Private Reg Plates

I had a private plate and put it on my dads car to save the annual renewal fee / hassle etc etc, after a few months he complained that people knew where he was when he parked up etc etc …….. after some serious thoughts about “people knowing where you are” I decided to get rid of it, a little bit of anonymity is a good thing ?
 
Wizzerboy said:
The BFC type plates are not too bad it's when you get the B4D 80Y type that's ridiculous.
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Very opinionated and totally wrong again I see. So private registrations are only ok if people only have what you want them to have? Aye, ok 👍
 
Suddickbender said:
I had a private plate and put it on my dads car to save the annual renewal fee / hassle etc etc, after a few months he complained that people knew where he was when he parked up etc etc …….. after some serious thoughts about “people knowing where you are” I decided to get rid of it, a little bit of anonymity is a good thing ?
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Why would anybody be arsed where you are? Unless you're an ex copper of course who used to stitch people up like Bendit Like Suddick
 
I see mine as an extension to my penis extension so its a double win.
It makes up for all my social inadequacy and I find it impresses the shallow friends I have too.

Finally my wife bought it as a present 9 years ago, and she’s a hecka scary lawyer so I do as told.

Does no harm and it’s not quite as sad as wearing Lycra if your male and not an Olympic athlete 😉
 
20togo said:
we have a new arsehole on AVFTT called Milgauss. Fuck off back from wherever you came.
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Abuse of this nature should not be tolerated really. I won't report you to the authorities because I'm not a wet lettuce, but for you to just randomly say fuck off to somebody is a disgrace.
 
Milgauss said:
Abuse of this nature should not be tolerated really. I won't report you to the authorities because I'm not a wet lettuce, but for you to just randomly say fuck off to somebody is a disgrace.
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Dont think its random, it was really thought through😁👍🏻
 
I remember one guy had a plate that read something like OYSTONOUT, but not quite; I don't think he was very popular because at Crawley away it had to be surrounded by security staff as there were worries for his safety
 
My last boss had VGE1...which he still has ( it was apparently his fathers before)....and he is someone I guarantee you’d actually get on well with...
I worked with him one way or another for over 20 years.

I would imagine he could get a lot for that Reg.No. If he ever decided to sell.😉

post edit...my previous boss to the above had MMM7 and MMM8.He probably still has them and there are at least three posters on here who may well have seen them.When I worked for him one was on an Aston Martin the other a BMW..let’s just say I was happy to be no longer working for him when I left.
 
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Milgauss said:
Why would anybody be arsed where you are? Unless you're an ex copper of course who used to stitch people up like Bendit Like Suddick
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There’s no need to be nasty Mr Milgauss!

You never know when you might need a little bit of anonymity…….. in fact I think there are a few people on this site that would want avoid meeting up with you ?
 
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I think they look great on old Jag, a nice Merc W Series or something more exotic.

They look a bit naff on a leased Audi diesel.
 
Guy down the avenue got a new car and plate.
As I passed, he came out and I politely said new car and plate?
“Yes, treated myself for my birthday.”
”Private plate too?”
”Yeah. That was the wife’s present.”
”She’s a good ‘un eh?” The plate was D1 KED
 
I have a compulsive urge to kick those with PNE as part of the registration.... should I seek counselling?
 
Private number plates are very private. The only person who knows what their meaning is the person who bought the plate. Useless and pointless vanity.
 
Some people have fast cars.
Some people have expensive cars.
Some people have personalised numbers plates.

It is their choice how they spend their money. It does occur to me though, that those who have all 3 of the above are lacking something in their life
 
Macseasider said:
I have one but it was given to me from my dad (who was also given it). No ego associated. Just like the fact it was his.
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That's fair enough, it's a good personal reason. There seems to be more than ever on the roads most are a pointless waste of money.
 
My next door neighbours have 3 cars, all have X in their plates.
Further down the road is a house with 3 cars and all have what seems to be similar personalised plates.
Can't see the point, in some cases they could be targets.
 
Davepick said:
My next door neighbours have 3 cars, all have X in their plates.
Further down the road is a house with 3 cars and all have what seems to be similar personalised plates.
Can't see the point, in some cases they could be targets.
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X marks the spot
 
Private Reg Plates yes I remember him. Driver in the Royal Logistics Corps back in the 1970’s in Germany. He was going to be made up to corporal but drove into a currywurst stall in Paderborn whilst ogling a fraulein wearing a micro skirt. No one was hurt luckily.
Great lad Reg he ended up a traffic warden in Burnley. He deserved a better civvy life than that.😀
 
I worked with a Muslim chap in Preston some years ago. He had a private reg which was
TRE 3K or something along those lines.

One day I asked him if he was a Star Trek fan. He was completely dumbfounded as to why I had asked. I said it was because I’d seen his private plate.

He then explained that it was meant to
be his name TARIQ. 😩🤷‍♂️
In his mind it was anyway. I found it to be quite pathetic.

A private plate like that is as bad as my jokes. Both are similar cos you have to explain them.
 
Range Rovers mostly seem to have them on. Hard pressed to find one with a normal reg.

I wouldn't have one personally, I'll let everyone see my car is 3 years old and not pay the privilege of it.

Each to their own
 
Saw WA17SHY yesterday on my outings. I'm guessing the owner is called Walsh? What is the ** point on spending hard earned money on buying that shite. It was on a newish Audi.
 
Shandypants said:
Saw WA17SHY yesterday on my outings. I'm guessing the owner is called Walsh? What is the ** point on spending hard earned money on buying that shite. It was on a newish Audi.
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They wish it said walshy but alas it’s too wishy washy.
 
I’m not against private number plates if someone has a business and wants their plate to represent their company name. That a part of promoting their brand or company image.

I can also see why someone may choose a plate that reflects a hobby or passion. For example they’re proud of their football club so they want to make it known who they support. Just like when they wear the team’s colours.

But number plates which are ‘meant to’ show their name are in my humble opinion pathetic, pointless, lame and childish. (I say ‘meant to’ cos often they don’t. Instead they have a scant similarity to their name. I’ve seen some where there’s the actual intended name in small print under the main letters and numbers. How helpful of them to add a translation for us.)

They say quite a lot about the car owner. They clearly have a personality type which means they crave attention. They want to feel special. They want to be looked at and admired. They want to stand out from the crowd (the crowd being the millions upon millions of adults who somehow manage to get by in life without having to have a private plate). They perhaps haven’t grown up. But they’ve aged. So having the big spoiler, and go faster stripes and noisy exhaust is no longer appropriate for them. Instead they have the older persons version. A private plate. They want ‘status’ and they want us to know they have it.

These are usually the same folk who want to lord it over their neighbours and have their car seen on their drive with their private plate. Keeping up with the Jonesies or keeping one step ahead.

It’s a strange mentality. But narcissistic is the word which perhaps best sums it up.

Strange then that these folk don’t walk around wearing a name badge. Why not? They want us to know their name but only when in their car! How strange.

But why would we want to know their name? The name of some stranger in a passing car. Why do we want to know if they’re called Walshy or Smithy or whoever? Well here’s the breaking news - we don’t want to know. We don’t care. It’s irrelevant. So is their number plate. This thing they’ve taken the effort to search for and buy and display is pointless. The only benefit is to the individual who bought it who gets some weird endorphin rush from their peacock like display.

We are only on the planet for a finite number of years. How insecure then for those wanting us to see their name ‘up in lights’ on a number plate. They’re just one incidental life having it’s short stay on the planet. But we are meant to notice them and wonder at their greatness?

Nah. It has the converse effect. We notice them, but only because they look silly.

If these folk wanna be noticed how about they get noticed for doing something great. Invent something. Make a sacrifice. Help someone. Do something for charity. Being noticed would come as a by-product. We all know of Mother Theresa, or Isaac Newton, or even James Dyson. Who gives a flying feck about a Walshy who has nowt better to do than seek attention for attentions sake?

For me there’s a simple solution. Anyone who orders a private plate to show their ‘name’ should hand over their money non-refundable, and then in return by given a plate with something that actually reflects their personality and gets them noticed indeed.

I’m thinking something along the lines of BE11 END for example.
 
Malced said:
I’m not against private number plates if someone has a business and wants their plate to represent their company name. That a part of promoting their brand or company image.

I can also see why someone may choose a plate that reflects a hobby or passion. For example they’re proud of their football club so they want to make it known who they support. Just like when they wear the team’s colours.

But number plates which are ‘meant to’ show their name are in my humble opinion pathetic, pointless, lame and childish. (I say ‘meant to’ cos often they don’t. Instead they have a scant similarity to their name. I’ve seen some where there’s the actual intended name in small print under the main letters and numbers. How helpful of them to add a translation for us.)

They say quite a lot about the car owner. They clearly have a personality type which means they crave attention. They want to feel special. They want to be looked at and admired. They want to stand out from the crowd (the crowd being the millions upon millions of adults who somehow manage to get by in life without having to have a private plate). They perhaps haven’t grown up. But they’ve aged. So having the big spoiler, and go faster stripes and noisy exhaust is no longer appropriate for them. Instead they have the older persons version. A private plate. They want ‘status’ and they want us to know they have it.

These are usually the same folk who want to lord it over their neighbours and have their car seen on their drive with their private plate. Keeping up with the Jonesies or keeping one step ahead.

It’s a strange mentality. But narcissistic is the word which perhaps best sums it up.

Strange then that these folk don’t walk around wearing a name badge. Why not? They want us to know their name but only when in their car! How strange.

But why would we want to know their name? The name of some stranger in a passing car. Why do we want to know if they’re called Walshy or Smithy or whoever? Well here’s the breaking news - we don’t want to know. We don’t care. It’s irrelevant. So is their number plate. This thing they’ve taken the effort to search for and buy and display is pointless. The only benefit is to the individual who bought it who gets some weird endorphin rush from their peacock like display.

We are only on the planet for a finite number of years. How insecure then for those wanting us to see their name ‘up in lights’ on a number plate. They’re just one incidental life having it’s short stay on the planet. But we are meant to notice them and wonder at their greatness?

Nah. It has the converse effect. We notice them, but only because they look silly.

If these folk wanna be noticed how about they get noticed for doing something great. Invent something. Make a sacrifice. Help someone. Do something for charity. Being noticed would come as a by-product. We all know of Mother Theresa, or Isaac Newton, or even James Dyson. Who gives a flying feck about a Walshy who has nowt better to do than seek attention for attentions sake?

For me there’s a simple solution. Anyone who orders a private plate to show their ‘name’ should hand over their money non-refundable, and then in return by given a plate with something that actually reflects their personality and gets them noticed indeed.

I’m thinking something along the lines of BE11 END for example.
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It's just another level of one upmanship and getting one over the neighbours when in reality no one gives a fuck what car you drive, coat you wear, holiday you take etc...

A lot of people fall for this crap though.
 
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