Ben Ball

Senior leaders, their colleagues and guests from many well-known companies from across the automotive industry attend each year. We welcome guests from sectors including retail, manufacturing, aftermarket (service and repair), finance and remarketing

Old Billingsgate Market, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, London, EC3R 6DX

Drinks reception starts at 6.30pm - Dinner is at 8pm

Carriages are at 1.30am

The maximum number of places on a table is 12

The minimum number of guests needed to fill a table is 8. However, bookings with fewer than 8 guests will join others to fill a table

Yes, you can buy individual tickets and you will share a table with others who have also booked individual tickets

The dress code is formal - black tie and evening wear. For this year's 1920s-themed Ben Ball, 1920s-themed attire is optional.

This year all house wine, bottled beer and soft drinks are included and will be available from the bar throughout the event. You will be able to order drinks to your table on the night.

We don’t provide place name settings, however you are welcome to create these for the guests on your table and place these down before dinner

While there is no parking available on site, there are ample parking opportunities available at nearby car parks which are a short walk away. These are:

Tower Hill Car and Coach Park Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 5BU 

London Vintry Thames Exchange - NCP  Bell Wharf Lane, London EC4R 3TB

Monument Underground Station 0.2 miles (4 minute walk)

Bank Underground Station 0.4 miles (9 minute walk)

If you have any queries at this stage, get in touch with the events team on eventsteam@ben.org.uk

1.You understand that all information provided as part of the registration process is held by Ben-Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund we use it for the purpose of administering your participation.

2. Your personal information may also be used for the purposes of sending communications to you where you have confirmed that you would like to receive further information about the charity’s work when registering for the event. 

3. All personal data held by us will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws and our privacy statement can be found at https://ben.org.uk/ben-policies/privacy-policy/

4. You attend the event entirely at your own risk and we shall not be liable for any injury or loss which you may suffer or incur as a result of your attendance at the event, unless such injury or loss is incurred as a result of our negligence.

5. You must ensure all information provided to us is complete, true and accurate including any dietary requirements. If any of this information changes you must notify us immediately.

6. All payments to be made within 30 days of the invoice date.

7. As this is a charity fundraising event, we are unable to offer refunds if you choose to cancel your booking. If we cancel your booking, or the entire event, we will refund all monies paid or credit any invoice issued. We do not offer any reduction or refund in the event you are unable to fill the places you have booked. Additional spaces are available subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed until confirmed in writing.

8. If bidding via the live auction you and your guests agree that any winning bids will stand and will be paid within 30 days of the event.

9. If you cancel for any reason you must notify us as soon as possible in writing to eventsteam@ben.org.uk 

10. Photographs and videos may be taken/filmed throughout the event by us or our group companies and/or its contractors by relying on legitimate interest as a lawful basis for doing so. We may use your photographs and video to promote, report on and sell future events by means of film, print media, internet, publicity material, social media or any other media now or in the future and by registering you are consenting that you are happy for Ben-Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund to use your name, any photographs or footage taken of you during your participation in the event, unless you state otherwise by writing to eventsteam@ben.org.uk

11. By posting any content (e.g. photos and videos) in relation to the event on social media forums you give us a non-exclusive transferable, royalty-free right to use and reproduce that content and you, on behalf of yourself and any copyright owner, waive your and their moral rights in that content in favour of Ben-Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.

12. We offer sponsorship packages to partners who wish to show their support for Ben and raise their profile at the event. The benefits of these sponsorship packages vary and are as detailed in the sponsorship confirmation issued with your invoice. No variation or extension of the stated benefits will be provided without express written agreement.