Where can I access figures for the number of cars registered in the UK?

This is probably a trade secret, but is there a website that has figures for the number of cars registered in the UK by model? I did find one that gave them by manufacturer, but now can't. I guess to access...

Where can I find out how many of each model of car were sold in the UK last year?

A couple of weeks ago you published in 'The Saturday Telegraph Motoring' a URL to find out how many models of car had been sold in the UK the previous year. I didn't get a chance to note the URL before...

Thanks to the DVLA for its help with a registration I wanted to place on retention.

Selling my car and transferring the registration to retention, prior to an operational tour to Afghanistan, I was initially dismayed to read the overly stifling conditions pertaining to the DVLA's Retention...

New number plates on the road early - is it legal?

I saw a car reg for 2012 two days ago. Just for interest's sake, is this legal?.

Was I offered a 2008-model Honda Civic on a 2009 plate by a Honda dealer?

In March 2010 I was offered a 10-month-old Civic EX by a Honda dealer in Bedford. Despite having an 09 plate the specification seemed to be inconsistent with a 2009 model. However, I checked the list of...

2010 model or 2010 registered?

I bought a car from an Official Audi Dealer with a 2010 10 reg. I was told it was their own demonstrator which they registered in Apri 2010. During negotiation the car was described as a 2010 car. On taking...

Too many owners!

We purchased a used Jeep Commander from a main dealer about 6 weeks ago. We asked at the time how many owners it had and were told that they had just collected it from another dealer who had taken it as...

How do car traders get around the new continuous registration requirement?

The new requirement for continuous registration seems to be very a very unjust regulation biased in favour of extracting even more money from the hard-pressed motorist. This prompts me to enquire how the...

Transfer of registration

My son has negotiated to buy a used car from a dealer who acquired it with a cherished number. Having had ownership transferred to them, they now have a V5 with the cherished number, but their attitude...

Is an insurance certificate necessary to register a new car?

Does a motor dealer need an insurance certificate to register a new vehicle? My wife is buying from a dealer 250 miles away, she got a good deal in return for registering the new car by 31st March. However,...