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DVLA Current Personalised Number Plate Auction
[caption id="attachment_2457" align="aligncenter" width="267" caption="DVLA Auction"][/caption] The first DVLA Auction of 2011, started yesterday at the “Imperial War Museum”, The Quays, Manchester. It is the first auction to be hit with the new 20% rate, so it will be interesting to see if this will affect the amount of Lots sold. Top Prices Achieved within the first hour Lot 1: 1968 A: reserve price of £2600, sold for £4000 hammer price. Lot 65: 91 AR: reserve price of £2700, sold
READ MORE →Need a hand parking?
[caption id="attachment_2452" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="VROOM VROOM"][/caption] We have all hard trouble parking at some stage in our life and occasionally we all need a hand, which has been illustrated by a well known artist Lorenzo Quinn’s. Lorenzo Quinn has a created a four-mere high sculpture which he has named “Vroom Vroom”, which features a vintage Fiat 500 in a grip of an aluminium child’s hand. T The artist, who is the son of the late actor Anthony Quinn, has
READ MORE →Roads in future to have a solar-powered glass?
[caption id="attachment_2448" align="aligncenter" width="537" caption="Solar Powered Roads"][/caption] An Engineer from Idaho believes Solar-Powered Glass will be the future for our Roads. Scott Brusaw, has been refining his concept of the road of the future for some time and believe the super-strong glass and solar cells embedded below the top layers could serve as both a nexus of travel and energy. You might think the major problem would the durability of the glass, however this is not t
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Free Road Tax for Cars
Did you know that there are family cars offering completely free road tax, as well as superminis? From April last year anyone buying a new car had to pay a different rate of vehicle tax for the first tax disc. Cars that fall into the Band A tax category for Vehicle Excise Duty have Co2 emission levels below 100g/km pay no showroom tax and standard road tax is also completely free The Audi A3 1.6TDI Start/Stop 99 model qualifies for Road Tax Band A with emissions of 99 CO2 g/km. With the
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DVLA doubles annual IT spend
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to more than double what it spends annually on its IT deal with IBM. The DVLA have signed a three year extension to its existing Partners Achieving Change together (Pact) ten year deal, which covers technical infracture, operation and support, as well as transformation and system integration projects. The extension, which runs from 2012 to 2015, is worth £300 m, according to IBM. This compares with the DVLA’s original estimate of £287.3m for the te
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CRZ Number Plates
This week seen the end of BRZ registrations in Ballymena. They were replaced with CRZ numberplates. The CRZ registration will be popular if your name in Cruize, Chris etc. The CRZ would also be an excellent choice of registration to have on your new Honda CR-Z hybrid Car. The 2011 Honda CRZ Hybrid hatchback coupe is a car that will appeal to young and old drivers given it's cute stylish looks and fuel efficient ways. The 2011 CRZ will be powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid e
READ MORE →DVA MOT Centre Christmas Holidays
DVA Coleraine & DVA MOT Centre Christmas Holidays The DVA has announced their Annual Christmas Holidays. Thurs 23rd Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Normal Working Day DVA MOT Centres: Normal Working Day Fri 24th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Closed Mon 27th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Closed Tues 28th Dec 2010 DVA Coleraine Licensing Office: Closed DVA MOT Centres: Normal Working
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Happy New Year 2011 from Speedyreg!
Number Plate Recognition System
[caption id="attachment_2213" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Australian Police[/caption] Victoria Police have deployed automatic number plate recognition technology to identify unauthorised drivers this December in Australia. Ten number plate recognition systems have been deployed, each involved a custom-fitted unmarked van, trained operator, and camera linked to a number plate information database.The database will alert operators to "unauthorised drivers", such as those who were unlice
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£60 fine for driving with snow on car roof
£60 fine and 3 license points for driving with snow on car roof Driving with snow on your car roof could land you with a £60 fine and three points on your license. And if you find it hard to believe, check rule 229 of the Highway Code Rule 229 states before you set off • You MUST be able to see, so clear all snow and ice from all your windows • You MUST ensure that lights are clean and number plates are clearly visible and legible • Make sure the mirrors are clear and the windows are demis
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DVLA Customer Enquiry Telephone Number
The DVLA have annouced new opening times for their Call Centre. From the 10 January 2011, the opeing times for the DVLA Contact Centre will be as follows: Mon - Fri : 8am to 7pm Sat : 8am - 2pm The telephone & Text numbers are: Drivers: 0300 123 6801 Drivers Text Phone: 0300 123 1278 Vehicles: 0300 123 6802 Vehicles Text Phone: 0300 123 1279 If you are having difficulties using the above telephone numbers please contact Speedyreg on 02866387124.
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LTA launches new Government number plates
The Land Transport Authority launched five new significant initiatives yesterday including new distinctive number plates for all government vehicles. At the launch yesterday, Minister for Works and Transport Col Timoci Natuva said the initiatives are a milestone which includes the new operational fleet equipped with state of the art mobile access information systems, new corporate uniforms, new LTA Command Centre which will monitor and provide 24 hour feedback on operations, newly designed
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