It's the car registrations season!

...or nearly Christmas, as I like to remind my office chums. "Here's a stapler in the back of your head", they tend to reply.

Before we get onto the nitty gritty of number plates, I'd like to have a little moan, if I may. This week, I had an epiphany. An air of tranquility came about me and as the light descended a little voice inside my head said "Walk to work you lazy tyke". To be fair, the abusive voice had a point. I live within a mile of the office but had got into the habit of driving to work and back a couple of times a day. Realising that I could save money on petrol, car insurance and gym memberships by simply walking to work, I decided to give it a go. Now, the more eagle-eyed amongst you will have realised that thousands of British schoolchildren appear out of nowhere during the first week of September. Similarly, so do the conga lines of Range Rovers and RAV-4s employed purely to escort these little darlings to their institution of education. As a person who relishes peace and quiet (don't laugh, office chums), schoolchildren and lots of cars maketh not a happy Adam.

Eh? Ah yes, number plates. September also signals the year's second brand new batch of shiny car registrations, and those of you who are planning to purchase a new car will have the option of adding a 57-series registration number to your vehicle. Of course, any car registered before 1st September 2007 will not be allowed to carry a 57-series registration, but then you'd never buy a new car, right? There's a news story on Numberplates.com about this, offering a selection of car registrations that can be used under the new series. The child inside me still lets out a little titter at 'MU57 WEE'. For the record, I don't actually have a child inside me. That would just be silly.