Holidays are coming... but not the Coca-Cola red truck

IT’S a Christmas highlight for many festive-lovers, but this year the Coca-Cola truck will not be travelling around the UK distributing joy and tiny cans of drink.

The company announced the news on its Twitter account yesterday and cited the current four-week lockdown in England as the reason.

It wrote: “Due to current restrictions around the country, our Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour won’t go ahead this year.

“We know it’s disappointing, but we’ll continue to share special Christmas moments throughout the festive season. We look forward to seeing you next year!”

It will sure to be a disappointment to thousands who love to visit and have a picture by the truck, which regularly stops in Cardiff as well as a number of other Welsh locations.

Its location moved to the capital’s city centre in recent years, after the sheer volume of people visiting the red truck at its stop at Asda in Coryton in 2015 led to chaos on the roads, with some motorists taking three hours to travel two miles.

Fans of the Coca-Cola truck yesterday shared their disappointment at the latest news on Twitter.

One quipped: “First Brexit, then Covid and now the coke lorry has been cancelled. That’s it, I’m giving up and finding some desert island to hide on.”

While another said: “Such a shame but totally understandable can’t wait to see the advert on TV xx”

The Coca-Cola truck tour is just one of the Christmas events not happening in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other cancelled events include pantomimes, Santa grottos and festive parades.