Personalised Number Plates - Naff or Cool?

[av185]

rockin said:

av185 said:

most folk including any chums you probably don't have anyway pissing themselves uncontrollably at your tragic levels of desperation to impress and vainly big up your shallow little world.

Said the guy with more wings and spoilers than Halfords.

Unlike yours all my cars are unadulterated factory oem spec and any design element has been honed by Porsche over the years with their obvious expertise.

If you are outraged by their perfect design you could always object why not contact PGB I'm sure they would take notice.

[PistonGuy66]

Argleton said:

PistonGuy66 said:

Which still begs the question as to why you still live in such a place?

So he can moan about it of course. No fun when he doesnt have anything to whinge about.

Ah that explains it! Lol
Have you had look at some off the rants he puts on here! I would love to see what a shrink would make of them!! Hang on a min, i think i have worked it out, im thinking he may have been bullied buy some mouth breathing rich kids when he was a kid??

[Om]

semisane said:

Om said:

I am sure this has been covered before:

'Private' plate = Council.

Naff or Cool is for someone else to decide, but either way - council.

How do you define 'council' ?

See here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

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and here:

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[Grrbang]

My car is now officially the oldest in the company car park, according to its plate. However, it’s a pretty ageless design so I have been tempted to get a plate that hides the year.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Grrbang said:

My car is now officially the oldest in the company car park, according to its plate. However, it’s a pretty ageless design so I have been tempted to get a plate that hides the year.

Why? Wear the age with pride I say

[tonyg58]

I was never in favour of private plates, but many years ago i found out that the plate that has my last two initials actually was a suffix that belonged to the city where i live.
Took me several years to find one for sale, have had it for about 30 years now.

[CTO]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

But we never know how to spell it

It’s all about the his and hers plates.....




Played havoc with the OCD, so bought this one too to go on the Audi.....


So now we have:
JP12 XXX
NB12 XXX
NB11 XXX

[whp1983]

You have to have a bunch of letters and numbers stuck to your car... might as well have ones you like.

[irocfan]

CTO said:

It’s all about the his and hers plates.....




Played havoc with the OCD, so bought this one too


So now we have:
JP12 XXX
NB12 XXX
NB11 XXX

Similar to mrs Iroc's

[4Q]

I’ve had the same reg no on my cars for the past 20yrs. DGAF if anyone thinks they’re naff, it’s nobody’s business but mine. Not mis-spaced or altered with screws,etc, just my initials and three numbers. When I bought a brand new car the same model as my old one last year I put the plate on as I didn’t feel the need to show the world that I had just bought a 19 plate car.

[semisane]

Om said:

semisane said:

Om said:

I am sure this has been covered before:

'Private' plate = Council.

Naff or Cool is for someone else to decide, but either way - council.

How do you define 'council' ?

See here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

and here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Hmmm - I don't identify with any of that, but I do have a private plate (surname and initial - all perfectly spaced with standard font and BS marked) - sorry to burst your bubble.

[Rosedene]

I have a 2 letter 2 number plate that was passed down through a succession of less and less impressive cars from my gt grandad. I like it for the fact that in a sea of little grey cars it makes mine easier to spot.

[Trophy Husband]

Rosedene said:

I have a 2 letter 2 number plate that was passed down through a succession of less and less impressive cars from my gt grandad. I like it for the fact that in a sea of little grey cars it makes mine easier to spot.

Buy a red car? Much easier to spot than a plate?

[kambites]

Rosedene said:

I have a 2 letter 2 number plate that was passed down through a succession of less and less impressive cars from my gt grandad. I like it for the fact that in a sea of little grey cars it makes mine easier to spot.

It's probably an "appreciating asset", so you might as well keep it.

[TheRainMaker]

I have never owned a car with a personalised plate, somehow this year I have ended up with two.

They came with the cars.

Do I care enough to change them, nope!!

[Pookie123]

CTO said:

It’s all about the his and hers plates.....




Played havoc with the OCD, so bought this one too to go on the Audi.....


So now we have:
JP12 XXX
NB12 XXX
NB11 XXX

Are they meant to be kisses on the end?

[Turbobanana]

I have 3, and for me it's about the stories surrounding their acquisition.

Main car is a NI plate, ending in 000 so quite distinctive. Bought as a graduation present for myself after I completed my Masters at 51.

Wife has a plate with her initials on but I deliberately bought one that's too new for her current car, meaning she has to change it.

Fun car has a 3x3 which I acquired years ago attached to a free Volvo 340.

All are legally spaced and correctly displayed.

[anonymous-user]

Pookie123 said:

CTO said:

It’s all about the his and hers plates.....




Played havoc with the OCD, so bought this one too to go on the Audi.....


So now we have:
JP12 XXX
NB12 XXX
NB11 XXX

Are they meant to be kisses on the end?

Either that or they're pornstars....

[AstonZagato]

I have three. All are in the format of A1 BCD. I never really set out to acquire them but, now I have them, I rather I like them. They just look a bit neater than DU17 XUF type plates. None cost me more than £200, IIRC.

One was bought for a particular reason - it solved an issue I had around the delivery of a car. It references the type of car it is on.

Another was on a car that I bought. When I sold it, the dealer wouldn't pay me the delta for the plate, so I kept it (it also happens to have letters that mean something to me).

I then thought I ought to buy one for the wife, so got one with her initials.

None of the other cars have them.

[Knoxville2410]

Some people like them, some people hate them. I have one that "says" the name of where in the world my family originate from. I like it as it's a nice reminder, especially since my mother passed away young and just because I like it.

Live and let live.

P.s it also disguises how old my car is so I now look like a powerfully built CEO £10k a day