I wonder why some people feel it necessary or desirable to echo the model of
their car in the reg plate - eg BMW X5 with - X5 on the reg plate.
I suppose the dealer may be responsible for buying the registration and then
selling it on - or offering it as an incentive.

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I took my car off the road about two weeks ago, I duly made a SORN on
the day via the on line service.  Got a letter back in a couple of
days acknowledging the SORN.
In todays post I got two letters from DVLA - one months road tax

I did NOT watch this race and will not watch it as long as it is run
at Silverstone. The rdrivers club owns this dull track and it should
be held at a track with hilly curves. I might even accept Mallory Park
(the friendly circuit) even though the parking might be a bit time

I'm quite an inexperienced driver, so I'd like some advice on the
"unspoken rules of the road". Since night driving isn't covered at all
in the driving test, I've been reading up on it in some books and on the
web instead, and I think I've got a pretty good idea of when to dip and

I'm thinking of going hi tec. Want a GPS that can be moved from one car to
another easily and quickly.
Can anyone give me a quick rundown on the differences between them?
There's some cheap stuff on ebay but do you get what you pay for?

Yes really. I had my wallet stolen on Friday and lost my 25-year old green
(non-photo, obviously) driving licence. Checked the DVLA website and found I
could order a new one online. No need for a photo or signature as they can
get that from the passport database if you provide a ...

I had a numpty park behind me a while ago - parked so close his bumper was
hooked over my tow hitch.
Unfortunately my tow hitch pinged out without the bumper attached.

Imagine a nice wide gentle roundabout, with two lanes, typical of those
above motorway junctions. Not very busy most of the time, so plenty of
spare capacity.
Now why do some drivers (usually the slower ones) insist on taking a

Probably only marginally on-topic but here are some photos of a truck
movement to Moscow done by a British company. They were taken by one of the
drivers on the trip.
http://trucknetuk.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=33612

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7480693.stm
"An eight mile (13km) stretch of road in Cheshire is Britain's most
dangerous road, according to a survey.
The Road Safety Foundation pinpointed the single-carriageway A537 between

Approached and stopped at mini roundabout and looked in all directions - all
clear.
As I pulled away a moped and rider appeared from behind the driver's side A
post and drove off in the same direction as I was going.

"One of Britain's biggest road hauliers, Leeds-based Macfarlane
Transport, has gone into administration with the loss of about 300
jobs"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7487738.stm

Reduce your carbon emissions.
Don't breathe so damn much.

From 1909:-
"A few years ago two gentlemen were dining at a Shrewsbury Hotel when a
lumbering car was driven into the yard. Like many of the early motors, this
one was neither silent nor odourless, and one of the diners, pointing to the