After a lot hypothesis, it’s lastly been confirmed that the Bromley Pageant of Motoring is not going to be going forward in 2024 because of the restrictions imposed by the Extremely Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), which was expanded final August. The enlarged ULEZ brings the Norman Park venue in Bromley inside the zone, thereby casting doubt over the occasion’s viability.

Whereas many classics would have been exempt from the ULEZ cost resulting from their age (over 40 years) the fact is a few trendy classics would have been prone to the £12.50 each day cost, as would many automobiles belonging to the golf equipment, exhibitors and public that make up the occasion.

In depth conversations had been needed to discover the prospect of the Pageant of Motoring going forward at its pure residence of Norman Park, or certainly of staging it at a unique venue.  Neither possibility was deemed practical in 2024, in such a approach that will have delivered a comparable expertise to earlier occasions. Bromley Pageant of Motoring was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, however returned triumphantly in 2022. Following a equally profitable present in 2023, it was hoped that the occasion might then proceed regardless of the potential disruption attributable to ULEZ.

Work has already begun into taking a look at various venues for the occasion so it may be relaunched in 2025. The organisers of the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, Pippa and Jason Griffiths from A-ME (who run it on behalf of Kelsey Media), mentioned in an announcement: “Following the introduction of the ULEZ zone throughout Larger London, we now have taken appreciable time to judge all choices for the way forward for the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, together with whether or not it might be viable to nonetheless maintain the Pageant at Norman Park, Bromley.

It grew to become clear that Norman Park is now not an possibility and any transfer to a brand new venue and date wants to make sure that this agency favorite of the basic automotive calendar has a vivid future.  We now have made the very troublesome determination to not maintain the occasion in 2024 however are engaged on plans to deliver again the Bromley Pageant of Motoring in 2025.

We recognize the assist we now have acquired from automotive house owners, golf equipment, commerce and guests over the time we now have had the honour of taking care of the Pageant and we’re as disenchanted as you that it’ll not happen this 12 months.  We do sit up for what the longer term will maintain for this excellent occasion, and we hope to deliver you additional particulars later within the 12 months.”