Are you known for being a fun loving party animal or a bit of a Victor Meldrew? Either way, you could use this to inspire your choice of personalised license plate.

If you’re always cracking a joke you could go for FUN 3Y or PUN 853.

If you’re always up for fun then there are loads of FUN plates to choose from such as TO04 FUN and P15 FUN. If you’re feeling down in the dumps then you could opt for SAD 64 or 10 SAD, or E13 BLU if you’re feeling blue. If you’re feeling more positive then how about JOY 9E, F2 JOY or JOL 3Y? If you have a crazy side then F12 MAD or MAD 11V might be perfect for you, or if you’re just downright bad, there’s still a plate for you, despite whether or not you deserve it! You can have BAD 17K or W40 BAD.

Whatever your personality and whatever your mood, there’s a huge range of plates to choose from. If you have several cars you could buy a couple of plates and pick the plate you want to take out and about depending on how you’re feeling! FUN or SAD?  MAD or BAD? The choice is yours!

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With the weather finally taking a turn for the better you’re no doubt making the most of it; sunbathing, throwing a barbecue party or relaxing in your garden. You’re probably also taking the opportunity to get out in the car with the sun roof open, for a trip to the seaside or the countryside. Why not use the summer weather as inspiration for a new personalised number plate?

Let’s take a look at the summery plates you could pick up from Speedy Reg. We’ve got some great SUN plates. You can take your pick from SUN 11K, SUN 1S, J9 SUN or A13 SUN. We’ve also got some (literally!) HOT plates. You could have HOT 15H, HOT 111Y, D18 HOT or N44 HOT. If you love lazing in the garden on a hot summer day how about LAZ 4444 or LAZ 1? You can celebrate summer with AA02 SUM or ABO2 SUM for under £200.

We also love these other weather related plates which are all available at the time of writing. Perfect if you’re not a sun worshipper but still want a stylish personalised plate. There’s 33 SKY, 105 SNO or J5 NOW. You could have FOG 3Y or R66 CHL. Whether (or should that be weather?) or not you love this weather, you’re bound to love the amazing choice of number plates available at Speedy Reg.

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Six times a year you have the chance to buy DVLA number plates at auction. The plates released are the more desirable plates that have a higher level of personalisation than standard DVLA plates and so they have been withheld to be sold at auction to raise money for the treasury. It’s a good chance to snap up a bargain priced personalised number plate, but of course attending an auction can be problematic. You need to be free on the day of the auction. You might have to travel a long way, and you may need to spend quite a bit of extra money on accommodation near the auction and all the other sundries that are involved in a trip away.

We at Speedy Reg attend all these auctions, so we’ll always be at the auction should you want us to bid on your behalf. Because we’re always doing this, we’re also fully experienced in the way the auctions work so you can rely on us to bid on your DVLA number plate of choice. Many other companies will charge you a percentage of the final winning bid, but we make it simple and just charge you a set fee, so you’ll know in advance how much you’ll need to pay us. Of course you’ll be able to set the maximum amount you want to bid and we’ll do our best to get you a bargain.

Plenty of celebrities have a birthday this month, and celebs love personalised number plates so let’s find the perfect plates for the birthday boys and girls this month.

Ray Parker the singer and songwriter who created the famous Ghostbusters theme song celebrated his birthday on May 1^st. We think he’d love the plate 66 RAY.  Actress Kay Panabaker born on 2^nd May 1990 might love the plate C5 KAY. George Clooney also celebrates his birthday in May and we’ve found two great plates for him. He could take his pick from GEO 26E or G36 RGE. Of course he’s very famous and very rich, so we’re sure he could snap up them both. He’s bound to have two fabulous cars to put them on!

For young Disney Channel actress Debby Ryan there are plenty of great DEB plates to choose from. We like 87 DEB and 400 DEB. X-Factor finalist Olly Murs could celebrate his May birthday with D10 LLY or MUR 12. Tennis champion Andy Murray celebrates his birthday on May 15. Ideal plates for him would be MUR 444Y or perhaps TEN 11S!

Chow Yun Fat, star of the hit film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon could be driving around with FAT IIE plates, or he could pick up A9 YUN for under £200!

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If you run your own business, be it a small enterprise or a huge multi-national corporation, you’ll be deservedly proud of your achievements. A personalised number plate is a great treat for yourself, but of course it also has the advantage of being a talking point, and so it works as an advertisement for your business too!

We love the plate BIG 8055 for the head of any company, or perhaps you think you’d be more suited to B055 HOT? There are also loads of plates available that end in CEO for the chief executive officer of your company. You could have B15 CEO, or AA13 CEO.

As well as these, there are plenty of plates that will represent the type of business you run. If you’re in public relations you could have 92 PR or PR 123; if you’re in media you could opt for 17 TV, RAD 10G or PA07 WEB or if you’re in the legal profession, how about 31 LAW or D9 LAW?

Whether you want a plate that reminds people of the nature of your business, or simply one that will raise a smile, you’ll find your perfect plate at a very good price at Speedy Reg. The search facility is simple to use and it’ll help you to narrow down your choices too!

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We’ve been out on the street asking you what you’d love to have on your personalised car number plate if money were no object.

Karen Holdsworth said she’d love to have her name on her number plate. Everyone calls her Kaz and she thinks this would make a great plate. We agree and let her know that with a visit to Speedy Reg she could pick up AF03 KAZ for under £200!

Tom Grantley said he’d also like his name on a plate, but he’d love a really short plate as he thinks they look the coolest. We’ve found the perfect plate. 86 TOM, not only does it have his name on, but it also has the year of his birth – 1986!

Evan Smyth runs a web design company and he’s been thinking about a plate that would help promote his business. We took a look at what is available and came up with the fabulous F1 WEB, however at over £20,000 this might be a little over Evan’s budget, but he could always opt for E15 WEB for under £600. He could pick up a plate even cheaper if he wants his company name, EVS on his plate; ACO2 EVS is available for under £200!

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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 increase in vehicles on the road around that time, accidents and incidents became more common and a system to identify vehicles was needed, and so the license plate was born and has been in existence ever since.

Early number plates had a black background with either white, silver or grey characters. This plate design was phased out in 1973 and you can now only display this type of plate on a vehicle that was manufactured prior to 1973.

The first system of car number plates ran from 1903 until 1932 and consisted of a two letter code representing the local authority and a number from 1 to 9999. As the motor car became increasingly popular the permeations ran out, and a new system was needed. The numbers were reduced from four to 3 and an extra letter code was added. This system ran until 1963 when more combinations were needed yet again and so a suffix letter was added. When the letters ran out in 1982, the system was reversed and a letter was then added before the numbers.

Finally in 2001 another new system was introduced which incorporated a three character suffix and a two digit date identifier.

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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 a great number plate.

Personalised plates are also perfect for disguising the age of your car. Pick a dateless plate and no one will know how old your car is. Keep your car looking new and everyone will think it is new.

Personalised plates are also a whole lot of fun for expressing your personality or for the perfect gift. It’s easy to buy a plate as a gift so don’t be put off thinking the process is complicated. Whether you’re buying for yourself or for someone else, the whole purchase and transfer can go through in just a couple of days.

A personalised plate can also be a great asset to your business. For a one off payment you can pick a plate that relates to your business and you’ve got a permanent advert on your vehicle. Far more cost effective and long lasting than a magazine ad!

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You’ve worked hard to get where you are in your career. Whether you studied for years at university amassing student debt, or you’re an entrepreneur who started up a business from nothing, you’ve every right to be proud of your achievements; so why not express this with  personalised number plates?

If you’re a doctor there are some brilliant plates available right now. You could have DOC 5W or E2 DOC. If you’re a vet you could buy VET 77, or for under £250 you could have E248 VET. If you work in a bakery how about 3 BUN or RO11 EET? An accountant or mathematician would really suit AA02 SUM or ADD 874. Even the dreaded tax man can have their own plate with TAX 47. There are loads of great plates for anyone in the legal profession too, how about 31 LAW or LAW 11E? For anyone working in the police force COP 512 would be super, if they’re male, then COP 8OY – Cop Boy would be amazing!

Whatever your profession, you’ll find the perfect plate to suit you at speedyreg.co.uk. Just type in any words relating to your job into the easy search facility and straight away you’ll be given a whole host of great plate ideas.

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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 available, there are lots of other options too.

There are plenty of BIG plates to match your big muscles. Visit speedyreg.co.uk and you can pick up BIG 4003, BIG 2101 and lots more besides.  If you’re a gym owner, or just a gym addict, you can snap up the fabulous 73 GYM.

If you know someone who is proud of their body and they spend a lot of time striving for toned perfection, you can be sure they’d appreciate a plate to commemorate and celebrate this.  Personalised number plates that reflects the recipient’s persona really makes the perfect gift. If they’ve got abs to die for, then you could treat them to ABZ 35. If their name is Sue then there’s the perfect plate too… F1 TSU – Fit Sue! We also love 8 EEF, the ideal present for a total beefcake!

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