anyone else get an email from DVLA asking your fav bike road

[DucatiGary]

just wondering, I got an email last week asking me to list my favourite biking roads in UK.

I thought it was suspicious and didnt reply.

[foil cap mode ON] do you think this was a sneaky way of finding out routes to target? [/foil cap mode OFF]

[james_j]

You are joking aren't you? ...from the DVLA?

I'd certainly reply - but not with the answer they wanted - suggest something like The Old Kent Road...

[DucatiGary]

no joke, here is what it said,

DVLA Personalised Registrations said:

BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE BIKE VISTAS

You've been there, you've talked about it time and time again - Now it's time to set the record straight! What is Britain's favourite bike vista?

Let us know yours by logging onto www.dvlaregistrations.co.uk/vista

In return, we'll give you the opportunity to enter our prize draw where you could win one of five pairs of tickets to this year's International Motorcycle and Scooter Show taking place at the NEC Birmingham. What's more, one lucky 'Bike Vista' fan will also receive limited edition signed prints of the top twelve locations provided.

Edited by DucatiGary on Wednesday 30th August 16:56

[pesty]

Call me paranoid, if you will but I imagine all replies will go into a big computer and the roads with the highest hits will be chock full of mobile camera's before you can say Brunstom is a

[Carrera2]

Hmm, I've suggested Mile End road.

Smells fishier than a prawns .

[pesty]

Just registered downing street

[DucatiGary]

DVLA Personalised Registrations said:

one lucky 'Bike Vista' fan will also receive limited edition signed prints of the top twelve locations provided.

like who are they signed by???? Richard Brunstrom ?????

loosers, it really does seems they tried to call our bluff.. .. .. .. ..

if anyone on the lincs hoon gives away my road I will kill you, without a doubt

[pesty]

DucatiGary said:

DVLA Personalised Registrations said:

one lucky 'Bike Vista' fan will also receive limited edition signed prints of the top twelve locations provided.

like who are they signed by???? Richard Brunstrom ?????

loosers, it really does seems they tried to call our bluff.. .. .. .. ..

if anyone on the lincs hoon gives away my road I will kill you, without a doubt

some good roads out from Lincoln towards the east coast

Edited by pesty on Wednesday 30th August 23:22

[racingsnake]

I just put forward Craner Curves Donnington Park.
That camera should run out of film pretty quickly lol.

[fergus]

not if it's watching some trackdays I've been on over the years....

[Ace-T]

DucatiGary said:

no joke, here is what it said,

DVLA Personalised Registrations said:

BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE BIKE VISTAS

You've been there, you've talked about it time and time again - Now it's time to set the record straight! What is Britain's favourite bike vista?

Let us know yours by logging onto www.dvlaregistrations.co.uk/vista

In return, we'll give you the opportunity to enter our prize draw where you could win one of five pairs of tickets to this year's International Motorcycle and Scooter Show taking place at the NEC Birmingham. What's more, one lucky 'Bike Vista' fan will also receive limited edition signed prints of the top twelve locations provided.

That sounds a bit dodgy though. This is their official web site. www.dvla.gov.uk. Although this is a bit weird.


Whois Record


Domain name:
dvlaregistrations.co.uk

Registrant:
DVLA

Registrant type:
Not supplied

Registrant's address:
DVLA
Swansea
West Yorkshire
SA6 7JL
GB

Registrant's agent:
NetNames Limited [Tag = NETNAMES]
URL: www.netnames.co.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 07-Aug-2002
Renewal date: 07-Aug-2008
Last updated: 08-Aug-2006

Registration status:
Renewal request being processed.

Name servers:
ns1.netnames.net
ns2.netnames.net

WHOIS lookup made at 09:48:03 03-Sep-2006

When I last looked Swansea was not in West Yorks and as an aside have you ever given the DVLA your email addy? And the Royal mail web site said this about the post code.

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

Administrative Mail & Driving Licence Enquiries
Longview Road
Clase
SWANSEA
SA6 7JL

I still wouldn't post anything on that site though, do they think we are morons? scum.

Ace-T

[DucatiGary]

its definetly dvla, no questions about that, I am signed up to the private reg email they send every month, this was on that email. (along with other boring stuff)

[BobM]

Ace-T said:

Registrant's address:
DVLA
Swansea
West Yorkshire
SA6 7JL
GB

When I last looked Swansea was not in West Yorks and as an aside have you ever given the DVLA your email addy? And the Royal mail web site said this about the post code.

Nah, but it's in West Glamorgan though, probly a simple typo or someone mishearing.