Real Good Number Plates vol 5

[Greg the Fish]

28 AM on a Tesla in Brighton earlier

[K-S-G]

[jamei303]

K-S-G said:

Wrong thread. Spacing, and it's presumably meant to say "BEN" only it doesn't.

[Exige77]

Hatson said:

Exige77 said:

Sir Bagalot said:

Exige77 said:

5L on a new style Fiat 500 today between Dorking and Leatherhead.

It's an Abarth. I have a picture for the next SS update

Wood that be a Fiat 500 Abarth ?

As in not cheap so rarely sawn?

Or a Fiat 500C Abarth 695 Rivale ?

No, I think Fiat 500 is probably enough for this number plate thread.

[nonsequitur]

jamei303 said:

K-S-G said:

Wrong thread. Spacing, and it's presumably meant to say "BEN" only it doesn't.

Ben dover backwards.

[Kenny6868]

GT2 on a DB11 parked in a Wilko's car park near me earlier today.

[Rosewood Red]

Presume we've already had this? Spotted near Leicester Square.

DSC_3167 by ash_ashy_mo, on Flickr

DSC_3169 by ash_ashy_mo, on Flickr

[Sir Bagalot]

Can someone with more knowledge than me tell me what the addon charges are for the DVLA auctions historically since '89?

At the moment it's Hammerprice + 8% buyers premium + VAT + £80 assignment fee. I know over time the VAT has changed, but has the buyers premium?

[MrReg]

Sir Bagalot said:

Can someone with more knowledge than me tell me what the addon charges are for the DVLA auctions historically since '89?

At the moment it's Hammerprice + 8% buyers premium + VAT + £80 assignment fee. I know over time the VAT has changed, but has the buyers premium?

In 2010 it was slightly different. Don't know when it changed though

[CRA1G]

Sir Bagalot said:

Can someone with more knowledge than me tell me what the addon charges are for the DVLA auctions historically since '89?

At the moment it's Hammerprice + 8% buyers premium + VAT + £80 assignment fee. I know over time the VAT has changed, but has the buyers premium?

I don't know the individual charges for auctions but in total last year alone DVLA sold 404,000 registrations generating £116 million which in total makes 5.9 million sold since 1989 generating approximately £2 billion for the treasury,the highest singular been £400,000 for "25 O" in Nov 2014 purchased by John Collins who has it on his Ferrari 250GTO once owned by Eric Clapton.

[cidered77]

5 years ago I was all pleased with myself for getting the plate “W4AFT” for my Citroen C6. I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation, and was told it had a 4 in it, didn’t really say waft, so was a fail. I took it hard. Hopes and dreams crushed. W4AFT as yet is still not on a vehicle.

But now I’m back with a plate on my new (very old) wheels that takes no liberties with lettering , is correctly spaced, is a perfect (literal) fit for the car ... and I want my redemption arc complete damn it.

[v15ben]

I'll give you the redemption arc, lovely plate and car too.
I also like W4AFT and 83N further up the page though, so what do I know.

[Hatson]

cidered77 said:

5 years ago I was all pleased with myself for getting the plate “W4AFT” for my Citroen C6. I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation, and was told it had a 4 in it, didn’t really say waft, so was a fail. I took it hard. Hopes and dreams crushed. W4AFT as yet is still not on a vehicle.

But now I’m back with a plate on my new (very old) wheels that takes no liberties with lettering , is correctly spaced, is a perfect (literal) fit for the car ... and I want my redemption arc complete damn it.

Great plate that seems will suit even more as time goes by.

“I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation.

We are a “Broad Church” here so expect to be told that “it’s got a fecking badge like that on the back already:.

[FA57REN]

[Sir Bagalot]

cidered77 said:

5 years ago I was all pleased with myself for getting the plate “W4AFT” for my Citroen C6. I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation, and was told it had a 4 in it, didn’t really say waft, so was a fail. I took it hard. Hopes and dreams crushed. W4AFT as yet is still not on a vehicle.

But now I’m back with a plate on my new (very old) wheels that takes no liberties with lettering , is correctly spaced, is a perfect (literal) fit for the car ... and I want my redemption arc complete damn it.

I'll ask. What did you pay for it? Sold in '90 for £1600 plus fees. Mind you.... Year before someone got auction fever and paid £11K plus fees for 560 SEC

I'm not usually a model plate fan, but in the case of classics I'll make an exception. Very nice plate

Still have the C6?

[tali1]

[cidered77]

Sir Bagalot said:

cidered77 said:

5 years ago I was all pleased with myself for getting the plate “W4AFT” for my Citroen C6. I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation, and was told it had a 4 in it, didn’t really say waft, so was a fail. I took it hard. Hopes and dreams crushed. W4AFT as yet is still not on a vehicle.

But now I’m back with a plate on my new (very old) wheels that takes no liberties with lettering , is correctly spaced, is a perfect (literal) fit for the car ... and I want my redemption arc complete damn it.

I'll ask. What did you pay for it? Sold in '90 for £1600 plus fees. Mind you.... Year before someone got auction fever and paid £11K plus fees for 560 SEC

I'm not usually a model plate fan, but in the case of classics I'll make an exception. Very nice plate

Still have the C6?

Came with the car - which was an absolute bargain at 6k, sold by a chap living in the US now who would like it to go to a good home...

The C6 was i'm afraid, one that lived entirely up to its stereotype. It had a lovely ride, it looked cool, it broke down a lot and the bills were horrific. It went less than a year into ownership.....

[Roo]

cidered77 said:

Sir Bagalot said:

cidered77 said:

5 years ago I was all pleased with myself for getting the plate “W4AFT” for my Citroen C6. I came on here all excited, expecting praise and adulation, and was told it had a 4 in it, didn’t really say waft, so was a fail. I took it hard. Hopes and dreams crushed. W4AFT as yet is still not on a vehicle.

But now I’m back with a plate on my new (very old) wheels that takes no liberties with lettering , is correctly spaced, is a perfect (literal) fit for the car ... and I want my redemption arc complete damn it.

I'll ask. What did you pay for it? Sold in '90 for £1600 plus fees. Mind you.... Year before someone got auction fever and paid £11K plus fees for 560 SEC

I'm not usually a model plate fan, but in the case of classics I'll make an exception. Very nice plate

Still have the C6?

Came with the car - which was an absolute bargain at 6k, sold by a chap living in the US now who would like it to go to a good home...

Great plate and a result that it came with the car.

[Triple Six]

jamei303 said:

K-S-G said:

Wrong thread. Spacing, and it's presumably meant to say "BEN" only it doesn't.

Would look better spaced correctly and on a rectangular plate.

However, regardless of whether it is supposed to read Ben or not, it’s a great number IMO.

[CRA1G]

Triple Six said:

Would look better spaced correctly and on a rectangular plate.

However, regardless of whether it is supposed to read Ben or not, it’s a great number IMO.

I agree,it would look far better on a standard size plate and spaced correctly,it sold for £9300 + VAT Ect in 2011