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In Response to the recent “Fraudulent” Number Plate Supplier case
We have recently reported on a number plate supplier in Stockport who has received a two-year suspended sentence due to the illegal supply of acrylic number plates. The man sold over 13,000 number...
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How the Tax Disc Changes with Affect You?
If you have taxed since October 1st you will have noticed something different in how the DVLA issue tax discs to you. In fact it is very different, because they don’t issue a tax disc at all any more....
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Should cyclists be made to display number plates?
Whether you think it is right or wrong, we would all agree that cyclists get a lot of hate from motorists in Britain. I won’t go into where I personally stand on the issue because weighing up the...
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Everything You Need To Know About Paper Driving Licence Changes
It is a scary time to be an older driver in the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency are doing all they can to reduce costs and put all their services online. Their latest changes saw the...
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Shameless Attempts to Avoid Plate Recognition
Today I’m taking a look at number plate recognition technology, which we should be all familiar with at this point (if not, we have previous wrote about it on this blog), specifically about how drivers...
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It’s Official, We’re Losing the Counterpart
What you’ve heard is true, the DVLA have announced that the paper driving licence counterpart is to be scrapped. This has been on the cards for a while, as you’ve probably read, but they met with some...
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CASH FOR CRASH: How To Avoid Becoming A Victim
CASH FOR CRASH is one of the latest fraud scams increasing in popularity among criminals. It is a con that puts innocent drivers in danger, as well as prays on the weak and forces insurance companies...
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Driving Test: The DOs and the DON’Ts
June 1st marked the 80th birthday of Britain’s driving test. It has changed a lot over the years – for example the ability to reverse park was only added to the criteria in 1991. For many drivers the...
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5 Personalised Plates Myths … Busted
Personalised plates can mean one of two things – 1. Private registrations that National Numbers sells, and 2. The plastic plates that you put onto your vehicle. You are probably aware already what you...
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The 10 Worst Parking Fails
Even the best drivers don’t enjoy parking at the best of times. Lots of people will even go out of their way to avoid parallel parking or parking too close to other vehicles. This is common, but even...
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Are Pressed Number Plates Legal?
Pressed plates are metal number plates in the characters are raised off the background. If you have seen them on the road you know that they look very stylish, but the question is are they legal? Quick...
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Are 3D Number Plates Legal?
If you are buying or have bought a number plate you might have noticed you have the option to customise the plates with two-tone lettering – creating a 3D effect. It looks a bit different to the usual...
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Everything You Need to Know About Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a technology that reads and records number plates. ANPR has become very important in law enforcement, as well as with other agencies, so you should know...
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How To Change A Number Plate
How To Change A Number Plate: A Step-By-Step Guide Many people we speak to like the idea of swapping there generic number plate with a personalised one, but have no idea how to go about it. See below...
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How Do Number Plates Work
In our personal experience one of the biggest barriers to buying a personal number plate is a lack of understanding in what they are and how they work. You can literally write a book trying to answer...
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How To Spot Illegal Number Plates If you’ve been supplied with a set of number plates that you suspect to be illegal or if you’re currently driving on number plates you are not sure on then you need to...
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Guide to Number Plate Fixings
At National Numbers we use Jepson’s & Co Ltd to supply our customers with a quality set of number plates. One of the most common questions we get from customers is how to actually attach these...
View ArticleWhen Do Number Plates Change?
The current style of registration requires a bi-yearly release of a new number plate. In September 2001 this started when the 51 registrations were released (e.g. XX51 XXX). Since then a new number...
View ArticleWhere To Get Number Plates Made?
Buying Road Legal Number Plates For a number plate to be legal it must meet the requirements as detailed in The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 legislature. This standard...
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Number Plate Light: FAQs
What is a number plate light? The number plate light is a small fixture to the back of your vehicle that shines light onto the rear number plate. Due to the plate’s reflective properly it is...
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