Is this the greatest private plate ever?

vansboy

I have mentioned on previous threads regarding plates, that when I had my garage business, selling vans, my registration was VAN580Y.

It's no longer on a vehicle, but on retention, doesn't mean much to me these days, but I do have a couple of others, which are family names. Again, no interest to others really, but just a little more personalising, of the vehicle, as personal plates do.

VB

butterfly72

I was behind 69 BJ last week. Did have a giggle.

Richard53

butterfly72 wrote: »

I was behind 69 BJ last week. Did have a giggle.

There was an American car I saw on a website - middle aged blonde in a M-B coupe bearing MERC4BJ.

droopsnoot

Ah, well, the US get around all these ridiculous attempts at trying to make our rigid numbering scheme read names and words by allowing you to just have what you want, for a small fee.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Couldn't agree more.

The cameras nowadays are so sophisticated, it didn't stop my son from receiving a speeding ticket through the post even though his private plate has incorrect spacing.

It's just that civil servants have to have their rules and regulations, otherwise they wouldn't have a job. Just like there is now a proliferation of markings telling you which lane you have to be in when approaching a roundabout, unlike it past times when you selected the lane which got you over the roundabout in the easiest way. Now we have to have queues in one lane whilst other lanes remain empty.

z1a

rudekid48 wrote: »

I'm not a fan, it should be mandated that all owners of personalised plates must throw them in the bin and replace them with TW4T

I much prefer a proper plate showing the registration year so that when I get a new one I can look down on the peasants for 6 months until I become one myself

There used to be a Merc sports in Blackburn area, driven by a white haired old lady, reg. was T4WTU, didn't make sense unless it was behind you and you read it in your mirror.

Plate has been withdrawn now I think.

leveller2911

I use work for a building company and one of our customers had a Maserati with the reg MARIO 1 .

It was owned by a chap called Mario Condivi who was part of Maserati cars.

kev.s

woman round my way has A11 FUD - the slogan reads, "not all but big"

must have been bought by her husband

droopsnoot

z1a wrote: »

There used to be a Merc sports in Blackburn area, driven by a white haired old lady, reg. was T4WTU, didn't make sense unless it was behind you and you read it in your mirror.

Plate has been withdrawn now I think.

No, it's on a Mercedes 320CLK now.


MARIO1 must have been MAR 101 in reality. Not the worst transgression in the world.

BeenThroughItAll

kev.s wrote: »

woman round my way has A11 FUD - the slogan reads, "not all but big"

must have been bought by her husband

I must be thick. I don't get it.