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Highland Hackney
Bangers & Cash Rally 2026
Lakes & Highlands Edition • 17th – 21st September
Raising money for Ashgate Hospice
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Bangers & Cash Rally 2026
Lakes & Highlands Edition • 17th – 21st September
Raising money for Ashgate Hospice
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A London black cab, 950 miles off its patch. Five days over the Dales, the Lakes and the Highlands on the Bangers & Cash Rally Every penny we raise goes to Ashgate Hospice.
Chesterfield → Whitby · via the Lakes & the Scottish Highlands · 17–21 Sept 2026
The Rally
Bangers & Cash is a charity car rally: up to 45 teams in decorated old cars, covering 950 miles across two countries in five days, all raising vital funds for charity.
It starts in Chesterfield and finishes in Whitby, via the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh, with challenges at every stop and some of the best driving roads in Britain in between.
bangersandcashrally.co.uk ↗Chesterfield → Whitby
Departure Day
Chesterfield → Winnats Pass → Settle → Hawes → Tan Hill Inn → Kendal
Derbyshire · Yorkshire Dales · Cumbria
The Lakes & Beyond
Windermere → Wrynose Pass → Hardknott Pass → Honister Pass → Keswick → Penrith → Gretna Green → Glasgow
Lake District · Dumfries & Galloway
Into the Highlands
Loch Lomond → Skyfall Scene → Glencoe → Loch Ness → Aviemore
Loch Lomond · Scottish Highlands · Cairngorms
Scotland's Finest
Braemar → Wallace Monument → Falkirk Wheel → The Kelpies → Edinburgh
Cairngorms · Scottish Capital
The Final Stretch
Bamburgh Castle → Saltburn-by-the-Sea → Staithes → Whitby
Northumberland · North York Moors
Awards ceremony & celebration (assuming we make it).
The Log
Posted live from the cab as we go, signal permitting.
Tap a marker to see what we were up to.
The Vehicle
Our 2010 London Taxi TX4. Retired from the streets of Manchester, un-retired for one last job.
She’s got more miles on the clock than most cars will ever see. But she’s still got it where it counts. A proper London black cab taking on Hardknott Pass and the Highlands. What could possibly go wrong?
Miles and counting. Mostly counting.
The Crew
Owner & Driver
Steve is the founder of Spacestar Digital with a love for cars and roadtrips with friends. He's already done the North Coast 500 and a rally around Wales, although in something a bit more reliable. At home he keeps a 1998 classic Mini Cooper in British Racing Green.
DJ & Navigation
Jonny’s experienced road trips in America and Scotland already, which means he’s qualified to take on the most important job on the trip; the playlist. And, as the taxi’s DJ, he’s taking requests (as long as it’s for hip-hop or country music.)
Scenic Route Advisor
Luke enjoys a good road trip, questionable navigation decisions, and any excuse to drive something with character. He's usually the one suggesting the scenic route, even when it adds two hours. The taxi might regret letting him behind the wheel.
The Fare
Every pound on this meter goes straight to Ashgate Hospice. No detours.
Via JustGiving · direct to the hospice, not the fuel fund
48 fares · newest first
21h ago
1d ago
“Is that a real Taxi?”
3d ago
“Good luck r kids”
3d ago
“Drive safe and good luck!”
4d ago
“Hope the journey goes well done 👏”
4d ago
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“Enjoy!!”
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“Good luck guys! A lot of prep's gone into this so I hope it all goes well - Love Soph & Finn xxx”
5d ago
“Good luck guys. 👍”
1w ago
“Good luck Steve,Luke and Jonny. Have a great time for a great cause Love Sinead, Richard and Oscar xx”
1w ago
“I'm inspired by the incredible work of Ashgate Hospice and proud to support this cause that truly makes a difference.”
1w ago
“Great cause, good luck on the trip, fingers crossed the black cab goes the distance.”
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“Let us know if you need picking up at any point 🤣”
2w ago
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“Good luck everyone!”
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“Good luck! ❤️”
2w ago
“Good luck guys, such a great cause ❤️”
2w ago
3w ago
“All the best”
3w ago
“Best of luck!”
3w ago
“Good Luck. Do you keep the meter running overnight?”
3w ago
“Good luck Steve!”
4w ago
“Pick from my house to Heathrow on the 21st please”
4w ago
“Good luck!”
4w ago
“Best of luck ☺️☺️”
1mo ago
“From all the team at PLP”
1mo ago
1mo ago
“Amazing! Great adventure for a great case. Best of luck.”
1mo ago
“I don’t have any money, is there any other way I can pay for this taxi?”
1mo ago
“Best of luck everyone”
1mo ago
“Good luck guys!”
1mo ago
“Fantastic cause you’re raising for, best of luck guys!”
1mo ago
“Good luck guys”
2mos ago
“What a route! Enjoy the adventure 😊”
2mos ago
“Good luck boys! 👍🏻 Laura, Matty, Sophie and Ellie 😊”
2mos ago
“Good luck!”
2mos ago
3mos ago
“Good luck kidda”
3mos ago
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“Nice!”
3mos ago
“Great cause. Looking forward to keeping up to date with this!”
5mos ago
“Go on the lads”
5mos ago
The Cause
Ashgate Hospice provides palliative and end-of-life care free of charge to people aged 18 and over across North Derbyshire, including those living with cancer, neurological diseases, and end-stage heart, kidney and lung diseases.
Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission for 11 consecutive years, Ashgate receives less than a third of its funding from the NHS. The rest has to be raised every year through its shops, lottery, events, and the goodwill of supporters. That's where the taxi comes in.
Registered Charity No. 700636
ashgatehospice.org.uk ↗On Sky News
Sky News were allowed to film inside Ashgate for a feature on the state of end-of-life care in Britain. It follows patients, families and staff through the hospice and out into the community, and it’s a hard watch in places, but it’s worth the thirteen minutes.
It costs Ashgate £16.4 million this year to care for people across North Derbyshire. Around a third of that comes from the NHS, and the community is asked to raise the remaining £10.5 million. Hospices in England finished the last financial year with a collective deficit of £70 million, and 380 hospice beds are currently out of use across the country, some of them at Ashgate. That’s the reason we’re driving the taxi to Scotland.
Press Cuttings
South Yorkshire trio to tackle charity rally in London black cab
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The ones behind the wheel
The taxi has been purchased by Spacestar Digital. By day, they build beautiful websites and digital products for the likes of BP, Castrol and Mitsubishi Electric. By rally week, they'll be covered in mud somewhere in Scotland.
Beyond the taxi, the team pay their own way – travel, food and hotels – every penny you give goes straight to Ashgate Hospice.
spacestar.digital ↗On the Doors
Every one of these is on the cab right now. Sponsorship closed when the wrap went on, but it's not too late to donate.
Thanks to every sponsor on the doors. It's not too late to donate.
Passing Place
A black cab this far north tends to get noticed. Seen us? Let us know.
Tag us on social media @HighlandHackney or drop a photo straight into the log below.