Who owns the Lambo AWE 550M

[LC926]

Just thought you might like to know that the DVLA are auctioning the registration AWS 550M

[gilla]

diablo pete - post it in the ferrari/lambo section

[andrew.]

it's always been a bit of a mystery why andy wessom uses the name "diablo pete" around here

[diablo_pete]

Hi. Thanks for the heads-up. Yeah I saw this when it was first announced and was thinking of getting it. However it's not quite of the same calibre with the missing E and probably will go relatively cheaply as it's an auction plate. My plate has been around since the early 70s.

Having bought pair-up plates for my cars before, I've always decided to use them and have different words on them so reckon I'll probably give it a miss.

I know the guy that pocketed AW55 OME as a 2005 plate is asking in excess of 30K. Bit pricey I reckon

[Primo]

Far too pricey imo.

Hope you're well Pete?

[diablo_pete]

Primo said:

Far too pricey imo.

Hope you're well Pete?

Yes thanks my friend. Just got back home today after a full month in hospital with Mum. Only left the place a few times including a couple of hours at Dad's day out. Can't wait to sleep in a bed!

Hope all is well in the cold north.

[Mattymouse33]

I recently got a hold of B1 GVT which i thought was not bad for £700

[Mattymouse33]

and 30k for that plate is a tad too much, like a stload too much.

[diablo_pete]

Mattymouse33 said:

and 30k for that plate is a tad too much, like a stload too much.

Hence the yikes face. Checked it out on DVLA's website. Surprise surprise, it's one of the numbers they kept back and auctioned off in 2005. It made about 8K inc fees, but then, that is an auction price. Prefer my plate as it has the central E and I reckon the new format plates are a little harder to get away with a gentle squeezing of the two fields of character rogether.

I noticed that DVLA also auctioned of AWS 50M this January. Think this last offering clears them out fill AW65OME comes along in 5 years?

Trouble with these plates it's easy to get carried away when you see a good word plate. I ended up collecting quite a few. But bottom line is, you always have your favourites and tend to just stick with those on your cars and the rest sadly on retention.
I'm looking forward to buying something orange so I can put my ORA176E plate on it.

[LC926]

No problem Pete, i'm not particularly looking for a plate myself, just browsing and that one caught my eye.