UK Registration Plate Systems Explained

Posted by My Reg
October 12th, 2022 at 7:35 pm

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There are millions and millions of registration numbers you can search through to find a private plate that works for you, but it will make life a lot easier if you have an idea of what combinations of numbers and letters you can and can’t have. There have been several changes to registration numbers and how they are compiled over the years and you can only …

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Drug Driving: The Consequences

Posted by My Reg
October 13th, 2022 at 11:12 am

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There was a time when drinking and driving wasn’t even seen as something you shouldn’t do, never mind it being illegal or socially unacceptable as it is today. Nowadays, everyone knows you shouldn’t drink and drive, but I don’t think it’s controversial to suggest that British society and even the UK laws haven’t quite got to…

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Could Used Car Sales Boom Boost Values of Private Plates?

Posted by My Reg
October 12th, 2022 at 7:37 pm

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The used car market is once again booming with prices going up and availability going down, and this could be good news for you if you own a sought-after private registration plate. Lots of people buy private plates and cherished numbers to hide the real age of their car, and if more and more people are choosing to buy used vehicles then it stands to reason that more…

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The Ultimate Guide to Hypermiling

Posted by My Reg
October 12th, 2022 at 7:38 pm

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You may well have missed it, but “hypermiling” was voted as the best new word of the year in 2008 by the New Oxford American Dictionary. Even though the vast majority of my writing over the last 8 years has been about the American auto industry I’d never come across the term “hypermiling” until I was asked to write about it here. …

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