If you are confounded by the restrictions on standard car registration plates and want to do something a little different with your motor then a gel number plate could be …
4D Number Plates Guide
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If you have already embraced the 3D Gel Plate look for your number plates, then the latest development in the good looking registration stakes is now 4D, a new technology …
Why are Number Plates Yellow and White?
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Number plates in the UK are yellow and white because that is what the law of the land decrees. But it didn’t start out that way.
Early registration plates
By …
Which number plates are illegal?
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It is against the law in the UK if a motor vehicle does not display a registration or number plate on the front and rear of the car. It also …
How Number Plates Work in the UK
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Number plates appeared with the earliest cars at the turn of the last century. It quickly became apparent that vehicles could not be linked visibly to their owners and so …
Ultimate Guide to Show Plates
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Anyone with a bit of smart eye will have noticed clever and unusual number plates being used on vehicles in certain situations. These are called show plates and can be …
Car Depreciation – is there anything you can do about it?
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It’s no secret that new cars depreciate at an eye-watering rate. But is there anything you can do about it? Do some cars fall in value more rapidly than others …
The History of the Number Plate
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We take number plates for granted these days, don’t we?
It’s impossible to imagine buying and owning a motor vehicle today and there being no need to register it and …
Strange Driving Laws Throughout Europe
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I’ve never found too many people in the UK who have much of a quarrel with any of our laws associated with driving. Just about every law you can think …
The Funniest Number Plates We’ve Seen
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What one person considers extremely funny could completely pass many other people by without raising so much as a mild smirk, and number plates are no exception. Car number plates …
Green Number Plates for Electric Cars – The Ins and Outs
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In October last year, the UK government launched a consultation process about the possibility of introducing green number plates for electric cars. The consultation period came to an end on …
Private Registration Sales Surge Says DVLA
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What do you buy someone who’s difficult to buy a present for? It’s a problem most of us experience from time to time, especially at Christmas. Well, according to the …
Driving in Europe After Brexit – How Will it Affect UK Driving Licenses?
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There’s been a huge amount of hyperbole spouted about how Brexit will affect things over the years since the UK voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum, and …
How to choose a good Towing vehicle
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Before you even contemplate the array of towing possibilities available to you, list out carefully what your key requirements are.
In addition to towing, do you require a vehicle which …
A motoring regulation in existence now that you may not be aware of
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Most drivers are vaguely aware that you should not drive with certain medical conditions or you may need a note from your GP or you may be restricted for a …
Car Colour: How Important is it?
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Most motorists are not ambivalent about colour – either the colour of their car is super important to them or they couldn’t care less.
Silver – or is that light …