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How to Change Your Car Registration
A private car registration is a fantastic thing to own, but if you are buying and selling you might not be aware that the process is not be as simple as you think. Number plates are more than the slabs of plastic on your vehicle, they are codes used by the Government to recognise your vehicle. All changes to your car registration must go through the DVLA, a process that can take up to three weeks.
Famous Car Registrations for Famous People
Car registrations exist for one reason only: to identify the vehicle for law enforcement purposes. That was a long time ago though, these days personalised registration plates mean a lot more to their drivers. They have become status symbols, boasting status, wealth and achievement. In other words, it is how the person behind the wheel tells the world they have “made it” in some way. This is why they are very popular with celebrities, and there are many examples of this. AMS 1 is well known for being featured in every episode of BBC’s “The Apprentice”, appearing each time on Lord Alan Sugar’s Rolls Royce; the wife of a lottery winner owns the MB 1 that once belonged to Max Bygraves; Terry Venables, the former England manager, owns 1 TEL; PAT 1 belongs to a lady called Patricia Mills, but is more famously known as Postman Pat’s number plate. The list goes on and on.
Cheap Personalised Registration Plates are Trendsetting and Unique
Contrary to popular belief, personalised reg plates are not “custom made” for customers. They are either sourced from un-issued marks on the DVLA computer or, if already issued to vehicles, be on the market for sale. What makes personalised registrations special is that they can spell a name or word, and that can make them very valuable. Demand for these personalised reg plates dates back to 1903 when laws were passed to make vehicles identifiable in case of accidents, thus making car plates more visible. It was only natural that personalised number plates would develop into fashion-statements, status symbols, marketing tools and investment capital.
Irish Number Plates Make Your Car Look Younger
Number plates with the characters “I” and “Z” are released by the DVLNI (Driver and Vehicle Licensing, Northern Ireland), Coleraine, the equivalent authority to DVLA, Swansea. These registrations are known by the term “Irish number plates”, though they are not to be confused with plates from the Republic of Ireland that are not transferable to DVLA registered cars. NI number plates actually follow the same rules set in 1903 to be used by all of Ireland, with I and Z acting as county and city codes respectively, which is why they are still called “Irish number plates” within the private number plate industry.
