The DVLA, which stands for The Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency, is the organisation which is responsible for enforcing GB number plates and car registration rules. Similarly in Northern Ireland a separate body known as the DVA works in the same way.

Registration dealers such as Speedy Reg, adhere to all DVLA and DVA regulations and deal with them directly so it is always best to purchase your choice of registration through a reputable company like Speedy Reg to ensure that everything is legal and above board.

If there is a number plate you have always wanted but are unsure about whether you can place the number on your vehicle or if perhaps there may be restrictions why not give the team at Speedy Reg a call. They will talk you through the process involved and answer any questions you may have. It really couldn’t be easier to get the personalised registration you have always wanted.

Have you just purchased a new vehicle and are not partial to the number plate currently held on it? Have you always wanted a private number plate but are not sure where you would go to get one or even how the system works? Speedy Reg have been in business for nearly 30 years and are experts in the sale and transfer for all sorts of registrations including private and personalised registrations.

It is very simple to find the private registration of your dreams; simply type your number of choice into Google or just type in private registrations and you will find all sorts of registration dealers listed. Select Speedy Reg and you will be brought to their state of the art website where you will find a whole host of registrations from bargain dateless numbers to the more expensive lucrative personalised numbers, which may for example spell your name or the name of a loved one.

If you are not internet savvy you can find a list of private registrations advertised in the motoring section of daily national newspapers or motoring magazines. Speedy Reg regularly advertise within these and have a list of some of the more appealing numbers as well as bargain numbers.

It really could not be simpler so why not give the team at Speedy Reg a call today?  Their team of experts are always on hand to talk you through the process as well as answering any queries you might have.

Number plates were first introduced in 1904 and have been used constantly ever since. The first number plates consisted of one or two letters followed by up to four numbers. The letters related to area codes. So for example if you bought your car in London, then your plate would begin with the letter A.

When the letter combinations started to run out, an extra letter was added to the start of the plate, and when these ran out, the plates were reversed, with the numbers first, followed by the letters. These were known as Dateless and Reversed Dateless British Marks.

In 1963 a letter was added to the end of the plates in some areas to represent the year of issue. In 1965 this became a legal requirement. This started with the letter A and continued through the alphabet although some letters were skipped due to their similarities to other letters and numbers, for example the letter I was skipped due its’ similarity to the number one.

In 2001 another system was introduced, with two letters representing the area where the car was registered, two numbers representing the date of registration and three random letters to make more combinations available for the ever increasing amount of vehicles on the road.

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The Canadian actor famous for The Matrix and Bill, Speed and Ted’s excellent adventure is celebrating his birthday today! The 48 year old will hopefully be celebrating with a smile on his face and not with his trademark ‘Keanu Sad face’.

We hope this Personalised number plate puts a smile on your face!

Birthday boy Steve will be celebrating in style no doubt with all his celebrity chums, who include co star of ‘three men and a baby’ and’ three men and a little lady’, Tom Selleck, the lucky man! We hope Tom buys you something nice and if he’s stuck for ideas for next year he can always come to us to buy you your very own Personalised plate!

Speedyreg is currently selling the ultimate M Stokes registration, M510 KES. Looking for your ultimate personalised registration can be very time consuming, so if your surname is Stokes, then your search could be finally over.

The M Stokes number plates would be perfect registrations for the Australian Footballer, Matthew Stokes. Mathew Stokes is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League. Growing up, Stokes played basketball, cricket and rugby league, but age restrictions limited his involvement in Australian Rules football until he was 11-years old.

The M510 KES registration would also be a perfect registration for the Ethnomusicology lecturer ofOxfordUniversity, Martin Stokes. Dr Stokes obtained his DPhil (Ph.D.) from theUniversityofOxfordin 1989. This registration would also be suitable for the Irish antiquarian, Margaret Stokes, whose illustrations appear in the famous Book of Kells.

Can you think of any other people this personalised registration would be suitable for?

One of the oldest honours systems in the world is the UK’s Honors System. Evolving over 650 years, it recognises merit, gallantry and service. The Honours List are published twice a year. The first time is the New Year’s List and then in mid-June to celebrate The Queen’s official birthday.

Nearly 1,000 people were recognised for their achievements and service to the United Kingdom on the recent 2012 New Year’s Honours List. The Honours are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have a made a difference to their community.

On the list this year was Lorraine Kelly, the TV celebrity who has been on our breakfast screens since the 1980s.

It’s often hard to get a present for a friend or family member at Christmas time or their birthday. But what do you get someone who has just been honoured on the Honours List? Something unique, something as classic and personal – just like Lorraine herself.

And what better present can you get than her own personalised number plate – LKE 11Y.

Personalised Number Plates

Personalised number plates are a great gift – they show off the individuality of the person who owns a number plate. It’s difficult to personalise a car so the next best thing is to personalise the number plate.

Many people buy a private number plate  to show their name, such as Lord Alan Sugar who drives a car with the number plate AMS1.

Others prefer to drive around with a personalised plate that means something to them and not the general public.

However, when someone gets a knighthood like Lorraine Kelly, the Queen of morning time TV, then she needs her own personalised number plate with her own name on it.

Lorraine Kelly

Lets take a minute to celebrate Lorraine. A broadcaster, TV presenter, journalist and actress hailing from Scotland, she has been a funny and pleasant presence in our kitchens and sitting-rooms since the early 1980s.

Breakfast time TV wouldn’t be the same without her. She was the main presenter of Tvam’s ‘Good Morning Britain’ back in 1983 which was one of the UK’s original breakfast television news programmes.

She is best known for presenting GMTV with Eamon Holmes and had several shows of her own. Since 2010, she has an hour long show from 8.30am-9.30am, Monday to Thursday simply called ‘Lorraine’ on ITV. It’s her personable approach to life, style, food and her celebrity guests that appeal to the nation. Not afraid to poke fun at herself, her honest and down to earth style makes her an entertaining and popular presence in British homes.

However, she started her career as a journalist and reporter and in her early journalism career covered such heartbreaking tragedies as the terrorist plane crash at Lockerbie and the shooting at Dunblane.

Lorraine is well-deserving of her award on the Honours List. For anyone who wants to buy her a gift, then the personalised number plate of LKE 11Y is the perfect way to celebrate her continued success.

The 7^th series of Dancing on Ice, is currently in its 4^th week, where Phillip Schofield returned as host, with new co-presenter Christine Bleakley. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to mentor the celebrities, with Karen Barber returning as Head Coach. This series also saw a new ice panel, made up of Head Judge Robin Cousins and two new judges Louie Spence and Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt.

Dancing on Ice is a British television in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. Originally titled Skating with Celebrities the show was renamed following the failure of ITV’s celebrity orientated 2005 summer schedule. Dancing on Ice is frequently compared to BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC actually did a Strictly Come Dancing special entitled Strictly Ice Dancing at Christmas 2004 which was won by England goalkeeper David Seaman.

The Hollyoak’s actress Jorgie Porter is taking to the ice as duck to water. And at this early stage is tipped to win. Jorgie is famous for her role as Theresa McQueen in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

What better way to show your support for Jorgie but with a private number plate such a JO12 GTE, (Jorgie). Who do think will win this years Dancing on Ice??

A recent AA Study has found that nearly one in 10 blokes have a personalised number plate.

The study also found that personalised number plates were more popular among the rich, company bosses and professional workers, and only 7% of owners had unskilled or semi-skilled jobs.

The AA also found that women were not as keen to have personalised number plates as only one in 20 have one.

It also revealed that there are regional trends in owning one. The most popular area to have number plates is the North East with 17% and lowest in London with 9%. Whereas only 10% in Scotland and Wales.

The AA president, Edmund King says, “According to psychologists, some motorists need personalised number plates to demonstrate a sense of individuality, to mark their success or even show the world that they have a sense of humour. For others the plate is merely to keep up with the Joneses and disguise the age of the car.”

One of the most prestigious personalised number plate, that was released by the London Council in 1903, is A7 which is owned by none other than the Queen.  The A 7 registration is currently held on her father’s 1900’s Daimler, which was first registered with the DVLA on 01^st April 1930 and is currently taxed until the 30/11/12.

Are you one of the 1 in 10 male drivers who own a personalised number plate?

Well what better way to promote your company vehicles but with personalised number plates, such as Carrot and Cabbage perhaps??

Exclusively available through Speedyreg, these two vegetable number plates are currently being advertised, CA12 ROT and CAB 849E.

The Cabbage and Carrot registrations will become an excellent advertising tool, by promoting your products. A greengrocer is a retail trader in fruit and vegetables. Greengrocer is primarily a British and Australian term, and greengrocers’ shops were once common in suburbs, towns and villages. They have been affected by the dominant rise of supermarkets, but many can be found managing small shops or stores in towns and cities and in some villages.

So Don’t Delay, Order your Carrot and Cabbage Number Plates today‼