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A '12-car rally' is a type of car rally, often run by motor clubs as a simple and strictly amateur form of the sport. Such rallies are often the very first type of competitive motorsport that people ever try.
12-car rallies are run to Navigational Rally rules, which are based on navigational skills rather than speed, and with usually a notable social element too. In the United Kingdom, the rules for 12-cars are governed by the Motor Sports Association UK (MSA) and are as follows:

★ Maximum of 12 competing vehicles per event (hence the name)

★ Generally only standard road cars permitted, not fully prepared cars (this is at the discretion of the organising club, but is widely upheld)

★ Maximum 30mph average speed

★ "Plot 'n' bash" navigation only

★ No timing to the second permitted, only to the previous minute

★ "PR" (public relations) work as necessary if the route affects residential areas, this is as for a road rally but the requirements are not quite as strict

★ Police to be informed of the event, though route information does not need to be submitted and approved

★ Route authorisation must be granted from the MSA's local representative.