You may or may not know that the current system of UK vehicle registration numbers will run out of numbers by 2050, but it will, so what will come in to replace it? There are some very simple solutions as well as some not-so-simple solutions, but what should happen and could we come up with a system that everyone understands for a change?
Number plate cloning is an increasingly prevalent problem in the UK at the moment, but what is it and is it something you should be worried about?
Number plate cloning is the illegal practice of displaying someone else’s registration number on a vehicle to hide its true identity. There are many different reasons why criminals want to hide the identity …
Have you ever stopped for a moment to think about what your registration number actually reveals about you? Unless you have a private plate on your vehicle instead of one issued to the vehicle through the current system, even a casual bystander will be able to tell roughly how old your vehicle is and where it was originally registered from your reg number.
However,…
You’ve probably heard of them and you’ll definitely have seen them if you spend a decent amount of time on the road, but what are ‘trade’ car number plates in the UK, what are they for, who can use them, and how do they get hold of them?
A trade number plate is a temporary number plate used by the likes of motor traders or vehicle testers for…
When you’re browsing social media websites such as Facebook, or even legitimate news websites like the BBC, Mail Online and others, have you noticed that registration numbers are usually blurred so you can’t read them? I assume you probably have if you’ve bothered to think about it, but have you ever wondered why they do it? Obviously, it’s…
Most of us are aware that you can buy a used car from a private buyer for less than you’d pay for the same car from a dealership, but buying privately also has greater risks. One of those is the risk you might inadvertently find yourself on the wrong side of the law driving a car home you’ve just bought from a private individual. Any credible dealer will help you…