What crappy personalised plates have you seen recently?

[Cliftonite]

Cropped from another thread!

[Escort3500]

Posted in error on the good number plate thread...

[Refined Detail]

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

[Lefty]

There's a v10 m5 estate in Aberdeen with:

V100HMY

Spaced to read:

V10 OH MY

Awesome car, awful plate

[AyBee]

Refined Detail said:

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

Dream land if whoever is selling those thinks they're worth what they're advertised for

Gompo said:

I know if I put this in the other thread it would get a few negative responses..



£5.5 K in 1997.

I quite like that, and bet it's worth a lot more than £5.5k now!

[thatsprettyshady]

twing said:

DUMBO100 said:

G69 0RAL? Hahahahaha

Damn beaten to it

[Steffan]

AyBee said:

Refined Detail said:

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

Dream land if whoever is selling those thinks they're worth what they're advertised for

Gompo said:

I know if I put this in the other thread it would get a few negative responses..



£5.5 K in 1997.

I quite like that, and bet it's worth a lot more than £5.5k now!

Correctly spaced all low number two letter regs are very collectable. Sadly the ones on here generally are valuable only in the minds of the dreaming sellers. There is an awful lot of this about currently as this thread demonstrates daily. Appears to me that DVLA and Police are largely ignoring the offences. Pity.

[DannyScene]

Steffan said:

AyBee said:

Refined Detail said:

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

Dream land if whoever is selling those thinks they're worth what they're advertised for

Gompo said:

I know if I put this in the other thread it would get a few negative responses..



£5.5 K in 1997.

I quite like that, and bet it's worth a lot more than £5.5k now!

Correctly spaced all low number two letter regs are very collectable. Sadly the ones on here generally are valuable only in the minds of the dreaming sellers. There is an awful lot of this about currently as this thread demonstrates daily. Appears to me that DVLA and Police are largely ignoring the offences. Pity.

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

[furtive]

Saw F40 RK on an F40 yesterday. It pains me to put it in this thread, but it's mis-spaced (F4 ORK I presume) so must belong here

Googled and found a photo of it, as I was driving in the opposite direction when I saw it so no evidence

[jamieduff1981]

furtive said:

Saw F40 RK on an F40 yesterday. It pains me to put it in this thread, but it's mis-spaced (F4 ORK I presume) so must belong here

Googled and found a photo of it, as I was driving in the opposite direction when I saw it so no evidence

That's so council. I bet it's on finance.

[DickyC]

furtive said:

Saw F40 RK on an F40 yesterday. It pains me to put it in this thread, but it's mis-spaced (F4 ORK I presume) so must belong here

Googled and found a photo of it, as I was driving in the opposite direction when I saw it so no evidence

I've only seen one on the road. It was 25 years ago, more possibly, so it was fairly new. He overtook us in my shagged out old Range Rover. We were four up plus the dog and luggage and he couldn't get away from us. Mile after mile we kept up with him. It must have been so frustrating for him.

We were tail-end Charlie in a queue of cars heading up towards Farnham along country roads at the end of a Bank Holiday. He overtook us, pulled in and then, being left hand drive, couldn't see anything else; completely stuck.

If there's anything you need to know to about the rear of the F40 please don't hesitate to ask.

[Jaguar steve]

DannyScene said:

Steffan said:

AyBee said:

Refined Detail said:

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

Dream land if whoever is selling those thinks they're worth what they're advertised for

Gompo said:

I know if I put this in the other thread it would get a few negative responses..



£5.5 K in 1997.

I quite like that, and bet it's worth a lot more than £5.5k now!

Correctly spaced all low number two letter regs are very collectable. Sadly the ones on here generally are valuable only in the minds of the dreaming sellers. There is an awful lot of this about currently as this thread demonstrates daily. Appears to me that DVLA and Police are largely ignoring the offences. Pity.

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

I'd be more than happy if the BiB tugged and FPN'd everybody with a illegal plate. Even happier if persistent offenders had the plate was withdrawn alltogether. After all, anybody who believes nursing their personal ego weaknesses are a much higher priority than than any obligation to obey the law is well worth pulling and having a chat with.

Small offence granted, but nonetheless illegal plates represent a very big fkuck the law attitude.

[jamieduff1981]

DickyC said:

furtive said:

Saw F40 RK on an F40 yesterday. It pains me to put it in this thread, but it's mis-spaced (F4 ORK I presume) so must belong here

Googled and found a photo of it, as I was driving in the opposite direction when I saw it so no evidence

I've only seen one on the road. It was 25 years ago, more possibly, so it was fairly new. He overtook us in my shagged out old Range Rover. We were four up plus the dog and luggage and he couldn't get away from us. Mile after mile we kept up with him. It must have been so frustrating for him.

We were tail-end Charlie in a queue of cars heading up towards Farnham along country roads at the end of a Bank Holiday. He overtook us, pulled in and then, being left hand drive, couldn't see anything else; completely stuck.

If there's anything you need to know to about the rear of the F40 please don't hesitate to ask.

Fast forward 25 years though and here we are. You remember the F40 but I'd bet my house the F40 driver doesn't remember your shagged out Range Rover complete with dog stench.

I'll take the F40 thanks, and I'd still overtake an old 4x4 just so I didn't have to look at it!

[AyBee]

DannyScene said:

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

Probably confuses ANPR, but the main issue, and the reason the police should be doing something, is that it makes it much easier to trace vehicles involved in crime. Imagine your child was knocked over by a hit-and-run driver and the only witness had the numberplate remembered as "AMITT P" - which was actually AM11 TTP.

[DannyScene]

AyBee said:

DannyScene said:

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

Probably confuses ANPR, but the main issue, and the reason the police should be doing something, is that it makes it much easier to trace vehicles involved in crime. Imagine your child was knocked over by a hit-and-run driver and the only witness had the numberplate remembered as "AMITT P" - which was actually AM11 TTP.

But that isn;t simple mis spacing is it?

I agree using screws and what not to alter letters needs stopping but for example NV53 UMA or NV5 3UMA is only mis-spaced and makes no difference, some people on this thread see a plate not altered but mis-spaced and act like he's just tried to Saville one of their kids!

[Steffan]

Jaguar steve said:

DannyScene said:

Steffan said:

AyBee said:

Refined Detail said:

Spotted a few in one hit yesterday at Beaulieu Autojumble

Dream land if whoever is selling those thinks they're worth what they're advertised for

Gompo said:

I know if I put this in the other thread it would get a few negative responses..



£5.5 K in 1997.

I quite like that, and bet it's worth a lot more than £5.5k now!

Correctly spaced all low number two letter regs are very collectable. Sadly the ones on here generally are valuable only in the minds of the dreaming sellers. There is an awful lot of this about currently as this thread demonstrates daily. Appears to me that DVLA and Police are largely ignoring the offences. Pity.

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

I'd be more than happy if the BiB tugged and FPN'd everybody with a illegal plate. Even happier if persistent offenders had the plate was withdrawn alltogether. After all, anybody who believes nursing their personal ego weaknesses are a much higher priority than than any obligation to obey the law is well worth pulling and having a chat with.

Small offence granted, but nonetheless illegal plates represent a very big fkuck the law attitude.

Precisely my view. Flouting the law deliberately every day ever time you drive it not a minor offence. In a small crowded island, with an ever increasing population such deliberate wrongdoings are increasingly unacceptable. There s nothing big or clever in being deliberately selfish and breaking the law.

[rob.kellock]

furtive said:

Saw F40 RK on an F40 yesterday. It pains me to put it in this thread, but it's mis-spaced (F4 ORK I presume) so must belong here

Googled and found a photo of it, as I was driving in the opposite direction when I saw it so no evidence

That works for me

[AyBee]

DannyScene said:

AyBee said:

DannyScene said:

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

Probably confuses ANPR, but the main issue, and the reason the police should be doing something, is that it makes it much easier to trace vehicles involved in crime. Imagine your child was knocked over by a hit-and-run driver and the only witness had the numberplate remembered as "AMITT P" - which was actually AM11 TTP.

But that isn;t simple mis spacing is it?

I agree using screws and what not to alter letters needs stopping but for example NV53 UMA or NV5 3UMA is only mis-spaced and makes no difference, some people on this thread see a plate not altered but mis-spaced and act like he's just tried to Saville one of their kids!

But then where do you draw the line? Either it's a blanket rule (as now), or it's subjective and you end up with a huge grey area about what's ok and what's not. I suspect a large amount of the police tend to turn a blind eye to readable but spaced incorrectly but you can't complain if you take he risk and get a fine for it.

[DannyScene]

AyBee said:

DannyScene said:

AyBee said:

DannyScene said:

I'd rather the police do something worthwhile rather than running around telling people off for having a space in the wrong place on the number plate

Does it effect anything like confusing ANPR or anything?

Probably confuses ANPR, but the main issue, and the reason the police should be doing something, is that it makes it much easier to trace vehicles involved in crime. Imagine your child was knocked over by a hit-and-run driver and the only witness had the numberplate remembered as "AMITT P" - which was actually AM11 TTP.

But that isn;t simple mis spacing is it?

I agree using screws and what not to alter letters needs stopping but for example NV53 UMA or NV5 3UMA is only mis-spaced and makes no difference, some people on this thread see a plate not altered but mis-spaced and act like he's just tried to Saville one of their kids!

But then where do you draw the line? Either it's a blanket rule (as now), or it's subjective and you end up with a huge grey area about what's ok and what's not. I suspect a large amount of the police tend to turn a blind eye to readable but spaced incorrectly but you can't complain if you take he risk and get a fine for it.

I've just said where I'd draw the line

If it is simply mis-spaced then crack on, if you are changing how the letters look ie changing a D into a B then lynch the fkers

[Gompo]

DannyScene said:

I've just said where I'd draw the line

If it is simply mis-spaced then crack on, if you are changing how the letters look ie changing a D into a B then lynch the fkers

It's rare that I share the same thoughts as you, but on this I am just about there. If all letters/lettering are perfectly legit, and are not any closer together than they should be (regardless of the official formatting of YXXX YYY etc); then I don't have much of a problem with it. Yes sometimes it looks stupid but that's fair enough; they are usually still very much legible. Given how little notice the authorities give on dodgy lettering/screws etc it hardly seems worth them bothering with just miss-spacing.