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Celebrities who love their number plates
Fame and personalised plates seem to go hand in hand. Of course anyone can have a personalised number plate, they start at very low prices, but some of the most desirable plates can cost huge amounts of money, so they're a status symbol for the rich and famous, along with their mansion, yacht and sports car. Lord Sugar, multi-millionaire businessman and star of the popular BBC show The Apprentice has had his AMS 1 plate since the early days of his business back in the 60s. It's been trans
READ MORE →Concerns over Google Street View
We've all been very impressed with Google Maps and especially Google Street View. It's a very useful tool for locating somewhere you're about to visit, planning a route or taking a nostalgic virtual walk around a town you used to live in. However there have been some concerns that it could also be used for nefarious purposes, advises SEO company SERPninja. The system could be used by burglars to scope out a home to target without having to visit the location themselves; from the comfort of th
READ MORE →A gift fit for a King
There are plenty of perks if you're a member of the Royal Family, you get to travel the world first class and you'll also be given expensive gifts from foreign dignitaries keen to impress. In 2012 the British Royal Family were given many gifts while on their travels. Prince Charles has always shown an interest in the environment and so his gift from Denmark of an ecologically friendly bio fireplace was very apt. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were given eight woven palm floor mats on a
READ MORE →ALZ number plates for birthday boy Alan
British stage and screen actor Alan Rickman celebrates his 67th birthday today and what better way to treat himself than to get a personalised number plate to mark the occasion. The team at Speedy Reg have found the perfect dateless number (ALZ 35) to suit the legendary actor who has starred in films such as 'Die Hard', 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' and more Recently the 'Harry Potter' series. He typically plays the role of the leading villain in the majority of films for which he is
READ MORE →TXI Number Plates
Are you a Taxi company with a fleet of cars and looking for a dateless number plate to suit all vehicles? If so Speedy Reg have the perfect number plate for you, which can go on any age of vehicle. TXI number plates are becoming increasingly popular for Taxi firms across the UK, quite clearly because this is an abbreviation of Taxi. Speedy Reg have plenty of TXI numbers available to buy today including TXI 114 and TXI 116, which would look really well together if bought as a pair. Th
READ MORE →TUI Number Plates for Tuilagi
England and Leicester Tiger's Centre Manusamoa Tuilagi (or Manu for short) is becoming a force to be reckoned with and was expected to prove to be a real handful against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. It turned out, however, that Tuilagi did not make the starting line up during Sunday's historic match but instead was brought on as a substitute during the 48th minute. The 21 year old is the youngest of six brothers from the famous Samoan dynasty, who have all played for the Leicester Tigers, and
READ MORE →Number Plates
Numbers Plates carry a very distinct history, they were first introduced in France in 1893, then in Germany in 1896, the UK followed suit in late 1903 with the introduction of the Motor Car Act 1903. From 1st January 1904 all vehicles within the UK had to be registered with their local council, the registered keeper of the vehicle was then issued with an exclusive registration number free of charge relating to the local counties individual issue – the first issued registrations consisted of
READ MORE →Private Number Plates
In the past as the number of mechanical vehicles on the road began to increase, and with that the added problem of increased accidents, there became a need to identify these vehicles. A number plate therefore became a means of identifying a vehicle so that if involved in an accident the authorities could identify and, if needed, find the perpetrator. Nowadays, however, number plates have taken on a whole new meaning, as well as being used to identify vehicles. A number plate can now be seen
READ MORE →Personalised Number Plates
Personalised Number Plates have become a popular gift both between spouses and also between parents and children. The initial reason for choosing a number could be to simply hide the age of the vehicle, a cheap and cheerful dateless registration number or it could be something a little more exclusive. One thing for certain is you must be fairly confident that the number you are buying is one that they will like because it is not the sort of gift that they can hide! The age of the vehicle m
READ MORE →Why do you have a personalised plate?
We've been asking the owners of personalised number plates, why they love them and why they chose their plates. Sue from Leeds loves the idea of personalised plates. She's always loved personalisation of anything, she even has pens with her name on, so a personalised plate was simply the next step for her, a way to stamp her own style on her car. She told us she finds cars pretty boring. Her current car is a dark blue Polo, there's nothing special about it, it doesn't stand out, so she in
READ MORE →Sales of personalised plates are soaring
Since the DVLA were given permission to auction off personalised plates back in 1989, over 1.5 million have been sold which is great news for the treasury as they've raised over £600 million pounds from the proceeds. During the first year only 658 plates were sold, but by 2001 this had risen to 236,000 and this keeps on rising each year. Once thought of as a frivolous addition to a car for the rich and the famous, these days personalised plates are simply seen as a fun way to add your per
READ MORE →Plates for the Lyn in your life
If your name is Lynne, Lynn, Lynda or Lyndsey a personalised plate would be a really cool addition for your car, it would also make a really thoughtful gift for the Lynne in your life. Lyndsey is a really good name when it comes to choosing personalised number plates as there is a lot of choice available for you. Both LYN and LNZ work really well. There are plenty of plates for both these options such as E801 LYN, LYN 23Y or LNZ 15, as well as a whole host of others. Lynn is also a co
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