Making plates for Nigel...

[GW65]

I'm guessing there's only one Nigel Dobbie in Gloucester! A TV star in our midst...

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/anythinggoes/archiv...

[G4HKS]

"Nigel Dobbie is an intelligence consultant from Gloucester. He picked his plate – BLO3 JOB - with the help of his girlfriend. Shortly after buying it, he received a call from the DVLA withdrawing the sale on the basis that it should have been on their banned list".

Good on 'im I say. So what car is this on Nige?

[Viper]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

Edited by Viper on Friday 26th June 21:23

[Godzilla]

Good one Nige! Did you and Jan get interviewed for this?

[Y50 VET]

G4HKS said:

Good on 'im I say. So what car is this on Nige?

yellow C5 ZO6 Twin Turbo, i have picture somewhere is you can put it up for me on you phot bucket

Sam

[Godzilla]

There's a pic in Nige's profile as linked to by Viper above.

So I see you are an XTC fan Gary: "We're only making plates for Nigel.."

[GW65]

Godzilla said:

There's a pic in Nige's profile as linked to by Viper above.

So I see you are an XTC fan Gary: "We're only making plates for Nigel.."

Sadly I can't claim that one - it was a direct rip-off from Autocar's site!

[anonymous-user]

"Ellena Wood lowers a documentary dipstick into the world of personalised car number plates. The bidders in these acts of consumer folly seem to be overwhelmingly male and seeking attention, status and the thrill of people pointing and staring st their cars. It's no surprise to learn that the current owner of N1GEL keeps his personalised Lamborghini in a Thunderbirds-style pop-up garage."

Fri 3 July C4 @ 7.35 pm

Happily I'll be out of the country...

[LuS1fer]

5 USA said:

"Ellena Wood lowers a documentary dipstick into the world of personalised car number plates. The bidders in these acts of consumer folly seem to be overwhelmingly male and seeking attention, status and the thrill of people pointing and staring st their cars. It's no surprise to learn that the current owner of N1GEL keeps his personalised Lamborghini in a Thunderbirds-style pop-up garage."

Fri 3 July C4 @ 7.35 pm

Happily I'll be out of the country...

N111 GEL is on an old Mk III Golf GTI round here. It's only a question of degree.

Can't say that the reason I bought mine was for attention and can think of nothing worse than people pointing, don't consider it has any status and it was actually bought to make the car look neater and satisfy my OCD plus of course to personalise the car which is what personalised plates are for, no????

[vetteheadracer]

This was done very much Tongue in cheek on my part and certainly has nothing to do with my name!

Could well be car crash TV

[car95]

Who wouldn't want "a Thunderbirds-style pop-up garage"?!!

[cheeky]

what's wrong with the word "blob"???

[GW65]

car95 said:

Who wouldn't want "a Thunderbirds-style pop-up garage"?!!

Only if it's got the folding palm trees and retractable swimming pool too

[vetteheadracer]

G4HKS said:

"Nigel Dobbie is an intelligence consultant from Gloucester. He picked his plate – BLO3 JOB - with the help of his girlfriend. Shortly after buying it, he received a call from the DVLA withdrawing the sale on the basis that it should have been on their banned list".

Good on 'im I say. So what car is this on Nige?

have you never seen my "other" Corvette? See my profile pic.

[Wacky Racer]

A mate of mine has NIGEL on his Caterham.......

[LuS1fer]

Wacky Racer said:

A mate of mine has NIGEL on his Caterham.......

Well let's hope Nigel doesn't dent the bonnet while he's being had....

[Godzilla]

Did anyone see the programme then? I bet it was a sour-faced Daily Mail type piece.

As for N1GEL, as the prog says, it is on a Diablo which I saw at Supercar Sunday, not a Caterham.

[Y50 VET]

I saw it and mostly featured the owner of N2GEL and the 'Supposed' number plate envy on the part of all Nigel’s wanting the N ONE GEL number plate. Bit of a laugh and have it on HHD if anyone is interested, best bit was the thunderbird garage where the ground lifts up to and out pops the Lambo, with enough strength to lift two cars sitting on the top of the raised area and the Lambo, just enough clearance for the lambo doors to open up. I was thinking if you rolled up at this chaps place half parked on his pop up garage it would be strong enough to flip your car over on its side. Neat idea for a garage anyway if you don’t have room for one next to your house. Our Nigel came up trumps had the best car anyway and the shirt to match.

Sam

[Mello]

Y50 VET said:

Our Nigel came up trumps had the best car anyway and the shirt to match.

[Y50 VET]

so did anyone see this or was it just me then?

Sam