Real Good Number Plates vol 5

[ArmaghMan]

CRA1G said:

Greg the Fish said:

Can you see what 7 NZ went for please.

Sorry.. but it's not a DVLA auction number so an original issue with no record of price...

An original Derry plate issued late 1966, so not that old.
Still a few of the original plates over here.

[Rosedene]

Fun Bus said:

I get that. Might mean nothing but has sentimental value. I know a girl who has a private plate that bears no resemblance to her initials or name at all, but was her late Grandfathers. She’ll never part with it.

Snap, I have my great grandad’s plates, (AC 30) that have no relation to my initials. I live in Harris where everyone knows everyone and having distinctive plates means you get the 2 finger wave (not the rude one!) earlier as it makes my otherwise boring grey old car easy to spot.

[oxford drinker]

addz86 said:

Embassy plate? Had some sort of crest on the doors

Maybe the Mayor of Rotherham?

[Dinoboy]

LEW 15M yesterday in Edinburgh.

[M3DGE]

Greg the Fish said:

addz86 said:

Embassy plate? Had some sort of crest on the doors

Estonia isn't it?

Possible, but it is an original issue by Rotherham in 1903. Possibly a civic car for the local council? They sometimes issued specials or, in this case more likely, reissued plates...

[M3DGE]

Greg the Fish said:

I guess PAK 1 wouldn't have been deemed 'correct'

PAK 1 was also issued as an early issue by Bradford in 1949 (rest of series issued 1958). 1 PAK was allocated in 1991 - likely to be a replacement due to more recent disparaging use of the term as PAK 1 no longer showing as on a car.

[Petrus1983]

CRA1G - do you actually deal in plates? Sorry if that’s a silly question.

[K-S-G]

83 TH correctly spaced on a Tesla in Henley over the weekend

[Greg the Fish]

YOO 2

Some porshce

Can just imagine started off with the partner buying LOV 3U or 10VE U first

[CRA1G]

Petrus1983 said:

CRA1G - do you actually deal in plates? Sorry if that’s a silly question.

No is the simple answer... I have sold a couple over the years but just always been interested in numberuolagey...

[LarJammer]

M3DGE said:

Greg the Fish said:

addz86 said:

Embassy plate? Had some sort of crest on the doors

Estonia isn't it?

Possible, but it is an original issue by Rotherham in 1903. Possibly a civic car for the local council? They sometimes issued specials or, in this case more likely, reissued plates...

Indeed. I grew up in Rotherham & it was a 'hotbed' of real good plates. Lots of WET, JET, GET, BET, NET etc plates around.

[nonsequitur]

addz86 said:

Hope he's not phoning home.

[66mpg]

I saw G11ESS on a grey Audi this week. Gone too soon for a picture, unfortunately.

[Escort3500]

LarJammer said:

M3DGE said:

Greg the Fish said:

addz86 said:

Embassy plate? Had some sort of crest on the doors

Estonia isn't it?

Possible, but it is an original issue by Rotherham in 1903. Possibly a civic car for the local council? They sometimes issued specials or, in this case more likely, reissued plates...

Indeed. I grew up in Rotherham & it was a 'hotbed' of real good plates. Lots of WET, JET, GET, BET, NET etc plates around.

A guy in our town had WET 1T on a silver-blue 7-Series Beemer for many years. Haven’t seen it for some time now and it’s not on the DVLA database.

[Petrus1983]

CRA1G said:

Petrus1983 said:

CRA1G - do you actually deal in plates? Sorry if that’s a silly question.

No is the simple answer... I have sold a couple over the years but just always been interested in numberuolagey...

Cool. I’m going to pm you in the morning

[Phil Dicky]

P4NTS on a McLaren M1 South bound Junction 39 today, must have been spotted before.

[K-S-G]

Someone posted this on a Facebook page earlier nice combo even though they aren’t spaced correctly

[Schmeeky]

Love it!

[joestifff]

I often see 1 OAK on a vogue round my way.

Also saw 1 YX, plate has to be worth more than the car it is on (10+ year old Aygo)

[chasingracecars]

Up there with 2B and NOT 2B