What private plates do you have?
Discussion
CRA1G said:
I'm tempted... I have a couple of Noel Woodall & Brian Heaton Car Numbers Books and just wonder if this is just a repeat of them..?
It looks like he's taken Noel's information and expanded on it.For instance, Noel might have written that the original owner was Lord Pistonhead.
The author has researched Lord Pistonhead, and has expanded it to tell you that Lord Pistonhead owned a Custard factory and was involved in the famous frozen sausage incident of 1934, and was subsequently banned for seven days. He went on to dominate the stairs and died as he wanted to, in a ball of flames driving backwards over the finish line in first place at Le Mans.
I suspect that he has a subscription to ancestry.co.uk, and visits wikipedia and the DVLA websites for a lot of the information. He may also have sourced a lot of stuff from old newspaper records.
It is a book full of the rabbit holes that you find yourself going down when you start a simple search for cheese at 11 at night, and wonder why you are looking at a website for DSOs awarded in the Vietnam War at 3 the next morning.
Merry Christmas 
RDMcG said:
Not sure what I posted before ( or if I did), but here are there current cars:
2005 Smart For Two
2003 SL 500:
(My friends all drive Porsches ,I must make EH-MENZ)
2008 997 RS:
2011 Jeep Wrangler:
2016 991 RS
2018 Panamera ST Turbo (driven at Spa):
2022 Cayenne GTS dog transporter:
I have a few in reserve for future cars.
Have the US bumperettes been removed from the 991 as fitted to 997's or were they not fitted to this particular 911,?2005 Smart For Two
2003 SL 500:
(My friends all drive Porsches ,I must make EH-MENZ)
2008 997 RS:
2011 Jeep Wrangler:
2016 991 RS
2018 Panamera ST Turbo (driven at Spa):
2022 Cayenne GTS dog transporter:
I have a few in reserve for future cars.
CRA1G said:
I'm tempted... I have a couple of Noel Woodall & Brian Heaton Car Numbers Books and just wonder if this is just a repeat of them..?
If you do get the book, go straight to page 1245. In fact, if you order it and you can mention anything in the comments, let him know that you should have a discount. pingu393 said:
If you would have liked train spotting just for the numbers back in the day, then yes. I'm a self-confessed saddo, so I will read every word. It doesn't have the drama of a Freddie Forsythe or a Jack Higgins. 
It is much more detailed than Noel Woodall's books, but is very much in the same style. Each LN (letter number) number has at least a paragraph. A lot of LL1 numbers have a paragraph. He does most of the LN numbers, the LL1-LL10 numbers, and a few that he thinks are worthy of a mention.
I've already found out what he thinks the first number is - it's not A1, and it's not what I thought.
It's 1312 pages of pure nerdiness - I love it
You may also know the author from your youth, if you watched young adult's dramas in the mid-70s. He was also in a series that I've not long finished watching - it wasn't Allo Allo, but it could have been its more serious sequel.
Was the first plate not a Glasgow G plate? Weird fact I'm sure I read when I was about 10...It is much more detailed than Noel Woodall's books, but is very much in the same style. Each LN (letter number) number has at least a paragraph. A lot of LL1 numbers have a paragraph. He does most of the LN numbers, the LL1-LL10 numbers, and a few that he thinks are worthy of a mention.
I've already found out what he thinks the first number is - it's not A1, and it's not what I thought.
It's 1312 pages of pure nerdiness - I love it
You may also know the author from your youth, if you watched young adult's dramas in the mid-70s. He was also in a series that I've not long finished watching - it wasn't Allo Allo, but it could have been its more serious sequel.
Anyway, my only contribution to this thread:
Because it's got a 455 engine, I thought this was the appropriate choice. Also, a longer VRN wouldn't fit on a US plate nicely, and I'm too poor to afford anything age related with less numbers.
16v stretch said:
Was the first plate not a Glasgow G plate? Weird fact I'm sure I read when I was about 10...
That's what I thought, but it turns out that there was one issued by Hastings on 23rd November 1903. The official launch date should have been 1st January 1904, but some councils jumped the gun. It looks like Hastings went on the B of Bang .Unbelievably, it is in use today, and is fitted to a Range Rover.
There may be an older one for me to find.
The book is only indexed by the registration numbers, whereas Noel Woodall's books were indexed in lots of different ways. Noel's books were not much more than lists. This is more of an encyclopedia.
I'm enjoying reading it, but there is a lot of stuff about the original owner, not the car, and the current car is the only other car that is mentioned. For instance, there is much more to the ownership of "A1" that I know about that isn't mentioned.
RSTurboPaul said:
I know it's crass to discuss such matters... but are short plates in the US equally as expensive as over here?
No, in my state (NC) it’s about $35 for whatever. You can have custom backgrounds, some reserved for veterans etc. punctuation too. I was tempted to have “b
ks!” as a Jasper Carrot tribute. We have a limit of 8 characters but I don’t believe there’s a lower limit. 
mr_spock said:
No, in my state (NC) it’s about $35 for whatever. You can have custom backgrounds, some reserved for veterans etc. punctuation too. I was tempted to have “bks!” as a Jasper Carrot tribute. We have a limit of 8 characters but I don’t believe there’s a lower limit.
Laurence Harvey had that plate in California (properly spelled). I'll let you guess where I found that out ks!” as a Jasper Carrot tribute. We have a limit of 8 characters but I don’t believe there’s a lower limit. 
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pingu393 said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
pingu393 said:
Santa brought me the ultimate saddo's guide to number plates. Custard for scale. It is a massive tome...
Aha! I made mention of that book a few pages ago. Would you recommend? It is much more detailed than Noel Woodall's books, but is very much in the same style. Each LN (letter number) number has at least a paragraph. A lot of LL1 numbers have a paragraph. He does most of the LN numbers, the LL1-LL10 numbers, and a few that he thinks are worthy of a mention.
I've already found out what he thinks the first number is - it's not A1, and it's not what I thought.
It's 1312 pages of pure nerdiness - I love it
You may also know the author from your youth, if you watched young adult's dramas in the mid-70s. He was also in a series that I've not long finished watching - it wasn't Allo Allo, but it could have been its more serious sequel.
Nicholas helped me a lot with information on the initial revamp of the SS website. Well worth it. The book that is!
RSTurboPaul said:
Rich_AR said:
Couple of UK ones I still own on the wall at the back.. plus the one on the 911. - "1 RR"
Are private plates getting cheaper? I've had a peruse of a dealer's site and they seem to be flogging off all sorts for less than the old fashioned traders' minimum of £250 odd. I seem to remember utterly meaningless plates going for more back in the days when they were advertised in the back of the newspaper.
I've never had one myself as I simply can't be bothered!
I've never had one myself as I simply can't be bothered!
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