Number plates are a crucial component of vehicles on UK roads. They have a specific letter and number combination that is used to identify the vehicle. For example, the only method to distinguish two cars of the same make, model, and colour is by their number plates. In addition, number plates are required so that the police and cameras can distinguish between…
Registering a New Car with a Private Plate
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Did you know that if you are buying a brand new car it’s perfectly possible for it to be registered from day one with your private registration number? That means you won’t have to take delivery and drive around for a few days or weeks with a registration number that’s from the latest period of the current numbering system. But why would you want…
Private Number Plates on Leased or Financed Cars – The Law
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Some people find the idea of putting a private registration number on a car their own outright daunting enough, but what about putting a private plate on a car that’s on some sort of finance? You could be forgiven for assuming you couldn’t put your private plate on a vehicle you don’t actually own, but you’ll realise that isn’t the case…
Are There Different Types of Private Plates?
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If you’ve ever thought about getting a registration number for your vehicle that doesn’t give the age of your vehicle away or one that means something particular to you or your circumstances, it’s easy to get confused by the different terms you’ll come across. You’ll often see registration numbers referred to as private plates,…
UK Registration Plate Systems Explained
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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 …
Drug Driving: The Consequences
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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…
Could Used Car Sales Boom Boost Values of Private Plates?
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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…
The Ultimate Guide to Hypermiling
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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. …