Archive for the Motoring UK Category
Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin
The must have Nelly registration has just become available.. PNE 11X. Is your name Nelly, then you have come to the right place for personalised number plates. Maybe you know someone called Nelly or you maybe a massive fan of the American Rapper Nelly. Nelly is a Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. Nelly [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin
Officials from the DVLA have banned number plates such as SC12 OTM and VA61 NA*. They are also banning PE12 VRT (pervert) DVLA officials have drawn up a blacklist of questionable registration numbers, including PE12 VRT (pervert) and PA12 EDO (paedo). They will omit the following list of number plates: (Drugy) HE12 ON* (Heroin) (Drunk) [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin
What is Trust My Garage? Trust My Garage is a new customer assurance scheme operated by the RMI. As the only national representative body for both independent dealers and franchised garages, it can help us to set ourselves apart from other businesses in our area, take on more repair work, safeguard our existing customer base and increase sales. How does [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2011 by admin
From the 16th October 2011 any vehicle will receive a new style of MOT certificate when they pass the MOT test. The new certificate will be printed on plain paper in a landscape format instead of a pre-printed coloured form. These changes are part of an ongoing drive to reduce costs and wastage. In my [...]
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Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin
Jaguar Land Rover’s new Engine plant has been given the green light to make the new Defender 4 x 4. It will build low-emission engines at the plant in Wolverhampton which means the new Defender, which was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, is set to be built. It is due in [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin
The legendary British sports car of the 1960′s and 70′s is to be reborn for the 21st century, and go on sale again in 2014. Plans for a new version of the much-loved Jensen Interceptor, costing up to £200,000 and with a 200mph top speed, were announced last Tuesday. The classic Jensen Interceptor was a [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin
Rory. Four little letters and a meaning steeped in history. It originates from the Irish ‘Rua’, meaning red and ‘Ridh’ meaning king. The two words come together to form ‘Red King’. Not only does it mean Red King, it is also the name of a King – the King of Ireland in the 12th century [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin
Zara Phillips was the first person in the UK to take delivery of the New Range Rover Evoque. The Land Rover ambassador drove away the 5-Door Stornoway Grey Evoque from the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. On receiving the keys to the new Evoque, Zara said: “I’ve grown up around Land Rovers and have been [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin
The 33-year old model and reality TV star Katie Price is believed to have splashed out £100,000 on a luxury Vogue car, so it would match with her fleet of pink vehicles. Her collections now consists of : Pink VW Beetle Pink Scooter Pink Horsebox Pink Range Rover The £100,000 Range Rover Vogue has been [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin
In June 1972, Jennie Ashton bought a new bue MGB GT , which she named Bluebird, and drove it for over 30 years, keeping a record of invoices and MoT certificates until she was forced to sell it in 2002 due to ill health. In 2009, Alan Gill decided to buy a 1972 MGB GT, [...]
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