Personalised number plates ..... Bit of fun? Or a bit naff ?

I had one for about 9 years but the faff involved in switching it over when changing my car and feeling self-conscious I was happy to get rid.
Couple of good ones locally including MU57ANG on a ........

Ford Mustang.
 
I generally think they are naff.

Although I must admit that back when I was driving a TVR, did briefly wonder what I'd do if V8 TVR ever came up for sale.
But then realised if it did, it would probably cost more than the car.
 
If it is what floats your boat fill yer boots (y)...

A friend paid a stupidly high price for a number 1 plate 25+ years back... Advises that the plate has neither lost or gained value... However, as the vehicle it is on has probably risen in value five fold I don't suppose he's too bothered...
 
A few years ago I bought a Range Rover which had a cherished number on it. When I decided to sell it, I put the number on retention to sell separately and the DVLA re-issued the previous number for the vehicle which was also a cherished number. I applied to put that on retention and was issued with what appeared to be the original number of the vehicle.
Pimlico Plumbers in London have a whole fleet of vans with cherished numbers which make me smile. https://www.pimlicoplumbers.com/blog/pimlico-number-plates-are-part-of-our-brand-identity
 
Not a fan but each to their own. The naff ones are those that require the mounting screw put into an unusual position so that it makes a letter. About twenty years ago I had the chance to buy ROB 8 Y, but the £20,000 was just stupid.
 
Indifferent about it myself, however my brother kept an old plate going on a couple of cars that my father originally got with an old 1981 series 3 landrover. Didn't cost much to keep transferring but was the short RSE 9W.
One of his pals went to the trouble of acquiring a letter A and stuck it on the rear plate, lasted for about a week before it got noticed.?
 
Plates are fine by me, it's the stupidly loud exhausts that do my head in.

Oops, got those too. My Mercedes is as ex factory, but it is naturally just very loud, and my BM is an aftermarket modification done by a previous owner.
I could change it, but it would be expensive, as the ride height would need to be raised back to standard too, so I haven't bothered.
 
We had a quick gander around a bikers gathering yesterday... Nearly all fitted with "stupidly loud exhausts"... Not that I'd want to be the one to point out the error of their ways ;)...

Many also had personalised plates fitted... Be a brave chap to point out, to the riders, it's them making up for lack of length...
 
Love personal plates. Something interesting and different to look at whilst stuck in gridlock.....

Better investment than gold over the last decade. So much obscene wealth in this country at the high end, it's not enough to have a £150k car now, you've got to have a number plate worth almost the same and in some cases more.

Makes me smile when I see a plate parked on a runaround that's worth 10 times the car!
 
Oops, got those too. My Mercedes is as ex factory, but it is naturally just very loud, and my BM is an aftermarket modification done by a previous owner.
I could change it, but it would be expensive, as the ride height would need to be raised back to standard too, so I haven't bothered.

I'm going to hazard a guess that you don't drive around late at night waking everyone up though mate. The dog goes bonkers.
 
I had one for about 9 years but the faff involved in switching it over when changing my car and feeling self-conscious I was happy to get rid.
Couple of good ones locally including MU57ANG on a ........

Ford Mustang.
There used to be an Aston Martin in Bournemouth with FA57 CAR on it but the guy obviously changed his car as I last saw it on a Range Rover.
 
I was told the below story by a friend who plays on the European tour so I assume it is true.

Poulter parked his Ferrari outside the entrance to the Celtic Manor Hotel in a no parking area. Mark Roe spotted it and changed the number plate with a black sharpie from 1AN P to TAMPAX
 
I was told the below story by a friend who plays on the European tour so I assume it is true.

Poulter parked his Ferrari outside the entrance to the Celtic Manor Hotel in a no parking area. Mark Roe spotted it and changed the number plate with a black sharpie from 1AN P to TAMPAX
I'm saying ... it's a lie..
 
I’ve got 3 different CFC ones on retention and a good friend of mine has PEN15 ?

Variations of FISH, ROBBIE or ROBIN are out of my price range ?
 
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