Personalised number plate

[indy4x]

Pretty sure I saw one on a car that looked like it said BISEXUAL if you squinted, might have just been me tho

 

[Morrisman]

Pretty sure I saw one on a car that looked like it said BISEXUAL if you squinted, might have just been me tho

I’ve seen several over the eons, which simply can’t be translated into anything meaningful. Some have trimmed letters, multiple mounting screws in oddball places, but without being told nobody has a clue what they say.

 

[MikeBs]

I’ve always liked them, but they need to be obviously personalised.
Many, many years ago, pre teens probably, I went to work with my older brother who was a carpenter. He was quoting on a job for Gerald Nabarro who lived in a mansion close to where we lived
He pointed out the cars in the driveway with the plates, NAB 1, NAB 2, NAB 3, and NAB 4.
That memory has stuck with me for years.
He didn’t get the job though.

 

[bump]

We have this one near us, I presume its related on the owners profession.

 

[brightspark]

i love em on other peoples vehicles if they do owt wrong and cut you up u can remember them plain number on. mine white van with no sign writing or name on

 

[Bullet2012]

I see a car around my way with the number S ESSEX S
Can’t work out which letters are 5’s and which are S’s, but I’m guessing someone’s name is Essex.

 

[keithski122]

I had OAF on my RD350, not personalised just came with the bike.

 

[brightspark]

i had a bike with mcn 406 sold it for 15 quid bought a 650 norton ss 25 quid numbers 573 kmj still got it ive had it for 50 years

 

[Robotstar5]

i had a bike with mcn 406 sold it for 15 quid bought a 650 norton ss 25 quid numbers 573 kmj still got it ive had it for 50 years

A work mate bought a bike, can't recall if it was a Norton or a Triumph which had 777 PMG so he sold the plate to Patrick Motors Group for more than he paid for the bike, at the time they had to own the bike for so many months before they could transfer the registration so it sat in the back of one of their showrooms for a few months.

 

[Matchless]

I once, 30 years ago, saw a red Ferrari in Central London with the plate O BO110X I thought that was quite funny!
Having run a repair garage I have acquired a few plates over the years, fyi my name is Pat Gill, P 61LL P is on my Tesco van, came on a Fiesta I bought to resell to a customer, so was free, 2976 PG will be going onto my Mk2 Jag one day, came on a damaged BMW I repaired 20 years ago, wife has 6127 MG and I did buy that from a dealer 25 or more years ago for £350.00, handy as we usually have tidy but older cars, stops her noticing how old her car actually is!

 

[rtcosic]

We paid £250 each for mine: RCO 51C
Marko's: MCO 51C
Alexander's: ACO 51C and CO51 CAM

Originally Marko asked DVLA to put COS 1C up for auction, which they did - but didn't tell him. Sold for £750 to a part with a Ford Cosworth who promptly placed a mounting screw in the last C. Doesn't even spell Cossie! The Tax & MoT site is currently not responding so I don't know if it's still on that car.

I gave away an Alvis to a Alvis Driver's Owner's Club member nearly 40 years ago; its plate, a Wigan one JP 9138, ended up on a succession of vehicles over the years.

All our plates are properly spaced and are meaningless to the general public. You need to know who owns it.

Do you find that as you age it gets harder to remember registration numbers, phone numbers etc? I can recall all my father's cars from 1956 to 1965, but not the ones he owned after I left home. I can recall my first 3 from the early '70's but not thereafter. I can recall my father's telephone number from 1970 - Brigstock 347 - and his friend's from 1956 - Ulgham 3000 - but none of my own until the advent of mobiles, and then only my own.

With my vanity plate this problem goes away, and Contact details recorded in my mobile's memory solves the telephone number problem. Now, what was the name of that bloke I promised to call..........................................?

 

[ajlelectronics]

I can recall all my father's cars from 1956 to 1965, but not the ones he owned after I left home. I can recall my first 3 from the early '70's but not thereafter.

Let's see; first family telephone number, ERD 7800. first girlfriend's father's car when I was 11 - BGN 449B, remember her name too. First father's new (company) car LUT 921F. My first car 666 JAC (that would be worth some money). As to what I did last week however... I think the brain is a LIFO rather than FIFO device, which would explain it

 

[Smallfry]

I can remember all of my dads cars, and most of the 70 odd vehicles that I have owned, except for the latest ones.

Which ties in neatly with the fact that old people can remember what happened years ago, but not what happened yesterday

 

[dobbslc]

I had a Sierra that had a plate xxxx 916
I sold the car to a Ducati owner for £400
Be worth a bit now

 

[Morrisman]

Let's see; first family telephone number, ERD 7800. first girlfriend's father's car when I was 11 - BGN 449B, remember her name too. First father's new (company) car LUT 921F. My first car 666 JAC (that would be worth some money). As to what I did last week however... I think the brain is a LIFO rather than FIFO device, which would explain it

My first real motorcycle, Honda CB250: PUX54M No mention of tax or MOT since 1982.

First big four, Kawasaki Z1000st HEH669V. This one is still alive, MOT every year but only covered 500 miles since 2008, according to DVLA website.

 

[Bobupndown]

There’s one available in DVLA’s next auction.
It’s ‘MIG 53’.
Might be suitable for someone here?

Plenty of MIG plates available, a recent Co. Fermanagh, NI reg.

I can remember all of my dads cars, and most of the 70 odd vehicles that I have owned, except for the latest ones.

Which ties in neatly with the fact that old people can remember what happened years ago, but not what happened yesterday

Funny that you say that
I can also remember all my mum and dad's cars, from I was born until I left home, can barely remember any of them since in the last 27 years!

Funny practice personal registrations, why we want them and why other people dont see the appeal. There are a couple of threads on pistonheads forum on the subject
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=2&t=1821178 and

Real Good Number Plates Vol. 6 - Page 752 - General Gassing - PistonHeads UK

Both quite entertaining.

I've mentioned before we have a matching set of 4 plates all L444*** with our initials. Bought the first for my wife's 30th birthday and then years later bought my own and one each for our sons which were on retention and given to them on their 17th birthdays, to go on their first cars. All around £250 each so not a huge price.

 

[Bornfree]

My first car was a Peugeot 504 registration DNT 911L

 

[cheb]

My last van had GTF as the last three letters on the plate. Quite a few people thought I'd bought it as a personalised plate

 

[Morrisman]

Saw a works van today: DO 12 NUT. No signs on the van, just curious what the plate means.

 

[marlinspike]

I did buy that from a dealer 25 or more years ago for £350.00, handy as we usually have tidy but older cars, stops her noticing how old her car actually is!

I used to think they were naff but must admit I now quite like the idea of hiding the age of my car with a personal reg. I also like them on classics. The ones that are mis spaced or use black screw caps in a convoluted attempt to make an actual word bug me though.