Posts from December 2013
Happy New year from all at Speedy Reg!
New Years Eve can be full of mixed emotions. Happiness for the friends and family you have around you and perhaps the few cheeky cocktails you have just consumed. Sadness perhaps for loved ones that are no longer with you and maybe a bit of worry at how you plan on getting home at the end of the night. The whole crew at Speedy Reg love a good night out and at their recent Christmas party really let their hair down and had a thoroughly good time. They all plan on doing different thing
READ MORE →Happy birthday Maggie Smith
Acting royalty Maggie Smith turns 79 today and following the festivities over Christmas she may not be in the mood for a a big party. In more recent years she is best known for her role as the Dowager Countess Grantham in award winning drama Downton Abbey. This has become a household favourite and Maggie Smith's character is loved because of her sarcastic wit and humour. The Christmas special aired on Christmas day was one of the most highly viewed programmes that day and we wonder i
READ MORE →Transferring your new registration...
It's Christmas Day any you have just been given the best present ever, a personalised registration. The registration is still on certificate, you are so excited and cannot wait to get it onto your vehicle. Obviously you will have to wait a few days to start the transfer with it being Christmas so why not take this time to explore the options you have if you are not sure how the transfer procedure works. Are you based in Northern Ireland and your registration is a DVLA personalised r
READ MORE →Keeping safe on the roads this Christmas
Christmas can be a difficult time for drivers. The weather can be horrendous, but you're often obligated to travel, to visit friends and relatives over the festive season. Sadly many accidents happen on the roads around Christmas time, but there are precautions you can take to minimise your chances of it happening to you. Make sure your car is in tip-top condition before you set off on a journey. Check your oil and screen wash levels. Remember, screen wash can freeze, so it's a good
READ MORE →Personalised Number Plates
Personalised number plates are a hot gift for Christmas; unique, unusual and highly desirable, more and more people are opting to give a gift that's a little out of the ordinary. We asked a few Christmas personalised plate shoppers who they were buying for this year... “I'm looking for a private plate for my brother for Christmas, he's always wanted one and I know he's going to love it. I was tempted to pick something insulting but maybe I'll be nice and get one with his nickname
READ MORE →Happy Christmas from Speedy Reg
With a click and a clack And a great big pack, Down through the chimney, Pretty nimbly Somebody comes on Christmas eve! If we are real nice And as still as mice, If we never peep, And are sound asleep, He'll fill our stockings, I do believe! And when we arise Next day our eyes Will grow big to see How perfectly He got me the perfect reg from Speedy!
READ MORE →Buy your Christmas reg now and pay later
If you've found the perfect registration for your loved one for Christmas but you haven't budgeted for a gift this amazing, then don't worry, we have a great finance option with 0% interest so you dont have to worry about hidden charges. You no longer have to wait until pay day to buy that coveted registration. Our instant finance option is so simple. There's just a short form to fill out and you could have your finance agreement within minutes. All you have to do is pay a 10% dep
READ MORE →Christmas Personalised Gifts for Car Lovers
We all have a friend or relative who loves their car, and there are some great personalised gifts you can buy for motoring fans. How about this great gift for dad? If he has an iPhone or Blackberry, he's bound to love this N01 D4D license plate phone cover, you can even add your own message to it as well. http://www.gettingpersonal.co.uk/gifts/personalised-phone-cover-reg-plate.htm A calendar is always a useful gift, but here are two with a difference. Dream Cars depicts 12 highly d
READ MORE →Do you give gift vouchers?
Gift vouchers are always a good gift, the recipient can choose their own present, and if your loved ones are far away, they're an easy present to post too. The only decision you have is what type of gift voucher to give. There are all the usual types for high street stores, online shops and of course book tokens. Most of them are vouchers on ordinary items that you'd shop (check this link to get a better idea). Now there's a way to give a gift voucher that's a little out of the ordinary with
READ MORE →Helping Santa give a Speedy Christmas
Santa has now got his own direct link to Speedy Reg's website where he can find all sorts of number plates for good girls and boys. www.santareg.co.uk will bring him directly to the Speedy Reg website which makes life that little bit easier for him. Santa has in fact asked Speedy Reg for advise on a number of occasions over the past few months to ensure that he picks the right plates and that transfers are completed in time for Christmas. We have even tried to sell Santa his own pers
READ MORE →Check rules before displaying your numberplates
Don't display your plates without checking the rules The DVLA and DVA have strict requirements for number plates that you must adhere to. Obviously you must legally display a number plate on both the front and back of your vehicle. The back plate should always have black letters on a yellow background and the front plate should have black letters on a white background. If your vehicle was manufactured prior to 1973 then you are allowed to have a traditional style plate. There are legal
READ MORE →Happy Birthday Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt turns 50 today and the Speedy Reg team cant believe it! The Hollywood hunk is best known for films such as the Ocean's Eleven, Benjamin Button, Fight Club and Troy and is probably one of the best loved actors at the moment. Despite being in many block buster movies he has never won an Oscar. It doesn't look likely that he will win any awards for his most recent Movie World War Z, however his new World War II film 'Fury', which is due for release in November 2014 may just win h
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