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Magazines for motoring enthusiasts
Magazines are great for reading on a flight on your way to your summer holiday, or when relaxing in the garden making the most of the summer weather. We've picked out a selection of magazines that any motoring enthusiast would love. A magazine subscription also makes a great gift that the recipient can enjoy all year round when all the other presents have been forgotten! Classic and Sports Car Magazine Classic and Sports Car Magazine is a monthly magazine that has been going since 1982
READ MORE →Driving could become more pleasant
When you've bought your personalised license plate from Speedy Reg, you'll want to get out and about and show it off, but sometimes congestion can turn a lovely drive into a frustrating event. No one likes being stuck in a traffic jam, and it's worse if it makes you late for a meeting or you've got a flight to catch. Things could be looking up though for congestion on UK roads, as the government has set aside £62 million pounds to help combat congestion. There will be 62 schemes across th
READ MORE →Why choose an Irish number plate?
You can buy and display an Irish number plate on any UK vehicle, but why would you want to? Well, Irish plates are cheap, which means you can pick up a plate for a very low price, in these tough economic times a personalised plate might seem like a luxury you can't afford, but by choosing an Irish plate you won't have to spend much at all, so you can buy a plate and not feel like you're being too frivolous! Irish plates are shorter in length than plates from the DVLA, so they have that st
READ MORE →Want a cheap personalised plate?
Then you should consider a DVLA license plate. Some personalised number plates can be very expensive, but just because you don't have a lot of money to spend doesn't mean that you can't have a personalised plate. There is a lot of scope for personalisation with new style DVLA plates and the great thing is that they're very cheap too! These days everyone can have a personalised number plate. The format for the plates gives you a lot of options, there are millions of combinations to choose
READ MORE →GRZ Irish Number Plates being issued
Ballymena DVA Local office is now issuing GRZ registrations. The GRZ Irish number plates are replacing the FRZ combinations. The GRZ combination will be excellent Personalised number plates, if your name is Graham, Garland or Garrett. The GRZ registrations would also be popular for the nickname Grizzly. To view our current JIG registrations please click on GRZ Number Plates
READ MORE →Frazer Private Number Plates
Frazer is a very popular Scottish surname, which also has strong connections in Northern Ireland due to the plantation when Scottish and English protestants settled in parts of the North of Ireland. In more recent times the surname has been adapted as a christian name and both the surname and christian name can be spelt in various ways such as Frasier, Fraser or Frazier. Speedy Reg have a huge selection of FRZ registrations to choose from such as cheaper 4 digit plates starting from
READ MORE →Cherished Registrations for wine lovers
Are you a wine connoisseur looking for the perfect cherished registration? If so Speedy Reg have the perfect private plate for your vehicle, especially if you are a Merlot fan. ME12 LOT is an excellent registration for wine experts, vineyard owners, wine dealers or if a nice glass of Merlot happens to be your favourite tipple. This particular registration is held on a GB retention certificate and is a current style registration, which must be placed on a vehicle registered after Marc
READ MORE →Car Registration Numbers for birthday boy Philip
Today 10th June marks the 92nd birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip. Some interesting facts you may not know about the Duke are that was born in Greece and his ancestors are from both the Greek and Danish Royal families. As a child he had to go into exile due to unrest in Greece and he had a difficult upbringing as his parents separated and his mother was then taken into care due to mental health problems. His first meeting with his future wife was when she was just 13 years old
READ MORE →Cheap Number Plates for Toby
The recent release of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ has caused a bit of a 1920’s revival in the world of fashion. Anyone who has seen the film will be aware of the extravagant lifestyle the main characters led and their love of all things fast and fashionable. Lead character Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire gets a taste of what it is like to lead the life of a rich New York Gentleman when he falls into the company of his new neighbour Jay Gatsby. Throughout the film we see
READ MORE →Indiana police officer fights for 0INK plate
Police corporal Rodney Vawter has had his personalised plate revoked by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles as it has been deemed offensive. His plate 0INK could be thought to be linked to the derogatory term for the police 'pig'. However Mr Vawter believes in freedom of speech and is keen to keep his plate and so he is suing the bureau. He has had this plate for three years, but it is only now that they have decided not to renew it. Rodney Vawter sees the plate as a bit of joke, he's be
READ MORE →Number plates around the world – India
As in the UK all vehicles in India must have a number plate. They're issued by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in each state. Some states even bar cars with plates from other states from entering certain areas. Commercial vehicles have yellow plates with black text, but a standard vehicle for personal use will have white plates with black text, both front and back. The only people allowed to drive without a license plate are the President and state governors who instead just have the em
READ MORE →Northern Ireland Car dealer fined
A car dealer from Carrickfergus, County Antrim Northern Ireland has been fined £300 for selling a vehicle which had been a category C insurance write off. Speedy Reg have learned that Blair Buchanan of Buchanan Car Sales did not at any stage during the sale inform his customer that the vehicle had been written off. According to BBC News NI the case was brought to court by the Trading Standards Service following an investigation arising from the customer's complaint. The court heard
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