What C124PPY personalised plates have you seen recently?

[mikef]

PorkInsider said:

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

No it's not.

It's illegally spaced and therefore it's st. Simple as that.

OK, I'll grant you that. The daft thing is that because of the kerning effect between an I and R, legal spacing wouldn't really affect legibility of this plate. Easy to make it uncrappy unlike most of the examples here

[PorkInsider]

mikef said:

OK, I'll grant you that. The daft thing is that because of the kerning effect between an I and R, legal spacing wouldn't really affect legibility of this plate. Easy to make it uncrappy unlike most of the examples here

Agreed. It's a shame they didn't just space it legally.

[Jaguar steve]

Escort3500 said:

Jaguar steve said:

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

To summarise what makes a crappy plate

• Illegal typeface or font style (italics) is crappy
• Illegal spacing is crappy
• Using coloured screw covers to misrepresent text is crappy
• Using the wrong plate or lettering colours is crappy
• Substituting a 0 (zero) for a letter O is NOT crappy
• Substituing a 0 (zero) for a D is crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for a letter I is NOT crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for an L is crappy
• Substituring a 2 for a Z is crappy
• Substituting 12 for an R is crappy
• Substituting 13 for a B is crappy
• Substituting a 3 for an E is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an A is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an H is crappy
• Substituting a 5 for an S is crappy
• Substituting a 6 for a G is crappy
• Substituting a 7 for a T is crappy
• Substituting an 8 for a B is crappy

Edited by mikef on Sunday 22 January 00:20

By your own definition illegal spacing is crappy. You agree that plate is illegally spaced so how exactly does it not belong in here?

"Illegal spacing is crappy. Except when I say so"

That's quite a problem.

Far better IMO to dismiss any illegality as irretrievably Chav, any pretence regarding letter and number substitution as irretrievably Chav and any feeble and risible attempt at spelling something as irretrievably Chav. After all, that really isn't what numberplates are for.

Doing so actually leaves far less Real Good plates in the world than either the hard of thinking or the aspirational and semi illiterate would have you believe but it does reflect the reality that the genuine item - here in the Essex Badlands at least - is actually quite rare.

[Escort3500]

Jaguar steve said:

Escort3500 said:

Jaguar steve said:

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

To summarise what makes a crappy plate

• Illegal typeface or font style (italics) is crappy
• Illegal spacing is crappy
• Using coloured screw covers to misrepresent text is crappy
• Using the wrong plate or lettering colours is crappy
• Substituting a 0 (zero) for a letter O is NOT crappy
• Substituing a 0 (zero) for a D is crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for a letter I is NOT crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for an L is crappy
• Substituring a 2 for a Z is crappy
• Substituting 12 for an R is crappy
• Substituting 13 for a B is crappy
• Substituting a 3 for an E is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an A is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an H is crappy
• Substituting a 5 for an S is crappy
• Substituting a 6 for a G is crappy
• Substituting a 7 for a T is crappy
• Substituting an 8 for a B is crappy

Edited by mikef on Sunday 22 January 00:20

By your own definition illegal spacing is crappy. You agree that plate is illegally spaced so how exactly does it not belong in here?

"Illegal spacing is crappy. Except when I say so"

That's quite a problem.

Far better IMO to dismiss any illegality as irretrievably Chav, any pretence regarding letter and number substitution as irretrievably Chav and any feeble and risible attempt at spelling something as irretrievably Chav. After all, that really isn't what numberplates are for.

Doing so actually leaves far less Real Good plates in the world than either the hard of thinking or the aspirational and semi illiterate would have you believe but it does reflect the reality that the genuine item - here in the Essex Badlands at least - is actually quite rare.

I should have said 'otherwise' rather than 'so' , but I think you got my drift.

[mikef]

Jaguar steve said:

Doing so actually leaves far less Real Good plates in the world

Well, in the UK

It doesn't help with this thread, but in California I could pay $40 and choose any previously unused combination, with a choice of no spacing, single spaces or half spaces and various symbols, so you actually could have "J♥L" as your plate. And yes, there were crappy plates there but as actual plates are manufactured by the state and issued by DMV, they were legal

[Cliftonite]

Jim AK said:

MU 12 PHY, squashed together MU12PHY.

Obviously attempting 'Murphy'

Was on a Rolls Ghost outside The Dorchester. Chauffeur sat in the bloody thing all the time I was there so no pic!

MTFU.

[Bemmer]

Jaguar steve said:

That's quite a problem.

Far better IMO to dismiss any illegality as irretrievably Chav, any pretence regarding letter and number substitution as irretrievably Chav and any feeble and risible attempt at spelling something as irretrievably Chav. After all, that really isn't what numberplates are for.

I understand and agree with may opinions on this thread and yes they are some absolute appalling attempts to make words/names etc some far worse than others but plates such as "DAV 1D" or "JUL 1E" correctly spaced can not possibly be classed as Chav..! I'd say more an investment these days..!

[B'stard Child]

Bemmer said:

I understand and agree with may opinions on this thread and yes they are some absolute appalling attempts to make words/names etc some far worse than others but plates such as "DAV 1D" or "JUL 1E" correctly spaced can not possibly be classed as Chav..! I'd say more an investment these days..!

I fully agree there is a thread for those - it's called the really good number plate thread

[Cliftonite]

PorkInsider said:

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

No it's not.

It's illegally spaced and therefore it's st. Simple as that.

There is a thread especially for these "Class 3" plates.

Had there been a working search system on PH I could have found it for you.

Edit: Here it is!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=159...

Edited by Cliftonite on Sunday 22 January 16:22

[nonsequitur]

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

To summarise what makes a crappy plate

• Illegal typeface or font style (italics) is crappy
• Illegal spacing is crappy
• Using coloured screw covers to misrepresent text is crappy
• Using the wrong plate or lettering colours is crappy
• Substituting a 0 (zero) for a letter O is NOT crappy
• Substituing a 0 (zero) for a D is crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for a letter I is NOT crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for an L is crappy
• Substituring a 2 for a Z is crappy
• Substituting 12 for an R is crappy
• Substituting 13 for a B is crappy
• Substituting a 3 for an E is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an A is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an H is crappy
• Substituting a 5 for an S is crappy
• Substituting a 6 for a G is crappy
• Substituting a 7 for a T is crappy
• Substituting an 8 for a B is crappy

Edited by mikef on Sunday 22 January 00:20

We regulars on this siite knew all this stuff. It goes much deeper. Putting a chav plate on your motor is a state of mind that most of us don't venture into.

[nonsequitur]

Escort3500 said:

Geekman said:

Desperate

I can't quite make out 'desperate' from that plate.

[Jim AK]

nonsequitur said:

Escort3500 said:

Geekman said:

Desperate

I can't quite make out 'desperate' from that plate.

You really don't get this thread do you?

ETA smiley!

[nonsequitur]

Jim AK said:

nonsequitur said:

Escort3500 said:

Geekman said:

Desperate

I can't quite make out 'desperate' from that plate.

You really don't get this thread do you?

ETA smiley!

I've arrived at that stage in life where I don't seem to 'get' very much any more.

[Jim AK]

nonsequitur said:

I've arrived at that stage in life where I don't seem to 'get' very much any more.

Hmm,. Could be me then!

[MrReg]

Interesting...
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/surrey...

[B'stard Child]

MrReg said:

Interesting...
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/surrey...

Slightly skewed conclusion

Article said:

Surrey had the second highest number of illegal number plates in the country in 2015

No Surrey Police issued the second highest number of fixed penalty notices for illegal number plates

[yellowjack]

Escort3500 said:

Jaguar steve said:

mikef said:

Escort3500 said:

Wrong thread, that's a great plate despite the spacing

To summarise what makes a crappy plate

• Illegal typeface or font style (italics) is crappy
• Illegal spacing is crappy
• Using coloured screw covers to misrepresent text is crappy
• Using the wrong plate or lettering colours is crappy
• Substituting a 0 (zero) for a letter O is NOT crappy
• Substituing a 0 (zero) for a D is crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for a letter I is NOT crappy
• Substituting a 1 (one) for an L is crappy
• Substituring a 2 for a Z is crappy
• Substituting 12 for an R is crappy
• Substituting 13 for a B is crappy
• Substituting a 3 for an E is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an A is crappy
• Substituting a 4 for an H is crappy
• Substituting a 5 for an S is crappy
• Substituting a 6 for a G is crappy
• Substituting a 7 for a T is crappy
• Substituting an 8 for a B is crappy

Edited by mikef on Sunday 22 January 00:20

By your own definition illegal spacing is crappy. You agree that plate is illegally spaced so how exactly does it not belong in here?

"Illegal spacing is crappy. Except when I say so"

He doesn't make the rules. Quit humouring him.

[Cookeh]

No pic, sadly - was driving at the time. But BM 51KKK, on a 530d.

[CRA1G]

B'stard Child said:

MrReg said:

Interesting...
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/surrey...

Slightly skewed conclusion

Article said:

Surrey had the second highest number of illegal number plates in the country in 2015

No Surrey Police issued the second highest number of fixed penalty notices for illegal number plates

Yes that's how i'd read into that..

[GrumpyDutch]

Ron on a budget - he's shaved the centre of the 8 to within an inch of its life: