Private number plate

motorguy

AdrianC said:

motorguy said:

Heres another money saving tip.  Why spend ££££ on alloy wheels?

Impress your friends and neighbours....

Opel came up with a VERY good idea about that a little while back...

Remember the ubiquitous five-spokers from about 10-15years ago, various styles...?



They're not alloy. They're steel with a plastic cover.



Lighter than most alloys, cheap to replace the plastic if you touch-park next to kerbs,  bend straightenably if you hit something big rather than crack, cheap to replace the rim if you properly knackered it...

What's not to prefer...?

They did indeed yes.  Those were on Zafiras and Vectras in particular.  When i was motor trading we came across those a lot.  Genuine replacements were around £25-£30 so easy to pop one or two on when prepping the cars.

Biggus_Dickus

Grumpy_chap said:

motorguy said:

Why spend ££££ on alloy wheels?

Love the post, but now you've really got me going. 

Alloy wheels are possibly worse than having a "selected" number plate:

1. The chosen number plate is a choice made in, presumably, free will.
2. The chosen number plate does nothing to reduce the use of the vehicle (except for at the extreme margins where it may attract the wrong type of attention).
3. The alloy wheels, large diameter and low-profile tyres are often not a choice but standard feature of a car model / equipment / trim level.
4. I will concede that alloy wheels often look better than steel wheels with hub cabs.
5. In other ways, the steel wheels are actually better
6. Alloy wheels are easily damaged by kerbing, road salt, uneven surfaces etc.
7. Alloy wheels often result in poorer fuel consumption and harsher ride (actually to do with the wheel diameter) and the lower the tyre profile, the bigger this impact
8. Alloy wheels can be targetted for theft, so you need a special locking wheel nut (which is invariably misplaced when actually required)
9. Replacement tyres for alloy wheel is more expensive

I am also worried that I may be suffering from the slippery vanity path.  I went shopping and purchased some clothes that are, like, actually shaped to the human form and in different sizes.  Normally, I only have sack-cloths to meet the necessary functions of maintaining a level of dignity as befitting the demands of modern society plus the need to provide for body warmth and protection from the elements of nature.  I am concerned that this increased vanity will lead to a private number plate, alloy wheels, German branded car and then, inevitably, to botox, plastic surgery, hair replacement and eventually appearing on Naked Attraction.  
How can I stop this path of degradation?  
Is there such a group as "vanity-anonymous"? 

I reckon we’re all vain to a certain extent but excessive vanity bordering on narcissism is probably an inherent trait and not something that suddenly develops.

Resisting the first step of the slippery ‘vanity’ slope (i.e personalised plates) is vital though;...if you see a car with a vanity plate best to avert your gaze as quickly as possible and don’t dwell on it.

“What the eye can’t see the heart won’t crave” and all that. Good luck Gc. 

motorguy

Was talking to my nephew yesterday and he was saying his wife wants a personal plate for her 30th.  They're a lovely couple, very down to earth.  

I think i saved him £100 or so as he was looking at regtransfers.co.uk and i told him to go directly to the DVLA website and save on the regtransfers commission.

onlyfoolsandparking

motorguy said:

Was talking to my nephew yesterday and he was saying his wife wants a personal plate for her 30th.  They're a lovely couple, very down to earth.  

I think i saved him £100 or so as he was looking at regtransfers.co.uk and i told him to go directly to the DVLA website and save on the regtransfers commission.

I bet that wasn't cheap 'WIFE 30' 

motorguy

onlyfoolsandparking said:

motorguy said:

Was talking to my nephew yesterday and he was saying his wife wants a personal plate for her 30th.  They're a lovely couple, very down to earth.  

I think i saved him £100 or so as he was looking at regtransfers.co.uk and i told him to go directly to the DVLA website and save on the regtransfers commission.

I bet that wasn't cheap 'WIFE 30' 

LOL.  

........

Grumpy_chap

onlyfoolsandparking said:

motorguy said:

Was talking to my nephew yesterday and he was saying his wife wants a personal plate for her 30th.  They're a lovely couple, very down to earth.  

I think i saved him £100 or so as he was looking at regtransfers.co.uk and i told him to go directly to the DVLA website and save on the regtransfers commission.

I bet that wasn't cheap 'WIFE 30' 

Especially as the correct plate for your wife on her 30th birthday is WIFE 20.

Still, he could keep the plate he got WIFE 30 and give in ten years.  Always best to say how good she looks, not how old she really is.

Jenni_D

Absolutely do not get her this plate!

B16 BUM

😂

Slinky

Grumpy_chap said:

dipsomaniac said:

Is 250 the average cost of a vanity plate when 160 is the cheapest and MB1 or f1 probably the most expensive? A mate of mine paid 600+ for a mash up of his name where he tried to convince people a 1 was a I and a 5 was a s

There is nothing inherently wrong with a "mash up" - in fact I could at present acquire the number plate that equates quite well to the name of my company yet would look like a random number to any random stranger.  I actually quite like that as those that know me would "know" while not attracting any undesirable attention from ne'er-do-wells.  This is also available at the bargain price of under £300.

My number plate is the name of my company.

I sold most of the business to somebody who named her company after the 3 letters on her numberplate, car inherited from her granddad. Very MSE.

Langtang

onlyfoolsandparking said:

motorguy said:

Was talking to my nephew yesterday and he was saying his wife wants a personal plate for her 30th.  They're a lovely couple, very down to earth.  

I think i saved him £100 or so as he was looking at regtransfers.co.uk and i told him to go directly to the DVLA website and save on the regtransfers commission.

I bet that wasn't cheap 'WIFE 30' 

Get her W1FEZ - that'll keep her on her toes... unless she already is...

AdrianC

Or you could go for... X2 BEE