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Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by Mondialmike, Aug 16, 2005.

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  1. Mondialmike

    Mondialmike Karting

    Mar 12, 2005
    217
    London
    Full Name:
    Mike Hunnisett
    Mate of mine has the following:

    PL55OFF from dvla recentlyfor £295 a bargain & N11TER (NUTTER)

    Talk about luck of the Irish, tonight this electrician calls round his house and just happens to mention he's selling his car & would he be interested, he spent about 10 mins transfixed by the reg & bought that for £200.
    G47ES B (Bill Gates)
     
  2. steve f

    steve f F1 World Champ

    Mar 15, 2004
    12,119
    12cylinder town
    Full Name:
    steve
    go on ebay if you want to see some with number plates that dont make sense
     
  3. ric355

    ric355 Guest

    Dec 21, 2003
    1,375
    I've always held the view that if you have to explain what it is then it clearly isn't worth anything. If I were called Bill Gates I wouldn't put that on my car coz I'd get sick of having to translate it for people.

    Tenuous number plates are just not cool.

    Sorry.

    All IMO of course.
     
  4. Bukem

    Bukem Karting

    Sep 27, 2003
    225
    London
    Full Name:
    Ben M
    I was amused to see a BRG Bentley Arnage with canary yellow upholstry( yes, really) a couple of years back, bearing the plate "GAY 50D".

    Seemed apt...
     
  5. jeffQV

    jeffQV F1 Rookie

    Feb 13, 2004
    2,976
    NZ
    Full Name:
    jeff

    or an Enzo with ACT10N, seemed to fit the bil too
     
  6. elms

    elms Formula Junior

    Feb 24, 2004
    374
    UK
    Full Name:
    DCS
    A guy with offices down the road from me has a Range Rover with 6OD (GOD)
     
  7. Hud

    Hud F1 Veteran
    Lifetime Rossa

    Jan 26, 2005
    6,416
    UK
    Full Name:
    Rob
    I have 6 different private plates. Bought my user name one when i was 21 for £1k - had valuations to broker of £15k+ - but i think it's crap - theyre only worth what someones willing to pay.
     
  8. steve f

    steve f F1 World Champ

    Mar 15, 2004
    12,119
    12cylinder town
    Full Name:
    steve
    a few from ebay

    J40KHY=JACKY
    P111UFC=MAN UTD
    L44VES=LAWYER
    J8NCY=JANE
    STY13S=STYLE
    M14RVY=HARVEY
    L33YSA=LISA
    W4UES=WAVES
    S7CUY=STEVE
    L6EOS=LEEDS
    S3WSN=SUSAN
    P3YTE=PETE
    B17RRE=BARRY
    L8PTS=PETE
    LOU189L=LOUISE
    T55CXY=SEXY
    P40LAK=PAULA
    M400TD=MAN UTD
    OAV105W=DAVE
     
  9. mal

    mal Formula Junior

    Jan 12, 2004
    615
    Kent
    One of the best I ve seen was on a White Bentley - GG W1N
     
  10. Simon

    Simon Moderator
    Moderator Owner

    Aug 29, 2003
    6,747
    Switzerland
    Full Name:
    Simon
    Best I saw was a late 50's Bentley Continental Convertible in London with the plate 51MON...took my fancy for some reason.

    Also an Aston V8 with the plate 4 COV :)
     
  11. D8EAN

    D8EAN Formula Junior

    May 3, 2005
    354
    SE London
    i've got a couple

    TOM7E
    D8EAN
    A1 8OYS
    PO53ERR - for sale
    TT04 FUN - for sale

    Enzo in Romans has 3NZO on it
    and another they have there has the plate M16
    i've seen NUT5 on a cerbera.....

    and once on holiday a chap pulled up in a gleaming 360 - plate was NOT 1, then 2 mins behind him his misses pulled up in an identical car, - guess what the plate was......


    BUT 2

    Brill
     
  12. F308 MAN

    F308 MAN F1 Rookie

    Jan 19, 2004
    2,907
    Isle of Man
    Full Name:
    Dave S
    Roller, 15 years ago .... 130LOX

    not seen one funnier since.
     
  13. Davey S1

    Davey S1 Formula Junior

    Jan 20, 2004
    375
    Cardiff, Wales
    Full Name:
    David
    Apparently he lives in London and they used to be on his 'n hers Diablos
     
  14. LeeP

    LeeP Formula 3
    BANNED

    Mar 28, 2005
    1,106
    West Yorkshire, UK
    Full Name:
    LeeP
    Best plate ever: 2 COY
     
  15. gumball3000

    gumball3000 Formula Junior

    Dec 17, 2003
    288
    East Yorkshire
    Full Name:
    Ed Neilson
    A little random but one of the best I have seen for a long long time.

    There is a Lotus 340R for sale near Leeds (United Leeds, United LEEDS!!!!) with the registration 34 TR. Personally I think that is rather clever. No need for stupid spacings or plastic screw covers to make up words. Just well thought out!

    Me personally.....


    667 ED. My mum bought me it for my 18th and it has been on pretty much every car I have owned from an Escort to the 355!

    Ed
     
  16. spidermanUK

    spidermanUK Formula 3

    Feb 26, 2005
    1,609
    UK
    Full Name:
    Clive
    Steve Parrish, the ex-m-cycle racer, now a truck racer lives near me, he has the plate PEN1S
     
  17. subirg

    subirg F1 Rookie

    Dec 19, 2003
    4,181
    Cheshire
    Classic one on a yellow cerbera:- B4D 541T
     
  18. chaa

    chaa F1 Veteran

    Mar 21, 2003
    5,058
    Of course some of you may remember that both mine cost £250 and £300. That was for B9UTE (BRUTE) and G9OWL (GROWL). I always find it strange that people sell number plates with numbers and letters that dont even mean/say anything for thousands and thousands. Another of my mates has either V8 GUY or V8 LAD i cant remember of hand and it cost him £400. Go figure.
     
  19. J.P

    J.P Rookie

    Jul 6, 2005
    4
    I recall seeing a post over on PistonHeads where a guy saw a Porker filling up with petrol and had the reg T1 VOM. They didn't think much of it until 5 mins later when it can storming up behind them and they clocked it in their rear view mirror.

    James..
     
  20. jrs

    jrs Formula 3

    Jun 14, 2003
    1,672
    UK
    Full Name:
    James S
    I guess it was really T1 MOV to make sense in rear view mirror !!

    Great plate
     
  21. greghurst

    greghurst Formula Junior

    Nov 26, 2003
    283
    Casa de Hurst
    Full Name:
    Greg Hurst
    Didnt Steve Davis / Jimmy White have A147POT? Perhaps Ronnie O'Sullivan has it now....

    also seen on a one of our Credit Managers cars IOU 00
     
  22. Robertb

    Robertb Formula 3

    Nov 19, 2003
    1,331
    South Oxfordshire, U
    Full Name:
    Robert
    I've heard of a couple of cars in London with the plates 2B and NOT 2B

    Saw T1 AMO which was cute.

    My Dad (initials P A Bill) has the plate PAB1L. Cost? Nil; In 1973 he rang the DVLC and asked if he could have it on a new car he was getting, and they just let him! Those were the days...
     
  23. andrewg

    andrewg F1 Rookie
    BANNED

    Sep 10, 2002
    4,667
    Chester, England
    Full Name:
    AndrewG
    I think the number plate thing is getting a bit silly (although I do have a couple myself :) )
    can't understand people paying a fortune for a plate that only say's something when it illegally spaced (just asking for a pull) or you've been hit on the back of the head with a 2x4 and are suffering from blurred vision and concussion!
     
  24. angelboy

    angelboy Formula Junior

    Jun 16, 2004
    416
    Up North - UK
    Full Name:
    Paul
    B1 EEK and B1 GUM - In Yorkshire of course!!!
     
  25. matkat

    matkat Formula 3

    Mar 18, 2003
    1,840
    Scotland
    Full Name:
    Dave McGuire
    Best one I saw(from a personal perspective)was in My next door neighbour drive(not Theirs) it was DAV 1E,I thought it might look good on My car!!!
     

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