European Driving Information from FICC

Italy            Mobile Phone Use. Italy has drastically increased fines for traffic offences since 1st January 2017. In addition using your mobile phone, unless it’s a hands-free device will in future result in your loosing your drivers licence for up to two months. For holders of a foreign drivers licence, this would amout to a ban…

Advance Passenger Information

The UK government have introduced Exit Checks at all ports and airports from 1st April 2015. This requires Eurotunnel Le Shuttle to gather information on the identity of every person leaving the country, at their point of departure, and pass this information securely to UK Border Force. In order to comply with this new legislation,…

Driving licence changes

Did you know that from the 8th June 2015 you can tear-up and throw away the paper counterpart of your driving licence? Yes, it was going to be from January, but now put back to June to allow businesses like car rental firms time to develop robust systems that allow them to verify your eligibility…

Last Years Charity “Zoe’s Place”

Each year the Northern Pan Riders raise money for various charities, last years charity was Zoe’s place hospice for children. Seen here is our illustrious chairman, Mr Alan Crooks, handing over a cheque to the value of £469.93 to Mark Guidery,  Zoe’s Place representative. See the ride  or  See Photos

Charity for the year 2015

Northern Pan Riders designated Charity for the year 2015 is the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, The club usually donates £200, and then Anne Ellis collects £1 off each of the riders and pillions who attend a ride-out. You will notice in a previous post that a very kind members donated his winning cheque to last years…