Posts from October 2010
Councils number plates 'worth thousands'
Local authorities across the East of England own car number plates worth up to £1m, an investigation by BBC East Inside Out has discovered. As councils across the UK examine how best to make savings, the question is should they sell up? Personalised number plates are often thought to be the preserve of the rich, but an investigation by the programme found valuable plates owned by a number of authorities in the region. This is a legacy of the days when local authorities were responsible
READ MORE →The Law on Number Plates
DVLA guidelines on how Number Plates should be displayed The DVLA states that all registration marks including marks purchased through DVLA's sales scheme must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (obtainable from Her Majesty's Stationery Office). The Rules of Displaying Number Plates A number plate must be displayed at the front and rear of motor vehicles (with some exceptions). Number Plates must be easy to read and mee
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Illegal car plates were invisible to cameras
[caption id="attachment_1709" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Incorrect Display of MAZ 343"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1710" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Correct Display of MAZ 343"][/caption] A MOTORIST has been convicted of having illegal number plates — which speed cameras cannot pick up. John Massaro, who had the illegal plates on his Jaguar car, told Bolton Magistrates Court he did not realise he was breaking the law. The 55-year-old father was stopped on
READ MORE →The Next DVLA Numberplate Auction
The Last DVLA numberplate Auction of 2010 will take place on the 01st, 2nd and 3rd December 2010 at Arden Manor Hotel, Claverdon, Warwickshire CV35 8LT. These auctions are not held by the DVLA, they are held on behalf of the DVLA by an independent agency, SMA Auctions. Throughout the year, the DVLA release registrations for auction, which they have withheld and these sales, which we’d be delighted to help you bid at, offer an excellent opportunity to buy unique and prestigious registration
READ MORE →History Of Number Plates
Number plates have become such an everyday part of all our lives, we rarely even think about them any more. The history of number plates is intrinsically bound up in the history of automobiles, and they have proved to be such an efficient way of governing road going vehicles that the system has been universally adopted (with obvious cultural variations) around the world. Earliest beginnings The first number plates were introduced into France in 1893, and were swiftly followed by Germany in
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The Ulitmate Bob Hill Number Plates!
The Ulitmate Bob Hill Number Plate HIL 808, has just became available, exclusively through Speedyreg. This unique 3 letter, three digit car registration is very keenly priced at £1800. HIL registrations were issued in Fermanagh Local Licensing office durning January 1991 to February 1992. In December 2004, with the end of the YIL combinations, the IL’s were replaced with AIG registrations. They are currently issuing IIG combinations at the present. Can you think of any other interes
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Speedyreg has joined foursquare!
Foursquare is a location-based social networking website, software for mobile devices. Users "check-in" at venues using a mobile website, text messaging or a device-specific application. They are then awarded points and sometimes "badges." On September 1, 2010, the World Economic Forum announced the company as a Technology Pioneer for 2011.Users can choose to have their check-ins posted on their accounts on Twitter, Face book or both. Foursquare has attracted a ton of buzz as the latest c
READ MORE →Speedyreg's Facebook App
World exclusive, Speedyreg is the only Irish Number Plates Company to offer you a Facebook App. Gone are the days of entering a search term and clicking for results. If you are logged into your facebook, then simply click on our facebook app and our ingenious and fast app will provide you with an unlimited amount of number plates to choose from. We at Speedyreg were keen to create this application as it will allow you to share your perfect number plates easily with your friends. Getting th
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Fixing Number plates with Screws or Sticky pads?
When Fixing Number plates to my vehicle should I use Screws or Sticky pads? There are two options to fixing your new number plates to your vehicle: Self Adhesive Pads Self-Tapping screws with matching plastic head covers . Advantages of Self Adhesive Pads: Easy to use No Drilling Required Can be removed easily Disadvantages of Self Adhesive Plates may seem like a easy target with screws for potential thieves Not as Secure Number Plates and Car Surface, need to be
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Mistake in Wikipedia on number plates‼
Mistake in Wikipedia , it states incorrect information reference number plates‼ According to Wikipedia, Vehicle registration plates are the mandatory number plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle, and have existed in the United Kingdom since 1904. Most motor vehicles which are used on public roads are required by law to display them. However under the Northern Ireland section it states “The DVA are considering adopting the seven character system (area code+age identifier+r
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What's in a name?
In the number plate language was talk about alphanumeric language. The Wikipedia states, “Alphanumeric is a combination of alphabetic and numeric (sometimes shortened to alphameric), and is used to describe the collection of Latin letters and Arabic digits used by much of western society” However in the number plates industry numbers are used instead of letters. Since the earliest days of vehicle registrations the ingenious ad sometime mischievous, workings of the human brain have managed t
READ MORE →Nigel Mansell makes his Formula 1 comeback
In the latest car insurance advertisement from Money Supermarket, Nigel attempts to show he can multi-task with the best of the modern drivers as he tries to arrange his car insurance while racing on his Scalextric set but ultimately crashes. Perhaps the return of the ‘tache’ will see a return to form for Mansell which he showed in the early part of the 1990s when he became the only man to be both the F1 and Indycar champion simultaneously. His fighting spirit attracted a lot of support from
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