Private number plate

dipsomaniac

Can anyone think of anything more useless than vanity plates on a car?

Pretty much everything else on a car has a purpose

motorguy

dipsomaniac said:

Can anyone think of anything more useless than vanity plates on a car?

Pretty much everything else has a purpose

Upgraded alloys - they arguably make your life worse.
Low profile tyres.
Upgraded spec from the base spec - which often has "enhanced" body styling.
Metallic paint.
The capability to do more than 70MPH.
More BHP than is required to keep up with other traffic.

So yes, plenty of things people spend money on thats car related that dont have purpose.

Nor do they need to.

Nobbie1967

dipsomaniac said:

Can anyone think of anything more useless than vanity plates on a car?

Pretty much everything else on a car has a purpose

Indicators on a Audi/BMW*

*delete according to personal prejudice.

Nobbie1967

dipsomaniac said:

Just justify how vanity plates save money

Maybe it allows status conscious drivers to keep their vehicle a bit longer since it is not readily apparent how old it is.

onlyfoolsandparking

dipsomaniac said:

Can anyone think of anything more useless than vanity plates on a car?

Pretty much everything else on a car has a purpose

Furry dice hanging from the rear view mirror? or does that not count because it's in the car rather than on it.

dipsomaniac

Yes, furry dice on a par with vanity plates

dipsomaniac

motorguy said:

onlyfoolsandparking said:

dipsomaniac said:

Just justify how vanity plates save money

Who said they save money? tell me and I will find them, I have a very particular set of skills.

Because Dipso thinks this site is about spending the least amount possible on anything including motoring and cant accept thats not the case borne out by the vast array of topics that come up on here and not taken down by the mods.

According to him, we're only "allowed" to talk about saving money on here.  He seems to forget that noone has yet died and made him Forum God.

Do you access this site via a different URL?

dipsomaniac

Am more than happy for people to keep buying vanity plates as it's easy money for DVLA

AdrianC

motorguy said:

AdrianC said:

motorguy said:

If someone sticks some plate on their Audi A4 TDI that means something to them - even if its just their initials or whatever - then i dont see how thats vanity

I don't see how it's anything but.

I'm not saying people can't be vain... Of course they can, if it's what floats their boat. But why deny it? Are they embarrassed by their vanity?

They're not.  You seem obsessed by labelling it as vanity.

So what else do you call it?

Private plate? Nope, it could not be more public if it tried.
Personal? Nope, it's on public display.
I'm open to other suggestions...

At least in other countries they aren't shy of calling them what they are.

Nobbie1967 said:

dipsomaniac said:

Just justify how vanity plates save money

Maybe it allows status conscious drivers to keep their vehicle a bit longer since it is not readily apparent how old it is.

Why do you care how old somebody else's car is?

Wouldn't worrying about other people's perception of your car age also fall firmly under what we apparently must henceforth refer to as "the V-word"?

onlyfoolsandparking

AdrianC said:

motorguy said:

AdrianC said:

motorguy said:

If someone sticks some plate on their Audi A4 TDI that means something to them - even if its just their initials or whatever - then i dont see how thats vanity

I don't see how it's anything but.

I'm not saying people can't be vain... Of course they can, if it's what floats their boat. But why deny it? Are they embarrassed by their vanity?

They're not.  You seem obsessed by labelling it as vanity.

So what else do you call it?

Private plate? Nope, it could not be more public if it tried.
Personal? Nope, it's on public display.
I'm open to other suggestions...

At least in other countries they aren't shy of calling them what they are.

Nobbie1967 said:

dipsomaniac said:

Just justify how vanity plates save money

Maybe it allows status conscious drivers to keep their vehicle a bit longer since it is not readily apparent how old it is.

Why do you care how old somebody else's car is?

Wouldn't worrying about other people's perception of your car age also fall firmly under what we apparently must henceforth refer to as "the V-word"?

It's obviously personal to the plate owner isn't it, just more semantics from the resident Narcissist I see, so you don't like personal plates, so what!