Quote Originally Posted by XRunner View Post
So far the FRA had resisted any attempt to apply an unattached levy, although some organisers chosen to apply it to their events.
Organisers of fell races in England should not be collecting unattached levies for their events. Permits and associated UKA insurance for fell races in England are obtained through the FRA and there isn't any mechanism in place for collecting levies.

The situation for fell/hill/mountain running in Scotland and Wales is different.

In Scotland, Scottish Athletics (equivalent of England Athletics and part of the UKA family) provide the Permits and organisers are expected to collect a £2 unattached levy from anyone who isn't an Individual Member of Scottish Athletics. Individual membership of Scottish Athletics costs £15 if you are a member of a club and £27 if you aren't!

Some race organisers in Scotland choose not to obtain a Permit from Scottish Athletics but to get insurance through Scottish Hill Runners (not affiliated to UKA). In this case an unattached levy will not be charged.

In Wales, Welsh Athletics is the equivalent body to Scottish Athletics in Scotland. I understand that they also expect unattached levies to be charged for races they Permit. However, insurance for a high proportion of races in Wales is obtained through the Welsh Fell Runners Association (not affiliated to UKA) and these races don't have Permits from Welsh Athletics and unattached levies are not charged.