What private plates do you have?

[Bemmer]

Missy Charm said:

I've never had one myself as I simply can't be bothered!

So why bother posting on this thread then.... The thread title is self explanatory....

[up_shift]

Im a sucker for collecting personal plates, luckily in aus theyre far less in demand than the uk. A few favourites

[wpa1975]

Mine, means nothing really but it was a cheap way to hide the year plus I hated the registration that was on the Civic.

[drakart]

wpa1975 said:

Mine, means nothing really but it was a cheap way to hide the year plus I hated the registration that was on the Civic.

You can't post this without saying what the original reg was!

[Keep it stiff]

My pair, both owned from their release date. PX I have had on several cars, now on my Range Rover.

[DickyC]

Keep it stiff said:

My pair, both owned from their release date. PX I have had on several cars, now on my Range Rover.

Do you find you are a target for agro on the road? In the 80s I was passed every day on the M3 by a car whose registration contained 'UP U 2' which was highlighted in some way. As he went by at a hundred or so he was either two inches in front of someone doing his nut or two inches behind someone doing his nut even more.

[matrignano]

Here’s mine.
Last 3 letters are an acronym for something funny and stupid we say between friends

[wpa1975]

drakart said:

wpa1975 said:

Mine, means nothing really but it was a cheap way to hide the year plus I hated the registration that was on the Civic.

You can't post this without saying what the original reg was!

It started BD so gained the nickname big dick, really quickly

[Gunk]

CRA1G said:

Yes it needs a clean....! I can't believe it's 12 years ago since i first posted on this particular thread.... which means I've now had the number 33 years.... Merry Christmas

Fantastic plate Craig, I’ve now also owned both of mine for over 30 years.

Here is GFS 92 on my 330Ci convertible back in 2003, I’d just collected it. the touring was my wife’s and also ended up with that reg on it in later years.



And NPF 111 on my wife’s Mercedes back in 2006



Which used have GFS 92 on it, this photo was taken at Le Mans in 1999, I’d just collected the car from Arlington Mercedes in Northampton



I also bought a cheapy plate for my Fireblade a few years ago. Now on a BMW S1000R.

[RATATTAK]

Bought in 1990 for £165

[RATATTAK]

[RATATTAK]

[T5SOR]

I picked up an initials plate from the DVLA recently. It was part of their new releases of old plates;

[21ATS]

I bought this a few years ago, it's my initials. The "12" part was because I wanted to eventually put it on a V12, which happened this year. Which was a happy coincidence as there weren't any other ACD plates for sale at the time.

I would actually liked to have bought V12ACD but it had already gone.



I also own 21ATS - my username. currently on retention. It's the initials of my business.

Business partner has 20 ATS.

[sjc]

I’ve accumulated about a dozen,most on retention,think this is likely my favourite at the mo’

[Chunkychucky]

Mick Dastardly said:

649 quids worth of dirty satanic plates.

Been seeing this alot more over the past couple of years - has there been some rise in the Satanic Occult that i'm unaware of?

Used to just presume that it was for people who wanted a private numberplate, but couldn't afford anything shorter than 7 digits, but the amount of them about nowadays suggests there's Devil worship going on...

[EJH]

I have this on my GT4:

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I'm tired of model rex / god / TLA plates...so thought I would be more honest that it's less than tasteful (red & gold) and the owner has the frame and grace of the Honey Monster (and bases road trip destinations on place names an immature 12 year old would be amused by).

[Unreal]

Bemmer said:

Missy Charm said:

I've never had one myself as I simply can't be bothered!

So why bother posting on this thread then.... The thread title is self explanatory....

The current trend for "look at me! I'm so contrary".

Sad people. They suck the joy out of every environment they're part of.

They're about as contrary as a pair of y fronts.

Edited by Unreal on Thursday 29th December 17:43

[BikeSausage]

I have a genuine question…..why are they called “private” plates? They’re visible to the public (so not private) and procured from a public body.

Is there a reason why we shy away from calling them “vanity” plates, which seems to be a much more appropriate name in that they’re there for reasons of vanity?

[Benjy911]

My two



Dateless BGP plates seem few and far between, and the DVLA said they've all been issued - I'm sure one day I'll find another for a reasonable price, but for now these will do nicely!