beatle

Lighten up you snobs

paul w

Who gives a toss what they do with their spacing.God you must be bored.

chiark

*paging Dave T-S*

Post to the thread, then Stuart or Moray can do the decent thing and muppetise it...

DavidBrown

This is an odd thing, cos when I was in Halfords getting some plates made up, the guy said he wasn't allowed to do my plate up like:

G15 A JB

but he would make it up like

G15A JB

Very odd, as I thought the 3 letters couldn't be separated, but he said that was OK.

(Hint, company name is Gis-a-Job if you're wondering why the hell I wanted it like that - Sad ? Yes.)

Devils Advocate

Muppets be damned, I am making a serious point here.....

If the majority can see no ill here, then I guess that perhaps I have outgrown the marque (it was bound to happen I suppose as soon as Impreza's became more readily available)..

I would suggest that anyone who owns such a plate be given honorary membership of the Henson organisation.

Oh, and given Furry Dice!

fast bloke

Sounds like DA is jealous cos his number plate can't be made into anything interesting. I seen one (not a scoob) around Belfast F 11 COP, with a black screw between the 1's. I have to laugh every time

beatle

I guess the best thing you can do is sell your scooby , due to the fact that scoobys have become readily available to ordinary people........ I guess you probably ought to sell your house as well as its probably fallen in value since somebody drove a Subaru with a mis spaced number plate down your road....in fact its probably plummeted by at least 15 grand just as a result of you logging on today

Devils Advocate

I can see that we have a number of members of MENSA with us today.

Devils Advocate

There appears to be an alarming increase in the number of Impreza's I have seen with ridiculously spaced/made up number plates, which reflects poorly on the marque and should best be left to adolescents..

Quite the worst example I have seen is on a local P1 which is now adorned with the number plate "P1 1S GO"...

OH DEAR, THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD!

Has anyone got/seen anything that can top this example of questionable taste?

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chiark

Let 'em play. However, if they're reported to the DVLA they'll get a producer.

The DVLA now operate a "3 strikes and you're out" policy. Mis-space three times, and you lose the rights to the plate.

What harm is it doing though?

JoeyDeacon

There is a DBM MY99 I see occasionally in Epsom driven by a dodgy looking guy with the number plate S600 BYX rearanged to spell S600BY X. Definitely lowers the tone...

Just out of interest anybody seen Sunilp recently he seems to have gone AWOL. Sad I know but I miss the banter between him and Dave TS!!!

Moz

Yes, and there was that guy with the tiny number plate on the front can`t rermember his name but the reg was L555 BAT

AWD

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Devils Advocate:
<B>If the majority can see no ill here, then I guess that perhaps I have outgrown the marque (it was bound to happen I suppose as soon as Impreza's became more readily available)..[/quote]


You've outgrown the marque?

Do you buy a car because of the other people who drive the car and the type of people that they are?

If that is the case, then good luck in finding a brand/model of car that has no morons driving it.

I thought that most people who bought Impreza Turbos did so due to loving the type of car that it was and the satisfaction, etc. that they got from driving it, value for money, etc.

If some people want to do things to their cars that others wouldn't do to their own - well that would be the problems of living in a free society.

Live and let live...


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MrData

Seriously guys, some of the numberplates I've seen take the mick.

Spacing the letters creatively ain't too bad in my book, but some of the fancy lettering that's avaialable just defies belief.

Personally, I'd rather not attract the attention of the boys in blue by doing anything daft to my numberplate, but then other people are entitled to do what they want.

It will all come to an abrupt end in March anyway, when all numberplates will have to comply. Anyone seen using a sub-standard numberplate will likely get a fine and a vehicle improvement notice.


Regards
Kurt

cwal1

Best no. plate I've seen belongs to ex-motorcycle racer Steve Parrish - PEN1S

Chris.

fast bloke

how did you knw about the mensa thing? I see we also have one very big SNOB here today. One of the most famous personalised numbers must be ROI 15. (ROLLS) It is on a Rolls Royce and apparently last changes hands for over 100 grand. If he wants to move in next door to me and devalue my neighbourhood then he is more than welcome. Other popular number include anything with 911 and combinations like M 5 BMW. Perhaps you have outgrown a hugh number of marques? Perhaps us working classes are rising up and commonising you upper class folks in a way you can't deal with?

AWD

If people want to have non-standard plates/fonts/spacings, pay extra for personalised plates - well so what? It's their choice.

With the number of people out there who go around stealing/vandalising/etc. our cars - surely this is a pretty minor annoyance (to some).

Imprezas are in general (IMHO) owned by enthusiasts. Let's not get a name for being snobs.

AWD

Plates I've seen that I still remember:

FAL1C

M3 ORGY

A 69 GAL

miller

personally i think any sort of number plate is an eyesore, so why draw attention to it. Have it as small as possible. I don`t like chrome tax disc holders either but each to their own. live and let live.

BarryK

Hmmm, considered replying to this, then realised.

Devil's Advocate.

You're playing again aren't you?

Well I for one will not rise to your bait, you horned foreign solicitor.

carl

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by cwal1:
<B>Best no. plate I've seen belongs to ex-motorcycle racer Steve Parrish - PEN1S

Chris.[/quote]

Actually (anorak on) I think it's probably PEN 15. AFAIK when the 'S' reg came up they'd worked out what it said and never issued it (nor P155 OFF).

AWD

Carl

You forgot to take your anorak off....

could be dangerous

zarathustra

AWD - my fave was FANG 1 on a red Viper

paulmon

My favorite has to be: A 8LUR (A BLUR) on an old Renault GTA Apline.

Marc W

Many years ago now the moonstone blue 3 door Cossie I used to see whilst walking to school each day always made me grin -
plate was 69 JOB

Toyota Celica I saw last week with G15 HED made me cringe.

Guess thats what happens as you get older...!

The Zohan

Favorite - FU2

Nice one - TUR 130 - Pushed together 'correctly' read TURBO - on a 911 - when i say pushed together correctly - there was no gap!

Live and let live - thank God we are not all the same!

Rikki23

One of my friend's girlfriend has D 1 SHY and I must say it is quite apt

Mr.Data - do I know you? why the change?

spudgun

i used to own s6 ufo on my old s4, got rid of it, coz it jinxed every car i put it on!!

MrData

I too have seen the TUR80 numberplate on the Porsche. It looked pretty cool.

Steve Parrish's numberplate is indeed PEN1S, as seen on TV once!

There's a car local to me with the numberplate 8 That's gotta be worth a few quid.

Also remember seeing a white Merc once on that's life with OBO110X on the numberplate

Rikki, indeed you do Fancied a change

Dave T-S

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by chiark:
<B>*paging Dave T-S*

Post to the thread, then Stuart or Moray can do the decent thing and muppetise it...[/quote]


Certainly my man

Moray/Stuart, please do the decent thing and send this over to Uncle Dog Blow......