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Essential Info

Dates and Times

GATE  – OPENING TIMES

Thursday: 13:00 – 21:00

Friday: 09:00 – 21:00

Saturday: 09:00 – 21:00

Sunday: 09:00 – 21:00

Car Park open from Thursday 25th 10am

 

BOX OFFICE  – OPENING TIMES

9am – 9pm 

You can leave and re-enter the site as you wish throughout the weekend – please keep your wristband on!  Please note, you will NOT be allowed to re-enter the site with alcohol once you’ve got your wristband.


Please note: for those planning on turning up before the gates open to queue for entry, we encourage you to prepare adequately bringing water and suitable clothing for your wait.

 

Monday 29th July

Campsites must be clear by midday.

ID & Age Restrictions

The safety of all Truckers is of highest priority to us, and this means we must have certain rules in place to protect the safety of our younger festival-goers. Please see our age restrictions and ID requirements below:

16 & Over

Anyone 16 or over is welcome to attend the festival on their own without an adult, however, you will be asked to show proof of age on entry to access the event.

We accept the following forms of ID:

  • Your current passport – photocopies are accepted to gain entry but NOT to purchase alcohol at the bars.
  • Your UK Driver’s Licence or Provisional Licence
  • Citizen Card

 

Please note we cannot accept other forms of ID.  Photocopies will only be accepted to gain entry but the real document will have to be shown to purchase alcohol.

Under 16

Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult (21+) at all times.

Challenge 25 Policy

A challenge 25 policy will be in place for all alcohol sales on site.

If you look under 25, you will need a valid photo ID to be served alcohol.

What to Bring

Your Truck checklist:

  • Ticket  –We ask that you print your e-ticket off and have it ready to be scanned to reduce queue lengths.
  • Cash/Card – All Bars and Official Merchandise vendors will be completely cashless and will only accept card or contactless payments.
  • Photo ID – For more info check out our ID page. Photocopies will be accepted for entry but not for serving alcoholic drinks at bars.
  • Phone – For finding friends and taking snaps
  • Sunglasses – Don’t get that glare.
  • Tent & Sleeping Bag- Your home for the weekend
  • Wellies/Waterproof Anorak – Hopefully won’t need it but hey, it’s England!
  • Baby Wipes – For a quick freshen up! Please try to purchase compostable wipes.
  • Water/water bottle – Be sure to stay hydrated at all times! There are water taps across the festival site.
  • Torch – Guy ropes can be monsters in the dark!
  • Loo Roll – Better safe than sorry!
  • Toiletries  – Towel, soap, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrush
  • Sun Cream – We don’t want any lobsters! (show me your clawsss)
  • Medication – Inhalers etc.
  • Spare (warm) clothes – The nights can get nippy!
  • Fancy Dress – Keep an eye on our Facebook page to vote for your favourite theme!
  • Human repair kit – Plasters, headache tablets etc.
  • Food – There are plenty of food stalls at the festival but it’s always handy to have some shnacks with you.

What Not to Bring

Prohibited Items List

ITEM ARENA CAMPSITE
Aerosols over 250g (including deodorants, antiperspirants,
hairspray,  dry shampoo,  suntan lotion or skin moisturiser)
N N
Airhorns N N
Alcohol – Excessive Amounts N* N*
Animals N* N*
Any Goods for unauthorised trading N N
Any Goods with unauthorised festival logos N N
Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon N N
Bikes N* N*
Cable Ties N N
Camping Equipment N Y
Candles N N
Chains and Padlock N N
Chairs N Y
Chemical Toilets N N
Deodrant Roll On Y Y
Drones or Unmanned Aerial vehicles N N
Excessive Cigarettes N N
Fires N N
Fireworks N N
Flags – with poles N N
Flags without poles Y Y
Flares N N
Food N* Y
Gazebos N N
Generators N N
Glass N N
Glitter – Non biodegradable N N
Golf Umbrellas N Y
Hi Vis Jackets N N
Illegal Substances N N
Katie Hopkins N N
Kites N N
Klaxons N N
Knives N N
Lasers – Portable and Pens N N
Balaclava Style Masks N N
Medication (if accompanied by a doctors note / prescription or if it is recognisable) Y Y
Megaphones N N
New Psychoactive substances N N
Nitrous Oxide and/or Whippets and affiliated equipment N N
Paper Lanterns or Sky lanterns N N
Paraffin Lamps N N
Picnic Blankets Y Y
Professional cameras and video , inc SLR with detachable lens N Y
Pyrotechnics N N
Scooters N N
Selfie Sticks N N
Sharp Objects N N
Skateboards N N
Sky Lanterns N N
Smoke Bombs N N
Sound Systems / Large Amplification / Drums N N
Spray Cans N N
Water / Plastic Bottles Y* Y*
Dispoable BBQ N N
Firelighter stoves and Firelighters N N
Gel Stoves and gel fuel (e.g the Greenheat Base Camp Cooker) N Y*
Solid fuel stoves and solid fuel (e.g briquettes, or biofuel pellets, not firewood) N Y*
Fire wood N N
Methylated spirit stoves, and methylated spirits N Y*
Petrol, kerosene, or paraffin stoves or liquid fuel N N
Camping Stoves with aerosol larger than 250g N N
Camping Stoves with aerosol smaller than 250g N Y*
Charcoal BBQs N N
Gas Stoves with a single burner N Y*

 

* Alchohol – Except on first entry to the festival where you can bring up to 24 cans of beer/lager/ cider or alcopops (a mixture is fine) Or 1 Bottle of Spirit (70cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS) Or 2 Bottles of Wine (75cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS)

* Animals – Except Assistance Dogs

* Bikes – We have a bike park at Village Gate

* Food – Unless for specific dietary requirements

* Water / Plastic Bottles – Must be empty when entering arena, can be filled up at water points inside

* Stoves – Please note – all stoves marked Y must be raised off the ground and fuel limited to maximum of 1L per stove and only gas canisters of 250g or less.)

Drugs Policy

We operate a Prevent, Pursue, Protect policy. This means, Prevent illegal drugs from getting onto the site, Pursue anyone suspected of supplying illegal drugs, Protect the festival-goers.

Truck has a zero-tolerance drug policy. Any illegal drugs will be confiscated and the police may decide to prosecute. New psychoactive substances, Poppers, and Nitrous Oxide are also strictly prohibited and may result in ejection from the event. Searches are a condition of entry to the festival.

We really want all our festival-goers to stay safe at this year’s festival. Please don’t take any risks. You can find out all the latest information on legal highs at www.whynotfindout.org

For more information about how to stay safe, head to www.talktofrank.com

If you or any of your friends are feeling unwell you can visit our on-site welfare team who will be able to help you.

Valuables

Although these are not prohibited, don’t bring anything you can’t afford to lose. Truck Festival will not take responsibility for any personal possessions.