Just a quick question...what's the view on cherished reg. plates. I'm thinking of one that relates to the car as opposed to the owner's details.e.g My'01 owner with a 'WRX' plate..
These sort plates only cost from £250 upwards so are they naff or a worthwhile buy...??.

 

Gareth:

Personal plates are a very difficult subject - some people love them, others can't stand them.

We have 5 plates in out family, and they do hide the age of a car, and if you are a 'local' driver people tend to know who the car belongs to (can be a good thing bearing in mind theft problems).

Decent plates can be a good investment, my father purchased 1 *** 20 years ago for £500 (including the mini the plate was on) and has had it valued at £25,000 recently.

I (personally) like 'em and have NEVER thought "I wish I didn't have a private plate".

Richard

 

Gareth.
I have a single letter single number WRX plate for a MY01. Makes the car stand out in the crowd.

Nathan.

 

I have Y 5NOT makes me and others laugh. It's cheesy, but hey, I like cheesy.

 

I've got three:

EDS 661B - this was on my Mini, I like it becuase it means I could get away with black and silver plates.... would probably look not so good on the scooby

P16 ONK - this looks like PIG OINK - pretty funny

S66 XXX - cool, looks good

 

I've got a S600BYU. Saw a cool one last week W800OSH, wish I'd thought of that!!!

 

Gareth i've had ** WRX on my car STI v5 for over 2 yrs now, it cost £250 like you mention. I don't think there is any reason for them to rise in price like the 555, 5coob and WRC did. So an investment it isn't.

But if you can get the 1 letter, 1 number WRX like what i have you can shorten your plate increase cooling and boy does it look good!!

..IS

 

It was a toss up between P16 0NK and S55SHH

 

I have xx DAD which I bought last year for £250 from the DVLA, I had it valued about two months ago......£720....so I am now looking for one for the wifes car!

Darren.
MY01 WRX

 

Gareth,

I bought mine direct from the DVLA for £250 and that included the £80 transfer fee. Just wanted someting a bit different so I got M999 WRX.

 

ha ha Jack Clark!.. that's a good number

Is your car green mate?

My scoob has an even cheesier one.. goes with the kicking sound system and the fact i dj a little bit on the side.. D15CO G


Cheers

trouser

 

Not green but I pick my nose a lot

 

got R555 ASK as a chrizzy present from my mommy
Wanted A5 KEW but it had gone
so had R45 KEW

and she wouldnt let me have R555 YOB

 

They can add a lot to the overall look of the car. Although I disagree with doctoring them to make them read as wished...

Found mine whilst looking for one for my girlfriend, quite by accident.

S600 OOB

A mere £250 from the DVLA. It was an engagement present too, so I didn't even have to shell out any cash (except for the plates themselves)

 

It's annoying that DVLA want 500 squid for any Y-plate. I don't want to put anything older on my car unless it really really spells something. but £500 is a set of tires...

 

I have DAL 260,had it for 10yrs now and i love it

Darren

 

Trouser, strangely enough I have D15COV......but on a Land Rover! Did get D8GGY but the wife won't let me put it on her car!!! Selling it to get something 'more suitable'!

 

*Touch Wood* Since buying my current car, and sticking on a private number plate, I haven't been pulled over for one of those "there's a stolen Impreza in the area" by the Police!

My old car with standard type number plate, was pulled a bit. Record was twice in less than a week, for a "check"!

Strange thing was I pointed out to them where the VIN number was!

The plate I wanted was T4 NGO, but that went up for auction, and sold for more than the price of a new Impreza!

I remember calling up DVLA when the T-reg's were released, and they wanted £1300 for T8 NGO. 8 is a lucky Chinese number, 4 is unlucky!! But still to expensive for me at the time!

I called up 6 months later on a whim, and it was still there but for £800! It was fate, so I had to buy it!!

Only problem was that number plate couldn't be used on my old R-reg Scoob, so I had to buy a newer car!! The plate cost me £19,800 in the long run!!!

That said I was told that T4 RTY/T8 RTY would be better for me and my car!!

Andy

 

Just had a peep at the DVLA plate site, no i am seriously thinking of getting 'something WRX' this damn car just keeps costing me money.

But i love it...

 

I had ** VWG on my Golf GTi (which was my first new car). When I upgraded to the Scoob everyone said I had to keep the plate so that they would recognise me. So I did.

Thought it might make the car fade away if people think it's a golf, hasn't worked so far

Mind you, got offered £800 by the VW dealer when they new I was selling, only paid £250

Laurence

 

My plate incorporates a brand of ciggies and my initials, but to do so, I need to move 1 character to the left. Having been nicked once and cautioned once for incorrect spacing, the standard plate has been back on the car for 7 months. Total waste of £500 IMHO.

However, couple of weeks ago, saw ideal his 'n' hers plates for me and Mrs DavidLewis for £250 and £450. Tempted to put them on hold for a rainy day

 

A friend has M4CHO for sale if anyones interested.