Personalised number plates - your theory

[Night Train]

I have a personal plate so I guess I rate in some of your eyes as C11NT and a TO55ERS.

However, having bought a new car, yes I would probably count as a rich TO55ER as well, the plates offered with my Skoda were all variations of KAK and KAC. So not wanting to drive another car with KAK on it due to the PI55 taking I decided to find another plate. The cheapest plates the DVLA were selling were ones with a shortened version of my name on it due to it bing an unpopular name. So I bought one of them. I also got one with an older year letter on it as I was working with underprivilaged people at the time and they had an awfully big chip on their shoulders about people who bought new cars and people who bought budget Skodas.

Anyway, they apreciated (believed) that I bought an old Skoda that happened to have my name on the plate, I said nothing about it at all to change their view and I was able to contine my work with them without incidents.

 

[addictfreak]

I have a personal plate so I guess I rate in some of your eyes as C11NT and a TO55ERS.

Me too!

Dont really see the problem, if you can afford it and you want one buy it. If not then dont

 

[Jane Smart]

I have private plates on both my cars, one is A4 *** and the other A6 *** with the same three letters on each and I love driving around with them on

 

[jimboalee]

don't forget A55 OLE

 

[Over The Hill]

Some merit in the funny ones

The nearly ones that need a black screw head to make up some word are really sad as the owner is spending a lot of money but still looking cheap.

In the US you can buy just about any plate as long as someone else does not have it. They dont stick to the number letter format.

I saw a Beige/Brown VW Golf in New York. The number plates are bright orange in NY and the Golf is called the VW Rabbit there. The plate was "Carrot"

 

[giantscr2.0]

I don't really see the point of personal plates, but each to there own. If you want to spend your hard earned on a numberplate... carry on.
My brother has a personal plate, but he really is a TO55ER!! but he probably thinks the same about me!!
I spend a lot of time driving for work so I try and work out what the plate actually mean. The best one I have seen so far was near Bristol, BMW X5, J17 W0G. It was being driven by a coloured gentleman.... made me chuckle

 

[I am Spartacus]

Have been reading thru' this.
A distinctive plate does make for easy remembering if the driver does something untoward.... but

some of these replies are making my spirits sink

how can a soddin' number plate make you feel 'happy'?????

 

[hackbike 666]

I remember two....

Mile End Road UPR1X
Black Cab at Waterloo T1PME

No screws needed.

Yes no doubt easy to remember.

 

[jimboalee]

http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov...s=300&letter1=A&letter2=U&letter3=K&x=53&y=12

Who's up for it?

 

[snapper_37]

A very unsavoury nasty piece of work, involved with a young lady by me had Y4RDY

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Some merit in the funny ones

The nearly ones that need a black screw head to make up some word are really sad as the owner is spending a lot of money but still looking cheap.

Yes, I always think the ones like "J100 NNY", which is obviously meant to read "J0NNY" are laughable.

 

[darkstar]

I don't even know my number plate of my current car! Dad has a personalised one though, containing his age and 3 initials.
Just looked and i can get '10 TOM' for £32500, bargain!

 

[Archie_tect]

Northumbrian Spring Water Company owner's is H2 EAU... though I think personalised numbers are a waste of money and make a car too easily identifiable, that made me grin.

 

[Crash]

http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov...s=300&letter1=A&letter2=U&letter3=K&x=53&y=12

Who's up for it?

With the help a black screw they have my real name on there for £980

 

[slowmotion]

I just don't get it, and some of them actually annoy me. The problem is that they are usually on quite expensive cars, so I may just be suffering from jealousy of the owners' wealth!