Private plates?

Maxeh · 24 Mar 2010 at 17:19

This is true.

B@Th*nG · 24 Mar 2010 at 17:35

Janesy B said:
The closest would be B16 KEV which is registered to a Vauxhall Omega or B19 KEV which is registered to a Kia, so I'm calling shenanigans on your anecdote.

I saw what I seen and i seen what i saw; i've no reason to lie on an internet forum :/ although i realise whatever i say now i'm fighting a losing battle. meh.

B@

Janesy B · 24 Mar 2010 at 17:35

Personally I'd be getting my eyes tested to make sure I'm safe on the road

Lum · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:02

[TW]Fox;16222286 said:
You were born in B7?

He is not a real person, he is actually one of several AIs written in Visual Basic for Applications specifically to post on this forum. The VBA script is running under Microsoft Excel and B7 is the cell that stores all the information relating to his personality and posting style.

Mr. Gary · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:19

ScarySquirrel said:
I have no issue with them.

I like the ones that are to do with the model of car, for example I've seen a few Honda S2000's for sale with plates like 'S2000 UV'. I think it looks good

Was on the motorway the other week and drove past a BMW 7 series that had the reg "BMW 730D" - the thing is, it had been debadged. a good idea or not, i can't decide!

Lum · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:23

Mr. Gary said:
Was on the motorway the other week and drove past a BMW 7 series that had the reg "BMW 730D" - the thing is, it had been debadged. a good idea or not, i can't decide!

According to the DVLA it is a diesel vehicle with an engine of 2993cc, so I guess it's ok.

Was hoping to find out it was a 720D or something (do they even make a 720D?)

Mr. Gary · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:26

Lum said:
According to the DVLA it is a diesel vehicle with an engine of 2993cc, so I guess it's ok.

Was hoping to find out it was a 720D or something (do they even make a 720D?)

Oh yes, its the right car! its just i assume they took the badges of to add a bit of mystery and then advertised it in massive text!

Can't decide if its a cool idea or not!

EDIT: There isn't a 720D i don't think.

iaind · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:27

I might consider a private plate if it was super cheap, but neither my name, initials or car work very well

Lashout_UK · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:28

I refer to them as "vanity" plates.

If one's a "proper" plate that actually means something, fair enough though.....

Semple · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:34

Some of the expensive ones are ridiculous!

I get around · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:38

I think they're for ****ers personally, I find it difficult to go past one without calling the owner a ****er. It also serves as a warning that this person is probably going to drive like a complete ****er.
But each to their own I guess.

Meatball · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:46

I purchased one this month: N19 WMH

My birthday and initials, I like the idea of having a plate for life.

£250 + £26 for the plates to be printed. Still waiting for my new V5C.

Gaijin · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:53

I get around said:
I think they're for ****ers personally, I find it difficult to go past one without calling the owner a ****er. It also serves as a warning that this person is probably going to drive like a complete ****er.
But each to their own I guess.

Hows that divorce/period/other unfortunate incident going for you?

I have the best private plate IN THE WORLD

kaiowas · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:53

The plate I want has recently become available. Unsure whether to buy it atm though as it'll be years before I have a car new enough to use it on.

Rotty · 24 Mar 2010 at 18:57

Saw B160 MAR on a 4x4 recently

was spaced to make BIG OMAR

and yes it did appear to be him driving ( so someone told me

)

please do not try and google who the driver was if you are at work

Meatball · 24 Mar 2010 at 19:15

A guy on another forum purchased CL10 CUP, he was trying to flog it for around 2k last time I checked.

Freakitchen · 24 Mar 2010 at 19:16

I like them for the purposes of making a plate look neat, also having something personal to put on each car you own appeals to me. I'll probably get one when I buy my next car, but will choose it based on how tidy it looks rather than my initials etc.

Coco · 24 Mar 2010 at 19:17

I get around said:
I think they're for ****ers personally, I find it difficult to go past one without calling the owner a ****er. It also serves as a warning that this person is probably going to drive like a complete ****er.

Crickey, your one angry young man, chill Winston!

I've never purchased one myself but I've had them on a couple of motors.
On my old 182 Trophy I had 'T6 PHY' which was part of a popular family of plates with the owners club.
On the Exige I've got '** MOO' which means nothing other than the noise a Cow makes!

But I'll be going back to standard soon.

I find plates connected to the make/model of a car to be a bit geeky & plates that are somebodys initials just look like just a mess of letters, as for plates that have bolts & twists to make them look like something else, very tacky, very fake.

I like amusing plates that actually show a bit of character, ** TOY, ** UFO, ** WTF etc etc

iaind · 24 Mar 2010 at 19:25

Actually something like this would be quite good for £300
http://www.carreg.co.uk/number_plates/preview/_/Y100_LOL/300

st@nners · 24 Mar 2010 at 19:26

Meatball said:
A guy on another forum purchased CL10 CUP, he was trying to flog it for around 2k last time I checked.

Ive just bought a CL10 plate