Personalised Plates - Yay or Nay?
Discussion
After seeing V8 JOY on an X5 today, shame, i had a think about these. People seem to have a massive amount of money to spend on what is essentially pointless, and in a way marks them out as rather shallow [no offence intended]. I can see that the car you drive is often seen as an extension of ones personality, but surely if a person's sum total of charisma, personality and interest can be summed up in 5 letters or less on a perspex oblong, its a bit sad? Your thoughts?
Erm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Depends on how much you paid for the plate,if it thousands then good luck to you.
if it was reasonable and it makes you happy. why not?
I thought long and hard about wether to get a private plate.
I did in the end purchase one and I love it .
It didnt cost the earth,and it is the icing on the car.
but it was also an investment.
although I confess it definately is not for sale..... ever.
>> Edited by jessica on Sunday 19th June 23:58
Depends on how much you paid for the plate,if it thousands then good luck to you.
if it was reasonable and it makes you happy. why not?
I thought long and hard about wether to get a private plate.
I did in the end purchase one and I love it .
It didnt cost the earth,and it is the icing on the car.
but it was also an investment.
although I confess it definately is not for sale..... ever.
>> Edited by jessica on Sunday 19th June 23:58
IMO it depends how subtle it is, or what it's about.
If it ends with your initials and the order of the numbers and letters are pleasing in a snappy, freephone number kind of way I don't see what's so bad. If it refers to the car, that's great.
However, if it says something like P1MP D or B48 ASS or something, you might as well stick a huge sign in the back window saying 'Look at me, I have an image problem'.
If it ends with your initials and the order of the numbers and letters are pleasing in a snappy, freephone number kind of way I don't see what's so bad. If it refers to the car, that's great.
However, if it says something like P1MP D or B48 ASS or something, you might as well stick a huge sign in the back window saying 'Look at me, I have an image problem'.
jessica said:
but it was also an investment.
although I confess it definately is not for sale..... ever.
>> Edited by jessica on Sunday 19th June 23:58
Funny that - my Dad used to have an old Morris Marina with the registration plate 512 BB
In 1980 when Ferrari released the 512 version of the BB, the plate became worth more than his car. He sold it for £1k to...
...a Boycie-type owner of a second-hand car dealership, who put it on a 2.8i Capri
I had a plate on my old Rangie from a Morris Minor
that had been in the family for nearly 40 years - but
when the Rangie was written off, DVLA insisted on
inspecting the wreckage before allowing me title
to the number. Took them four months, delaying
the insurance payment by about 3 months - so
I'd never put a cherished or valuable plate on
anything again.
I did have '0051 TVR' on the Tuscan though - at the
time, it did seem a bit churlish to piss away 50K
on a TVR without putting an appropriate plate on
it.
The Yak is "G-YAKH", and the Pitts is "G-MAXG", but
I didn't have a hand in any of that. The CAA are
no doubt missing a trick - it's a flat fee of
a couple of hundred quid for an out-of-sequence
registration, and they *never* re-issue aircraft
registration marks, clearly missing out on a nice
little earner.
>> Edited by eharding on Monday 20th June 00:37
that had been in the family for nearly 40 years - but
when the Rangie was written off, DVLA insisted on
inspecting the wreckage before allowing me title
to the number. Took them four months, delaying
the insurance payment by about 3 months - so
I'd never put a cherished or valuable plate on
anything again.
I did have '0051 TVR' on the Tuscan though - at the
time, it did seem a bit churlish to piss away 50K
on a TVR without putting an appropriate plate on
it.
The Yak is "G-YAKH", and the Pitts is "G-MAXG", but
I didn't have a hand in any of that. The CAA are
no doubt missing a trick - it's a flat fee of
a couple of hundred quid for an out-of-sequence
registration, and they *never* re-issue aircraft
registration marks, clearly missing out on a nice
little earner.
>> Edited by eharding on Monday 20th June 00:37
I've got one on my car, but it's nothing to do with the car. It's my date of birth and initals. So it still reads like a normal number plate, and you wouldn't know it was private unless you knew it was too old for the car.
Don't get me started on people who have the number plates B16 or where they have to position the screw blanking heads to make it say something else!!
Don't get me started on people who have the number plates B16 or where they have to position the screw blanking heads to make it say something else!!
tty variety. 
I have two personalised plates - one on the Jag and one on the TVR.
They are excellently personalised for me. The TVR is A13X KP.
Are they an affectation? Oh yes.
Pointless - yup.
Pretentious - probably.
Cool and fun? - Yes, if you want one.
Are there many more important things to bother about - definitely.
They are excellently personalised for me. The TVR is A13X KP.
Are they an affectation? Oh yes.
Pointless - yup.
Pretentious - probably.
Cool and fun? - Yes, if you want one.
Are there many more important things to bother about - definitely.
anonymous said:
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Somes up mine very well, though with me I saw it after a was only a year into ownership of my current car, still it gives me an excuse to go and buy a new car just to put it on and its on a par with yours for being that little bit special and meaning something to me:
SP 05BON
nuff said.
Si
i personally cannot stand the private plates that have the year on them. they are not so much "private plates" (if there is a thing) but "personal plates" in my opinion.
i did buy a plate 12 years ago for £800. our best guess is that its from the 30s or 40s. had it revalued a year ago and its nearer £5k now. however, it'll never be removed off the car I put it on 12 years. its something that will stay with me.
i did buy a plate 12 years ago for £800. our best guess is that its from the 30s or 40s. had it revalued a year ago and its nearer £5k now. however, it'll never be removed off the car I put it on 12 years. its something that will stay with me.
RickApple said:
After seeing V8 JOY on an X5 today, shame, i had a think about these. People seem to have a massive amount of money to spend on what is essentially pointless, and in a way marks them out as rather shallow [no offence intended]. I can see that the car you drive is often seen as an extension of ones personality, but surely if a person's sum total of charisma, personality and interest can be summed up in 5 letters or less on a perspex oblong, its a bit sad? Your thoughts?
I believe the USA term for it is more appropriate; "Vanity plates". Thats all they are, like wearing a nice shirt or sporting a new haircut. Do i detect a hint of jealousy ?
theboyfold said:
Don't get me started on people who have the number plates B16 or where they have to position the screw blanking heads to make it say something else!!
Oi.
I don't have any oddly positioned bolts (in the number plate that is
) nor is the spacing illegal. It says what I want and was dirt cheap from DVLC, probably because I thought of it first. I certainly would not spend a lot of money on a plate, even if I had the spare cash, because it's just a bit of fun.
I could probably sell it at a profit.
So live and let live, chum.
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