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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, raising money for 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.
Mon 13 Jul, 9:57
2 weeks ago
⚲ Ashgate Hospice
This weekend we were invited to Ashgate Hospice to see the work they do first-hand. Less than a third of their funding comes from the NHS. They have to raise most of what they need themselves, every single year. Every penny we raise goes straight to Ashgate. If you can spare anything at all, it genuinely makes a difference. And if you know a business that might fancy sponsoring the taxi, with their logo on the side, I’d love to hear from you.
Mon 16 Mar, 18:50
4 months ago
⚲ Worksop, UK
Our first breakdown and we've not even set off yet!
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
““I don’t have any money, is there any other way I can pay for this taxi?””
6 days ago
“Best of luck everyone”
1 week ago
“Good luck guys! ”
1 week ago
“Fantastic cause you’re raising for, best of luck guys! ”
1 week ago
“Good luck guys ”
3 weeks ago
“What a route! Enjoy the adventure 😊 ”
4 weeks ago
“Good luck boys! 👍🏻 Laura, Matty, Sophie and Ellie 😊”
1 month ago
“Good luck! ”
1 month ago
1 month ago
“Good luck kidda”
2 months ago
2 months ago
“Nice!”
2 months ago
“Great cause. Looking forward to keeping up to date with this!”
4 months ago
“Go on the lads”
4 months 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 ↗Press Cuttings
South Yorkshire trio to tackle charity rally in London black cab
Our aim is simple: finish the rally, raise as much as we possibly can for Ashgate Hospice and give the old cab one last great send-off
Adventure of a lifetime for Swallownest friends
South Yorkshire trio to tackle 950-mile 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
Huge thanks to everyone backing the taxi.
Want to see your logo here? Sponsor us
Sponsor Us
Back the taxi and get your name on it. Every cab carries a tariff card, and this is ours.
Every penny goes straight to Ashgate Hospice
Tariff 1
Anything helps
Tariff 2 Most popular
£150
Tariff 3
£500
Tariff 4
From £1,000
Just after a donation? Give via JustGiving
Pick your tier, email us your logo, and we'll sort the placement.
Business sponsorship usually counts as an allowable marketing cost, and Gift Aid can add 25% to personal donations from UK taxpayers, depending on your circumstances.
Passing Place
A black cab this far north tends to get noticed. Seen us? Let us know.
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