Period number plate change

I've heard people say that the use of old-style non-reflective numberplates has been extended to all vehicles that qualify for Historic Vehicle class, therefore to to those built before Jan 1st, 1975 rather...

Number plates

The new Fabia Estate SE that I ordered for Sept has arrived early at the dealership. I had planned on 65 plates. They have offered an inducement equivalent to £100 for me to take the car early on 15 plates....

Why won't my BMW dealer make my personal plates to my own layout requirements?

I have purchased a personalised registration from DVLA to put on a new BMW. I requested a certain layout for the plates i.e. EG slight space 63 slight space JAD (EG 63 JAD) but the BMW dealer had already...

Should I sell my classic Alvis TA14 complete with its special numberplate?

We have a 1948 Alvis TA14 with the registration ‘TA 14’. It has had two owners from new, full history and has lots of extras like Hooper Brothers paintwork. Fully restored a few years ago, it's now time...

Why does ANPR make so many errors in vehicle number plate identification?

I have noted, from time to time, that you have commented about the problems of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems and it seems that you probably feel that they do not work well. A few days...

Can I have metal registration plates?

Very recently in the Daily Telegraph I seem to recall that you answered a letter regarding metal registration plates causing MoT failures? I have just taken delivery of a 1978 Honda CB400F2 (400/4 Supersport),...

Why aren't readable coded chips incorporated into number plates?

As a suggestion could a unique coded chip be incorporated within the number plate that would be read by the camera. It would still mean of course that the car could be cloned if the number plates were...

Why can't I display a black and silver number plate on my classic 1960 scooter?

I have a Lambretta scooter in mint condition, which in 1960 spent its first six months with the North Riding Police and I found out it was based at Pickering and Goathland (Heartbeat Country) before I...

I'd like to respond to your reader who suffered a poor experience with APCOA airport parking.

As Communications Manager at Exeter International Airport, I wrote to your reader DC of Brusford concerning his poor experience of APCOA airport parking as follows: “I now have pleasure in offering an...

2012/62 less valuable than a 2013/62?

I have a £500 deposit on one of the very last MK6 Golf GTDs. I wanted to collect it in January 2013 and also asked the dealer for it to be registered then, so it would be a 2013/62 instead of a 2012/62....