Bangers4BEN is Car Dealer Magazine’s motor trade challenge and this year BEN is taking part. The intrepid (and possibly mad) duo of Kirsten Galvin, Head of Marketing, and Emily Bird, Press and Communications Executive, must hunt down a car, preferably free but costing a maximum £250, that will take us from Ascot to John O’Groats and back.

The cars will be sold at the end of the adventure with all money raised going to BEN.

But first: we need a car. The car can be worth as much as you want, but ideally we need to pay little or nothing for it, with a maximum spend of £250. Please bear in mind that we are two comfort loving office girls with precisely zero mechanical know-how so, while we don’t expect high end luxury, our vehicle needs to at least be a runner!

Please help us – we need to raise as much as possible to help our industry colleagues who need us and to raise awareness of BEN and the range of care and support we offer.

If you have a car we can have please call Emily on 01344 294713 or 07920 138187. Alternatively you can donate to our cause via JustGiving: www.justgiving.com/BENBanger/

BEN is the Automotive Industry Charity, the only occupational charity for those who work or have worked in the automotive and related industries. Founded in 1905, the Charity provides practical help, support, advice and friendship to more than 15,000 men and women and their families every year. In addition BEN provides a home to over 350 individuals who reside in one of its four residential centres in the UK and offers day care facilities at its centre in Coventry.

BEN – Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund

Nothing but the best to the duo of Kirsten Galvin, Head of Marketing, and Emily Bird, Press and Communications Executive!!!!

We know that you can do it.