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UK Number plates are now 100% safe and secure investments!

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UK number plates were planned to be AXED by the EU and replaced with ‘common colours’ and ‘ID tags’ EU plans were to scrap the 110-year-old British licence plate design, so due to Brexit, our UK number plates are now safe. The European Parliament were considering proposals for a common European design for all vehicle […]

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Cab driver’s number plate almost cost him his job!

Cab driver’s mischievous number plate almost cost him his licence! Martin Willis, from Midanbury in Southampton, was given the number plate MW11 LLY as a birthday gift from his wife. His nickname has been Willy for almost his entire life so Willis proudly displayed the plate on his car. Little did he know it might […]

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£1million spent in 20 minutes!!

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“16” number plate sales go wild! The first week in December saw the release of the “16” plate and boy did you want to get your hands on them. Motorists splashed out £1million in the first 20 minutes of the number plate sale going live! A whopping £2million in the first 24 hours was spent […]

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1 LAF – Bernard Manning’s comedy plate for sale!

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Bernard Manning’s former number plate is up for sale! A bidding battle has commenced over the late comedy legend Bernard Manning’s iconic number plate. 1 LAF is very particular to the famous comedian’s craft and his son, Bernard Junior, would like its new home to be that of one of today’s famous comics. The controversial […]

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007 number plate sells for record breaking price!

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007 number plate sells for record breaking price! A Guernsey resident won the battle to buy the new (number-only) States of Guernsey registration, ‘007’, in a recent auction. The buyer, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought it for a whopping £240,000! This falls short of the UK record set by the sale of ‘25 O’ […]

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TO0 2UDE for the Road!

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Revealed – More number plates are banned as they are considered too rude or too offensive for the road! Twice a year the DVLA release a new series of registration numbers, but behind the scenes a special team of diverse individuals review the releases for appropriateness. They also revisit numbers already held on the suppression […]

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He would have paid £1 MILLION!!

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Would you pay HALF a MILLION for this?? Well this man did! Classic car dealer, John Collins, was landed with a bill of over half a million pounds after attending the DVLA auction in November 2014. £518,480.00 to be exact! But don’t worry, it wasn’t a mistake…John was determined to win the bidding war for […]

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** 2015 NUMBER PLATE RELEASE **

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The forthcoming ‘15’ number plate series has now been released. This series will be for vehicles registered on or after 1st March 2015…but don’t worry, if you are not planning on getting a brand new car, you can still purchase your ‘15’ registration number and retain it indefinitely on a certificate, and transfer it at […]

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The Epitome of a Concept Supercar

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The Epitome Concept   The Epitome…CARREG believe it was named this as it is a quintessence of a top class concept car. It would cost you a meer $2,000,000 for the privilege of owning this stunning piece which comes from Morocco, (not the most sporting country in the world). You can tell that the designer, […]

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Gold ‘Mystere’ Hamann Special Spotted in London!

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A Gold Range Rover by Hamann Recently spotted in Knightsbridge, West London, was this magnificent piece of work. The gold ‘Mystere’ version of the Range Rover is produced by Hamann, a German tuning house. Owned by an extravagant, wealthy Saudi tourist, they had the ‘Mystere’ flown over to the UK to stay in the expensive […]

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