Warning – Pay Per Mile is Coming

With lack of fanfare and arguably hidden beneath their controversial plans to extend London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) almost to the M25 this summer, the next assault on the pocket of motorists from the London Assembly looks likely to be road charging and they quietly sneaked in their plans for this a few weeks … Continue reading Warning – Pay Per Mile is Coming

FSC Remembrance Day 2021

With a tradition that goes back many years, the Foresters SC have been attending Remembrance Day events around the East London Borough of Waltham Forest on their scooters. This year was no different, so everyone decided to initially meet up at our current club home at the Horse & Well pub in Woodford on Sunday … Continue reading FSC Remembrance Day 2021

Beware the Expanded London ULEZ

Anyone who regularly rides or drives into London, or is thinking of doing so, should be aware that the Mayor and Transport for London have just made getting around the capital a little more difficult and potentially more expensive too. When does it change?While those of us who regularly ride powered-two-wheelers are fully versed in … Continue reading Beware the Expanded London ULEZ

Speedway of Acton Reappears in West London

Here at ScooterNova magazine, we’re not the only ones to have spent time during lockdown out riding our scooters, exploring places new and old. A friend on social media, Debbie Harris from the band Bootleg Blondie (as seen at Warmwell and Woolacombe scooter rallies among others) and Andy have been out exploring London by Vespa. … Continue reading Speedway of Acton Reappears in West London

London to Brighton Classic Scooter Ride

Preparing for the forthcoming ScooterNova Three Shires Ride on 5/6 June 2021, it suddenly dawned on me I had an uncompleted video of the London to Brighton Ride we did two years ago, in April 2019. Organised by the Surrey Vintage Scooter Club and co-hosted by the Awfully Pleasant Scooter Association and London Lambretta Club, … Continue reading London to Brighton Classic Scooter Ride

3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run

On the 9th June 2020 Welsh scooterist Jason Ude completed the 3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run that he had planned 10 months earlier. With the Coronavirus outbreak he thought he would have to cancel it, but with lockdown rules changing he got in touch with the Welsh, English and Scottish officials and told them … Continue reading 3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run