Archive for January, 2011

Petrol Price Increases will make Rural Petrol Stations Disappear.

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Rural Petrol Stations will become a thing of the past according to a leading motor industry body if the fuel prices continue to soar. Brian Madderson, Chairman of the petrol division of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, believes that Britain’s refuelling network is under great threat. He predicts that 500 petrol stations, the majority of which [...]

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DVLA have asked a disabled man to get a licence for his wheelchair

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

A disabled man, who uses a tank track wheelchair, has been told by the DVLA he will not be allowed to use it on public road without registering it and upgrading his driving licence. Jim Starr has been told he can no longer use his specially made wheelchair on public land, he will only be allowed to use [...]

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DVLA doubles annual IT spend

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to more than double what it spends annually on its IT deal with IBM. The DVLA have signed a three year extension to its existing Partners Achieving Change together (Pact) ten year deal, which covers technical infracture, operation and support, as well as transformation and system integration projects. [...]

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Swaziland Government has generated over 6 million Euros

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

GOVERNMENT generated over 6 million Euros in the registration of cars into the new numbering system introduced three months ago. Nathanian Dlamini from the ministry of public works and transport said they had so far been able to change number plates of 36 600 cars. The whole process costs 185 Euros, excluding the cutting of [...]

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A $400K Car for Mariah Carey with Personalised Plates

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Mariah Carey’s Husband, Nick Cannon Splashed Out On a $400k Car for her With Personalised Plates, who is expecting twins this year.  Well Mariah Carey may once have sung about not wanting a lot for Christmas, and this year we guess she was telling the truth considering she already has twins on the way – but that didn’t [...]

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New Range of Models for Jaguar & Land Rover

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

 JAGUAR and Land Rover are finalising plans for the most ambitious new range of models in their history. They are needed to boost production at the firm’s three UK factories after the decision to reverse the closure of one of the plants. The new Jaguar models will include an all-new, two-seat sports car, an XF [...]

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New Squad Car for the West Midland’s Police

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

The West Midland’s Police have been handed the keys of a Lotus Evora. The coppers will have four weeks of patrolling in the 280 bhp 3.5 Litre V6 sports car, fully equipped with the flashing blue lights and police logos. The coppers patrolling the M6 will be the envy of the other motorists, as they [...]

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Tom Cruise and Cruz Beckham’s Ultimate Number Plates

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

If your name is Cruise, Cruz or even Chris then look no further for your perfect Personalised Number Plates,  the CRZ combination will be the perfect match as personalised registration for your vehicle.  Unfortunately as the letter “Z” is not issued on Personalised Number Plates by the DVLA and it would be impossible to get [...]

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TUI Travel firm directors lose bonuses after accounts error

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Travel firm directors lose bonuses after accounts error Directors at travel giant TUI have been stripped of their annual bonuses after the company was forced to restate its accounts by £117m last year. The bonuses were withheld despite the company hitting revenue and cash-flow targets for the year ending September 30, 2010. The move came [...]

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Current List of Replacement Number Plates in Northern Ireland

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

The Replacement Irish Number plates will changing dramatically over the next few weeks. It will see the end of AXZ Cheap Irish plates in Armagh,  BRZ Irish Registrations in Ballymena, ONZ Irish Number Plates in Coleraine, RJZ Number Plates in Downpatrick, and SUI Irish Registrations in Londonderry. The New Irish Number Plates Replacements will be: [...]

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