Chav or Cool, opinions please

[lady topaz]

Looking at plates and found that D14 AMV is available. On my Tuscan I had D14 TVR which at shows I made into D1 4 TVR. I am tempted but other half says the car speaks for itself and dont spoil it. So what do you thnk?

Di

[PetrolTed]

If you've got to 'space' it then it's wrong

[snuffle]

God has spoken.

[lady topaz]

PetrolTed said:

If you've got to 'space' it then it's wrong

Hiya Long time no speak. Hope you ok. You are probably right but it did seem fate to have the same plate available.

Di

[Murph7355]

If you like the plate, do it.

Yours
A007 VBV

[burriana]

D14 AMV is a cool plate for the car...

as it is, without making it look like you love your AMV... even if you do


Congratulations Di, lovely looking car. I am getting some pressure from Vicki to ditch the Italian and move to AM.

[SabreN400]

I think it's reasonably subtle, and it's down to personal preference. It's your car, so if you like it that's all that matters.

I'm will be putting an non-age related plate on mine at some point in the future.

[PetrolTed]

lady topaz said:

Hiya Long time no speak. Hope you ok. You are probably right but it did seem fate to have the same plate available.

Di

Lovely car Di

[AMD1]

lady topaz said:

other half says the car speaks for itself and dont spoil it.

I tend to agree, but it is a personal choice. It could spoil the automotive art of the car and make it look chavy if not done carefully.

AML1 is cool. JB007 is not.

[bogie]

I think if you have to explain it/spell out your mis spaced number plate, then its not worth it

if you can afford something meaningful in the English language then go for it

[sadlerj]

Agreed, it is a cool plate as only people who care will know what you are on about.

James
YA55 TON (not chavved up with spaces or screw heads)

[apotek]

I`m on V6NTG came with my car for not a lot of money but have you seen the price of V4NTG on the web.
In the past just went for 3 letters 3 numbers and thats on a fiesta now

[Tonto]

burriana said:

D14 AMV is a cool plate for the car...

as it is, without making it look like you love your AMV... even if you do


Congratulations Di, lovely looking car. I am getting some pressure from Vicki to ditch the Italian and move to AM.

You know it makes sense Al.. ! ............

[Tonto]

lady topaz said:

Looking at plates and found that D14 AMV is available. On my Tuscan I had D14 TVR which at shows I made into D1 4 TVR. I am tempted but other half says the car speaks for itself and dont spoil it. So what do you thnk?

Di

I bought V8 VTN from the DVLA and changed it to V8V TN and after a warning from Gemini I changed it back to V8 VTN, which I think looks better.
But each to his/her own.

P.S. Gemini had a dodgy plate himself at the time, so I rose above the verbals I did think about the possibility of getting stopped though and this had an influence on my decision too.

[cardigankid]

Sounds good, I would do it if I were you. I hope you kept the TVR plate for future use.

I think the plate looks better without the eccentric spacing, though I wouldn't get officious about it personally. plenty of people drive about with weird typefaces, plastic bolts in the strangest places and really odd spacing, which largely just makes them look like chavs, but noone seems to hassle them.

The worst I have done is to run numbers together.

[burriana]

Saw a great one yesterday ...

A007 *** BUT, it was italicised for some reason only known to the owner AND instead of the usual GB and Euro stars panel on the left hand edge, it had a black silhouette of James Bond and the 007 logo running up the side.

Thankfully it hadn't spoiled the looks of a perfectly good Aston... It was on a Honda Civic

[RichB]

lady topaz said:

PetrolTed said:

If you've got to 'space' it then it's wrong

Hiya Long time no speak. Hope you ok. You are probably right but it did seem fate to have the same plate available.

Di

What a coincidence, my wife has D14LFA on her Spider but not because her name is Di but it does look right

[oceantools]

If you take a peek at regtransfers.co.uk you'll see that V4NTG is for sale - that would look very non-chav on your new car! Only downside is that they want nearly £50k for it...!!!

I recollect that A5TON was for sale a couple of years back. Again, not cheap!

[tomw2000]

bogie said:

I think if you have to explain it/spell out your mis spaced number plate, then its not worth it

if you can afford something meaningful in the English language then go for it

I'd agree with that. Anything that you have to try make look like something it isn't, looks like you're trying too hard and a bit stiggy.

My wife has OO06 and her initials on the 911. And that's not so bad, just looks 'different' but ideally I think the only number plates worth having are single/double/treble digit + number ones. Problem is, they're pricey. i.e. AB 1 ABC 1, AB 12 etc.

Each to their own obviously.

Tom (TH05MSP0R911)

[where's my cash!]

C114VVY might be available on retention somewhere.
I think your other half is right, it is not needed.
I'm not really into private plates but I would have have,
M3 7WAT. On the correct car of course.
Enjoy the car.

Edited by where's my cash! on Sunday 7th June 10:52