Private number plates

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

Yes, I know it's gay but it's not for me (I already have one :lol: )

did a search on a few sites and the same number appears on all of them but the price variation is considerable.......WTF :shock:

Any recommendations from the knob jockeys out there?

[IANAN]

Also often known as "Vanity Plates" which is a rather good description as far as I can see.

[GraniteQuarry]

Indeed there is variation STM, the dealers are usually listing for clients at roughly 3x what they'll actually hand over on a sale.

These guys have some decent plates pretty reasonable - http://www.capeplates.co.uk

Some bargains on eBay if you're sharp, I've bought and sold a couple :wink:

What kinda thing you after?

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

Also often known as "Vanity Plates" which is a rather good description as far as I can see.

Helpful, cheers

david, nothing flash I will pm you

[Jonmurgie]

5 JON @ £32,500

Sweet, I'm having that one :twisted:

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

Seems apt, your missus says 5 seconds is about your max

[SimonK]

... or for the same effect you could write 5 JON on a bit of cardboard with a marker and stick it in the back window; and save £31,499.50

[Jonmurgie]

... or for the same effect you could write 5 JON on a bit of cardboard with a marker and stick it in the back window; and save £31,499.50

:lol: :lol:

Though sadly not legal ;)

I'm happy with my plate at the moment though thanks :D

PEN 1 S

Always remember when I saw a Merc in Cheltenham a few years back with 5 EX :lol:

[Chris_in_the_UK]

Often touted by a number of websites - my missus made an offer via one (a lot less than advertised) and got it.

Do some research and offer is my advice - I doubt that they are flying out of the door at the moment.

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

... or for the same effect you could write 5 JON on a bit of cardboard with a marker and stick it in the back window; and save £31,499.50

:lol: :lol:

Though sadly not legal ;)

I'm happy with my plate at the moment though thanks :D

PEN 1 S

Always remember when I saw a Merc in Cheltenham a few years back with 5 EX :lol:

50BER drives around up here. What a pussy :D

[Rod]

C2PUS drives round town by a very nice blond girl :D

Rod

[burnsey66]

Had loads and an awful lot of the plates advertised on private sites are still with the DVLA, at a lower price it should be noted.

With the old and new prefix, it's not that hard to get a plate which is right for you, just need to play around a bit.

Basic suggestion, but have a try.

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

Now sorted thanks to a good friend. What a site this is, I love you all x x x x x










Well, not all, obviously :lol:

[IANAN]

Well, not all, obviously :lol:

Glad I could help.

[Chris_in_the_UK]

Now sorted thanks to a good friend. What a site this is, I love you all x x x x x

Well, not all, obviously :lol:

:wink:

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

Well, not all, obviously :lol:

Glad I could help.

:lol:

[BondandBigM]

The last time I saw 8OND for sale it was £50K :shock:


I dread to think what it would be now :lol: :lol:

[DeusIrae]

I have the near ultimate plate for an Italian bike:



Still got the plate. Bike is long gone. :(

[magirus]

Yes, I know it's gay but it's not for me (I already have one :lol: )

did a search on a few sites and the same number appears on all of them but the price variation is considerable.......WTF :shock:

Any recommendations from the knob jockeys out there?

I recommend TO55 ER for you Derek. :wink:

[b11ocx]

I think it is all a load of B11OCX :lol:

[IANAN]

Snapped in a car park in Wiltshire a few years back.

[jwg663]

STM's plate????
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BL 05 BOY :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol: :D :D
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There used to be a very attractive woman about here who had C500 KER on her car. My mind always read it as "C*cksucker".
Just me, I suppose
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[Shakir Khaja]

Elite Registration - the largest in the UK.
I've used them in the past and they are pretty reasonable and have great customer care.
Best of luck. :)

[Ron Jr]

I still can't believe you guys can buy and sell your numbers like that. I have vanity plates and if NYS didn't have them available I would have to wait for the current owner to surrender them then apply to the state. I know Delaware has a similar settup to you guys as my brother in law was offered a large sum for one of his plates.

[swanbourne]

A rather pretty young woman from a Sheffield pole dancing club drives a Boxster N1 PLS.

Eddie

[Stanford]

On my walk to the station on the way home there's often a nice Bentley parked up with the plates "789 KO".
I've assumed it has either a boxing or wrestling connection, but I don't recognise the driver.

[GraniteQuarry]

A rather pretty young woman from a Sheffield pole dancing club drives a Boxster N1 PLS.

Eddie

One of the strip bars here has a courtesy minibus with the plate NAK 3D :lol:

[SimonK]

I wonder if Jimmy Tarbuck still has COM 1C? And some celeb' (Bruce Forsyth?) had RAD10.

[Rinaldo1711]

Now sorted thanks to a good friend. What a site this is, I love you all x x x x x










Well, not all, obviously :lol:

:( :cry: :( :cry:

[BRGRSP]

... or for the same effect you could write 5 JON on a bit of cardboard with a marker and stick it in the back window; and save £31,499.50

:lol: :lol:

Though sadly not legal ;)

I'm happy with my plate at the moment though thanks :D

PEN 1 S

Always remember when I saw a Merc in Cheltenham a few years back with 5 EX :lol:

I have some photo's I took in the late 70's early 80's at Brands Hatch with that reg PEN 1S adorning a Merc owned by none other than Steve Parrish ex racer and now BBC MotoGP commentator.

He always was a bit of a P***K :wink:

[Bristolian]

Once saw a Jeep Cherokee in east London with K 1 NEL

D'you see what he did there... ?

[alljay]

Once saw a Jeep Cherokee in east London with K 1 NEL

D'you see what he did there... ?

Nope... :)

Like Ron, we have to get our plates from the gov't and can't sell them. All requests are censored to ensure that nothing offensive gets onto the road, but one plate in Ontario got by the "censors" for a while -- PHA*QUE. The gov't pulled the plate after a few weeks and the story actually made the news. The "owner" tried to argue that it read "fake" and that it related to his work in the plastics industry....

Cheers,

Jay

[Ron Jr]

There used to be a car with the plate 6ULDV8 but I haven't seen it in years and when I tried the DMV site said not available.

[Bristolian]

Once saw a Jeep Cherokee in east London with K 1 NEL

D'you see what he did there... ?

Nope... :)


Jay

'kin' 'ell - you still can't ? :) :)

[jwg663]

I'll make it easy, seeing it's Monday.
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http://nice-reg.co.uk/number-plates/...ates_rude.html
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Viewer discretion required as rude numberplates visible.
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BTW, I've been searching for a picture of Fiona Richmond (remember her :shock: :shock: 8) 8) )
with the PEN 15 plate, but can't find one.
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[GraniteQuarry]

There used to be a car with the plate 6ULDV8 but I haven't seen it in years and when I tried the DMV site said not available.

LOL took a minute to get that one :lol:

[Seabadger]

BTW, I've been searching for a picture of Fiona Richmond (remember her )
with the PEN 15 plate, but can't find one.

That plate was on a neighbour's car around seven years or so ago.

[chrisb]

I wonder if Jimmy Tarbuck still has COM 1C? And some celeb' (Bruce Forsyth?) had RAD10.

Paul Daniels has MAG1C

and there's a TVR Griffith 500 with N10EEH (split with well placed white bolt head) to N1CE EH 8)

bloke up the road has C928TOY on a Porker 928

[stevieb]

See this one quite a bit



and DEL 130Y on a big tank like 4x4 always raises a chuckle

[andyjay]

Driving through London a while back I saw N1GEL on a Lambo which made me chuckle...

[walkerwek1958]

The DVLA auctions, held every 3 months, are the best guide for prices actually being paid. Best advice is to make an offer based on this info. Don`t forget that buyer's premium & VAT puts the hammer price up by around 25%.

Paul

[vagabond]

This morning in Uxbridge, I spotted "N1MFO" on a Black Landcruiser (120 series).....driven by, yes, a woman.

The thing that I found really telling was that it had "MANIAC" in small letters on the bottom edge! So read like

N1MFO
.....MANIAC.....

:shock: 8) :shock:

[GraniteQuarry]

^^^

Superb :D

[Foxy100]

On Saturday night, in the pub carpark, I saw an Audi with the reg "RU 4". Wanted to go and get a marker pen and stick a question mark on the end

[Cool Hand Luke]

Had loads and an awful lot of the plates advertised on private sites are still with the DVLA, at a lower price it should be noted.

Completely agree with this, seen it happen a lot - basically the third party company will buy the unissued plate from the DVLA and sell it on to you for an extra couple of hundred quid - and most likely charge you for the assignment fee too! Obviously doesnt happen with all plates but does happen regularly i believe.

Checking the DVLA SOM site would be my first port of call. (http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/)

A couple of interesting (and expensive) plates i see regularly are '8MW' and '16V'

[sestrel]

Chap round the corner has some sort of bmw soft roader, his plate is DOA !
Handy for the paramedics...

[alljay]

Once saw a Jeep Cherokee in east London with K 1 NEL

D'you see what he did there... ?

Nope... :)


Jay

'kin' 'ell - you still can't ? :) :)

*grin* Yup. Got it now! Some of the British slang slips by these days.

[stoneyloon]

One that doesn't attract attention is X351 ARO.

But if you space it like this X35 1ARO and view it from your rear view mirror it's entertaining.......

[Cynar]

I saved myself a fortune and changed my name by deed poll to match my plate.

Steve PL09RTA

[steptoe]

See these two regularly parked around the corner when i go and see my mum. Had to wait a while to get them parked in the right "order". Not 2 b used to be on a bentley, he must be feeling the pinch and downgradded to a merc :D