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Lord Mayor’s DN1 Limo Number Plate Valued at £100k

August 5, 2011
Posted in Number Plate News — Written by matthew.smith

Number Plate experts have valued the Lord Mayor of York’s DN1 limousine at £100,000 or more.

Posing as the owner of the number plate, Mr John Jones contacted an expert requesting a valuation.

According to the expert, the figure of £100k is not excessive when dealing with personalised number plate sales.

The personalised registration ‘F1′ sold for almost half a million pounds in 2008, with the number plate ‘S1′ sold the same year for just over £400,000.

Mr Jones had recently claimed that if the City of York Council was to go ahead with plans to replace the limousine, as has been mooted recently, the number plate should be sold, with the proceeds put towards its funding.

“When the council is cutting back on front-line services and losing jobs, the last thing we want is a private number plate worth upwards of £100,000,” explained Mr Jones. ”It’s obscene.”

“A five lion crest on the side of the car is sufficient.”

Not everybody is on Mr Jones’ side in this heated debate, though.

York Civic Trust chairman, Peter Brown, met the idea with a less than positive reaction.

According to Mr Brown, retaining such an identifiable plate was “crucial.”

Liberal Democrat group leader Carol Runciman added: “We should not be selling valuable assets to plug a short-term gap.”

Conservative group leader, Ian Gillies, added to the consensus that selling the number plate would be a bad idea, believing the registration ‘DN1′ to be an integral part of the city’s heritage and a short term measure in selling an asset with such financial appreciation potential.

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Number Plate Technology Aids Crackdown on Metal Thieves

Posted in DVLA News — Written by matthew.smith

Police in Torfaen, Wales, have turned their attention to metal thieves, after a major crackdown resulted in three arrests and three waste carrying vans being seized.

During the operation, mobile police patrols saw any suspicious or unlawful vehicles stopped and taken to a static check site for further investigation.

Torfaen police were boosted by the support from Gwent Police’s Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Unit.

The ANPR cameras allowed police to scan number plates of all passing vehicles and instantly check them against a police database, providing a rapid criminal background check on the thousands of cars that passed.

In addition, police have worked closely with local scrap metal dealers to prevent any outlet for the thieves’ stolen goods.

Of the three arrests that were made, one had been driving without a licence, whilst the other two had taken vehicles without the consent of their owners.

A man was also cautioned for the possession of a small amount of cannabis.

Three scrap metal carrying vans were also seized for being driven without insurance.

One driver was reported to the Environment Agency for operating without a waste carrier licence, with five other motorists hit with a £60 fine and three licence points for various other offences.

“Reducing the number of metal thefts in Torfaen is a priority for us at the moment,” explained PC Andrew Boucher, coordinator of the operation.

“This operation shows that we are taking strong action to apprehend offenders and stop this type of crime.”

Field Investigator for BT’s local network business Openreach, Richie Evans, revealed: “Cable theft is increasing in Wales and this causes huge inconvenience for our customers, many of whom regard their telephone as a lifeline.

“That’s why we are delighted to be part of this excellent police initiative.”

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