Posted on October 21, 2010 by Number Plates
It is a huge blow to the motor industry as the organisers of the British International Motor Show has decided the event was “no longer viable”. At the show peak it attracted over 900,000 enthusiasts However the larger European shows are now attracting far more peoples, compared to the British Show as their numbers have been on [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2010 by Number Plates
BMW Cars BMW Drivers are more likely to tailgate, make offensive gestures and break speed limits than any other road users, the survey found. More than half of 3,000 drivers questioned said they had suffered a bad experience at the hands of a Beamer user. Top Five Angriest Motorists BMW Drivers : White Van Drivers [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2010 by Number Plates
GB mainland number plates At the beginning of the century, with mechanically propelled vehicles increasing in the number, and with accidents occurring it became apparent that a means of identifying cars would become necessary. Therefore under the Motor Car Act 1903, required that from the 1st January 1904, every motorcar should be registered with a [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2010 by Number Plates
Local authorities across the East of England own car number plates worth up to £1m, an investigation by BBC East Inside Out has discovered. As councils across the UK examine how best to make savings, the question is should they sell up? Personalised number plates are often thought to be the preserve of the rich, [...]
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Posted on October 17, 2010 by Number Plates
DVLA guidelines on how Number Plates should be displayed The DVLA states that all registration marks including marks purchased through DVLA’s sales scheme must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (obtainable from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office). The Rules of Displaying Number Plates A number plate must be displayed [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2010 by Number Plates
A MOTORIST has been convicted of having illegal number plates — which speed cameras cannot pick up. John Massaro, who had the illegal plates on his Jaguar car, told Bolton Magistrates Court he did not realise he was breaking the law. The 55-year-old father was stopped on Wearish Lane in Westhoughton by a traffic police [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2010 by Number Plates
Princess Beatrice was left shaken but unhurt after her car was sandwiched between a bus and a coach in heavy traffic. The accident happen at a roundabout near London’s Hyde Park between 1.30 and 2pm on Monday – just after the 22-year-old royal left St James’ Palace where she has an apartment. Bea had been [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2010 by Number Plates
Each year, the DVLA holds upto six auctions of personalised registrations, through out the GB mainland. At last weeks, DVLA auction in Harrogate, Harbhajan Bains, aged 41, spend a cool £26,000 on a personalized number plate “99 A” for his 11-year-old daughter. The proud father already has a collection of 25 private registrations. He said… ” I [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2010 by Number Plates
Top Tips for Driving Floods and standing water •Only drive through water if you know that it’s not too deep for your car. •Drive slowly and steadily to avoid creating a bow wave. Allow oncoming traffic to pass first and test your brakes as soon as you can after leaving the water. •Don’t try driving [...]
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Posted on October 12, 2010 by Number Plates
Do you know how to drive in Frosty or Snowy conditions? If the answer is no, then you are among the majority of the British Motorists. With this in mind be have compiled the following tips to help you: Ensure Optimal Visibility: Don’t drive off like a tank-commander, with a tiny hole cleared in your [...]
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