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Pre-2012 logo of DVLA. The vehicle register held by DVLA is used in many ways. For example, by the DVLA itself to identify untaxed vehicles, and by outside agencies to identify keepers of cars entering central London who have not paid the congestion charge, or who exceed speed limits on a road that has speed cameras by matching the cars to their keepers utilising the DVLA database.
Five-shilling British postal order overprinted for use in Nigeria used in 1947 - 3d additional poundage to be paid in Nigeria. In 1881, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland included Ireland but in 1922, three-quarters of the island became independent as the Irish Free State and began its own independent issues of postal orders.
The post-1973 yellow rear number plate of a vehicle registered in Peterborough (ER) between 1999 and 2000 (V), an example of the 1983-2001 prefix system. This Charles Wright typeface was the most common in the UK prior to the "prescribed font" for number plates purchased from Sep 2001.
One of the most famous postal orders in history - the one alleged to have been cashed by George Archer-Shee. This is a list of countries that have used postal orders . British Empire and British Commonwealth
A postal order or postal note is a type of money order usually intended for sending money through the mail. It is purchased at a post office and is payable to the ...
Post boxes: e.g. in the Brighton BN postcode area, BN50-BN52 are allocated to PO Boxes in Brighton, Rottingdean and Hove. Post boxes in London: London postcode districts ending in -P, such as SE1P, are usually allocated to PO Boxes (inconsistently, other letters are also used, and -P has been allocated to geographic addresses, such as SW1P).
Similar requirements apply in Northern Ireland under the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Prior to the UK leaving the European Union on 31 January 2020 and during the transition period which ended on 31 December 2020, a UK driving licence was a European driving licence , [ 3 ] adhering to Directive 2006/126/EC and valid throughout ...
The main aim of the Postal Order Society is to promote the study of postal orders, postal notes, money orders and related items. The society is a member of the UK-based Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) and the American Philatelic Society. Meetings are held annually in London at the IBNS venue. Very few members collect only ...