Pioneer Register

To ensure that all machines taking part in the Pioneer Run are genuine veterans, a register of all such machines was started in 1938, and only those machines on the register became eligible to enter the event. A dating Committee was formed to check authenticity of machines going on the register. The Pioneer Register quickly became a major information source for pre-1915 motorcycles.
	In order to obtain a Pioneer Certificate, an application form with photographs of the machine and the appropriate fee (see application form) needs to be submitted to the Registrar. The Dating Committee then meets and reviews the application and a decision is made as to whether the machine is authentic and therefore eligible for the issue of a certificate. It must be noted that it is up to the applicant to provide any relevant information with their application to substantiate the machines authenticity.
The Registrar can deal with the retention of original number plates with DVLA for veterans only.