Archive for August, 2010

What are Cherished Registrations?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

The term Cherished Registrations usually refers to personalised car number plates. Cherished Registrations belong to Motorists who want the have something they have chosen on their number plates rather than the registration the DVLA would automatically issue them. To obtain a Cherished registration, you will have to pay extra money to be able to choose [...]

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Qatar to issue new number plates for vehicles

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

The Arab country Qatar will have new vehicle number plates with the state’s name embossed in English. The numbers in English on the new license plates will also be a lot larger than the ones at the moment. The number of vehicles on Qatar’s roads continues to rise at the rate of approximately 10,000 a [...]

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Number Plates Phonetic Alphabet

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

It is worth knowing that whenever you enquire about a registration over the telephone you will be required to confirm the letters phonetically. The main reason for this is that the person on the other end of the phone is clear on the registration you are enquiring about. Many mistakes can be made when confirming [...]

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JIL Irish Registration Plates

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

JIL registrations were issued in Fermanagh Local DVLA office from November 1993 to November 1994. It is interesting to note that Speedyreg is based in Fermanagh which was the county that issued all IL combinations, from AIL, BIL, GIL right through to YIL combinations. The IL combination was replaced in December 2004 with AIG registration. [...]

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AUTOCAR Road Tests on vehicles

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

According to this week’s AutoCar Magazine the Top Five vehicles are as follows: Top 5 Warm Hatches Ford Fiesta (priced at £16,994) Citreon DS31 (priced at £15,900) Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse (priced at £16,655) Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec (priced at £13,995) Renaultsport Twingo (priced at £12,100) Top 5 Luxury Saloons Jaguar XJ D (priced at [...]

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GAZ Number Plates

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

GAZ registrations were issued in Belfast Local DVA office from January 1995 to April 1995. Any new vehicles that were registered in Belfast were automatically issued a GAZ registration. However no one would have known the real value of these number plates. GAZ number plates have become very popular as GAZ is usually the nickname [...]

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New ‘I Believe’ Number Plates are legal

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

Drivers in South Carolina, may now be able to buy number plates with the words “I Believe” and three crosses, despite a federal Judge’s ruling against similar tags. Nearly 9 months ago a federal judge barred the state from making legislatively approved plates with the religious message, Attorney General Henry McMaster says a similar plate [...]

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The New Style V5C has arrived!!!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

The New Style V5CNI is now being issued in Northern Ireland.  The most obvious change is the Colour. The front page is now Red in Colour, which takes alot of getting used to. Another change is that it now states “This will not produce a Registration Certificate” on the V5C/2 section. However this is incorrect [...]

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What are Personalised Number Plates?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

Personalised Number Plates are number plates that have been bought by the vehicle owner for their vehicle. They are not the standard issued numbers plates that vehicle would have been given by the DVLA, the owner would have paid extra for them. In the United Kingdom, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issue number [...]

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The Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) has changed!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

AllV5C’s that are being issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will have a new look. The new V5C will make it clear that the registration certificate is not proof of ownership and will provide details of where you can get advice on buying a used vehicle.    The ‘scrap’ box has also been [...]

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