What private plates do you have?

What private plates do you have?

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AB

16,969 posts

194 months

Monday 16th December 2019
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I’ve got a few, one I got for my 21st which looks like my surname, one i bought on eBay for £90 including fees, another one i bought for my daughter, and another that seemed a bargain.

However, i do have a question and i thought this thread might be a good place to ask as I’m sure those of you who have a few may have had this situation...

I want to swap one of my plates for another, can this be done in 2 steps at the same time without having to put one on retention, put the original plate back on, wait for the V5 then put the other plate which is currently on retention back on.

Problem is I don’t have the original plate, so I’d have to go and get the old original plates made up for a matter of days.

Do you get an email straight away with enough information to put the new one on without having the faff of reverting to the original plate for a short term? I’m waffling, hope this makes sense.


AB

16,969 posts

194 months

Wednesday 18th December 2019
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Apologies for killing the thread, might have to start a new one!

mikef

4,824 posts

250 months

Wednesday 18th December 2019
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Mikee19 said:
M1 KEF?
No, but I’d like that plate smile

Muddle238

3,871 posts

112 months

Wednesday 18th December 2019
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AB said:
I’ve got a few, one I got for my 21st which looks like my surname, one i bought on eBay for £90 including fees, another one i bought for my daughter, and another that seemed a bargain.

However, i do have a question and i thought this thread might be a good place to ask as I’m sure those of you who have a few may have had this situation...

I want to swap one of my plates for another, can this be done in 2 steps at the same time without having to put one on retention, put the original plate back on, wait for the V5 then put the other plate which is currently on retention back on.

Problem is I don’t have the original plate, so I’d have to go and get the old original plates made up for a matter of days.

Do you get an email straight away with enough information to put the new one on without having the faff of reverting to the original plate for a short term? I’m waffling, hope this makes sense.
I did similar recently.

1. Using retention certificate of the plate you want to swap on to the car, get a set of new plates made up.

2. Apply BY POST to the DVLA to take the existing registration off and have it on a certificate. This will generate a retention certificate for the old reg and a new V5c, likely with the original reg the car had from new.

3. When the new V5c turns up in the post, use the DVLA online tool to immediately assign your other reg, using the new V5c document reference number that you've been waiting for.

4. Once it's confirmed via DVLA website, put the new plates on and inform insurance.

Notanotherturbo

494 posts

206 months

Wednesday 18th December 2019
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JA55 XKR on my XKR
J444 GTR on my R32 GTR
A6TTA on my GTA Turbo
E18HT V on my V8 GTA
B10 SLX on my Alpina 6 Series

juice

8,508 posts

281 months

Thursday 19th December 2019
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I've got



And


Davey S2

13,075 posts

253 months

Thursday 19th December 2019
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EX51GE R said:
YouTalkinToMe said:
EX51GE R said:


It really belongs on the exige, maybe ill swap it over one day
Head gasket failure?

It is a k-series..
Exactly, ironically the honda K20A in the exige is the one that suffered HGF.
Almost as good as the bloke on Seloc who had T4DTS (They All Do That Sir) on his Elise hehe


sinbaddio

2,357 posts

175 months

Thursday 19th December 2019
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duffy1 said:


Took a few years to get these
These are great - DK 1 used to be the mayoral plate in Rochdale when I was a lad (could still be).

duffy1

12 posts

207 months

Thursday 19th December 2019
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sinbaddio said:
These are great - DK 1 used to be the mayoral plate in Rochdale when I was a lad (could still be).
Thanks

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

260 months

Friday 20th December 2019
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Just bought a plate for the wife. Her name is Laura, birthday is 29th and it's going on her MX-5, L29 MXV.
Was cheap, a bit of fun and I know she'll love it.

Gretchen

18,997 posts

215 months

Friday 20th December 2019
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MrReg said:
Gretchen said:
I can’t say I agree with the vanity statement. The plates I have have all been bought for personal reasons. I bought this in Dec 2010 (posted back then too) and gifted it to my middle son Elias. He was 18 in the Summer now working full time and earning a great wage for his age (he moans he pays just under £200 tax and NI... a week). I’m hoping he invests in his first car next year and puts this on it. It’ll be his for life from his Mum.

Love that - that's what a personal plate is all about! clap
Ritchie335is said:
That’s perfect, he’s a lucky lad to have that.
Thank you. I don’t think he realises how lucky haha.
May be in twenty years. But we don’t as kids until it’s too late frown.

I lost my Dad a few months back. He bought his name backward on a plate twenty years ago. I drive his car now quite frequently. Have had a few odd looks from some old folk and it didn’t click that it was probably because of the plate/car. I’m proud to drive his car and it makes me feel close to him having that plate. A gift that keeps on giving and that’s the personal side that’s priceless.

As a single Mum i’m of course proud of my lads. Elias is the only one with a plate currently. Although my eldest will probably inherit my Dad’s. I’ve not bought Elias anything for Christmas this year yet, because he wants that car... kind of made a rod for my own back didn’t I rolleyes



rigga

8,727 posts

200 months

Saturday 21st December 2019
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Have a TVR Griffith 500HC (5 Litre High lift Cam), reg I got for £250 as I recall is my first initial, then 50 OHC., so M50 OHC
I'd really like R1 GGA which is on a Toyota somewhere I believe.

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Saturday 21st December 2019
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I bought a BMW on Thursday that has M6 KYT - but it isn't an M6. laugh


Mr Obertshaw

2,174 posts

229 months

Sunday 22nd December 2019
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We have BU54 ZOO on the wife's c4 Picasso, the local zoo has BU5 2 ZOO on its actual bus.

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Sunday 22nd December 2019
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I have F14FFY on my Cerbera, it was as close to FLUFFY as I could get.

Alex_225

6,234 posts

200 months

Sunday 22nd December 2019
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My parents bought me this for my 21st (I'm 37 now) and I've had it on my Megane 225 since I got it new in 2006. My dad passed away in the August of 2005 so it's sentimental -



I bought this for my Twingo 133 Gordini. Wouldn't normally buy a plate specific to the car but it worked really well and was only £250!



Continued the first theme with this plate for my CLS. Eldest daughters name is Roxie.


Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Sunday 22nd December 2019
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rigga said:
Have a TVR Griffith 500HC (5 Litre High lift Cam), reg I got for £250 as I recall is my first initial, then 50 OHC., so M50 OHC
I'd really like R1 GGA which is on a Toyota somewhere I believe.
HC is High Compression I think

rigga

8,727 posts

200 months

Sunday 22nd December 2019
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Alex L said:
rigga said:
Have a TVR Griffith 500HC (5 Litre High lift Cam), reg I got for £250 as I recall is my first initial, then 50 OHC., so M50 OHC
I'd really like R1 GGA which is on a Toyota somewhere I believe.
HC is High Compression I think
No, I can state,, in full confidence, its High Cam.

All Griff 500's were HC, although, like mine due to mileage, its had a cam change, so its changed, but the point still stands when they were built, pocketed pistons and lumpy cam.

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Monday 23rd December 2019
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rigga said:
No, I can state,, in full confidence, its High Cam.

All Griff 500's were HC, although, like mine due to mileage, its had a cam change, so its changed, but the point still stands when they were built, pocketed pistons and lumpy cam.
Every day’s a school day. I shalln’t deviate further from the topic but when my dad bought his 500 HC new back in 1995 from Kerridges we were told High Compression.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 23rd December 2019
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Griff 500

L500 ROJ

i.e. 5 litre, Roger - you get the idea. Was less than £150 IIRC

Only plate i've ever bought.

My other two cars have unfortunate letters, one BJ, the other VD.. What can you do? I'm not buying a special plate for a Yeti and a Transit :-)