can a mis-spaced number plate ever have any value?

[rotary83]

i'm thinking of investing in a registration number. the problem is, it needs to be mis-spaced to have full effect. does this mean it will be worthless and impossible to sell on? does anyone have any experience with this? thanks ...

[Shuvi Tupya]

I would have thought it wouldn't matter too much, surely most 'decent' cherished plates are mis-spaced?

[R60EST]

It doesn't seem to stop the dvla sale of marques website putting rediculously high values on some plates knowing full well they need to be mis-spaced for full effect

[rotary83]

thanks guys ...

[jimmyjam]

Shuvi Tupya said:

I would have thought it wouldn't matter too much, surely most 'decent' cherished plates are mis-spaced?

Generally, no decent plates are mis spaced! If you do then you risk being a subject on this thread!....
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
And in case you can't tell the difference still, heres the good ones...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[rotary83]

i ask because there is a plate i've seen about a few times that i really like - but not sure how much it is worth in the first place and how it would perform as an 'investment' too ... thanks for the feedback though.

[jimmyjam]

What is it?

[rotary83]

T27 MEX but mis-spaced as T27 ME X - I appreicate it may not be everyone's cup of tea!

[jimmyjam]

It will have minimal value, maybe £150 and will have no investment potential.

[rotary83]

hmmm, ok - is that an opinion or an informed expert view? I find it very difficult to be able to work out what is worth what! thanks though.

Edited by rotary83 on Thursday 10th March 19:16

[jimmyjam]

rotary83 said:

hmmm, ok - is that an opinion or an informed expert view? I find it very difficult to be able to work out what is worth what! thanks though.

Edited by rotary83 on Thursday 10th March 19:16

Its not an expert view but it is an informed opinion. The mis-spaced interpretation will have zero value, the only way therefore to value it is on its standard format. A plate with a prefix and 1 number i.e T2 MEX will probably be £300+ generally speaking the price goes down the higher you get in numbers and if it goes into double digits on a pre-fix plate i.e T27 MEX then there is a very minimal value. You could ask the experts on here in the plate section but I suspect you will be torn apart and won't be pretty Most mis-spacing on PH is considered chav

[rotary83]

jimmyjam, you say for it to have value it would have to be spaced correctly as T27 MEX. Do you think that perhaps T27 MEX would be of interest to Mexican Restaurants? Any thoughts on that?

[jimmyjam]

Probably not, the market of Mexican restaurants who may possibly want a MEX plate is miniscule. If they do then they have a vast choice of many better plates to choose first i.e T2 MEX, T3 MEX, R2 MEX, T11 MEX and any amount of lower number and letter combo's before they finally reach T27 MEX.
I'd really let it lie!

[rotary83]

none of those others spell out TRY though ... anyway, thanks for your thoughts. may give this one a miss then.

[Albert Bridge]

rotary83 said:

none of those others spell out TRY though ... anyway, thanks for your thoughts. may give this one a miss then.

How on earth does it spell out TRY? Am I missing something here?

[rotary83]

2 is a standard substitution for R and 7 for Y (or T) ...

http://sellmynumberplate.com/Autonumerology.htm

[rotary83]

https://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/secureordering... NER&regprice=5995&index=0&st=&plateid=67026629&criteria=t27ner

'Regtransfers' have valued this (T27 NER) at close to 6k. It is one of their own stock, so the figure hasn't been inflated by an overly optimistic private seller. Just type T27 NER into their search engine.

Why you may ask? TRYNER is a surname (albeit, not that common). My point is, there is a precedent for T27 as TRY. Just not sure how much I should pay for T27 ME X ...

Edited by rotary83 on Friday 18th March 19:25

[Albert Bridge]

In that case I must need new glasses.......that is just bogus

[Albert Bridge]

rotary83 said:

https://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/secureordering... NER&regprice=5995&index=0&st=&plateid=67026629&criteria=t27ner

'Regtransfers' have valued this (T27 NER) at close to 6k - it is one of their own stock, so the figure hasn't been inflated by an overly optimistic private seller. Why you may ask? TRYNER is a surname (albeit, not that common). My point is, there is a precedent for T27 as TRY ... just not sure how much I should pay for T27 ME X ...

£1 HTH

[rotary83]

Albert Bridge said:

rotary83 said:

https://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/secureordering... NER&regprice=5995&index=0&st=&plateid=67026629&criteria=t27ner

'Regtransfers' have valued this (T27 NER) at close to 6k - it is one of their own stock, so the figure hasn't been inflated by an overly optimistic private seller. Why you may ask? TRYNER is a surname (albeit, not that common). My point is, there is a precedent for T27 as TRY ... just not sure how much I should pay for T27 ME X ...

£1 HTH

Hmmm, not sure they'd take that. It's on for about 10k!