Personalised reg
Discussion
I don't think they need to be naff - those who try a bit too hard with fancy stuff like L5TUS might get a harder time, but otherwise they can be a decent way of stopping the smug cries of 'yeah, but he can only afford a 10 year old Lotus!! '
As far as I can tell though, the ones for early cars can only carry a-u at the front, so unless you muck around like above with L5TUS, you can get L21 BAB, and everyone thinks you have a bloody 'L' reg car!
As far as I can tell though, the ones for early cars can only carry a-u at the front, so unless you muck around like above with L5TUS, you can get L21 BAB, and everyone thinks you have a bloody 'L' reg car!
I've always thought it quite telling that they're known as vanity plates in the US.
Each to their own (really - if you like private plates, that's fine with me) but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of private plates I'd be willing to give more than tuppence for.
They seem to fall into several broad categories:
Those that a myopic drunk might briefly mistake for the owner's name.
Those that look vaguely similar to the make or model of the car (quite why the manufacturer's badging isn't sufficient I've no idea).
Largely meaningless ones which seem to serve no purpose other than to hide a car's age from the neighbours.
Mildly amusing ones.
If I was forced to buy one, I'd try and find one in the latter category but in all honesty there are far more worthwhile things (car-related or otherwise) you could buy with the several hundred pounds I'm assuming you'd be relieved of if you bought such a plate.
My advice would be to spend an hour thinking of all the other things you could get for the same money see if you still want one.
Each to their own (really - if you like private plates, that's fine with me) but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of private plates I'd be willing to give more than tuppence for.
They seem to fall into several broad categories:
Those that a myopic drunk might briefly mistake for the owner's name.
Those that look vaguely similar to the make or model of the car (quite why the manufacturer's badging isn't sufficient I've no idea).
Largely meaningless ones which seem to serve no purpose other than to hide a car's age from the neighbours.
Mildly amusing ones.
If I was forced to buy one, I'd try and find one in the latter category but in all honesty there are far more worthwhile things (car-related or otherwise) you could buy with the several hundred pounds I'm assuming you'd be relieved of if you bought such a plate.
My advice would be to spend an hour thinking of all the other things you could get for the same money see if you still want one.
Edited by Risotto on Friday 10th August 09:21
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