ground clearance, please be warned the surface of Harpenden Common is uneven in places. This could result in grounding and damage. If practical, you may want to inspect the Common beforehand.
Traffic Control
We will install barriers in the road and to the side of the A1081 to improve safety and we would ask that you take extreme care in these areas. The movement of vehicles and traffic control around the Bull Road roundabout will again be controlled by a traffic management company and they will direct traffic to assist pedestrians crossing the A1081 and Bull Road.
Parking and Safety for Classic Vehicles
Please park as directed by the marshals and observe the 5 mph speed limit. If you wish to park with friends who are fellow classic vehicle owners, please arrive together. Saving space for later arrivals is not permitted. Please watch out for pedestrians and picnickers when maneuvering your vehicle.
Autojumble stands
To provide more interest, we will again have some autojumble stands.
Barbeques
Harpenden Town Council has asked us to remind you that barbecues are not permitted on the Common and for space considerations, no gazebos are allowed.
Sharing information about your Classic Vehicle
Many spectators like to view a classic vehicle’s engine so please consider opening your bonnet. An A4 sheet on the windscreen with a description and the history of your vehicle is also of great interest to the majority of our spectators.
Spectators
We implore spectators who are able to reach the event on foot, or by using public transport, to do so. For more guidance spectators should go to our visitor information page.
Motorcycles and Scooters
All two-wheeled vehicles must enter the Main Common via the main entrance opposite the Silver Cup Public House and will be directed to the Baa Lamb Trees area via a dedicated route immediately on the left. No tickets will be available at the event and any motorcycle or scooter arriving without a ticket will not be admitted, unless there are spaces available, in which case motorcycles and scooters will be admitted for a donation of £10.
Plaques
The free souvenir plaque will be available at the Control Point for each entrant on a first-come, first-served basis but you must produce your ticket. We are indebted to Taylor Walton Solicitors for sponsoring the plaques.
Charity Collection
As Harpenden Common is common land on which the public can roam freely we encourage spectators to make a voluntary donation for charity. They receive a lapel sticker to show that they have supported us. We appreciate that classic car entrants have already made a contribution and to avoid you being approached again you will be given two lapel stickers when you pick up your plaque from the Control Point.
Thanks to the generosity of car and bike owners, spectators, our advertisers and sponsors, our last event raised £34,000 for charity. A helpful slice of that came from Gift Aid and we encourage you to tick the box on the application form for any donations over the minima. Our main charities for 2025 will be Keech Hospice, Hertfordshire Scouts, Empowering Kids in Kenya and Rotary Foundation
Yours sincerely
Liz Jack
Chairman, Classics on the Common Committee of Rotary in Harpenden www.classicsonthecommon.com
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