Sally Traffic joins Type 1 diabetes charity car rally

Sally Traffic – well known to listeners of BBC Radio 2 for her travel reports – will be joining type 1 diabetes charity JDRF this spring to launch a car rally across Europe.

The broadcaster is calling on motoring fans and JDRF supporters to join her in the fun too.

Scumrun – now in its tenth year – sees participants drive old cars onto a ferry from Dover and then along the roads of western Europe. The four-day event in May has a big reputation for fancy dress, fun and humour. Funds raised will support Vital type 1 diabetes research.

As a huge motoring fan myself, I’m encouraging everyone to get involved with the event

Sally, who will be waving off participants at the launch event, said: “I’m delighted to be supporting the tenth year of Scumrun for JDRF.  I’ve heard many adventurous travel tales as my time as a traffic broadcaster.  This is a great opportunity for people to have theirs – all while raising money for an important cause.”

Sally has become a national cult figure, and was awarded an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ on behalf of the UK Truckers for her traffic reporting. She has also been voted one of the most attractive female voices on UK radio in a Radio Times poll.

Known by many as the ‘patron saint of road users’, she added: “As a huge motoring fan myself, I’m encouraging everyone to get involved with the event. I’ll be there at the big send off and can’t wait to see you all there.

“To everyone who has signed up so far – thank you for embarking on this journey. I can’t wait to play a part in it too.”

The 400,000 people in the UK who live with Type 1 diabetes – including 29,000 children – rely on multiple insulin injections or pump infusions every day just to stay alive. A child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of five faces up to 19,000 injections and 50,000 finger prick blood tests by the time they are 18. The condition is not linked to lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise.

For more information on Scumrun and to register for the event, find out more at www.jdrf.org.uk/scumrun.