Posts from January 2011

Free Road Tax for Cars

January 29, 2011 • Blog Editor

Did you know that there are family cars offering completely free road tax, as well as superminis? From April last year anyone buying a new car had to pay a different rate of vehicle tax for the first tax disc. Cars that fall into the Band A tax category for Vehicle Excise Duty have Co2 emission levels below 100g/km pay no showroom tax and standard road tax is also completely free The Audi A3 1.6TDI Start/Stop 99 model qualifies for Road Tax Band A with emissions of 99 CO2 g/km. With the

DVLA doubles annual IT spend

January 19, 2011 • Blog Editor

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to more than double what it spends annually on its IT deal with IBM. The DVLA have signed a three year extension to its existing Partners Achieving Change together (Pact) ten year deal, which covers technical infracture, operation and support, as well as transformation and system integration projects. The extension, which runs from 2012 to 2015, is worth £300 m, according to IBM. This compares with the DVLA’s original estimate of £287.3m for the te

CRZ Number Plates

January 8, 2011 • Blog Editor

This week seen the end of BRZ registrations in Ballymena. They were replaced with CRZ numberplates. The CRZ registration will be popular if your name in Cruize, Chris etc. The CRZ would also be an excellent choice of registration to have on your new Honda CR-Z hybrid Car. The 2011 Honda CRZ Hybrid hatchback coupe is a car that will appeal to young and old drivers given it's cute stylish looks and fuel efficient ways. The 2011 CRZ will be powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid e

DVA MOT Centre Christmas Holidays

January 2, 2011 • Blog Editor

DVA Coleraine & DVA MOT Centre Christmas Holidays The DVA has announced their Annual Christmas Holidays. Thurs 23rd Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Normal Working Day DVA MOT Centres: Normal Working Day Fri 24th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Closed Mon 27th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Closed Tues 28th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Normal Working