Sam Mcgoo Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Ive got two, S7BFT and P7BFT The BFT represents my surname but my wife occasionally refers to it as Big fecking tosser (ususally about once a month)! Well I just bought one about 3 minutes ago!!! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 i've been thinking of getting one for ages. Quote
HassanZ Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I've got 2, both were purchased about 4 years ago Quote
coldel Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Get one Biscuit, it really does make the car personal and more emotionally involved! Quote
Chesterfield Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Best site to buy from in my opinion is the DVLA themselves http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/ As previously said, they include the VAT and the assignment fee - so as soon as you get the paperwork through, you can go to the DVLA office and get it put on your car - no extra charges or hidden costs. Also, the DVLA site shows numbers that are available. Many other registration sites will either have prices much higher, or are selling marks that are currently assigned to vehicles, they then contact the owner of the plate and ask if they want to sell. Quote
slimjim Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Many other registration sites will either have prices much higher, or are selling marks that are currently assigned to vehicles, they then contact the owner of the plate and ask if they want to sell. Yeah... the Muppets... Kinda like putting YOUR car for sale... then approaching you to buy it when they get a buyer... Quote
rabbitstew Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 One of the best ive seen is the bloke who runs my local shooting ground. He`s got a black range rover with black windows and the number plate is B1 5HOT Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Many other registration sites will either have prices much higher, or are selling marks that are currently assigned to vehicles, they then contact the owner of the plate and ask if they want to sell. Yeah... the Muppets... Kinda like putting YOUR car for sale... then approaching you to buy it when they get a buyer... This id the problem I've been having this week, put in offers on a couple of plates only to find they are not for sale Ended up buying from DVLA in the end, much more straight forward. The cheapest is wesnumberplates.com but only by a few £ and not sure on how fast they would process it. DVLA have got to be the quickest. Quote
Cholula Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Got my plate to hide the year of car, but as everyone knows I kinda do things in haste (bought the first zed I saw on whim!). Anyway, just wanted something with my initials LML and only was willing to pay the minimum £250 from DVLA. Would have like V6 LML but wasn't available, ended up with R500 LML. RS is the other halves initials and with my initials and a bit oooo in between. Fairly happy, until I realised that it actually reads a**hole!! So at least if I make a mistake driving the zed, I can call myself an a-hole first before anyone else. Either that or its a japanese person agreeing with you. Quote
wackosr Posted June 14, 2011 Author Posted June 14, 2011 Good to see I wasn't the only one to consider V6!! I was after my initials but they weren't available! Would really like J4 CKO, but that's never going to happen or be in my cash range!! Quote
manphibian Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I got bought T77 LUK for my birthday for my TT, which was ok, but never really thought about what a pain in the ass it would be when changing cars Just had to pay my £105 to put it on retention, now have to wait a month before i'll have my V5 back and can sell my car Quote
LRF4N Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Best site to buy from in my opinion is the DVLA themselves http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/ As previously said, they include the VAT and the assignment fee - so as soon as you get the paperwork through, you can go to the DVLA office and get it put on your car - no extra charges or hidden costs. Also, the DVLA site shows numbers that are available. Many other registration sites will either have prices much higher, or are selling marks that are currently assigned to vehicles, they then contact the owner of the plate and ask if they want to sell. +1 and the auctions bring up a few gems Best plate Iv seen was PEN 15 an old guy had it on a merc, was in the papers lol Quote
x.laura.x Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 1st reg i bought was L222 SXY bought it for £250 sold it for £400 current one is L18 DUK (name age inital) Dont think i would ever sell it Quote
coldel Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I checked the value of my plate on DVLA and got it come back as £895, but I am pretty sure it would go for more on ebay or the like? Quote
nixy Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 We haven't had advice on front number plate positioning for a while - where's that picture? Quote
Sarnie Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 We haven't had advice on front number plate positioning for a while - where's that picture? DO A SEARCH Quote
nixy Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Don't need to - mines stuck in the same place! Glad I used velcro now i've got another one to put on! Edit: too fast for me! Yes that's the one - not seen it in AGES! Quote
Ekona Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Guess what my name is? I think we've got a few different names for you on here Quote
coldel Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Has anyone ever been pulled up for having irregular spacing on their plates? I have mine correctly spaced (as to pass the MoT) but would look miles better if it was put together... Quote
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