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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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My plate is only special to me and my family, but I like it
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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i think they are great as long as you dont have to add screws etc to make it sort of say something! get one that says what you want it too in the first place!
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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They are ok until you get a cop wants a reason to stop you - then a personal plate on a nice car IS reason. Stay anonymous.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MattW
Guy round here with P1 KEE on a RR, maybe he works/lives Swindon/Maidenhead.

I have a private plate which spells my nickname (or one of them ) my wife has one with her initials. It's a bit sad if you have to move letters or add screws to make something look like a word, thankfully mine isn't like that.

agreed, moving letters and adding extra bolts is a bit crap IMO

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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I didn't realise they needed any more reason to stop any of us in Imprezas..
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Prasius
I didn't realise they needed any more reason to stop any of us in Imprezas..
Quite!! Although mine wasn't on an Impreza lol.

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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its a matter of choice I have one so does the wife, his and her plates LOL
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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My personalised plate is exactly the same as my name


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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Proper private plates are cool

These drill hole adjustment ones are NOT
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Had this plate before

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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If I had the expendable cash I'd have this...



The bodge-up cheap efforts are awful.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dharbige
I've got one that is perfect for me (HAR816E), and I can hand it on to my son when I pass on...
Took a while to get hold of it, but it will last for ever.
Sound; my Dad looked for TAY 10R for a long time, only to discover it was no longer available.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Mine reads

T** WRC..

cheap and looks cool on the car
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by phil_stephens
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I'm waiting for you to buy 80NUS


I've also got one which is my first name and for digits. The plate used to belong to my Cousin who owned it the best part of 40 years, but had to give up driving a few years back. I only bought it to keep it in the family. Otherwise, I'd never of had one.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Well the plate I'm considering is a M### OVE one.. childish? Yes. But it amuses me!
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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A bloke called Harry Swaddle got a Rolls from his wife for his 50th birthday - it was HS 50.

He got a Bentley for his next birthday. HS 51.

Vanity plate sums it up!
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Girl at work has

DO51 MUM and her Partner has DO51 DAD
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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I got a private plate for my 21st, it's my surname with no requirement to change letters or use bolts, something to keep for life if it offends you then i dont really care i like it
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
agreed, moving letters and adding extra bolts is a bit crap IMO

Sticky M111CKV
totally agree

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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Rannoch
A bloke called Harry Swaddle got a Rolls from his wife for his 50th birthday - it was HS 50.

He got a Bentley for his next birthday. HS 51.

Vanity plate sums it up!
i don't see how this is vanity , he's telling all and sundry that he's over 50
i think that's the opposite of vanity
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DeltaBravo 9
i don't see how this is vanity , he's telling all and sundry that he's over 50
i think that's the opposite of vanity
I think he should tell his wife to stuff the cars & the plates - all he wants is a blow job
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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i think my pl8 dropped well on my rex



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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Just depends on the plate really. I have a private plate, but it's a prefix plate and not a Cherished plate.

Mine starts with an "S", so is S9 *** and cost me £250
For the same plate, as a cherished with a `5` instead of an `S` they wanted £7250.

Quite a difference, and IMHO a waste of money. I'll always keep the plate I have, and it also hides the age of the car. If you don't know what your looking at, it could be either a 2003, 2004, or 2005 STI. I've never been one for having to have the newest plate to prove I've bought a new car.

Having said all that, I think people who have the car's identity on their plate is pretty naff. i.e having `X5 ***` when you drive an X5.

Paying £250 to have the same plate on your cars for life is money well spent IMHO.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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So Nick Mason, with his Ferrari 250GTO, numberplate 250 GTO, is "emotionally insecure" is he?



******* nonsense. If you can't afford one, fair enough. Don't assume those who can must have "problems" of one sort or another.

However, plates which have to be ba$tardised to work look chavvier than a Saturday afternoon in an adidas shop.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
I personally wouldnt have one, but sometimes they can be quite funny.

saw one on the back of a mercedes as it flashed past doing some abnormal speed...and the plate read

70 MPH


Many of the "mph" series are still running. I know a chap in Bournemouth who has 116 MPH on his original Austin Cooper S.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
So Nick Mason, with his Ferrari 250GTO, numberplate 250 GTO, is "emotionally insecure" is he?
I think that plate is an exception to the rule. Cool cars can have a plate like that. It's the `X5` brigade where it looks naff.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Yes but let's face it, that's marque related, not numberplate related. I've seen several 325i's with M3 numberplates, now in my book that ought to involve taking a good look at the bottom of the English channel with fashionable concrete footwear attached.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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They are a non too expensive, transferable, highly visable mod..........

Why not spend £250 on a plate rather than the same amount on a set of mud flaps?

I have one and have my eye on another, could you tell
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