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  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    edited 28 July 2021 at 5:13PM
    BOWFER said:
    dipsomaniac said:
    Isn't it mse to change your name to your reg. Rather than buy a vanity plate😀?
    Aaah "vanity plate"
    The cry of those annoyed they can't afford one and want to place an unpleasant trait on the owner.
    Can't believe it took you so long to comment🙂

    i am in no way envious of a vanity plate and can assure you that even if I was a billionaire I would not waste my money.

    Can you explain why people feel the need and the benefits of paying for a vanity plate?
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • dipsomaniac
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    edited 28 July 2021 at 5:21PM
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 




    What does it say about them? More money than sense springs to mind.

    Can't wait for the excuses for vanity plates being mse. DVLA controls 90% (a guess) of the market so not much scope for profit.

    Vanity plates just disguise the age of the vehicle imo and purely cosmetic = vanity

    I have known people take there vanity plates off for a year when they lease a new vehicle to show everyone a new car number plate. Sad
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • motorguy
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    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 
    Isn't spending reasonably substantial amounts of money on purely cosmetic, utterly non-functional trivial details pretty much the dictionary definition of vain?

    There's still a slab of highly visible perspex each end of the car. The only difference is the characters printed on it.
    No.

    Definition of vain

    1: having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEITED
    2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : UNSUCCESSFUL, USELESSvain efforts to escape

  • poppasmurf_bewdley
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    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 
    Isn't spending reasonably substantial amounts of money on purely cosmetic, utterly non-functional trivial details pretty much the dictionary definition of vain?

    There's still a slab of highly visible perspex each end of the car. The only difference is the characters printed on it.
    My goodness, you'd go down a bomb at the Labour Party Conference. You sum up everything they hold dear. 
    "There are not enough superlatives in the English language to describe a 'Princess Coronation' locomotive in full cry. We shall never see their like again". O S Nock
  • sevenhills
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    dipsomaniac said:
    Can't believe it took you so long to comment🙂 i am in no way envious of a vanity plate and can assure you that even if I was a billionaire I would not waste my money.

    Can you explain why people feel the need and the benefits of paying for one?
    There are numerous reasons, you are not allowed to transfer a plate that makes your cars appear newer than it really is.
    So people may think you are driving an older banger, the opposite of being vain.
    My grey car is rather boring, so something to make it more memorable would be a positive, also good from a business point of view.

  • AdrianC
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    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 
    Isn't spending reasonably substantial amounts of money on purely cosmetic, utterly non-functional trivial details pretty much the dictionary definition of vain?

    There's still a slab of highly visible perspex each end of the car. The only difference is the characters printed on it.
    No.

    Definition of vain

    1: having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEITED
    2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : UNSUCCESSFUL, USELESSvain efforts to escape

    Thank you for proving my point so eloquently.
  • motorguy
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    dipsomaniac said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 




    What does it say about them? More money than sense springs to mind. Can't wait for the excuses for vanity plates being mse when DVLA controls the market. 

    Vanity plates just disguise the age of the vehicle
    Private plates dont have to be expensive.  Mine werent but they set the cars off nicely IMHO.  


  • motorguy
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    edited 28 July 2021 at 5:24PM
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 
    Isn't spending reasonably substantial amounts of money on purely cosmetic, utterly non-functional trivial details pretty much the dictionary definition of vain?

    There's still a slab of highly visible perspex each end of the car. The only difference is the characters printed on it.
    No.

    Definition of vain

    1: having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEITED
    2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : UNSUCCESSFUL, USELESSvain efforts to escape

    Thank you for proving my point so eloquently.
    I think it speaks volumes about you if you think that a private plate shows undue or excessive pride.

    Given how many people have one, its hardly marking someone out as being among the elite, or believing they are among the elite is it?




  • motorguy
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    poppasmurf_bewdley said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:
    AdrianC said:
    motorguy said:

    I quite like a short reg on my cars.
    Do you have issues memorising seven characters?
    No. 
    So no functional reason, then. Purely cosmetic...
    Did i say it was functional?

    Doesnt make someone vain. 
    Isn't spending reasonably substantial amounts of money on purely cosmetic, utterly non-functional trivial details pretty much the dictionary definition of vain?

    There's still a slab of highly visible perspex each end of the car. The only difference is the characters printed on it.
    My goodness, you'd go down a bomb at the Labour Party Conference. You sum up everything they hold dear. 
    Indeed.  
  • BOWFER
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    dipsomaniac said:


    Can you explain why people feel the need and the benefits of paying for a vanity plate?
    Does their have to benefits to nice things?
    I've got plenty of things that aren't of any practical benefit over much cheaper options.
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