Posts from October 2019
Let’s Get Retro this Christmas!
Christmas is filled with tradition and nostalgia. Do you have decorations on the tree that are old and tatty but they’re part of Christmas and they just must be on there? Perhaps you have traditions that are unique to your family and it’s just not Christmas without them? When we look back fondly on Christmas memories, it’s usually our childhood festive moments that come back to us. The year you got your Tiny Tears doll, your Speak & Spell or your Raleigh Chopper bike. When granny had a glass
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Bringing Route 66 to the Heart of London – It’s the Regent Street Motor Show
On Saturday 2nd November, a stroll along London’s Regent Street will be a completely different experience. From Piccadilly Circus to Oxford Circus the street is pedestrianised for this awesome show which opens at 10:30am and closes at 4:00pm. A great day out You’ll find so much to see and do at the Illinois Route 66 Regent Street Motor Show this year, you can literally spend all day there and it’s family friendly too with special events and areas for the kids. Step back in time H
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Truck Racing and Fireworks at Brands Hatch
Is there anything more fun than watching truck racing? We didn’t think so until we discovered British Truck Racing AND fireworks at Brands Hatch! This is two amazing spectacles in one, with over 100 trucks racing around the iconic Brands Hatch circuit, followed by one of the best, most impressive fireworks shows in the whole of the south east. Two thrilling days of racing The action takes place over two days, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of November. The headline races form part of the MV
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Putting the FUN back into Brexit!
Back in 2016 we were all talking about Brexit. We voted in the referendum and whether you voted leave or remain, Brexit was a hot topic. Now, over three years later, nothing has been decided, we haven’t left the EU and Brexit fatigue has started to settle in. Everyone is getting fed up and bored of Brexit. Have we all stopped caring? Has it dragged on so long that we just want it over with one way or another? That’s perhaps the most worrying attitude, when we’ve just had enough of an issue that
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Could we be Seeing Green Number Plates on our Roads?
The design and colour of number plates is highly controlled and very rarely do we see any changes to the plate system or the style of our plates. However, in the near future, we might begin to see green number plates on our roads! These special green number plates would be fitted to ‘green’ zero-emission electric vehicles in order to make these cars instantly recognisable in order for local authorities to easily issue incentives to these environmentally friendly cars. What benefits might
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Good Luck England in the Rugby World Cup Final 2019!
Out of 20 teams, only 2 remain – it’s the Rugby World Cup final and England have made it this far to play South Africa in the final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. Kick off is at 9am GMT on Saturday November 2nd. England last made it into the final in 2007 and they have only won the tournament once, back in 2003 but that made them the only team in the northern hemisphere ever to have won. New Zealand are always a great contender and have won the tournament the last
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Will You Go Vegan for 24 Hours?
A vegan diet is becoming increasingly popular as the most beneficial way of life to help protect your health, the environment and the wildlife on our planet. If you’re not one of the thousands of vegans in the UK, World Vegan Day on November 1st is your chance to play your part and try going vegan for 24 hours. #GoVegan24 It’s easier than you think If you’ve considered a vegan diet but then decided it would be too inconvenient, then think again. These days there are so many options for
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BOO To You! - Happy Halloween!
It’s the spookiest scariest day of the year! Halloween is here and the ghouls and ghosts are all out and about to give you a scare. There’s only one way to fend them off and that’s by playing them at their own game. Why not zap those zombies, scare off the skeletons and banish the bats with a very scary BOO plate on your car? We’ve got plenty for you to pick from. ‘Witch’ one will you choose? Super Scary BOO plates How about BOO 135 or BOO 152? You may prefer BOO 13Y, BOO 85T, or perhaps
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Don’t Forget to Put Your Clocks Back!
British Summer Time will soon be officially over and our six-monthly ritual of changing the time on all our clocks begins again. There’s always that awkward one high up on a wall where you can hardly reach it even when you stand on a chair, and that one that looks amazing, that you spent a small fortune on because it perfectly suits your room, but you just cannot get the blooming thing back on its hook once you’ve taken it off. One day it’ll end up thrown across the room instead, but somehow you
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Will Lewis Hamilton take the World Championship at the Mexico Grand Prix?
The competition this year is looking good for Mercedes. The only person who could snatch victory from the hands of Lewis Hamilton is his team mate Valtteri Bottas but Hamilton is still a good way ahead and this race in Mexico City at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez could see Hamilton take the World Championship. If he fails to finish in the top four then the title race will move on the US GP next month. Lewis Hamilton has his concerns So you’d think Lewis Hamilton would be breezing into
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An Exciting Way to Support a Good Cause this Weekend
Head to the Castle Combe Circuit, five miles west of Chippenham on Saturday 26th October to take part in Supercar Saturday and help raise money for the Stroke Association. This is an amazing day out where you get to take part in the action. There will around 60 cars you can choose to take a ride in, and head onto the track with one of the experienced drivers who have all donated their time free of charge. Booking your track time The cost to ride starts at £30 and increases dependant on dr
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Celebrating Motorcycle Ride Day!
We’re always talking about cars here on the Speedy Reg blog, but as much as we do love cars, we’re also very keen on motorbikes too. You only need to take a look in our warehouses to know that. There you’ll find literally hundreds of bikes. Why? Because we store a lot of our stock number plates on them! That means we can transfer them over to you really quickly. All our motorcycles are lovingly cared for by our talented team of mechanics, it really is a labour of love looking after so many bikes
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