Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re into private registrations, number plates, JDM, motorcycles or are a fan of Motorsport in general, then our competitions are for you! From time to time, we will hold paid and free competitions primarily related to the Motorsport industry. However, we will also hold regular tech, cash, as well as other competitions for the best gadgets and equipment on the market!
At JDM Plates Competitions you will accumulate reward points which with every competition entry; which can be spent on a range of hosted competitions and products and services related to the Motorsport and car industries. We have selected a range of companies to work with regarding our Loyalty System which we believe may be valuable for our customers. However, we will always be looking to expand our partners which will only be more beneficial for when you accumulate more points!
JDM Plates’ Competitions also believe in charity; with every competition, we will donate a percentage of total ticket sales to a charity of the winner’s choosing. Each winner may have a different preferred charity which allows us, and you, help multiple charities during the lifetime of our competition website!
We will also keep set competition dates; they WILL NOT move!
Considering the above; everybody wins!
You need to register for an account to Play our competitions; this can be done by navigating to the ‘My Account‘ page.
Once you have an account, you are set to go!
Entering one of our competitions is quick and easy! Read the simple steps below and be sure to read all the frequently asked questions. Alternatively, don’t hesitate to get in touch at [email protected].
1. Find the competition(s) you would like to enter and select how many tickets you would like to enter with, competitions are time limited so be quick! The more tickets you purchase, the better odds you have of winning. However, some competitions have limited tickets per user!
2. Using adequate skill and knowledge, answer the qualifying question. Ensure you are happy with your answer as ALL incorrect answers are disqualified!
3. Add all desired competitions to your basket and proceed with the checkout. Our payment gateway allows all major credit / debit cards and are restricted to UK customers only!
3. You will receive your order number via email instantly after payment! All orders will be allocated ticket number(s) based on the quantity of entries purchased between 1 and the total number of available tickets. A downloadable excel spreadsheet of all entrants will also be available on the product pages once the competition timers have ended. Please note, incorrect answers will be added to the draw but if your number is drawn and the submitted answer is incorrect then the number will be drawn again!
4. When the timer has expired, or the tickets have been sold, a downloadable excel spreadsheet will be available to download on the respective competition pages. The downloadable excel spreadsheet will display ALL qualified entries for its specific competition; search for your ticket numbers you have been allocated, based on the entries you purchased, and wait for the live draw.
5. All of our competitions are drawn live on our Facebook page and then saved to our website. We use Google’s Random Number Generator to draw the winner LIVE. We set the generator’s maximum and minimum values based on the competition entries for each specific competition.
7. Watch the live stream via our Facebook page and hope for the best! ALL winners will be contacted via email, relevant social media platforms and by phone to ensure all winners receive their prize!
Yes. On each competition listing there is a pre-determined countdown timer and specified competition draw date and qualified entries – these timers typically last 14 days. However, if competitions sell out earlier than the timer ending. then the draw may be bought forward so the winner can get their prize quicker!
If a competition ends early, ALL participants will be notified by email and via social media announcements on our social media pages. This is so that the downloadable excel spreadsheet is available for all participants so that they can see their ticket numbers and the draw date.
Competitions are generally drawn live on Wednesday and Sunday evenings.
Each competition has a pre-defined available number of tickets. We will never sell more than the allocated amount of tickets although the total sold tickets may be less than available quantity. If the competition doesn’t sell out, then simply it is better odds for all the players who have entered!
The competition will still be drawn LIVE regardless on the specified date.
Typically, every prize is delivered within 24-48 hours via recorded delivery and every single prize is sent free of charge. As we host bigger competitions for items such as cars and motorcycles whereby free delivery is not available. On these occasions we will require the prize to be collected or we can deliver at an additional cost using a 3rd party company. All vehicles and larger items can generally be delivered within 10 days of the winner being announced if they cannot locally collect.
Cash prizes however are sent within 24 hours of the winner being announced subject to the winner providing relevant details. Cash deposits are sent via bank transfer to the account owned by the person who entered and won the competition.
To keep everything simple; we accept card payments only but will soon look into offering PayPal. This keeps it simple for us to monitor and release prizes to winning ticket holders swiftly and easily.
We use an authenticated payment gateway, who specialise in competition websites, as a payment gateway who also fully comply with relevant standards ensuring your card details are kept fully confidential!
ALL major credit and debit cards are accepted when entering any of our competitions!
JDM Plates Competitions fundamentally operates on a Loyalty System whereby you gain points depending on how much you spend and the activity you have on the website! You earn points when entering competitions based on the value of your entries. For instance, if you spend £15 entering competitions, you will be awarded 15 points.
You can also earn points by sharing our pages and competitions to social media platforms with our social sharing buttons available across our website. You can see the total accumulated points at the bottom of the ‘My Account‘ page and on some sidebars.
Give it a go now and see the points rack up!
When you register a FREE ACCOUNT with us, by default you will be part of our loyalty Rewards plan and instantly awarded 5 points.
As you enter more competitions, and share more pages; you will essentially earn points to spend on FREE prizes; the prizes you win can be seen on the ‘Loyalty & Rewards‘ page and the bottom of the home page; you can add these to your basket and spend your accumulated points!
We have carefully selected specific partners to work with. If you feel a specific company would be beneficial to work with then feel free to let us know!