Posts from December 2012
Buying a personalised plate is easy
Buying a personalised plate might be easier than you think You may have always fancied a personalised plate, or have someone in mind who you know would love one as a gift, but you might have thought the admin and paperwork would be too complicated and time consuming to make it worth your while. You could be very pleasantly surprised to find out just how stress and hassle free buying a personalised number plate can be when you buy your plate from Speedy Reg. We are the only company to offer
READ MORE →Ensuring your number plate is legal
The DVLA have strict requirements for number plates that you must adhere to. Of course you must legally have a number plate on both the front and back of your vehicle. The front plate should have black letters on a white background and the back plate should have black letters on a yellow background. However if your vehicle was manufactured prior to 1973 then you are allowed to have a traditional style plate; that is white, silver or grey characters on a black background. The surface of the
READ MORE →Choosing a personalised number plate
[caption id="attachment_5139" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Personalised Number Plates[/caption] Everyone loves a personalised plate. Whether you're picking one out for yourself or choosing one for a gift, deciding what plate to buy can be tricky as there are so many to choose from. At Speedy Reg we try and make this as simple as possible with our search facility. Type in a word and we'll give you some suggestions for similar number plates. Names are always popular for plates, your
READ MORE →Englebert Humperdink, EH1 numberplates
Englebert Humperdink seeks mystery EH1 plate buyer Singer Englebert Humperdink was offered two million pounds for his EH1 plate by a man dining in the same restaurant as him. He was a fan of Englebert's music, and he was also a fan of his license plate due to the fact they have the same initials. The gentleman gave Englebert his business card and the singer promised to call him to seal the deal, however he lost the card and now cannot track down the potential buyer to accept his offer and com
READ MORE →Number plate theft on the increase
Stealing number plates is becoming more common. Stolen plates are often used for crimes. 90% of incidents of people filling up their cars with petrol and driving off without paying involve cars with stolen plates. Stolen plates are also used to avoid parking tickets and speeding fines and they are often used on getaway vehicles for robberies. If your plates are stolen you should report it straight away as you could be held responsible for a crime if your plate is caught on camera at the sce
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Potentially offensive plates banned
It's the job of the DVLA to weed out any potentially offensive or rude license plates. This can be anything from swear words, to racist or drug related words or phrases. Rather surprisingly this job isn't done by a computer but instead by a team of staff at the DVLA who meet twice a year to make a decision on which plates should be banned, and which can be allowed through. This censorship applies to standard plates and personalised plates too. Anything ending in 2 HAG or 2 LUT are banned. Yo
READ MORE →The priciest plates in the world
You can get a personalised number plate to suit almost any budget. Prices start at under £99 but if you really want to impress there are some amazing plates out there, but you'll need a lot of money if you want the most sought after and exclusive plates. Short plates always come with a massive price tag, and the registration X1 definitely lives up to that reputation, recently going up for auction with an estimated value of over a million pounds making it the most expensive number plate sold
READ MORE →13 plates – unlucky for some?
If you're planning to buy a new car next year you'll be given a 13 plate. If you're superstitious this may spell bad luck for you. Triskaidekaphobia as the fear of the number 13 is known is common and widespread, even the Vikings feared the number 13! So what can you do? Perhaps you'll postpone buying your new car until 2014, but this isn't the ideal solution for anyone who wants their new car sooner or is worried that their old car won't last another year. A great way to avoid a 13 plate an
READ MORE →Perfect Lady motoring gifts
A love of cars is not just a male dominated interest; many women love their cars too, so why not forget the perfume and chocolates and choose something your lady will really appreciate this Christmas. Me-mo.co.uk have a great selection of girly car gifts. They have an adorable cute cat aerial topper; the perfect stocking filler at just £2.99 and car eyelashes for just £3.50 a pair. Pop into Halfords and you can buy a cute pink steering wheel cover for £9.99, or how about a satnav device so
READ MORE →Movie plates, for your home, or your car!
We love these wall plates from craigsplates.com. Okay you can't actually put them on your car, but they do look great on the office wall, and they make a nice Christmas stocking filler. You can have Batman's BAT 1 plate, or the OUTATIME plate from the iconic Back to Future DeLorean. There's the KARR plate of KITT from Knight Rider, JJZ 109 as seen on the 1968 Ford Mustang famously driven by Steve McQueen in Bullitt, and ECTO 1 from the film Ghostbusters. You could pick the CNH 320 licence pl
READ MORE →Celebs love a personalised plate
Celebrities young and old definitely understand the appeal of a personalised number plate. Celebs often like to pick plates to match their profession. Paul Daniels is the proud owner of MAG 1C. Amir Khan has BOX 111G and Jimmy Tarbuck bought COM 1C back in the sixties. Nicky Clarke, the famous hairdresser has the rather brilliant H4I RDO and TV DIY expert Tommy Walsh has MRD 1Y! Others like to pick a plate with their name or initials on. Stirlling Moss has both SM 7 and 7 SM. Max Bygraves
READ MORE →Looking for a Liverpool Football Number Plates?
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool. As Liverpool has won more European titles than any other English club what better way to show your support for them but with Personalised Number Plates for your vehicle. LFZ 1 has just become available and would be an excellent number plate for your No 1 Football Club! Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at
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