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Personalised registration plates

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  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
    i nearly bought an ulster plate for the very first car i ever had (1987 mini) was going to have it fully rebuilt as a cooper lookalike and everything (would have cost about £4-5k to do, decided not to as when i had the car i didn't have that kind of money.

    am considering one for current car, it was registered at the end of one reg period and it looks strange cos not many of them are that reg number (its a 51 and early ones are 02 or 52)
    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
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    I trust BH even if he's from Manchester.. ;)

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  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
    skintscotsman wrote: »
    personalised number plates look so tacky
    on fancy cars they do, especially when they buya bmw 4x4 and their plate starts 'x5 ...' rolleyes.gif
    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    BH is my best mate too, its ok :)

    I trust BH even if he's from Manchester.. ;)

    all your base are belong to us :eek:
  • skintscotsman
    skintscotsman Posts: 671 Forumite
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    I'll be honest, the only time I like so called "private" plates are on cars where the cost of the car is 1000s of times higher than the cost of the plate, for example, a reg like A1 on a Classic Rolls Royce. You see where I am coming from?

    And nothing riles me more than those plates that Stamford mentioned...hellish.
    A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
  • Murphy_The_Cat
    Murphy_The_Cat Posts: 20,968 Forumite
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    skintscotsman wrote: »
    I'll be honest, the only time I like so called "private" plates are on cars where the cost of the car is 1000s of times higher than the cost of the plate,

    Just as well that I never asked for your opinion before I spent my hardearnds :D

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  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,979 Forumite
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    rdwarr wrote: »
    Currently for sale on the DVLA website at £499. Don't pay more!
    Y8 MPG is also still available but my Jag is too old for it ;)
    hmmm well, with fuel cost as cheap as a ha'penny a mile, and free road tax, perhaps I'd be able to afford it
  • skintscotsman
    skintscotsman Posts: 671 Forumite
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    Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »
    Just as well that I never asked for your opinion before I spent my hardearnds :D

    HissyClaw.gif

    each to their own!

    i am sure people think stuff i do/own is tacky!

    i drive a banger of an old car and when my stereo, i-pod, phone, sat nav, digital camera and assoicated lenses are in the car it probably triples in value (probably more!!!), some folks would say i should get rid of all that stuff and invest in a decent car!
    A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    I want B9 OAP - anyone seen it anywhere ?
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • Bargain_Rzl
    Bargain_Rzl Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    skintscotsman wrote: »
    personalised number plates look so tacky
    ooooh, you have to be careful who you say that to ;)

    I was telling a colleague recently how tacky I thought personalised number plates are... how our managing director had a really crap one... when the person I was talking to revealed that he had an even worse one :o :rotfl: :o
    :)Operation Get in Shape :)
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  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
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    Errata wrote: »
    I want B9 OAP - anyone seen it anywhere ?

    No, but the DVLA offer B19 OAP for £399. I wonder if A89 OAP is going as well?
    Can I help?
  • Hizz
    Hizz Posts: 1,537 Forumite
    I saw a reg plate in Halifax last week that would be great for Martin - although they're a waste of money!

    1MSE
    One hundred years from now it won't matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank, nor what my clothes looked like but the world may be a little better because, I was important in the life of a child.
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