Posts from June 2014
Goodbye Tax Discs
What will change for motor traders after the tax disc is abolished? Motor traders will no longer be able to purchase vehicles with a tax disc in force. From 1st October 2014, a tax disc is no longer transferable when a vehicle is sold. Motor traders may wish to use trade plates, provided that the vehicle is used within the conditions for use of trade plates. Alternatively, if the vehicle is to be registered in the name of the motor trade, then new vehicle tax will need to be obtained.
READ MORE →End of the Road for Tax Discs
1: What are the DVLA doing? They are changing the law to get rid of the need to display a paper tax disc. Tax discs will no longer be available. 2: Why are we doing this? The benefits of paper tax discs have become redundant over time as the DVLA and police rely on DVLA's electronic vehicle register to check if a vehicle is taxed. 3. When is this going to be introduced? The change will be introduced on the 01st October 2014 4. Who will this apply to? Everyone who needs t
READ MORE →What does your number plate stand for?
If you've got a private number plate, then chances are you'll know what the characters stand for. They may be obvious such as a name eg. BOB or SUE or it may be more subtle. At first glance a plate such as AGH may not seem to represent much, but it becomes clear when we find out it belongs to Andrew Gordon Hutchinson! If you don't yet have a private plate, you probably think your standard DVLA plate just doesn't represent anything at all, it's all random, but maybe somewhere it does! T
READ MORE →Play Parking Perfection
How are your parking skills? Test them out with a game of Parking Perfection! Use the arrow cars to steer and hit the space bar the brake hard!
READ MORE →Number Plates from £30
For a limited time we're offering our super stylish private plates from just £30! Why are we doing this? Well it's our 30th birthday, so we thought it was an apt way to celebrate! Of course, as birthdays sadly don't last forever, neither will these superb prices, so if you'd like to take advantage of this offer, start looking now as we'll only have these low-priced plates available for a limited time period. With prices this low, it's a great time to take the plunge and pick out a persona
READ MORE →Personalised Plates to Celebrate Fathers Day
Fathers Day is coming up very soon. Have you decided how you'll treat your dad? You might like to take your dad out for dinner, or maybe you'll buy him a bottle of his favourite tipple? But, how about buying him a personalised plate? We have so many cheap private license plates, this ultra-thoughtful gift could actually work out cheaper than dinner or a bottle of whisky, and it'll last a lot longer! We think all dads secretly would love a private plate and they're the perfect gift for any
READ MORE →World Cup fever
This is set to be a summer of sport with the World Cup kicking off next week and of course Andy Murray defending his title as Wimbledon champion. Last year the nation was on the edge of their seats as the men's singles final played out and of course there was much celebration when Murray finally got the title he had been dreaming of since childhood. Who knows what this summer will bring, in terms of tennis it could be anyone's game but as far as the football is concerned host nation
READ MORE →Why would I want an Irish number plate?
You may have noticed on our website that we sell license plates from Northern Ireland. In fact we offer a price promise guarantee, that we won't be beaten on price for Irish plates. But you may have wondered why you would want a plate from Northern Ireland as opposed to one from the UK. Well there are a few reasons. For one, they are shorter than your average DVLA plate, so they have that short and attractive personalised look to them. Secondly we sell them for very low prices, but most i
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DVLA Personalised Registrations
The DVLA have confirmed that from 21st July the operational management of existing NI personalised registrations sales scheme conducted by DVA will transfer to DVLA. As a result of the merger of the sales schemes there will be a change to the registration number assignment rules. From 21st July NI and GB customers will be able to directly assign any format of registration number directly onto their vehicles from a V750 Certificate of Entitlement. The facility to retain a registration n
READ MORE →Can you score full marks in the Automotive Challenge?
Test your knowledge of motors with the Automotive Challenge Quiz. Can you score a full 20 out of 20? About | Privacy | Terms
READ MORE →Private Plates from £30
Everyone loves a birthday treat, and so because it is our 30th birthday this month, we've got an extra special birthday treat for you. For a limited time only, we have private plates for sale starting at just £30! So if the prices of private plates has put you off getting one, perhaps now is the time to treat yourself and pick up a private registration plate for an all-time low price. If you're not familiar with ordering private plates from us, don't worry, we make the whole process ve
READ MORE →30 years in the Number Plates Industry
This month we celebrate 30 years in the number plates industry. Many companies come and go, but we've stood the distance and we think that is something to be proud of. With forward thinking, good planning and wonderful staff, we've become increasingly successful and are fully confident that we'll be around for another 30 years, so you can rest assured you're in safe hands. We are one of the most experienced companies in the industry. We deal directly with the DVLA and our staff are ava
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