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Famous (and not so famous) car quotes
Everyone has something to say about cars and motoring in general. Here's a selection of vehicular quotes that may amuse, instruct or entertain... The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. - Dudley Moore Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines. – Enzo Ferrari If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG. - Bill Gates The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the o
READ MORE →Traffic Jam inspires private plate purchase
Route 290 in Houston, Texas is well known to commuters for its long traffic jams. Annoying and infuriating to many, one Texan has taken it a step further. While sitting in traffic on a hot day, David Gutierrez was thinking about how awful the road was, how it sucked to sit in traffic in a hot car, day in day out. It was at this moment that he came up for an idea for a great private plate and now he is the proud owner of the plate 290 SUX. At least he may be bringing a smile to the faces
READ MORE →What makes a personalised number plate?
What exactly is it that makes a personalised plate different from an ordinary license plate? The answer really, is choice! A personalised plate is any plate that you have chosen, although of course, you may be lucky and buy a private plate along with a second-hand car, but someone will have chosen it at some point! Standard plates are issued by the DVLA and you have no choice over the combination of letters and numbers on your plate. You can be assured that it won't say anything rude
READ MORE →How to tax your vehicle
If you're a new driver, the learning doesn't stop there, you'll need to learn plenty more. Those things that other people take for-granted can be daunting the first time, such as filling up with petrol. The first time you do it you might end up with your petrol cap on the wrong side of the car for the pump, you might struggle to open your petrol cap, but you soon get used to it. Another thing you'll need to do is tax your vehicle, again, once you know how - it's easy! You can apply for ta
READ MORE →0% Finance available on registrations from £199
Did you know, when you spend over £199 on private registrations with us, you can take up our finance offer, spread the payments and have absolutely no interest to pay? With 0% finance you can spread your payments making it easier for you to budget monthly for your private plate, without having to pay any extra cash for the privilege. You won't find it complicated if you decide to pay via our finance option. You just need to put down a small deposit, ten percent of your purchase price, then t
READ MORE →3 Digit Personalised Number Plates from £250
Symmetry is a thing of beauty. Research shows that a face is regarded as more beautiful the more symmetrical it is. Look around you, do you have a matching ornament at each end of your mantelpiece? A plant at each side of your patio? We're naturally drawn to symmetry, it somehow has a balanced calming feel to it, creating order out of chaos in our busy lives. You can now bring that balance to your personalised number plate with our fabulous 3x3 plates. Three letters followed by three
READ MORE →Car parts anagrams
Fancy a brain testing break? See if you can solve our anagrams, they're all car parts! Scroll down for the answers. Fat Chasm To Smarter Rot Alert on Rat Fugue Gale Settable Ha Delight Disturb Riot Unremote clings More deepest Fight Log Camshaft Starter Motor Alternator Fuel Gauge Seat Belt Headlight Distributor Steering column Speedometer Fog Light Image courtesy of Teerapun / Free
READ MORE →Lull in Afghan car sales
Lull in Afghan car sales due to 'cursed' number plates Like the UK, Afghanistan has a number plate system in place with an incremental number included. The latest plates feature the number 39, which would mean very little to us in the UK, but to the Afghans, the number 39 has very negative connotations. The curse of number 39 is thought to be related to an urban legend. A pimp supposedly had the number 39 on his license plate. The legend spread, and now 39 is related to illicit business
READ MORE →Number plates on a Retention Certificate
Don’t have a car… no problem, we can supply all our number plates on a Retention Certificate now! If you don't have a car right now, but you've spotted the perfect private plate, don't worry, you don't have to wait until you have a car and risk losing it to someone else, you can buy it on a retention certificate! Simply put, this means that you don't need to own a vehicle to buy a private plate. You buy your new registration and it is stored on a certificate, ready for you to transfer i
READ MORE →Personalised Number Plates on Finance
It's now so easy to buy now and pay later for your private registration plates when you order plates from Speedy Reg. Our finance option is just one of our many ways to pay and the process is not complicated at all. If you prefer to spread your payments over 12 months, just select the finance option at the checkout when buying your plates. Our finance is available on all purchases over £199 subject to status. It doesn't take long to fill out the form to apply for finance, and you'll be in
READ MORE →How to sell your old plates
Every once in a while it's nice to get a new private plate, as much as we love our plates, a change can be fun, but how do you go about selling your old plates? Just get in touch with us, we make it easy for you. If you'd like a valuation on your plates, just fill out the short form here: http://www.speedyreg.co.uk/number-plate-valuation and we'll get back to you within a day or two with an idea of how much we think we can sell your plate for. Hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised a
READ MORE →Motoring Miscellany Quiz
Do you know cars inside out? Find out just how much you know with the Motoring Miscellany Quiz, all aspects of your motoring knowledge will be put to the test! Be quick and think fast as you're against the clock on this one! About | Privacy | Terms By ProjectManhattan (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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