DVLA Auction - AST 50N
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The next DVLA auction has AST 50N registration (lot 97) up for grabs
http://www.dvlaauction.co.uk/2013/index.php/live-a...
http://www.dvlaauction.co.uk/2013/index.php/live-a...
IanV12VR said:
I see already up for sale with one online retailer at £1995 but has a reserve of £400 with DVLA. Would be funny if someone bought it for that price and the online seller had to pay more than that to get it 
or is that just being mean!
I think they just tell you it's not available yet... No chance of catching them out! or is that just being mean!Agree it's a crap plate too at that money. Or any money
Any James Bond 007 plates? I really want one for my green DB9 that he never drove a car like in any of the films...
yeti said:
Any James Bond 007 plates? I really want one for my green DB9 that he never drove a car like in any of the films...
There are quite a few OO plates still in existence, because they were issued just before 1963, when the date system began. Consequently people retained them.As always, the best ones cost ridiculous money.
OO 72 £116,000
OO 77 £60,000
OO 7527 £4,800
OO 7674 £2,600
Shop around, because the various agents sometimes have different asking prices for the same registration number.
yeti said:
My remark was somewhat tongue in cheek Jon. I hate 007 number plates with a passion
I share your opinion. I have several dateless plates, used mainly to conceal the age of cars, but would never dream of having a 007 plate.Perhaps the owner of this one might like the number plate.
Where has the infamous understated Aston Martin association gone? Yuk.
Edited by Jon39 on Sunday 17th February 16:09
Never understood why people pay lots of money for a license plate.......???
I would only pay some extra money if I could drive without one (as in the US in some states the front plate is optional). And yes, I always remove the "type label" from my car to make it look much more symmetrical/balanced (so no V8 Vantage, or DBS on my car!)
Happily such a craziness does not exist here, since all cars get just sequential, random license plate when they are first licensed (the plate belongs to a chassis number here, not to an owner, so the plate stays on the car when you sell the car).
I would only pay some extra money if I could drive without one (as in the US in some states the front plate is optional). And yes, I always remove the "type label" from my car to make it look much more symmetrical/balanced (so no V8 Vantage, or DBS on my car!)
Happily such a craziness does not exist here, since all cars get just sequential, random license plate when they are first licensed (the plate belongs to a chassis number here, not to an owner, so the plate stays on the car when you sell the car).
AWV12 said:
Never understood why people pay lots of money for a license plate.......???
Happily such a craziness does not exist here, since all cars get just sequential, random license plate when they are first licensed (the plate belongs to a chassis number here, not to an owner, so the plate stays on the car when you sell the car).
I follow your explanation of the Netherlands system. There is a similarity here, in that in most cases, the plate issued when first licensed stays on the car when you sell it.Happily such a craziness does not exist here, since all cars get just sequential, random license plate when they are first licensed (the plate belongs to a chassis number here, not to an owner, so the plate stays on the car when you sell the car).
From the begining of motoring until 1963, the British registration only consisted of a maximum of six characters. Therefore it was possible for people if they wished, to have their own initials displayed, and were then allowed to keep that mark when selling their cars.
In 1963 a new system was introduced, very much encouraged by the motor trade, and every new registration include a character which showed when each car was new. This was great for car sales, because a rush developed to have a car with the latest registration. So everyone who played that game (secretly probably the majority) spent a fortune on car depreciation.
Now the motor trade have managed to have the age mark changed twice a year.
So the way out of this ridiculous 'British keep up with your neighbour, I am being manipulated by the motor trade contest', is to buy a low cost, old dateless registration mark, and then your car no longer suddenly looks older every six months. You only have to buy once, then keep it if you sell your car. For decades the fee to transfer a registration remained at just £5, but the government have become commercial, so I think it is now about £100.
Many people do not quite understand the rules of the game, and buy a registration which has their initials, but still includes an age mark. This oddly creates the impression, that their car is older than it actually is.
I agree with you when you say, 'Never understood why people pay lots of money for a license plate'. However, by using the method I have described, and spending very little, you will save money, because there is the absence of the age mark pressure to buy a replacement car, until you really need to. Overall much less depreciation.
Motor industry employees will not want everyone doing this though.
That is just perfect.Jon39 said:
Many people do not quite understand the rules of the game, and buy a registration which has their initials, but still includes an age mark. This oddly creates the impression, that their car is older than it actually is.
Have you considered that not everyone wants to look like they have a newer car than they do? Not >everyone< is so concerned with what other people think. My reg makes my car look older, it's a V12 plate. Through not being retarded, I understand the system perfectly, just that making the car look newer was not a primary concern. I just wanted to personalise it
Jon39 said:
Many people do not quite understand the rules of the game, and buy a registration which has their initials, but still includes an age mark. This oddly creates the impression, that their car is older than it actually is.
Sorry, I think that's rubbish! Most people understand the rules of the game and understand that a plate like "C30 KBM" does not mean your DB9 is a 1985 year model, you would have to be a bit dense to think that.I would suggest all those that buy a registration with their initials do so because they want to personalise the plate. I have never heard of somone buying this type of plate to make their car look older or newer.
Edited by Gerrym11 on Monday 18th February 09:17
Edited by Gerrym11 on Monday 18th February 09:18
Gerrym11 said:
I have never heard of somone buying this type of plate to make their car look older or newer.
Yes fair enough. Struck a chord there, but 'or newer' cannot be right (see 1. below).Overall, I was trying to talk about the broad range of aspects on this subject.
1. My personal dislike of the age related mark system.
I am convinced this UK system was proposed by the motor industry. I can remember one person who year after year, bought a replacement new car on 1st August (when the year letter changed then). It was not a business purchase. Presumably there must have been many others like him. I think we know why he did it, and no he did not drive many miles. None of the cars he bought were at all notable, and presumably all were crushed long ago. Taking the initial hit depreciation year after year, seemed quite a waste of money. Sometimes he even replaced his car with exactly the same model!
2. Many dateless marks don't cost much more than the other type, and they tend to retain more value, if one happens to be interested in that aspect. One of the first that I bought cost £10, and that sequence now sells for five figures. It does not concern me though, because I tend not to sell motor cars, or registration marks.
3. The fairly common practice of trying to make a word with the wrong characters does seems rather silly. eg [·K4TR ·J] proudly driven by Catherine Jennings.
Lots of people are vain and/or stupid. (NB Not all, just 'lots').
Hence you have a) people buying a new car every year (just because the registration letter changes) and b) the 'vanity plate' market.
(Disclaimer: the above obviously doesn't apply to anybody who should happen to post in this section of the forum).
Hence you have a) people buying a new car every year (just because the registration letter changes) and b) the 'vanity plate' market.
(Disclaimer: the above obviously doesn't apply to anybody who should happen to post in this section of the forum).
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