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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car Sold
The Famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car from the 1968 film was sold earlier this week in America. Unfortunately it fell short of the $1 -2 million, estimation and was only sold for $805,000. The car built by the Ford racing team was the only one of five cars that was fully functional, the other four only being mock vehicles. This particular vehicle was the one used for the entire close up driving scenes and was the only one to be registered with the famous “GEN 11” number plates. The GEN 11
READ MORE →The Queen refuses a pint of Guinness!
The second day of the Queen's four-day visit began with a trip to the Guinness Storehouse, Buckingham Palace had probably advised the Queen not to drink the pint as it would have been a great front page picture , then a visit Croke Park, the stadium where 14 people were killed by British forces in 1920. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh declined to sample Ireland’s most famous export – a pint of Guinness during their four day visit to Ireland. The Duke joked as the pint was delicately poured:
READ MORE →Looking for a Mercedes SLK Number Plates?
Well look no further the MUST have SLK number plates, SLK 786R which is exclusively available through Speedyreg. The SLK is a compact roadster and is the most popular model of Mercedes-Benz. There are currently three generations: 1: R170 launched in 1996 2: R171 in 2004 3: R172 in 2011 The SLK was one of the first modern retractable hardtop convertibles, the SLK followed the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder and preceded other retractable hardtops such as the Peugeot 206cc, Lexus
READ MORE →V11 having incorrect fees
Motor tax reminder V11 having incorrect fees‼ The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) has advised customers with motor tax discs which expire this month that the reminder notices they have received may be wrong. Incorrect duty rates Rates of duty changed on 1 April 2011 following the Chancellor’s Budget in March but some of the reminders issued by post in May showed the old rates instead of the new ones. Everyone who is affected should get new reminders within the next few days. How
READ MORE →SUE number plates, SUE 92R
SUE 92R is exclusively available for sale by Speedyreg, therefore if your name is Sue, your search for personalised number plates has ended. Sue is a girl's name and is a variant of Susan (Hebrew), and the meaning of Sue is "lily". During the 1930 -1950 Sue was ranked in the top 150 most popular girl’s name, however in recent years it has fallen to be in the top 1000, most popular names. This registration would make and excellent personalised number plate for Sue Barker MBE. Sue is an E
READ MORE →New Supercar for the Emergency Services?
Germany has announced that a new Supercar will be part of their Emergency Services. Of all the vehicles that could fit the task, the supercar might seem the least likely, but Mercedes-Benz is evidently out to prove this notion wrong this year at the RETTmobil emergency vehicle expo. Mercedes has outfitted their top-of-the-line SLS AMG gullwing as an emergency medical vehicle. For the task, they've equipped it with the traditional German ambulance livery, a pair of flashing lights on the ho
READ MORE →The Royal Family is joining the new Cars2 film
Two new cars have been announced for this year’s Cars film, Prince Wheeliam and The Queen The real Royal Family may be grabbing all the headlines with the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, but come the 24th June two other members will be hitting the headlines, Prince Wheeliam and The Queen. Royal Family in CARS 2 will be represented by The Queen (voiced by Vanessa Redgrave) and Prince Wheeliam. The Queen appears to be a stately old Rolls-Royce of sorts with a diamond-encrusted
READ MORE →Did you know that more than 12,000 number plates have been stolen within the last 3yrs‼
Number plates have been stolen from more than 12,000 vehicles across the West Midlands in the last three years, new figures show. Stolen plates are often used on vehicles by criminals who do not want to be caught when committing a crime such as stealing fuel or if they want to disguise a stolen car. Figures released by West Midlands Police under the Freedom of Information Act show the following amount of number plates were stolen: 3890 in 2008/2009 3718 in 2009/2010 4613 in 20
READ MORE →Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Number Plates
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Wedding Getaway car sported a very appropriate number plate last week JU5T WED. However did you all notice the front number plate of the vehicle EBY 776J, this was the same car that Princess Diana and Prince Charles were often photographed in. It was nice to see a Road Tax Disc on display on the Windscreen, even if the DVLA have no record of the vehicle. With the Queen giving the Title of Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on their wedding day, what better to ce
READ MORE →Ultimate Gault Number Plates
G13 ULT has just become available through Speedyreg, which is an excellent choice of personalised registration if your Surname is Gault. The surname dates back to medieval England, and also originates from Old Gaelic. As a Scottish surname, Gault is derived from the Gaelic/Celtic term "gall", foreigner, stranger, and originally given as a nickname by the Scottish Highlanders to people from the English-speaking lowlands, and to Scandinavians. There are various famous people with the surname
READ MORE →New Cheap Irish Registrations, GFZ
Belfast local office are no longer issuing FFZ registrations; they are being replaced with GFZ. The Cheap Irish Number plates will make excellent personalised number plates if your initials are GF. So for all you Geoffrey Ford, Gillian Fleming’s, Gerrard Fitzpatrick’s. If you are fan of the Famous Former Boxer George Foreman, what better way to become the Ultimate Fan but with George Former Number plates, such GFZ 2888. George Foreman is a former American World Heavyweight Boxing Champ
READ MORE →Is your name Bob and you like to Jig?
The Jig is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music. Jigs were originally in 2/4 time, but have been adapted to a variety of time signatures, by which they are often classified into groups, including light jigs, slip jigs, single jigs, and treble jigs. This registration would also be an excellent advertising tool for the Dusty Bob’s Ji
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