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Having tired of your personalised number plate or maybe you just need to raise some cash, you are faced with a few options on how to go about selling it.If you suspect that your number plates could be quite valuable you may be best obtaining an independent valuation from the Cherished Number Dealers Association before you start.There is a charge for this but is your registration is worth thousands of pounds this charge will seem trivial.Armed with this valuation you can take an informed view on the selling options available to you.

1. Sell to a dealer for cash.This is the fastest option but will probably bring the least money.The dealer has to add vat onto his selling price but if this price is not substantially lower than other similar numbers owned by non vat registered sellers he is unlikely to sell it.He will also normally incur additional costs and transfer fees to place the number on one of his own vehicles or on a retention certificate in his name.Keeping a number in stock is expensive as it ties up money that could otherwise be spent on advertising to generate sales and there are annual costs such as certificate renewal fees and tax and test for vehicles.

2. A no sale, no fee commission sale through a cherished number dealer.This will return to you the maximum amount and shouldn’t cost you anything.Between yourself and the dealer a figure is arrived at which you would find acceptable ( your CNDA valuation will pay for itself here ) , the dealer the adds his commission to this figure and the total is the advertised price.When a sale is made the dealer would normally handle the transfer procedure and return to you the previously agreed figure.

3. Sell it yourself.You could try advertising the registration number yourself but you will quickly find out advertising is very expensive , especially one single number.You could try putting the number on ebay , this will cost you once again and remember that most people shopping on ebay are looking for a bargain so it might not reach your reserve price.

4. Sell it with the car.If the reason you are selling your number is because you want to change cars you may be able to ask a premium on top of the cars asking price for the registration number.This works well for inexpensive numbers or number plates which pertain to the car type or cover plates which hide the year of the car.

5. Internet number plate exchange sites.These sites charge a one-off up front fee to list your registration number and it stays on until sold.They don’t handle the transfer for you if it sells.You can test how effective this might be by searching on some of the search engines using phrases such as number plates or car registrations and see if the site you are considering appears in the results , if the site can’t be found it isn’t going to get a lot of visitors!

Finally, if you have not had your number long and didn’t pay a lot for it , unless you are very shrewd or lucky it’s value probably hasn’t gone up much.Some certainly have for example numbers for names such as JAN or LYN.One tip is to search a few dealers websites for similar numbers and if they have lots available at low prices you could struggle to sell yours.

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Billings MT apparently has seen an increase in RV Parking over the last decade and now they have made an ordinance about overnight RV parking limiting the RV’ers to 10-hours. Originally, they wanted it to be six hours. What is interesting about all this is that Billings, MT is really a run down city and unemployment is high, water supplies are low and crime is up.

The town is filled with drug users doing crystal meth and the cops cannot seem to stop it. When we stopped we talked to one police officer who said for everyone one drug house they close two more pop up. Why is this interesting news?

Well, consider a city, which is along a major US Freeway like Billings MT, which does not want tourist dollars to come into town. Fine, we can skip that run down city, just as well, who wants an unemployed Citgo Refinery worker on Crystal Meth to break in and steal anything?

Imagine if you will the Citgo Refineries closing in Billings MT, which has one of the highest unemployment rates currently in the United States. There goes a whole bunch more high paying jobs and now you want to kick out the tourists too?

Believe me very few tourists would bother flying into Billings MT international airport, if you can even call it that? You know when the word gets around that RV’ers are not welcome in Billings, MT you watch all those tourist dollars move to Great Falls, Bozeman, MT and Sheridan, WY and never come back?

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Recycling tires is something that everyone should do. There are many bad impacts that can come from not recycling tires, including disease, pollution, more.

But before we go in depth into recycling tires, let us first talk about what you can do to lengthen the life of your tires – therefore saving money for yourself as well as helping to save the environment.

·Keep a proper tire pressure. Having improperly inflated tires is a huge cause of tire damage. It can cause irregular wear as well as decreased gas mileage.
·Avoid braking and accelerating excessively.
·Keep on schedule with your tire rotation and checking wheel balance and alignment.
·Inspect your tires at least once a month. Check for uneven wearing, cracks, splits in the tread, or other signs of damage.
·Overloading your vehicle can cause more wear on your tires, as well.
·Avoid driving on rough roads and over potholes or curbs.
·Replace your tires once the tread is down to 1/16th of an inch. Do not let a salesman convince you to get rid of them sooner unless there is an added, important reason!
·Just because you have one or two bad tires, it does not mean that you need an entirely new set of four tires.
·Use retreads. They are just as safe as new tires.

Now that you know at little bit more about putting off having to recycle your tires for just a little longer, let us talk about recycling tires.

Interestingly enough, recycling the rubber from scrap tires was very common until the 1960s, and then it started to die off. Because it became easier to make synthetic rubber, people found it less important to recycle their tires. Also, recycling tires became more difficult when steel belted tires became popular.

Fortunately, the recycling of tires has increased a lot within the last decade. People started to see the problems associated with scrap tires.

What are the problems that arise when tires are not recycled?

For one thing, discarded tires are an eyesore. But even properly disposed of scrap tires can create problems. A tire dump is a known breeding ground for mosquitoes. There is a higher incidence of mosquito-borne diseases near tire dumps.

Also, tire pile fires are a huge environmental problem. Such a fire can go on burning for months, and while it is burning, it sends up a huge plume of black smoke, full of toxic chemicals and pollutants. The oily runoff, full of toxic chemicals, caused by tire fires can make its way into surrounding water supplies, as well.

Recycling tires is a very important step toward lessening the bad impact that they can have on the environment (but remember: reducing unnecessary use of tires is the best way to help out the environment!)

What can recycled tires be used for?

Well, since recycled tire rubber can be cheaper than making new rubber for some products, it is used for many things. People used recycled tires for asphalt and mulch groundcover and other things as well.

When crumb rubber is mixed with asphalt, the asphalt is less likely to crack. And you have probably seen recycled rubber padding the ground beneath children’s playgrounds, as well – recycling tires can create safer environments, too!

Remember, if you need to dispose of some tires, be sure to recycle them. Talk to your local auto shop or tire shop if you need help or suggestions.

Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching and gardening. For more of her articles on recycling and the environment please visit specialtyparts.com Specialty Car Parts.

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