Car specific number plates

[beergibbon]

Does anyone else get annoyed by certain car specific number plates?

I saw a TVR at the weekend in the Cotswolds, Nxxx TVR. Nice car, good number plate in my opinion.

Then I saw two cars subsequent to that, a Ford Ka with the number plate Kxxx KA and a BMW 3 series touring with the number plate xx06 BMW. These annoyed me.

Am I irrational?

[g3org3y]

I'd say the worst offenders are the 'X5 xxx' numberplates.

[beergibbon]

Which reminds me, there was an Audi Q7 (I think) I saw the other day with the number plate "X5 BAH" which made me smirk.

[madbadger]

bds. Why would anyone do such a thing?

[mattviatura]

I remember once seeing two Diablos (sp?) parked back to back, one of them was N666 DBL which I liked.

[Risotto]

It seems odd to approve of a TVR plate but dislike a BMW one. Personally I find them all rather laughable but everyone's entitled to spend their money however they see fit.

The whole concept is baffling - even if the entire plate spells the make/model (and mostly they don't) it's not really telling anyone anything they didn't already know or couldn't ascertain simply by looking at the mannufacturer's badging.

[djt100]

There was a old Audi 100 IIRC I used to see in my area with the Number plate AUD1, V.Nice. Not seen it in a while though

[beergibbon]

Risotto said:

It seems odd to approve of a TVR plate but dislike a BMW one.

Aha, confirmation of my irrationality!

[Ozzie Osmond]

beergibbon said:

Aha, confirmation of my irrationality!

Oh come on, tell us your own registration number please!!

[Roo]

Risotto said:

The whole concept is baffling - even if the entire plate spells the make/model (and mostly they don't) it's not really telling anyone anything they didn't already know or couldn't ascertain simply by looking at the mannufacturer's badging.

None of the badges on my car actually tell you what model it is.

[cocopop]

A few weeks ago, on an MX-5 I saw MX54 CAZ spaced to spell MX5 4 CAZ, thought that was pretty clever.

[sebhaque]

I have to admit a certain fondness for personalised plates. A lot of my friends think they're chavvy etc (and I admit some of them are), but a decent plate looks great. There's one round here, K18 KAT which looks funny, and A 8ULY was on a tow truck

[surfymark]

I have a car related plate on my car and I like it. It cost less than £100 to sort out and means that the plate is no longer age related (useful as the body of the car has not changed throughout it's whole life cycle) and makes it slightly more unique in my opinion.

Each to their own though. Why does anyone spend any money changing anything on their car?

M

[turbolucy]

On a range rover

[tobeee]

turbolucy said:

On a range rover

Mine's as bad - TVR plate on a VW Touareg! The chap I bought the car from wanted his plate back, so I put my old TVR plate on as it would need re-retaining soon anyway.

[goldblum]

There seem to be a great deal of plates starting M3 in my area - South Manchester - mostly on BMWs

and very rarely on M3s.Saw one on a Jag the other day.

[turbolucy]

goldblum said:

There seem to be a great deal of plates starting M3 in my area - South Manchester - mostly on BMWs

and very rarely on M3s.Saw one on a Jag the other day.

It makes you think when you see M3 XXX on, say, a 320d...one may think they've had to downsize

[goldblum]

turbolucy said:

goldblum said:

There seem to be a great deal of plates starting M3 in my area - South Manchester - mostly on BMWs

and very rarely on M3s.Saw one on a Jag the other day.

It makes you think when you see M3 XXX on, say, a 320d...one may think they've had to downsize

[Conor D]

I've seen E17 XGE on an Exige, and apparently there are quite a few of them.

[neil_bolton]

What if it comes with the car you buy?

I must admit, I'm in two minds with my plate on the M5.

>anyexcuse<