Posts from June 2015
GIL registrations - get them before they're gone
Irish registrations are becoming increasingly popular with motorists who either wish to disguise the age of their vehicle or perhaps just have a nice number that looks a little different. Many Irish registrations also make up great names or surnames for example GAZ for Gary, BAZ for Barry or GIL for Gillian or the surname Gill. If you have just bought a really nice second hand car in excellent condition chances are you will want to disguise its age. Especially if its an expensive one like
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DVLA Reduces Transfer Fee for Retaining a Plate to £80
It's a rather annoying fact of life that running a car is expensive. MOT, road tax and unexpected repairs all mount up and we all moan about it! But what can you do, we love our cars and we need our cars, we just have to keep paying out! However, we have some good news for you. The DVLA have announced a price reduction in transfer fees! It's not often we see fees going down instead of up, so make the most of it. It's much more than just a price reduction though, the whole process has been
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DVLA Number Plates from £199
How are you liking this sunny spell? It's been a long time coming hasn't it? We all thought the winter would never end, it's been a dismal start to the summer, but fingers crossed this hot weather will last a while, at least long enough for us to have a few barbecues and get a bit of a tan! Glorious sunshine just seems to change everything. You can enjoy your garden, you're not stuck inside all the time, you can get out and about without having to wrap up in dozens of layers of clothes. I
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Check out our Clever Number Plates Search Facility
We're very proud of our very clever search facility. In fact, we wanted to name it The Ever So Awesome and Very Clever Number Plate Search Facility, but it looked a bit funny on the page so sadly we had to shorten it. We're a pretty modest bunch here at Speedy Reg HQ, we know we offer a great service, so we don't need to shout about it, but once in a while we just can't help ourselves. We are ever so happy with our web team who have spent many hours developing, testing and fine-tuning our s
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How to sell your Cherished Number Plates
If you've got a set of cherished plates but have spotted a new set you'd like, then what do you do with your old private plates? Well you can always transfer them onto a retention certificate, that way the plates are still yours, and you can swap them back onto your vehicle whenever you like. However, if you're totally certain you don't want them anymore, maybe your new girlfriend doesn't appreciate you having your ex-girlfriend's initials on your plate, well you can tell her that at least i
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Driveway: Should you patch, resurface or replace?
Any work that has to be carried out on your home can always bring with it complications. You have to make the right decision when having any job done, whether it’s simply painting a room indoors or working on your driveway. You don’t want to waste money and you will also want the result of the work to last as long as possible. Deciding whether to have your driveway replaced or resurfaced can become a dilemma, so make sure you get the right advice. The whole of your home’s exterior is importa
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Advertise your business on a number plate
Nowadays a business will use any way possible to help promote their company by advertising and marketing their product. Social media is an obvious free tool used to promote businesses for example through Facebook or Twitter and promotional blogs such as this one. One trick your company might be missing is to have a personalised registration with your full company name or perhaps initials of your company. This always looks particularly good if your vehicle has artwork for the business printed
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Get your dad the perfect gift
It's often difficult to find the right present for Dads as there is so much more choice out there for Mums and then Dad always gets a rough deal or a less thoughtful gift. Gift shops will always have the usual gifts on display such as golf or football related clothes, golf clubs, golf club covers, beer mugs, coffee cups, books, autobiographies and any amount of trinkets. What if dad is not really into Sport, he doesn't really drink Coffee and doesn't drink beer? Unless he's into reading you
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New Vehicle? Why not get a new registration
Have you just purchased a new vehicle? Perhaps not brand new but new to you? If so why not disguise the age of the vehicle with a personalised registration. In this case most people would opt for either a dateless registration, which can be transferred to any age of vehicle or a Prefix style registration, which although is an age related number, the actual year of registration is not displayed. This instead is indicated by a letter. Many people who purchase a brand new vehicle like to get
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747 registrations for pilots
Many people like to advertise their business, company or profession on a number plate as an extra way of getting their business noticed. For example if you are a hairdresser you might like a CUT registration. If you are a pilot or have an interest in planes why not consider going for a 747 registration. Speedy Reg have an abundance of 747 registrations to choose from and particularly some nice 3x3 Irish registrations, which are all dateless. And the elements and functions on their website are
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Personalised registrations for your surname
If you cannot find the perfect registration to suit your name then why not consider looking for one to suit your surname. There are many options to suit surnames and you may even find a registration with your first initial. If you are a single female perhaps you feel that you wont have your surname forever, however for sentimental purposes you may like to keep it on your registration. Many women keep their maiden name for professional reasons or perhaps if they get married later in life they
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Make us an offer
As they say in life if you don't ask you don't get. With many purchases you will see a price and think to yourself 'is this worth it' or can I afford that? Many businesses will have a set price for items for sale and will not deviate from this price. Big companies such as fashion outlets and supermarkets will not barter or accept any less than the advertised price. Here at Speedy Registrations we will consider sensible offers on most of our registrations and we will also offer a price mat
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