Heritage Matters Three
On Thursday 3rd October the HCVA hosted its third Heritage Matters Day where over 100 industry experts, business leaders and media gathered at the impressive facility of Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works for a day of progress updates, industry insights and engagement.
The theme was ‘A Historic Future’ and presentations included future ownership models, environmental neutrality in the workplace, insurance on electric conversions, employment law, maintaining electronics, sustainable fuels developments and an update from the DVLA. The day culminated with a fascinating tour of the facility and the extensive JLR Classic collection of vehicles.
A notable highlight was the strength of the trusted relationship that has been built between the HCVA and the DVLA as evident during the update on the Call for Evidence on how the DVLA treats historic vehicles from Dudley Ashford, DVLA Corporate Services.
These face-to-face engagement events, where we can update members and engage collaboratively on the future of our sector, form an important part of the HCVA mission. We hope to see you at the next event.
Please view the following videos and presentation slides from the day with some fascinating discussions and insights...
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Political keynote address
Gregg Smith MP
Greg Smith is the Conservative MP for Mid Buckinghamshire and is currently Shadow Under Secretary for Transport. He was a strong supporter of our sector in the last parliament and as a member of the Transport Committee. Greg played an important role in advocating the HCVA call for changes at the DVLA and subsequent launch of the Call for Evidence.
Hear his views on the importance of the sector going forward under a new parliament.
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Insuring electric conversions
Mark Roper - Managing Director - Hagerty UK
An expert view on current challenges and risk appetite of insurers towards electric conversions of classic vehicles and likely developments as this part of the sector develops.
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Avoiding the electronics cliff-edge of disaster - keeping modern classics on the road
Ralph Hosier - Owner of RH Engineering
Increasingly, vehicles are being considered uneconomical to repair and save due to failure of electronic components, particularly post 1980. This session looks at opportunities and skills retention required to support a growing demand for electronic component repair.
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Market trends and your business - market update and industry implications
Giles Gunning of The Classic Valuer
There is no doubt that the market is in a state of change and uncertainties remain. This session gives an updated market appraisal and looks at what the key market drivers are.
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Future-proofing your workforce – recruitment, retention & succession planning
John Pitchforth & Owain Johns of Heritage Skills Academy
A delve into the importance of promotion, education and training to secure the next generation of experts and leaders for our industry.
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HCVA and Mission Motorsport affiliation
James Cameron of Mission Motorsport
An inspirational look at how the remarkable skills from ex armed forces personnel can be harnessed by our sector as part of the solution on future skills, inclusion and diversity through the Armed Forces Covenant and Career Transition Partnership.