Private number plates

[Bagpuss]

I've noticed lately a massive increase in private plates on new cars. Not talking top of the range Mercs, BMWs etc, but basic run of the mill hatchbacks and saloons.

To me a private number plate only looks good on a classic or a prestige car.

Discuss or not


(was going to do a poll but I cocked it up)

[wendigo100]

Hurry up, I've got a train to catch!

[wendigo100]

I was only thinking last night what an utter waste of money personalised number plates are.

[wendigo100]

No poll?

Okay I'll start. They look stupid.

[Clippy]

Was all for them years ago when not many people had them but have gone off them in the last few years - especially the pathetic attempts to spell a name/word.

Agree they still look good on classic cars but still think a somewhat arbitary plate can look OK on most cars.

e.g. DBZ 765

[Ruprect]

They're for chavs.

[Sockpuppet]

No. Unless the car cost more than the average price of a house they look tulip.

[swamp]

They're for chavs.

I'll second that.

Only cool personal plate I ever saw was an obviously v. valuable 3 character plate, don't remember somthing like "LT2", on an old banger. Real sh*t heap of a car, worth £500 max. But the plate was probably worth 30K.

[Moscow Mule]

Paul Daniels has got one. MAG1C I think. ****.

[dang65]

I live not far from Manchester Airport and someone round there has got P1LOT. Probably an estate agent or something, I dunno.

Anyway, in the future people will look back at the 'value' of personalised number plates the same way as we look at the value of coloured beads to primitive tribes.