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Best time to buy a cheap dateless plate?
When is the best time to buy a cheap dateless plate? If you do a little research you can get a really good bargain on dateless plates. You may not know this, but all Northern Ireland plates are dateless, and you can display them on your vehicle registered in the UK. Not only this, but if you buy a number when it's first released, the price is lower than after they have all been issued, so to pick up a cheap dateless plate, keep an eye on issue dates and get your plate quick. The nex
READ MORE →How do I buy a cheap personalised registration?
Buying a personalised registration is far easier than you might imagine, and if you're looking for cheap personalised plates then you must visit us at Speedyreg.co.uk. We have plenty of plates at bargain prices, we even have some for under £99. The first step to buying a personalised plate is to pick your plate. This is the step that might take you the most time; we've got so many to choose from, but our website will help you to narrow down your choice so you shouldn't find it t
READ MORE →Fancy a Foxy number plate?
The new FXZ registrations are now available for purchase at Speedy Reg. This new dateless registration comes from Armagh in Northern Ireland and follows on from the previous registration from the area EXZ. At the moment Speedy Reg have a small selection at £99 +vat + transfer fee however there will be a wider selection available in the next few weeks. If you are looking for a cheap cover number or a nice cheap registration FXZ is an excellent choice espicially if your surname is F
READ MORE →How to get a Private Registration for Christmas?
It may be less than 10 weeks to Christmas and you may think you still have plenty of time to get your Christmas shopping done, however if you were planning on getting your loved one a private registration for Christmas this may take longer than you think! Obviously with the last minute Christmas rush you will need to take DVLA delays into consideration and more importantly you will need to ensure that you understand the transfer procedure and be aware of how long this will take. For
READ MORE →Celebrities love personalised number plates
People from all walks of life have personalised plates these days but if there's one group of people you can guarantee to have personalised plates, it's celebrities! Chris Evans is one such celeb with a passion for private plates, although he doesn't let his heart rule his head, he buys as an investment and has stated that he wouldn't buy them if they weren't a good investment. Chris has eleven private plates including FAB 1 and 1 FAB which he bought simply because they're great look
READ MORE →How did DVLA number plates come about?
The DVLA was set up in 1965 as a centralised government authority to deal with the registration of vehicles, as the previous system was becoming too time consuming. Before the DVLA, the registration of vehicles was dealt with by local councils. This caused problems, both with the volume of registrations they had to deal with as car ownership increased and also the fact that when someone moved from one area to another, they also had to transfer their registration. The same problem would
READ MORE →What can you do to limit depreciation?
We all know that as soon as we've driven our car off the forecourt we've lost money, but what can we do to reduce the amount of money we lose when we come to sell our cars? Well this can start before you've even bought your car by making the best choice. Even the colour is important. The more wild the colour, the less easy it will be to sell. Car colours go out of fashion fairly fast, so stick to black, white or silver for the best chance of selling. Also check out the make of car be
READ MORE →Have a free day out this Autumn
It's great getting out and about for a day trip with the family, but it can work out very expensive. Save your money and check out some of the great places you can visit for free. There are museums and galleries that offer free entry all over the country. From the awesome Science Museum in London, to the Royal Armouries in Leeds. There are bound to be some great places for a family day out within travelling distance of your home. Whatever your interests, there's bound to be something t
READ MORE →Bored of your Satnav voice?
The voice of your satnav device is your constant travelling companion, and it's easy to get fed up of listening to their voice day in, day out. Luckily you can download new voices for your satnav so you can have a change. You can even have celebrity sound-a-like voices. Take a look at http://www.satnavvoices.com/ for example and you'll find Lloyd Grouseman, a Lloyd Grossman sound-a-like, Chris Tyrant, who of course sounds like Chris Tarrant, and Barry Right, for fans of Barry White. Of
READ MORE →Child car seats - getting it right
Rather worryingly, the RAC have reported that seven out of every ten child car seats are not fitted correctly or are not being used in the right way, as Speedy Reg have discovered. The back seats are the best place for car seats. It's illegal to put a rear facing car seat on the passenger seat if there's an airbag installed as it could be lethal to the infant if it is deployed. Side airbags can also injure a child, so it's a good idea to find out how far any airbags would reach and e
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Cheap Number Plates
Just because you don't want to spend a lot of money on a new personalised number plate, doesn't mean you can't get a really great plate. Take a look at some of our cheap plates on the Speedy Reg website and you'll see what we mean. We've got plates that are so cheap you could even buy a couple so you can swap them over now and again for a change. You could also pick some up as gifts; Christmas is just around the corner and a personalised plate is sure to impress. The recipients will probabl
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DVLA number plates - the rules
There are some rules you need to abide by with regards to your DVLA number plate, so it's a good idea to read up and know what these are before you start looking for a personalised DVLA number for your vehicle as your car will fail the MOT if you don't have the right type of plate. You can also be fined up to £1000. Firstly, the plate you choose cannot make your vehicle look newer than it is so you need to pick a year identifier that is the same or older than your vehicle. Howev
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