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Personalised Number Plates

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bargepole
bargepole Posts: 3,231 Forumite
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Here's a top money-saving tip for anyone thinking of getting a personalised number plate for their car: Instead of paying hundreds of pounds to a cherished number dealer, and £80 to the DVLA for the transfer, why not just change your name by deed poll to match the existing plate on the car - this only costs £33 all in.

This tip was passed on by my neighbour, Mr KL51AJN.

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  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,377 Forumite
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    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :T

    Makes perfect sense
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
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    TVV 4 T is nice number plate I think. As this sums up the people who buy them...
  • oldagetraveller
    oldagetraveller Posts: 3,653 Forumite
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    Sad, insecure TVV 4 T s too!
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    And they are normally dumb too. Once saw a guy pull up in a hotel car park in his car with very easily recognisable number shortly followed by a woman before departing in her car.

    Who owns REP 1 or was it 1 REP?:rotfl:
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,377 Forumite
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    or PR 4 T

    I guess there are a few more good examples out there
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
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    The phrase more money than sense springs to mind. These people are all rather pathetic. I once saw a plate on a Jaguar at Brands Hatch, which sums them all up. The plate was PENI5. What a prat!
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • iNath
    iNath Posts: 382 Forumite
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    We've got a local that drives round in a sports car, their reg is B2 GAY (True story!)
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
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    C11 EAT is on a silver Ferrari near me. Put a screw between the 11 to make it look like a H...
  • vansboy
    vansboy Posts: 6,483 Forumite
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    Gone are the days when 'Cherished Numbers', were for the elite. It's a simple & inexpensive way of personalizing your vehicle, as you'll find several Moneysavers have done.

    Plus the plate can make the vehicle an extra advert for a business - the number of people commenting on my plate, (VAN580Y) for our commercial vehicle sales business, has always been 'free' publicity.

    Also you might, just might, make a few £$£$ when you decided to sell.

    VB
  • jeannieblue
    jeannieblue Posts: 4,761 Forumite
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    Brilliant! I've just changed my surname to XHP. Not easy to pronounce, but what the hell.......... :D
    Genie
    Master Technician
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