News in brief

06th August 2007

Is this Ferrari’s cheapest four-wheeled vehicle ever? The supercar maker has just launched a skateboard for around £90 – and it comes with the brand name written across it.

Underneath, the board is painted in Ferrari’s traditional rosso red, and gets an Italian flag stripe and prancing horse logo. Click on www.theferraristore.com for more details.

BUYING AND KEEPING a cherished number plate should now be easier and less open to fraud after a new law came into force.

The DVLA, police and major automotive and number plate organisations have given their full backing to the legislation, under which the current keeper of a registration signs over the rights directly to the buyer, thus simplifying the transaction.

“Until now, both parties in a sale have had to follow a drawn-out process that was open to abuse,” said Robert Wicken, chairman of the Cherished Number Dealers Association.