It's a bit like having a drivers' licence, it is a form of identification so that event organisers known firstly that you are a member of an affiliated (or associated) club of the governing body (ACU in the UK or Scottish ACU for Scotland) which is similar to your AMA.
It is necessary to effect the insurance cover for the promoting club and clarifies who is riding the event. In fact the Clerk of the Course is responsible for the identification of riders competing at any event. It really is a situation of no licence = no ride!
Amusing story from years ago. I remember when I was much younger around about 1971/72, a couple of guys had stolen a model 49 250cc Bultaco Sherpa from a local Policeman's house in Bathgate West Lothian (of all people to nick a bike from!) then pushed it to the local motocross meeting at Hillhouse Farm near a town called Linlithgow. They had painted the bike in white gloss paint and stuck a race number on the front and coolily asked if they could ride in the motocross!
When they could provide no licence or ID to prove entry and it was evident that the ligitimate rider had already signed in with the same number, the track official had a quiet word with the Police man on duty near the main gate and hey presto, the guys were taken to the local nick for questioning and the local Copper got his bike back!
Firstly it would be better and safer to get yourself a more up to date helmet, there is a good range available now and some dealers do deals on last years designs. For example a new Nau helmet retails for about
Yip Vee-twin Matchless, they had that engine in a road bike in the 1930's. Similar to the JAP motor. A friend of mine locally is into those kind of Matchless's and built a special AJS "Golden Streak" variant. His interpretation of what the factory should have made. His name is Sid Leitch.
You will be welcome to join either Inverness and/or Bon Accord trials clubs. For the minimal cost, I would advise that you join both, why not have the best of both worlds after all.
Both the Bon Accord and Inverness & District are recognised organisations and they are SACU affiliated/registered clubs with properly authorised officials.
As idmcc sec correctly states, there is no insurance or indemnity cover provided by the recognised sporting governing body (SACU in Scotland) to organisations that are not SACU affiliated and therefore if an accident occurs, there is no protection given by the SACU insurers to non-affiliated clubs.
Details of affiliated clubs throughout Scotland by the SACU may be obtained by visiting the SACU website
www.sacu.co.uk or contacting the SACU office on 01506 858354.
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