What C124PPY personalised plates have you seen recently?
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vincegail said:
In 23 years she can buy the non-dyslexic one, but my guess is that it'll be a bit more expensive 
I wonder if the DVLA have considered selling futures. The next decade's 7 plates will bring all manner of horror.OO71 SPY as 007 I SPY comes to mind.
Someone would pay for that now.
vincegail said:
DickyC said:
I wonder if the DVLA have considered selling futures. The next decade's 7 plates will bring all manner of horror.
OO71 SPY as 007 I SPY comes to mind.
Someone would pay for that now.
Futures? If they'd do that, and I were to live in the UK, I'd buy LM24 HRS now!OO71 SPY as 007 I SPY comes to mind.
Someone would pay for that now.
I'm also surprised that they don't allow any current number to be assigned to any car. It's easy to find out how old a car is without referring to the number plate.
pingu393 said:
vincegail said:
DickyC said:
I wonder if the DVLA have considered selling futures. The next decade's 7 plates will bring all manner of horror.
OO71 SPY as 007 I SPY comes to mind.
Someone would pay for that now.
Futures? If they'd do that, and I were to live in the UK, I'd buy LM24 HRS now!OO71 SPY as 007 I SPY comes to mind.
Someone would pay for that now.
I'm also surprised that they don't allow any current number to be assigned to any car. It's easy to find out how old a car is without referring to the number plate.
There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
Jaguar steve said:
If you could buy a current number plate and assign it to any age of car new car sales would collapse overnight costing jobs and a massive income stream for the government because people would just buy a new number plate instead of a new car to impress the neighbours with.
There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
The first point could be alleviated by excluding the current year, i.e. any car can display any plate older than 12 months.There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
Second point - stupid people will always be stupid
- there are too many rules to protect people from their own stupidity, but I do get your point about deception.Jaguar steve said:
If you could buy a current number plate and assign it to any age of car new car sales would collapse overnight costing jobs and a massive income stream for the government because people would just buy a new number plate instead of a new car to impress the neighbours with.
There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
It used to be possible. In the early 80s my Auntie bought a Jersey registered car off my Uncle and put it on UK plates which were for the current year. It made the car look about 3 years younger than it was. When it was sold on she was clear in the advert the year the car was but there was some trouble that got back to her when it ended up being sold by a car dealer.There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
I think it is just us and Ireland that put the age of the car on the plate. Seems quite odd that nobody else does.
Jaguar steve said:
If you could buy a current number plate and assign it to any age of car new car sales would collapse overnight costing jobs and a massive income stream for the government because people would just buy a new number plate instead of a new car to impress the neighbours with.
There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
A car I had years ago had an A suffix. It was first registered in 1960 with a cherished number and re-registered in 1963 and given an A. As Steve says, the penny dropped at the DVLA about possible skullduggery and IIRC it was the only year they did that. The guy I sold it to was all for putting a 1960 plate on it but I persuaded him he had a bit of motoring history.There's also enough terminally stupid people in the UK easily deceived into thinking a car is newer than it really is and more than enough dishonest people willing to deceive them if a older car could have a current number plate and even the most slippery politician on the planet couldn't wriggle out of some of the blame for that one if they let it go ahead.
Jaguar steve said:
If you could buy a current number plate and assign it to any age of car new car sales would collapse overnight costing jobs and a massive income stream for the government because people would just buy a new number plate instead of a new car to impress the neighbours with.
That's not really true is it? There might be a slight impact but most people don't buy new cars solely to impress the neighbours. Company cars and those on finance would be pretty much unaffected, as would those who purchase new cars every two to three years because they can afford to and always have. That's got to be most new car sales covered. 
Pericoloso said:
nonsequitur said:
Yes Dicky, you were.
( CLT 815 with a yellow bolt at the bottom of the 8 is the best I can do).
It wasn't DC with the filthy mind ,it was Stesco.....( CLT 815 with a yellow bolt at the bottom of the 8 is the best I can do).
...no offence Stesco.Hitch said:
Jaguar steve said:
If you could buy a current number plate and assign it to any age of car new car sales would collapse overnight costing jobs and a massive income stream for the government because people would just buy a new number plate instead of a new car to impress the neighbours with.
That's not really true is it? There might be a slight impact but most people don't buy new cars solely to impress the neighbours. Company cars and those on finance would be pretty much unaffected, as would those who purchase new cars every two to three years because they can afford to and always have. That's got to be most new car sales covered. Given the choice between a non dating plate disguising the age of a car or one that makes the same car appear brand new I'll bet a pint to a mouthful of pig poo the latter would be the choice among the mouth breathers who want everybody to think there's a brand new car on Mr and Mrs considerably richer than yows drive.
Give the average aspirational Chav the opportunity to imply they have more than they actually do and they'll rip your arm off to get hold of it. Particularly when it comes to the very peculiar unique British disease of numberplate fkuckwittery
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