Motorists differ in their tastes in personalised number plates but there should be type of registration number to satisfy everyone’s needs. The new seven digit numbers are ideal for those that want a registration which is personalised to them but does not shout it out to strangers because it just looks like any other number. The more extrovert can pick from shorter numbers in the ageless and prefix range and include thier name or initials. The motorists who does not want his name or initials but wishes to remove the age identifier from his number plates is catered for by Northern Ireland plates which cost very little.

• Bacteria behind first-of-its-kind bioethanol plant
• Bently to produce luxury bio-ethanol model
• Multi-fuel prototype another first for Volvo
• Lanzareth Wazuma quad runs on bio-ethanol

If you can read German, then you might be interested to read a good summary of the bio-ethanol technology and availability on the ADAC website.  It covers the different types of bio-ethanol, their production, and discusses whether they are really CO2-neutral.

ADAC is Germany’s largest automobile club, with around 15 million members.

I couldn’t believe this piece of news when I read it – Global Warming?  Good for us???   There’s me trying to do my bit to save the planet, and then a government department goes and writes a report saying that it’s not all that bad.

Any why?  Because warmer winters are less of a threat to us, ie. less people die.  It even considers that the increases in the summer temperatures (did I miss something last year?) are not so serious because less people suffer from things such as skin cancer than those that suffer in colder winters.

Am I the only person that thinks that this is the wrong way to tackle the problem?  We should be trying to find ways to stop the Global Warming, not trying to find arguments for keeping it.