My MG ZT+ CDTi 135
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Alfa_75_Steve said:
Kitchski said:
What nation's that from?
Northern Ireland.It's not a 'private' plate at all, they're commonly known as pikey / mick plates are are often used by people as 'ageless' plates.
They're cheap as chips - can pick them up for under £100 and are just a little bit pikey, really.
(And yes, I have one myself, as the car came from NI and I really can't be arsed swapping it)
And I'd be VERY surprised if you can find an NI plate with 3 letters and 2 numbers for less than £800...
What I would call a pikey plate would be one where fixing screws have been strategically placed to make the plate spell out a name. Or where illegal spacing and an illegal font has been used to make the plate look like a European plate...
Alfa_75_Steve said:
I didn't pay for my plate. It was on the car when I bought it.
Fair enough. Around here you'd have been pulled over for that plate! But I'm guessing the 75 isn't your daily driver?Alfa_75_Steve said:
There must be some real mugs around if mick bog standard mick plates can fetch £800.....
The fact that it's a short dateless plate is what makes it worth something. It's not bog standard - the bog standard NI ones have three letters and four numbers. But even those fetch good money for the right letter combinations.Here's a few similar ones to mine currently on the market :
SXI 14 - £2,576 inclusive
SXI 40 - £2,195 inclusive
SXI 26 - £1,926 inclusive
Mine was under £1k inclusive. Which makes it a bit of an investment (not why I bought it, but it is a nice afterthought).
You should be aware that your one is worth a bit as well, should you ever feel like selling the Alfa...
http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/searchs/searchr...
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