Why get a personalised number plate?

[Cragus]

How can you love it Neil it`s not on a ZED

 

oOoOOOOO Fight Fight Fight

[Neilp]

Haha you should see what I have in my rear window of my car!

 

it stops the tailgaters, even got an offer stuck in traffic and lots of laughs generally

hahahaha thats first class filth.... love it

 

 

How can you love it Neil it`s not on a ZED

haha i agree it would look better on a zed

[Cragus]

Awwwwww

[Rubber]

The guy who has the 12k number plate on the Orion - hey, I can understand that. If you have that much money you need to find something to spend it on! Why not spend a ridiculaous amount on a number plate. It's like buying a watch for 20k, gotta get rid of the money some way!!!

 

The people who buy old Jags and put a personalised plate on them - ya I can understand that, or more to the point, I understand what those people are like. Those lot are quite different to the Z community with bling wheels and big spoilers!!!

 

Still no reasonable explanation in my mind as to why people don't treat their car to a "nice" mod instead of a plate with your initials or nickname on it!!!

 

I'm Irish and we don't do personalised plates over there. Maybe its a cultural thing!!!

[Darren-B]

Haha you should see what I have in my rear window of my car!

 

it stops the tailgaters, even got an offer stuck in traffic and lots of laughs generally

hahahaha thats first class filth.... love it

 

 

How can you love it Neil it`s not on a ZED

haha i agree it would look better on a zed

 

 

Perhaps better on a TT

 

 

Sorry forgot were not allowed to mention other marques on this site

[Cragus]

The guy who has the 12k number plate on the Orion - hey, I can understand that. If you have that much money you need to find something to spend it on! Why not spend a ridiculaous amount on a number plate. It's like buying a watch for 20k, gotta get rid of the money some way!!!

 

The people who buy old Jags and put a personalised plate on them - ya I can understand that, or more to the point, I understand what those people are like. Those lot are quite different to the Z community with bling wheels and big spoilers!!!

 

Still no reasonable explanation in my mind as to why people don't treat their car to a "nice" mod instead of a plate with your initials or nickname on it!!!

 

I'm Irish and we don't do personalised plates over there. Maybe its a cultural thing!!!

 

To me it is a nice mod.....and one that I can take from car to car.

[D0rzi]

Reasons 2 fold -

 

1, Gives the car a unique look.

2, Hides the year of the car

[Matt L]

Just to make it different to every other car imo.

 

I have one on the ibiza which was a 21st birthday present, dont think they are worth the thousands they sometimes cost but the ones that are reasonably priced i think are good.

[Darren-B]

Just to make it different to every other car imo.

 

I have one on the ibiza which was a 21st birthday present, dont think they are worth the thousands they sometimes cost but the ones that are reasonably priced i think are good.

 

 

Every car has a different plate

 

I`ve had a few different plates over the years though

[LRF4N]

 

Still no reasonable explanation in my mind as to why people don't treat their car to a "nice" mod instead of a plate with your initials or nickname on it!!!

I did both lol lots of very nice mods and then the plate to finish it off. Agree with Craig I can put it on any car I own so a good investment considering good plates tend to appreciate in value. Also agree with dorzi, I didnt buy mine to hide the year but most ppl are surprised when I tell them it's a 7 yr old car

[Ricey]

The guy who has the 12k number plate on the Orion - hey, I can understand that. If you have that much money you need to find something to spend it on! Why not spend a ridiculaous amount on a number plate. It's like buying a watch for 20k, gotta get rid of the money some way!!!

 

The people who buy old Jags and put a personalised plate on them - ya I can understand that, or more to the point, I understand what those people are like. Those lot are quite different to the Z community with bling wheels and big spoilers!!!

 

Still no reasonable explanation in my mind as to why people don't treat their car to a "nice" mod instead of a plate with your initials or nickname on it!!!

 

I'm Irish and we don't do personalised plates over there. Maybe its a cultural thing!!!

 

Its totally a bred in cultural thing (my theory anyway) mate.........I was driving a £15k RX8 - my nans reaction 'its a bit like the bat mobile isn't it'.............I get a 7k old mans Merc CLK with a private plate - nans reaction 'bloody hell -people will think you own that bank'...................so bottom line - people buy them to impress their nans

 

You've got to love the fact that people used buy Irish plates as personalised plates too!!! At least I think thats what those old plates that started with TNZ (or something like that) were.........people who couldn't afford a proper plate used to have them in the late 90's/early naughties (before the DVLA started churning the £250 jobbies).

[djrm]

I'm a DJ and mine's M33E DJ... No actual point to it but it looks

 

and illegal

 

It's readable... unlike some of these kids who have crazy fonts mine is all 100% correct apart from spacing... cameras and coppers have no problem reading it so I see no problem...

[Matt L]

Just to make it different to every other car imo.

 

I have one on the ibiza which was a 21st birthday present, dont think they are worth the thousands they sometimes cost but the ones that are reasonably priced i think are good.

 

 

Every car has a different plate

 

I`ve had a few different plates over the years though

 

I know i meant it in the sense that they are all standard jumble of letters but personalised ones are a bit more well... personalised and have some word/meaning behind them if that makes sesne which i doubt it does .

[charlotte-sparkles]

I may make one for my mums zed

[ATTAK Z]

My plate has got me a lot of business over the years by word of mouth (cos I don't advertise) ......

 

X to Y 'Hugh will do a good job for you'

Y to X 'Hugh ?'

X to Y 'yea Hugh .... you know the guy with the flash car with the ATTAK plate'

Y to X 'oh yea, I know who you mean ...... he does a good job yea ?'

[JetSet]

Interesting, I've never had one unless you count the single digit numbers I had on my Triumph Spitfire (KDM 2K) and (YLG 2W) on a Fiat X1/9. I've been trying to find one of my old cars, any of them actually that will have surely gone to the breakers yard eons ago but I've drawn a blank. If anyone knows of a good search engine, then let me know. Anyway, what happens to plates when a car is scrapped, do the log books go back to The DVLA or are they just taken out of circulation?

 

 

Pete

[slimjim]

I would say it is USUALLY to hide the age of a car...

 

Apart from you lot, no-one really knows my motor is 7 years old.

The average joe either thinks it is brand new... or from 1994!

 

 

 

[Husky]

depends on what it says tbh;

really short ones on lambos etc fine,

funny ones fine,

simple ones fine,

ones that barely spell something with with bad spacing, bolts in the wrong place and a stupid font

[slimjim]

depends on what it says tbh;

really short ones on lambos etc fine,

funny ones fine,

simple ones fine,

ones that barely spell something with with bad spacing, bolts in the wrong place and a stupid font

Honest opinion on mine bud?

 

Letter, number, my initials....

[LRF4N]

Letter number and initials are ok but I think if ur gonna spend money on a plate it has to be creative or clever, initials are too easy lol but I'd rather that than a standard plate

[slimjim]

Letter number and initials are ok but I think if ur gonna spend money on a plate it has to be creative or clever, initials are too easy lol but I'd rather that than a standard plate

I agree...

 

My old man got mine when he bought a new Van in 1994. Paid an extra £50 or something for it.

 

Had it ever since.

 

If you are going to spend "money" on a plate, it should be special... problem is, special plates cost BIG money.

 

My old man once pre-ordered "EA 51 TOW" from the DVLA. £250.

Sold it to some big recovery company for like £6k or something silly!

 

There is money to be made....

[Rubber]

I would say it is USUALLY to hide the age of a car...

 

Apart from you lot, no-one really knows my motor is 7 years old.

The average joe either thinks it is brand new... or from 1994!

 

 

 

All due respect for having a 7 year old car in mint condition. I have a 53 plate and I keep it in good nick. Have had a few comments as to how good it looks for its age - if I had a personalised plate no one would know how well I keep it...

 

Chris

[slimjim]

All due respect for having a 7 year old car in mint condition. I have a 53 plate and I keep it in good nick. Have had a few comments as to how good it looks for its age - if I had a personalised plate no one would know how well I keep it...

 

Chris

HA HA ... that is a damn good point

[Ian]

I've never had one, finding something with my initials is near impossible or when there is one its ridiculously expensive.

 

I will be getting a cheap one for the Skyline though simply because the plate holder at the front is quite small & if I get something like XXX GTR then I can run a small plate

[LRF4N]

All due respect for having a 7 year old car in mint condition. I have a 53 plate and I keep it in good nick. Have had a few comments as to how good it looks for its age - if I had a personalised plate no one would know how well I keep it...

 

Chris

HA HA ... that is a damn good point

Lol yea that's a good point but I prefer when they admire the car first and then I tell them it's a 53 plate