Dutch firm combines DriveRight with national number plate database

VWE (a provider of VRM license plate search technology in the Netherlands and also a reseller of DriveRight products) has produced a case study demonstrating usage of Drive Right tyre and wheel data. VWE has linked the data from DriveRight directly with the Dutch number plate register. This allows customers to get the correct combination of wheels and tyres for their vehicle by using their number plate in the website search, where the VWE solution is available. Profile Tyrecenter from the Netherlands has become the first company to use this database and, in the company’s own words, take a step ahead of their competitors.

Stephen Hendriksen (Category Manager for wheels at VWE) commented: “If a car manufacturer says that a wheel doesn´t fit a particular car Drive Right knows if it might be possible, because of the many years of experience they have.”

EC1222.com

Writing in a recent customer newsletter Drive Right also let the industry know that new tyre product data is now available from the following manufacturers: StarMaxx and Petlas. Specific products include the Velox Sport PT741

EC1222.com is DriveRight`s web-based UI solution for tyre product data and EU tyre labelling legislation. It allows a user to retrieve attributes such as rolling resistance, wet grip and noise ratings for over 90 tyre manufacturers. Label images are available in PNG, JPG and GIF formats. In addition, tyre images and manufacturer specific product information is available. All data can also be used over the EC1222 webservices to embed the information into your own website.

Drive Right company representatives were also present at the Frankfurt IAA 2013 (IAA). The International Car Motor Show is the world’s most comprehensive, so the presence of suppliers from across the whole automotive parts and accessories industry is a real boon to a firm specialising in such data. Over 300 exhibitors from the industry presented their products this year.

According to Drive Right, this year’s visit to the IAA show was very successful: “We were able to collect a lot of new data for many new models from a large range of manufacturers”. 

Some examples of the data collected include: BMW 4 Series and X5, BMW Electro Series i3 and i8, Corvette Stingray, Audi A3 Cabriolet and Peugeot 308. The data is currently being processed and will soon be available soon.