Why do I see so many rubbish cars with very exclusive number plates?

Betterthanlife

[Deleted User] said:

Why on earth does it worry or even concern you? Are you saying only certain people with certain cars should have them? Its personal choice. My car is nearly 8 years old and I have a personal number plate because I liked the idea of something unique. Referring to someone's car as 'cheap, crappy' comes across as rather unpleasant and entitled.

 'I liked the idea of something unique'

All number plates in the UK are unique 

[Deleted User]

Betterthanlife said:

[Deleted User] said:

Why on earth does it worry or even concern you? Are you saying only certain people with certain cars should have them? Its personal choice. My car is nearly 8 years old and I have a personal number plate because I liked the idea of something unique. Referring to someone's car as 'cheap, crappy' comes across as rather unpleasant and entitled.

 'I liked the idea of something unique'

All number plates in the UK are unique 

Ok a bit different then! Oh where would the world be without the pendant!

jimbo6977

The ones I see are all driven by older people who I presume have downsized from Range Rover to Honda Jazz as they got older. 

Alanp

I have a private plate that cost me nothing…..changing my name by deed poll to yx 57 dby was a bit expensive 

Ganga

How do you find out what car is driving round with a certain number plate on ( obv without seeing it on the road )

Car_54

Ganga said:

How do you find out what car is driving round with a certain number plate on ( obv without seeing it on the road )

If you go to most car parts websites they’ll ask for your reg. no. and return the make and model. E.g. Halfords, KwikFit.

david29dpo

I think you are the problem.

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Okell said:

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... If I had PEN 15  (which doesn't return a trace- I'm sure it was valid a while back) It would go straight on my crappy old car...

I believe that registration was withdrawn (oo er missus!) several years ago.

Don't know about KNO 8 though...

no trace, nor on B16 nob or BO08 ies either, (another couple I'd quite like). PN15 xxx's are about though, I see one parked in the bestest space outside Tesco every Saturday shop, and I never fail to smirk and think "Hur, hur, that says p#n#s! (despite what people say men never ever tire of a childish joke)

I followed this one on the way home from work a couple of years back (still from dashcam footage) just say it out loud, I'm sure the driver knows by the illegal spacing!

I just checked and it is invalid today! I wonder if it was withdrawn for illegal spacing, or do numbers on retention show as invalid? Such a waste to not use them if they are on retention!

Grey_Critic

Well plonkers like to let you know they are Mmmmm ............A Plonker

Barkin

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If I had PEN 15  (which doesn't return a trace- I'm sure it was valid a while back) 

It sure was. 

Steve Parish (former motorbike racer, truck racer & TV motor racing pundit) used to have it. He used to live just down the road from me - I last saw it a few years ago on a Merc that he was driving.