Personalised Number Plates - Naff or Cool?

[AlexMG]

I have always been against vanity plates as my exposure to them was always people spelling BOSSY on their range rover or hiding the year of their car. Poorly spelt names also annoy me.

However now I'm on the brink of buying a plate for my car.

My car cost two bags of sand and I've seen a plate around 500 that is as follows AL54 EXG - not hiding the age of my car, names spelt correctly and I wouldn't put it in a silly font.

I never truly had a real desire to keep my old cars, they've always been temporary bits of fun metal and the cosmetics were neglected but the more I keep my current car the more the reg being a random string of letters annoys me.

I used to be black and white about vanity plates. You're either for or against, you can't have exceptions because then you have double standards.

Vanity was something that I always saw as an undesired trait. But my intent with a vanity plate is not to boast about anything. Its to give this car an Identity that's reflective of me. What better way than my name and the age of the car.

I would like to think I'll be the last owner of this car and it might seem a bit naff caring about something so cosmetic over this and spending a large sum of money on it when I could be saving it for tougher times which in the current world seems likely.

Then again I should probably not think so much, buy it and be happy with it. People spend a lot more money on a lot less.

[Randy Winkman]

I've a fundamental problem with personalised plates since they are essentially vainglorious. I mean, what do they do? It's just like someone thought "I'm so proud of myself that I cant bear to have number plates on my car that show I'm just a normal member of society and not someone really special".

But if I could afford a Lambo or Ferrari; would I put personalised plates on it?

Not sure.

[irocfan]

Randy Winkman said:

I've a fundamental problem with personalised plates since they are essentially vainglorious. I mean, what do they do? It's just like someone thought "I'm so proud of myself that I cant bear to have number plates on my car that show I'm just a normal member of society and not someone really special".

But if I could afford a Lambo or Ferrari; would I put personalised plates on it?

Not sure.

You also argue about that for anything other than a mini/2CV or a Ford S-Max. Between those cars you've got everything you NEED in a car anything else is just vanity/insecurity/willy-waving...

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Randy Winkman said:

vainglorious.

[ddom]

av185 said:

Of course.

If you choose to break the speed limit then that is your choice.

Live by the sword die by the sword. :

So you don’t break the speed limit?

A simple yes or no will mark your arguments as hypocrisy.

[ddom]

Randy Winkman said:

I've a fundamental problem with personalised plates since they are essentially vainglorious. I mean, what do they do? It's just like someone thought "I'm so proud of myself that I cant bear to have number plates on my car that show I'm just a normal member of society and not someone really special".

But if I could afford a Lambo or Ferrari; would I put personalised plates on it?

Not sure.

They make the owner happy and those with small brains unhappy.

Win. Win.

[av185]

ddom said:

av185 said:

Of course.

If you choose to break the speed limit then that is your choice.

Live by the sword die by the sword. :

So you don’t break the speed limit?

A simple yes or no will mark your arguments as hypocrisy.

Top comedy old chestnut shocker.

Your stereotypical pre judgement is priceless.

And most telling.

Needless to say it reveals more about you than me.

[ddom]

av185 said:

Top comedy old chestnut shocker.

Your stereotypical pre judgement is priceless.

And most telling.

Needless to say it reveals more about you than me.

Yep, drives exotics, speeds and moans about others breaking the law.

Joker

[av185]

ddom said:

Yep, drives exotics, speeds and moans about others breaking the law.

Joker

To prevent yourself from further embarrassment, please post a link with evidence/proof that I break the law by speeding.

Or is it possibly something you just made up to suit your agenda.

[Maxym]

av185 said:

Agree.

But clearly we were talking about 'smaller' vanity narcissist plates breaking the minimum gap rules between the numbers/letters and edge of the plate.

Tiny plates look ste whatever the spacing etc.

I have two. One is a fairly nondescript XXX NNN plate that I bought as a reminder of the old scheme of things when the XX51XXX etc plates started to be introduced. It happens to be a Bucks (where I live) reg.

I then fancied a plate once carried by a Routemaster bus (I have a fondness for these and even more of one for its predecessor the RT). I took the (crappy) pic in Brixton bus garage in 2002/3 while the bus was still in service.

[ddom]

av185 said:

To prevent yourself from further embarrassment, please post a link with evidence/proof that I break the law by speeding.

Or is it possibly something you just made up to suit your agenda.

You claim to own various high end sports cars and travel at the speed limit?

Really?

[av185]

ddom said:

av185 said:

To prevent yourself from further embarrassment, please post a link with evidence/proof that I break the law by speeding.

Or is it possibly something you just made up to suit your agenda.

You claim to own various high end sports cars and travel at the speed limit?

Really?

So as expected, no evidence then.

You do realise than the vast majority of cars are able to exceed the speed limit?

So by your reasoning the vast majority of drivers are therefore criminals.

[Randy Winkman]

irocfan said:

Randy Winkman said:

I've a fundamental problem with personalised plates since they are essentially vainglorious. I mean, what do they do? It's just like someone thought "I'm so proud of myself that I cant bear to have number plates on my car that show I'm just a normal member of society and not someone really special".

But if I could afford a Lambo or Ferrari; would I put personalised plates on it?

Not sure.

You also argue about that for anything other than a mini/2CV or a Ford S-Max. Between those cars you've got everything you NEED in a car anything else is just vanity/insecurity/willy-waving...

But there's a strong argument that more expensive cars perform better than cheaper ones. Don't you agree? But the number plates are entirely cosmetic and cant even be seen from inside the car.

[ddom]

av185 said:

So as expected, no evidence then.

You do realise than the vast majority of cars are able to exceed the speed limit?

So by your reasoning the vast majority of drivers are therefore criminals.

I'd say the evidence is irrefutable, otherwise you'd be driving a Honda Jazz. Feel free to make comments on other people's choices but when you bring the 'law ' into things you just make yourself look (more) stupid. Yes, most drivers break the law. Sorry that's news for you.

[av185]

ddom said:

av185 said:

So as expected, no evidence then.

You do realise than the vast majority of cars are able to exceed the speed limit?

So by your reasoning the vast majority of drivers are therefore criminals.

I'd say the evidence is irrefutable, otherwise you'd be driving a Honda Jazz. Feel free to make comments on other people's choices but when you bring the 'law ' into things you just make yourself look (more) stupid. Yes, most drivers break the law. Sorry that's news for you.

Nope you are missing the point entirely and by a spectacular country mile too.

If you cannot see how ridiculous your point is there really is no point discussing it further.

Tell you what why don't you write to every car manufacturer who produces a vehicle which can exceed 70 mph and tell them their vehicles are ( by your dumbfounded logic ) highly illegal and being sold to criminals and should be banned just because they have the potential to exceed the speed limit.

Oh yes and do please let us know how you get on. :

[Weekendrebuild]

av185 said:

Nope you are missing the point entirely and by a spectacular country mile too.

If you cannot see how ridiculous your point is there really is no point discussing it further.

Tell you what why don't you write to every car manufacturer who produces a vehicle which can exceed 70 mph and tell them their vehicles are ( by your dumbfounded logic ) highly illegal and being sold to criminals and should be banned just because they have the potential to exceed the speed limit.

Oh yes and do please let us know how you get on. :

Really !! Is this an argument ? Everyone speeds to a lesser extent everyday. I’m rarely driving behind anyone who’s obeying the speed limits.
I can be a in a fast car on a Sunday drive but I’m a weapon on a bike

As for the number plate debate, personally I love a good vanity plate .

[ddom]

Weekendrebuild said:

Really !! Is this an argument ? Everyone speeds to a lesser extent everyday. I’m rarely driving behind anyone who’s obeying the speed limits.
I can be a in a fast car on a Sunday drive but I’m a weapon on a bike

As for the number plate debate, personally I love a good vanity plate .

He’s not the brightest clearly

[chris-govu8]

Katie Price has personalised plates..Good Reason not to have them

[CRA1G]

chris-govu8 said:

Katie Price has personalised plates..Good Reason not to have them

Don't worry no she's been declared bankrupt they will probably have been disposed of to contribute towards her creditors....

[av185]

Funny how I and many others immediately seem to always think of chavvery narcissm desperation and bankruptcy not necessarily in that order upon seeing a
'personalised' chavplate.

They must be inexorably linked.