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Irish plates might be cheaper than you think

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

If you’ve always wanted a personalised number plates  but thought it would be too expensive then think again. What you may not know is that you can pick up an Irish number plate for a very low price and it is completely legal to display these plates on any UK vehicle. The process for obtaining [...]

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UK car number plates – a potted history

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

We’re so used to number plates on our cars we tend to take them for granted other than when we’re looking for a cool personalised number plates. They’ve been a legal requirement for all vehicles since the passing of the Motor Car Act 1903 which came into effect on New Years Day 1904. With an [...]

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Ray Reardon’s number plate sold on eBay

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Snooker legend Ray Reardon owned the highly desirable 1 PRO number plate for over 30 years and it recently came up for auction on eBay fetching bids of over £60,000. It’s not hard to see why it has had so much interest, it’s a great plate for any professional and being a short plate, it [...]

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Why would you buy a personalised number plate?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

You may never have thought about buying a personalised plate, but there are plenty of reasons to do so. One thing you may not realise, is that they don’t all cost thousands of pounds. You can pick up a personalised plate for under a hundred pounds, so you don’t have to be rich to have [...]

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Dateless Irish plates are big business

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Did you know you can have a Northern Ireland plate on your vehicle regardless of whether or not you live in Ireland? Well you can, regardless of the age of your vehicle. These Irish plates are very popular as unlike those issued by the DVLA in Swansea, they don’t give away the date of issue [...]

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A DVLA number plate is a great choice

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

If you want a personalised plate at a budget price then check out the amazing range of DVLA plates available from speedyreg.co.uk. DVLA plates use the standard DVLA format, but there is a massive potential for personalisation. You can choose your initials and add numbers that represent your age or an important date etc. Buying [...]

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Perfect plates for the muscle man (or lady) in your life

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

If you’re a body builder with muscles like Arnie, or perhaps you’re a boxer or you run a gym, there are plenty of great personalised number plates to reflect your unique physique or business. How about HBE 45T (Huge Beast), or more simply BEA 57T, or even BUF 11L. Of course with so many plates [...]

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1.4 million people may be driving cars with ‘invisible’ number plates

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

It has come to light that 5% of cars on the road today could have number plates that aren’t picked up by the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras. This advanced system of cameras can recognise a number plate so it can be traced back to the owner, and is a vital tool for aiding [...]

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EXZ number plates newly released

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

  The -XZ suffix is currently used on vehicles registered in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland plates differ from GB number plates because they are classed as dateless numbers, which can go on any age of vehicle. You will often see coach companies and taxi companies on the GB mainland with Northern Ireland [...]

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The changing roles of number plates

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

In the early days of the motor car, despite there being relatively little traffic on the roads, the roads were pretty hazardous. The surfaces were bad and often very muddy. When the number of vehicles on the road grew, accidents were becoming much more common and it because important to have a system to identify [...]

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