Real Good Number Plates vol 5

[BrassMan]

Saw 4KU recently (no pic) which gave us a good kung fu film voiced chuckle in the style of Mr Wu.
4KU?
4K me?
4KU!

[Rosedene]

ArmaghMan said:

Diplomatic plate, Country identifier 234 is Poland. D is diplomat.

Weird, as it was on a corsa, in the Outer Hebrides!

[ArmaghMan]

Rosedene said:

ArmaghMan said:

Diplomatic plate, Country identifier 234 is Poland. D is diplomat.

Weird, as it was on a corsa, in the Outer Hebrides!

Wouldn't have been 181 D or 171D? Those would both be very recent Dublin plates.

[M3DGE]

Sir Bagalot said:

Kiwi79 said:

Saw the plate AI or it could have been A1 on a Black Mini Cooper in Reading at the weekend. How much would a plate like that cost? Our director of AI would love it.

You should have snapped a pic, that Mini was only recently MOT'd for the first time in 11 years. It has sub 1K miles

Easy £500K+ plate

Agree easily £500k, the rarity and the fact that people think it is the first plate issued (it was the first in London but no evidence it was the first in the UK, councils started the registration process on various days in December 1903 and few records of actual dates survive). Great to see this plate back on the road.

[joestifff]

Saw OAA 1 this morning on an Audi Q2.

Nice looking plate.

[codenamecueball]

Rosedene said:

Weird, as it was on a corsa, in the Outer Hebrides!

Once saw a Russian diplomatic G Wagen in the middle of nowhere in the Scottish highlands. Must be great getting to borrow the work car to dispose of business rivals.

[moneymakestheworldgoaround]

M3DGE said:

Sir Bagalot said:

Kiwi79 said:

Saw the plate AI or it could have been A1 on a Black Mini Cooper in Reading at the weekend. How much would a plate like that cost? Our director of AI would love it.

You should have snapped a pic, that Mini was only recently MOT'd for the first time in 11 years. It has sub 1K miles

Easy £500K+ plate

Agree easily £500k, the rarity and the fact that people think it is the first plate issued (it was the first in London but no evidence it was the first in the UK, councils started the registration process on various days in December 1903 and few records of actual dates survive). Great to see this plate back on the road.

Wouldnt it make sense to start with A 1 though?

[Markybubbb]

Has M 1 been spotted before?

[twing]

Probably a pea-roast but MU51 CAL on a blue (ST?) Mondeo.

[JamesW]

Does that count as an oxymoron as well?

[Sir Bagalot]

Markybubbb said:

Has M 1 been spotted before?

Yes, spotted before. Right plate. Right car. Wrong colour. All records say that's a Red Bentley....

[twing]

JamesW said:

Does that count as an oxymoron as well?

Mad Chinaman?

[JamesW]

exactly!

[pingu393]

moneymakestheworldgoaround said:

Wouldn't it make sense to start with A 1 though?

Each area was given a letter and they started at different times. London (who were given "A") was late off the mark. London first issued an "A" plate in January 1904 when "A1" was issued to Earl Russell.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Glasgow was the first off the mark in December 1903, but I don't think "G1" was their first number. They reserved some numbers for dignitaries.

I'm still waiting for evidence as to the date of issue and the registration number of the first plate issued.

[JamesW]

exactly!

[tril]

pingu393 said:

moneymakestheworldgoaround said:

Wouldn't it make sense to start with A 1 though?

Each area was given a letter and they started at different times. London (who were given "A") was late off the mark. London first issued an "A" plate in January 1904 when "A1" was issued to Earl Russell.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Glasgow was the first off the mark in December 1903, but I don't think "G1" was their first number. They reserved some numbers for dignitaries.

I'm still waiting for evidence as to the date of issue and the registration number of the first plate issued.

Makes sense, if it's area based then A didn't necessarily start first. Slightly related, I'm a Bajan citizen and they have a fairly similar system where the letter signifies the parish (area) then is followed by a number. Low numbers are coveted and when I was last there I learned that a 24 year old friend drives around in a Kia wearing G1. Off-topic I know.

[Hatson]

pingu393 said:

moneymakestheworldgoaround said:

Wouldn't it make sense to start with A 1 though?

Each area was given a letter and they started at different times. London (who were given "A") was late off the mark. London first issued an "A" plate in January 1904 when "A1" was issued to Earl Russell.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Glasgow was the first off the mark in December 1903, but I don't think "G1" was their first number. They reserved some numbers for dignitaries.

I'm still waiting for evidence as to the date of issue and the registration number of the first plate issued.

Wiki has the first plate (according to existing records) as DY 1 issued in Hastings 23rd Nov 1903. Fitted by Sydney Powell a 17 year old apprentice. I posted a pic I found online a while ago after I spotted it on a FFRR in Bournemouth some years ago.

[LarJammer]

Hatson said:

pingu393 said:

moneymakestheworldgoaround said:

Wouldn't it make sense to start with A 1 though?

Each area was given a letter and they started at different times. London (who were given "A") was late off the mark. London first issued an "A" plate in January 1904 when "A1" was issued to Earl Russell.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Glasgow was the first off the mark in December 1903, but I don't think "G1" was their first number. They reserved some numbers for dignitaries.

I'm still waiting for evidence as to the date of issue and the registration number of the first plate issued.

Wiki has the first plate (according to existing records) as DY 1 issued in Hastings 23rd Nov 1903. Fitted by Sydney Powell a 17 year old apprentice. I posted a pic I found online a while ago after I spotted it on a FFRR in Bournemouth some years ago.

I have a book somewhere which shows CA 1 as the first plate registered.

[v15ben]

Saw 911 JET on a silver 993 Turbo in Leeds tonight.
Nice combo.

[LarJammer]

CA 1 was apparently reserved in Sept 1903 by the MP who guided the road traffic act through parliment, originally registered to an 'Iris' motor car. Number issues were not supposed to start until Nov 03 and became legal on 1st Jan 04. Y 1 was aquired by Arther Thring on the 12th Nov 03.
The first transfer of a plate was 3rd March 04 - CR 1. A 1 was allocated in Dec 03.
All info from a book by Tony Hill.