alcazar

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Those of you who actually read my posts will know that I'm not a fan of the DVLC scam artists, who sell number plates to spell out various things, then prosecute those who alter the spacing to actaully spell whatever it is:mad;

But it occurs to me, what will happen to our numberplates when 2010 arrives?

At the mo, we have date identifiers (WHY?????? We are probably the only country in Europe to go down this odious road ) at, say 04, and again at 54, (why a 5??? There are 12 months in a year, so why not half that, and so a 6?? Cynical mode :ON..... Oh, sorry, I forgot, a 6 looks like no letter known to man or God, so couldn't be used to spell anything for extra revenue, whereas a 5................ Cynical mode: OFF)

But what will happen when 2010 arrives? Will we have, for example, XY 10 ABC, then XY 510 ABC?

Alcazar

AndyC_772

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XY10ABC and XY60ABC, then XY11ABC and XY61ABC.

The two digits are the last two digits of the year of issue, and the last two digits +50. This means the system is good for 50 years with no missing numbers (except 01 which coincided with Y).

Lum

Yup, it goes up to 60

It's odd, but it does work. They're not complete TO55ERS after all.

Daz34

LOL

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Never said they were, just thieves, scam artists, liars, truth twisters etc etc:

Alcazar

Lum

And I was just suggesting a possible number plate for next year

R1916v

I find this funny, but don't you think it's not the dvlc scam artists that are thieves etc (ok I admit it's not particularly moral to encourage illegal spacing) but the people who actually spend all this cash on crappy plates that are the mugs??

If vain tossers didn't spend all their cash on the useless things then it wouldn't be an issue.

But no, people like wasting the money so they will continue to do it, why not cash in on peoples vanity/idiocy?

I'm thinking of chaning myname to W234 WAF so that I don't need to spend anymoney on a new plate.

wwp8

theres a country which when you pass your test you'll get a number which follows you for life.

which helps incase of accidents etc.

bad thing!
your info is in abook which people can buy anywhere

Suresh

That'd be Switzerland. (ZH549*** was mine)

In Holland you can date a car from the plate too, but I don't think there's a registration frenzy when it switches over. People just don't care that much.

pslewis

Nowt wrong with my P**ETE numberplate thank you very much!!

It just proves I am one step above everyone else

AND I don't have to Fart about with spacings, screw caps, rounding edges - THAT is REALLY sad!! But buying a plate that says what it says without messing is coooooool!

Pete