XX numberplate prefix
Discussion
Not sure if this is the correct forum:
I noticed a car in the office carpark next door to mine with a numberplate prefixed XX. I looked at a website explaining all numberplate stuff, including NI, channel Islands & so on. My car appears to have been registered in Lincoln.
Anyway XX prefix is not mentioned whatsoever - just wondering out of curiousity if the PH massive could shed any light on it?
I noticed a car in the office carpark next door to mine with a numberplate prefixed XX. I looked at a website explaining all numberplate stuff, including NI, channel Islands & so on. My car appears to have been registered in Lincoln.
Anyway XX prefix is not mentioned whatsoever - just wondering out of curiousity if the PH massive could shed any light on it?
Yep. I saw similar. However there is no mention of what geographic location they are.....
Edit: this is the website I looked at showing location letters: https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/u...
Edit: this is the website I looked at showing location letters: https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/u...
Biker 1 said:
Fair enough. Just seems a bit odd - I would have thought that those who want a personal reg either have these things as a status simbol, or don't want to let on how old their car is. XX..... just seems a bit anominous to me
One of mine is the right year for the car, I just found it amusing. I'm not sure most people even notice it. And it was in the cheapest price bracket.The other makes the car it's on look older, but is LE60 and my initials. I really like Lego.
DickyC said:
Eye catching but meaningless plates. I always fancied a symmetrical plate. I saw XLX7X on a Citroën years ago that amused me. If you used an L upside down for the 7 and frigged the spacing, it would be rotationally symmetrical.
XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
You'd also be labelled a douche canoe, which I know you are not!XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
I was offered certain plates when I bought my new Mercedes x 2, when I had money. The sales guy made a big thing about it and I repeatedly told him I did not care what my plate said. "But you can have your initials!" "And why would I do that, I do not want people to think I am an utter w
ker'.Anyhoo, he looked a little embarrassed and equally annoyed and it was only when I saw him outside getting in his own car did I realise why "J4Y" was miffed!
bongtom said:
You'd also be labelled a douche canoe, which I know you are not!
I was offered certain plates when I bought my new Mercedes x 2, when I had money. The sales guy made a big thing about it and I repeatedly told him I did not care what my plate said. "But you can have your initials!" "And why would I do that, I do not want people to think I am an utter wker'.
Anyhoo, he looked a little embarrassed and equally annoyed and it was only when I saw him outside getting in his own car did I realise why "J4Y" was miffed!
When my dad bought new cars in the 50s and 60s he would ask for a neat number plate. LBL 25 was the first one I remember followed by RJB 888, both Morris Minors. He then had his first company car, a Victor 101, and didn't ask - FLN 618C. But he was sufficiently confident in his position that when his next company car was ordered, he did ask for a nice plate. His new Rover 2000, an enviable piece of kit in the 60s, was delivered bearing the number SUC 887F. He didn't ask again.I was offered certain plates when I bought my new Mercedes x 2, when I had money. The sales guy made a big thing about it and I repeatedly told him I did not care what my plate said. "But you can have your initials!" "And why would I do that, I do not want people to think I am an utter w
ker'.Anyhoo, he looked a little embarrassed and equally annoyed and it was only when I saw him outside getting in his own car did I realise why "J4Y" was miffed!
My father was a scientist and liked symmetry (Virgo tendencies. I believe).
He registered my mother's first ever new car as BTV777B, by going to the motor tax office locally and getting a choice. I am not sure there was even a fee then. But he had to have a local registration and TV was allocated to Nottingham area.
He registered my mother's first ever new car as BTV777B, by going to the motor tax office locally and getting a choice. I am not sure there was even a fee then. But he had to have a local registration and TV was allocated to Nottingham area.
jonwm said:
Round my way they seem the be the new "BO55" plate.
Mainly ladies in Audi's & Bm's on our school run with "X K13LLY" and I saw a "X **** X" type saw that loosely said X 5ams X on the school run today.
The best school mum reg round here was SA11 YUP, on you guessed, a VW Up.Mainly ladies in Audi's & Bm's on our school run with "X K13LLY" and I saw a "X **** X" type saw that loosely said X 5ams X on the school run today.
It didn't make a lot of sense when she downgraded to a Mini Countryman
Biker 1 said:
The whole personal plate thing is bizarre to me. Why spend hundreds or indeed thousands on a plate? Is it a kudos thing? Almost as daft as playing rubbish muzak at full volume driving down the high street - what is the point?
Different people have different reasons.I'd had nine different registrations in as many months (company leases) and was fed up of forgetting what my registration was when receptionists asked me, or I had to pay a toll somewhere.
DickyC said:
Eye catching but meaningless plates. I always fancied a symmetrical plate. I saw XLX7X on a Citroën years ago that amused me. If you used an L upside down for the 7 and frigged the spacing, it would be rotationally symmetrical.
XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
You would have to roll it for some peopke to get the joke. XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
OldGermanHeaps said:
DickyC said:
Eye catching but meaningless plates. I always fancied a symmetrical plate. I saw XLX7X on a Citroën years ago that amused me. If you used an L upside down for the 7 and frigged the spacing, it would be rotationally symmetrical.
XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
You would have to roll it for some peopke to get the joke. XX seems quite tame now, doesn't it?
When my dad bought new cars in the 60s/70s he asked the dealer for a good plate - IIRC they were allocated a block of plates and normally went through them in order but if you asked they would skip a few to give a particular one so he had
6668 UK
EHE 111C
??? 333H
SAK444J
OKU 66L
After that he either gave up asking or the rules changed.
6668 UK
EHE 111C
??? 333H
SAK444J
OKU 66L
After that he either gave up asking or the rules changed.
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