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The Next DVLA Number Plates Auction, lots are released
The Next DVLA Number Plates Auction will take place on the 5th, 6th and 7th October 2010 at Rudding Park, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The following registrations will become avialable for sale: 99 A 3000 222 AA 2900 AAF 1F 700 AAM 9R 600 AAN 63L 400 AAR 44V 400 AAS 7 1900 400 AB 2700 ABB 11D 400 ABD 111R 400 ABE 45T 400 ABR 3Y 400 12 ABS 1900 88 AC 2800 ACG 500Y 350 ACH 444L 400
READ MORE →Theft resistant number Plates
Theft resistant number plates Number plate theft is on the increase according to police data. Many of these plates are used for serious criminal activity. Research commissioned by the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA), details some of this criminal activity. Stolen plates can be used to: disguise stolen vehicles conceal the true identity of vehicles used in criminal activity such as ram-raiding or theft of petrol from garage forecourts sell a stolen vehicle as a legitimate one evade tr
READ MORE →Motor Vehicle Insurance
You have to have motor insurance before you can drive your vehicle in a public place. Motor insurance protects you, your vehicle and other motorists against liability in the event of any accident. It provides financial compensation to cover any injuries caused to people or their property. Types of insurance cover This cover is the legal requirement. This level of cover ensures that compensation is available in respect of injury to other people (including your passengers) or damage to other peo
READ MORE →Who carries out the MOT test?
MOT tests are carried out by vehicle test examiners employed by the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) who are fully qualified mechanics. They must have obtained relevant qualifications (or their equivalent) prior to their appointment: Vehicle Examiner Qualifications City and Guilds Motor Vehicle Craft Certificate 381 Part III City and Guilds Repair and Servicing of Road Vehicles Certificates 383 Level 3 BTEC (A8) Certificate in Motor Vehicle Engineering Level 3 Scottish Qualifications
READ MORE →An MOT Certificate
MOT Certificate Your MOT certificate confirms that your vehicle at the time of its test (as far as can be reasonably determined without dismantling) met the minimum acceptable environmental and road safety standards required by law. It doesn’t mean that the vehicle is roadworthy for the life of the certificate and isn’t a substitute for regular maintenance. The need for an MOT certificate It's generally an offence to use a vehicle of testable age that doesn’t have a current test certificate o
READ MORE →What is the MOT scheme?
The Ministry of Transport test (more usually known as the MOT) is an annual test of car safety, including roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions which are applicable to most vehicles over four years old in Northern Ireland if they are used on public roads. Consistent standards The MOT scheme is there to ensure consistent standards. In Northern Ireland there are 15 test centres. The DVA Test Centres carry out over 900,000 roadworthiness checks a year on the following: •cars and mo
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BRZ 1 Number Plate will not be issued
Diplomatic Number Plates, BRZ 1 Number Plate will not be issued. The Diplomatic Embassy Heads in the UK are issued with special Car Numberplates. It is interesting to note that the DVA in Coleraine were unaware that the Diplomat for Brazil has been issued BRZ 1 and therefore it cannot be issued. It was only when Speedyreg contacted them this afternoon that they became aware of this information. Another interesting fact is that this registration was transferred directly on a GB registered
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MotorTexter Service Connects Drivers
MotorTexter Service Connects Drivers Our mobile phones may be about to get a genuine workout, with a new service called motorTEXTER giving motorists the ability to ‘text’ each other courtesy of their unique number plate. Operating in 'trial mode' for the past couple of months, the service launched at 2pm today, with around 20 or 30 early adopters getting on board in the first couple of hours. Working as a type of mobile phone-based social network, motorTEXTER requires drivers to register
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DFZ Number Plates available today
The new Belfast Replacement Registration is DFZ. We can offer you the following new DFZ number plates: DFZ 3432 DFZ 3433 DFZ 3434 DFZ 3450 To view all our registration please click on Irish Number Plates
READ MORE →What to do if your vehicle's Number Plates has been cloned
If you are being contacted about fines or charges for which you are not responsible because someone else is using your registration mark, it is possible that your vehicle has been cloned. Cloning involves the copying of the identity of a similar (non-stolen) vehicle already on the road. Criminals find an exact match of the car they have stolen, they then copy the identity of the legitimate vehicle, therefore making it look legal based on false number plates being fitted. If you suspect you
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New Personalised Number Plates in Stock today
We have today some new stock number plates in stock: ADE 123E : Excellent for Adele CAT 114L: Perfect for Cathal HAN 5G : Perfect Han's Number Plate JJM 16S: Good Personalised Number Plate if your name was James Johnston 243 JP: Excellent Private Number Plate if your name in Joe Philips L135 EAN: A good Sean Number Plate MCK 14H: A Good Personalised Number Plate if your name is Harriet Mc Kenna N31 LLA: A good Neil Armstrong Number Plate SHA 241B: A good registration
READ MORE →The new Cherished Car Number Plate
Ring Tone for Cars to be the new Cherished Car Number Plate DRIVERS will soon be able to pick a personalised noise for their car - like choosing a ring tone for a mobile phone. Vehicles could be made to sound like anything from Lewis Hamilton's F1 motor, to Noddy's car. Experts making the latest fleet of electric cars are developing the idea because the engine is so quiet, it is feared some pedestrians might not hear it. Different sounds are being created to go with each model - and they
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