2024
26 Feb - WorldSkills UK registrations open
26 Feb – 3 Mch – Geneva Motor Show
27 Feb - ABI Annual Conference, London
2 Mar - F1 season starts with Bahrain GP
7 Mar - National Insurance Awards (from Insurance Today), London
7 Mar – Car Dealer Live, British Motor Museum Gaydon
9 Mar – Six Nations: England v Ireland
12 – 15 Mar – horse racing: Cheltenham Festival
13 Mar - IMI Annual Dinner and Awards, London
13 Mar - Fleet News Awards
17 Mar - Comic Relief (Red Nose Day)
17 Mar – St Patricks Day
20 Mar – Post mag Motor Claims Club, London
23 Mar – football: Eng v Brazil, Wembley
26 Mar – football: Eng v Belgium, Wembley
28 Mar - WorldSkills UK Registrations close
Fri 29 Mar & Mon 1 April - Easter
31 Mar – CLOCKS GO FORWARD
9 – 12 Apr – PaintExpo, Karlsruhe
10 – 13 Apr - Automechanika Buenos Aires
***Thur 11 Apr - ABP Golf Day – North***
11 – 13 Mar – Australian Collision Repair Expo, Melbourne
12 – 14 Apr – Golf: The Masters, Augusta
Horse Racing: Grand National, Aintree
13 &14 Apr - Goodwood Members Meeting
15 – 19 Apr – AWE24 (Automotive Work Experience)
17 Apr - Great British Fleet Event (FleetWorld), Milton Keynes
17 – 19 Apr - Automechanika Astana, Kazakhstan
18 Apr - Modern Claims Awards (from Modern Insurance mag / Charlton Grant), Liverpool
18 – 20 Apr – Salon Privé London, Royal Hospital Chelsea
21 Apr – London Marathon
23 – 25 Apr – CV Show, NEC
30 Apr – 2 May - Automechanika Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
***Wed 1 May – ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) – Manchester Central***
2 May - AM Awards, London
Mon 6 May – Early May Bank Holiday
8 & 9 May – Fix Auto UK Conference
9 May - ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Conference, Gaydon
15 – 17 May 2024 – WorldSkills UK Body Repair and Refinishing heats, Eyebox
13 - 19 May - Golf: US PGA Championship, Valhalla, Kentucky
19 May - Football: Premier League season ends
20 - 25 May - Chelsea Flower Show
21 - 23 May - IBIS Global Summit, Rhodes
22 May - Football: UEFA Europa League Final, Dublin
***Thur 23 May - ABP Horse Race Networking Race Day, Sandown***
23 May – Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards
23 & 24 May - Concours on Savile Row London
22 - 26 May Automechanika Istanbul
25 May - Football: FA Cup Final
26 May -F1: Monaco GP
Mon 27 May - Spring Bank Holiday
27 May - 8 Jun - Isle of Man TT: 27 - 30 May: qualifiers; 1 - 8 Jun: races
1 Jun - Football: UEFA Champions League Final, Wembley
3 Jun – football: Eng v Bosnia, Newcastle
4 - 30 Jun - ICC Men's T20 World Cup, West Indies/USA
4 - 6 Jun - London Concours
4 – 6 Jun – Road Transport Expo, NAEC Stoneleigh
5 Jun - Automechanika Birmingham Garage Awards
5 & 6 Jun - UK Garage & Bodyshop Event (from Automechanika), NEC
6 Jun - British Claims Awards (from Barker Brooks/Claims Media)
6 Jun - ITAI Crash and Research Day, Derby
12 & 13 Jun – Company Car in Action (Fleet News), Millbrook
13 - 16 Jun - Golf: US Open, Pinehurst, N. Carolina
14 Jun - 14 July - Football: EURO 2024, Germany
15 - 16 Jun - Motor Racing: Le Mans 24-hour
16 Jun - football: EURO 2024 England v Serbia
18 - 22 Jun - Horse Racing: Royal Ascot
18 Jun – British Insurance Technology Awards (from Post mag), London
20 - 22 Jun - Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20 Jun – football: EURO 2024 England v Denmark
25 Jun – football: EURO 2024 England v Slovenia
26 - 30 Jun - Glastonbury Music Festival
28 Jun - Plunky's All Stars v Mercenaries FC charity match, Norwich
1 - 14 Jul - Tennis: Wimbledon
2 & 3 Jul - NAPFM The Emergency Fleet Exhibition, Telford
2 - 7 Jul - Rowing: Henley Royal Regatta
3 Jul - British Insurance Awards, from Post mag, Royal Albert Hall
5 Jul - Formula 1: British GP practice day
6 Jul - Formula 1: British GP qualifying day
7 Jul - Formula 1: British GP race day
10 – 12 Jul - INA PAACE Automechanika Mexico City
11 Jul - WorldSkills UK finalists announced
11 - 14 Jul - Goodwood Festival of Speed
14 Jul - Football: EURO 2024 final, Berlin
18 - 21 Jul - Golf: The 152nd Open, Royal Troon, South Ayrshire
20 Jul - Formula E race, London
22 - 26 Jul - Farnborough International Airshow
26 Jul - 11 Aug - Olympics, Paris
27 Jul - 2 Aug - Sailing: Cowes Week
28 Jul - F1: Belgian GP, Spa
1 – 3 Aug - Automechanika Kuala Lumpur
10 - 11 Aug 2024 – Bangers & Cash Live, Scampston Hall, Malton
15 – 18 Aug – British Motor Show, Farnborough
23 - 25 Aug - CarFest, Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire
Mon 26 Aug - Summer Bank Holiday
28 Aug - 8 Sept - Paralympics, Paris
28 – 31 Aug – Salon Privé Blenheim Palace
30 Aug – 1 Sep - Concours of Elegance, Hampton Court
4 Sep - Motor Transport Awards, London
4 & 5 Sep - Cenex Expo
***Thur 5 Sep ABP Golf Day – Midlands***
6 - 8 Sep - Goodwood Revival
10 Sep – NBRA Greener Bodyshop Awards, Coventry
10 - 14 Sep – Automechanika Frankfurt
10 - 15 Sep – 47th WorldSkills competition, Lyon
16 – 22 Sep - IAA Transportation (formerly Commercial Vehicle) Show, Hanover
19 Sep – Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards, London
19 - 22 Sep – BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth
***Wed 2 Oct ABP Golf Day – South***
2 & 3 Oct – The Aftermarket Event, Farnborough
3 Oct – Post mag Claims & Fraud awards, London
8 & 9 Oct – Fleet & Mobility Live (Fleet News), NEC
12 - 13 Oct - Auto Trade EXPO, Dublin
27 Oct – CLOCKS GO BACK
2 Nov – rugby: England v New Zealand, Twickenham
5 Nov - USA presidential election
5 - 8 Nov - SEMA Show, Las Vegas
6 Nov - FN50 Dinner (Fleet News). London
8 – 10 Nov – Classic Motor Show, NEC Birmingham
13 Nov - Automotive Management Live, NEC Birmingham
***Thurs 14 Nov – ABP annual Convention and Night of Knights, Manchester Central***
15 Nov - BBC Children in Need (Pudsey Bear)
16 – 24 Nov - Motorcycle Live, NEC Birmingham
18 – 22 Nov – WorldSkillsUK finals, Manchester
18 &19 Nov – IBIS France
19–21 Nov - Automechanika Johannesburg
22 Nov - DEBRA Fight Night, London
23 Nov – F1: Las Vegas GP
28 Nov - ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards
2 - 5 Dec – Automechanika Shanghai
4 Dec – Insurance Times awards, London
5 Dec – IAAF Annual Conference and Awards Dinner
8 Dec – F1 season ends with Abu Dhabi GP
10 – 12 Dec – Automechanika Dubai, UAE