Welcome to the Volvo Owners' Club

Club News

Because of the current situation visit the Club News page with up-to-date information on events and other club matters for the coming year.

About us.

The Volvo Owners Club has been around since 1962 so we know about the Volvo brand, its heritage and why they earned the reputation for safety and longevity.

Our name, experience and reputation and the Volvo brand are the reasons we have around 3000 members. Although Volvo cars earned the reputation of longevity, it is possibly the experience, dedication and expert advice from the Club and members that has helped preserve the old models that are still often used daily, and now apply for the more recent and newer models.

Times are changing and the technology in cars is very sophisticated. Air conditioning, electronics and turbos are now common in many of the newer models, and their numbers in the Club are growing. The newer and younger members now have these cars that are less than 10 years old and affordable. We even have the more recent models such as the new sporty Volvo S40 and S60, V60 and XC60 range.

Regardless of your choice of Volvo model, we're sure you'll find something for your needs within our Club services today.

And much more.

Classic & Sports Car Club Awards 2020

Chris Wickers who is the editor of the Volvo Owners' Club magazine, Volvo Driver, wins this prestigious award. See the video here.

Membership - new members and renewals.

Our membership is managed by the MG Owners' Club which has a dedicated admin team that handles their own and our membership. As part of the safety measures during this time the team now work from home, so online renewals and new applications will continue to be processed promptly. New members will have their membership number sent to them by email should that be required for any reason. There may be a delay with new membership packs and renewed membership cards arriving as the admin team will only visit the office once a week to send out the documents. This means postal applications may take a little longer.

The office phone number will still be answered as the calls are redirected. Please only call during week days. The membership email address will still be operative and is also copied to two of the club directors so we will be able to deal quickly with enquiries.

2021 events

Because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation some events may not take place or they will be moved. Much will depend on the advice and directions of Government and the owners of the event venue. Visit our CLUB NEWS page for updated information.

This is what we anticipate so far and more details will be added as they become available:

• Sunday May 16th. 5th Annual Southwold Amazon Gathering (Pit Stop Cafe, next to the water tower). Details HERE.
• Sunday May 16th. Southern Rally and Best Kept Volvo Competition. The Royal Armouries Museum, Fareham, Hampshire, P017 6AN. Details HERE.
• June 11th-13th. Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show at NEC Birmingham. Details HERE.
• July 7th to 12th. Annual National Rally. Uttoxeter Racecourse. Details HERE.
• September Sunday 12th. Amazon meeting at Sywell. Details HERE.
• November 12th to 14th. Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham. Details HERE.

Details of other smaller and more local events can be found on the Events section of our forum or in the Calendar

Designer of the P1800 Pelle Petterson pays tribute to Sir Roger Moore who passed away one year ago, 23 May 2017. For the first time, he drives the 1967 1800 S that Sir Roger was the registered owner of and was featured in TV series "The Saint".

New Volvo Car Discount Purchase Member Offer

Members of the Volvo Owners’ Club can take advantage of the discounts offered by Volvo Car UK in the New Volvo Car purchase scheme. Full details HERE.

Volvo History

The Volvo History section covers all the Volvo cars from 1927 and includes some technical information about them. It includes various reports and documents covering the production of Volvo cars over the years and also includes Volvo Car Production statistics.

Between 14 April 1927 and 31 December 2020 Volvo Cars produced 22,070,226.

Volvo’s gift to the world, modern seat belts have saved millions of lives.

A very positive article has recently been published on Forbes website, marking the 60th anniversary of Volvo’s invention of the three-point seatbelt. It’s an interesting read, providing insight on a very special piece of Volvo's heritage.

Read the article HERE.

Volvo Press Releases

The Volvo Press section is a selection of press releases from Volvo. These will include new model technical and general specifications and photographs. From the year 2001 there are complete details of all new models. Earlier Volvo models are covered by other documentation.

Volvo Forum and Volvo Gallery

We have a very large and busy Volvo Forum (read the Forum Users' Guide) and a Volvo Gallery.

Volvo Car Information

Each Volvo model has its own page and those pages have links to relevant pages here on this site and other sites. Cross referencing is done as best as possible. The main index page is Volvo Car Information. There is also a page that covers Parts for new and older Volvo cars.

Club Magazine

The Volvo Owners Club magazine Volvo Driver and archives are included on this web site.

Technical Information

There is a Technical Page that contains links and documents to help repair and maintain Volvo cars. There is also a link to the now discontinued Technical Driver club magazine archive.

V765 Vehicle Registration Scheme

The Volvo Owners' Club is an authorised club under the DVLA scheme for cars that are incorrectly or not registered for use on the UK roads. For details of this service read this document.

Club Merchandise

We are pleased to announce that we have now reopened our club shop having secured a new supplier. Visit the new shop here

FBHVC Affiliation

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs is a grouping of some 350 Clubs and Museums together with over 1500 Trade and Individual Supporters. The aim of the Federation is to preserve the right to use old vehicles on the roads without any undue restriction and to support its member organisations in whatever way it can.

By your membership of the Volvo Owners Club, you are helping to ensure that you can continue to use your classic car on the roads of the UK and Europe with as little modification and legal restriction as possible.

For more details on the FBHVC and their work, please see their website.

Club Insurance Schemes

The Volvo Owners Club has partnered with two insurance companies to provide special deals for its members for all types of insurance. These are:

• Volvo Owners Club Insurance with Chris Knott - details here.
• Footman James - details here

Club Parts Scheme

The Volvo Owners' Club has negotiated with numerous Volvo main dealers for discounts. These apply to parts and/or labour and on some accessories. The dealers and the discounts they give are listed on the back of each issue of the club magazine Volvo Driver.

The Volvo Owners' Club continues to negotiated with other suppliers of parts for Volvo cars from the early PV's to the current models. These are:

• BROOKHOUSE CLASSIC VOLVO PARTS

We also have a list of other suppliers and repairers.

Volvo High Mileage Club

We run two types of high mileage listings:

• Official Volvo Register
• Unofficial High Mileage Listing

Official Volvo Register
This is an official register run jointly by Volvo Car UK and The Volvo Owners Club. You do not have to be a member of the Volvo Owners Club to get your Volvo car listed. When you register you get a free sticker and the option to purchase a badge for the car.

Unofficial High Mileage Listing
This is a high mileage listing we started here on this web site some years ago as a place for owners of Volvo cars that had completed over 150,000 miles to list their car(s). You do not need to be a member of the Volvo Owners Club to list you car.

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Volvo Car Press Releases

• Volvo Cars' Accident Research Team celebrates 50 years.
  (30 October)
• Volvo Cars and Polestar to overachieve on 2020 EU CO2 emissions target.
  (29 October)
• Volvo Cars safety experts say: use technology to support drivers and reduce distraction.
  (16 October)
• Volvo Cars starts production of fully electric XC40 Recharge.
  (1 October)
• Clean air in new Volvo cars.
  (15 September)
• Volvo on Call smartphone app.
  (9 July)
• Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric available to order in UK.
  (27 May)

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