Archive for June, 2010

Demand for Personalised Number Plates

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Last weeks survey, shows that Demand for Personalised Number Plates in the United Kingdom has shot up. The survey suggests that popularity of personalised number plates is most in Northern Ireland as compared to other countries in the United Kingdom. The last survey that was taken saw Scotland had the highest popularity for Personalised Number [...]

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Motorists are urged to have safe plating screws fitted to their Number Plates

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

With the increase of Number Plate thefts a Rochdale woman is urging motorists to attend safe plating sessions across Greater Manchester today.  The Rochdale woman who does not want to be named made the appeal after she became a victim herself and her number plates to her car were stolen. Now several month after the [...]

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What Number Plates would you have

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

There was a time when personalised number plates were only for the very wealthy, however, it is now possible to obtain a cherished number plate quite easily. In recent years these number plates have become very popular particularly with young people. There is no upper limit on what you might pay, it all depends on [...]

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“World’s most famous car with revolving number plates” to go on display in Britain

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

The most famous car ever driven by Sean Connery, The Aston Martin DB5 that appeared in Goldfinger and Thunderball is going on Public Display this summer. James Bond fans can see the car, at the Stoke Park Club in Britain, where parts of the 1964 Goldfinger film were shot. The silver DB5, with the cherished registration FMP [...]

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Kylie Minogue’s Number Plates

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

Kylie Minogue has decided to put her Mercedes SLK up for auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the 2nd July 2010. The Aussie pop princess is selling her 11-year old coupe in a Bonhams auction of Automobilia. Kylie’s fans are likely to smash the £8,000 reserve price – especially as her sister, Danni [...]

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Celebrate Range Rover’s 40th Birthday with New Number Plates

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

It is hard to believe that the Land Rover’s iconic Range Rover Celebrated its 40 the Birthday this month. The Range Rover was the original luxury 4×4 SUV. The first model, which went on sale back in the 1970, which is now known as “The Classic”, was a two-door Range Rover. The Classic Range Rover [...]

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DVLA Number Plates Next Auction

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

The Next DVLA Auction will take place on the 4th, 5th and 6th August 2010 at The Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire. The following List of registrations are available for purchase:  1 BHV, 3100 1 CXJ, 2800 1 DFV, 3100 1 EJV, 3100 1 ENF, 3200 1 ERU, 3100 1 FEU, 3200 1 FFL, 3200 [...]

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How to get number plates made up

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

To have a number plate made up for your vehicle, you will need to go to a registered number plate supplier. You will be required to produce proof of entitlement to the number plate and documentation to prove your identity before the number plate can be made up. Number plates should only be made up [...]

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Cyclists saddled with number plates

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

UP to 1,000 bicycles are to be fitted with number plates. The scheme, which will be launched in Co Mayo today, is designed to increase awareness of road safety for cyclists. Under law, only vehicles with combustion engines have to carry designated number plates. But Noel Gibbons, road safety officer with Mayo County Council, said [...]

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Bikes “should have front number plates”

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Motorcycles should be fitted with front number plates so they can be detected by front-facing police cameras, according to the RAC Foundation.  The move would allow our registrations to be read by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras used to pick up uninsured or untaxed vehicles.  A spokesman for the RAC Foundation, which was established [...]

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