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Title: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:05:36
Ok i have provisionally reserved this plate for my Miggy.....

My name is Iain Adam...

What do you all think?? :)

 (http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/monzaiain/3d-euro_flag-blue_border-regularvcf.png)
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Proz on 10 February 2009, 17:06:23
Yeah ... i like it  :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: tmx on 10 February 2009, 17:09:53
i already have a private plate :) no one else in the uk has S232C** lol
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:10:37
I could have got...

MM51
OM51
KM51
RM51
SM51

But thought the GM was quite fitting ....
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: tmx on 10 February 2009, 17:12:32
good plate in all fairness!  :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:16:54
Quite like it,mine is a 52 plate just now.....

Just happened to be looking,dont know why because i have never had or wanted a private number before........ :-?
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: tunnie on 10 February 2009, 17:19:32
i personally never get the point of private plates!

But thats just me
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: platty on 10 February 2009, 17:23:56
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i personally never get the point of private plates!

But thats just me

Agreed. Looking at that plate means nothing to me because I don't know you - so I am never sure whose benefit they are for...? Unless they are very obvious like a friend of mines was - P15T UP

As long as you like it that is the main thing.  :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2009, 17:24:42
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i personally never get the point of private plates!

But thats just me

And me.
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: nick v6 on 10 February 2009, 17:27:15
look good plates
nice 1
where did you go for them
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:30:02
DVLA site mate,mine was £245!

Never seen the point of them myself before either really,it was just because it would be

GM5 1 ADM......

as in I ADM (I ADAM)
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: tigra-ann on 10 February 2009, 17:30:52
i like them it makes the car unique to you :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: nick v6 on 10 February 2009, 17:32:18
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DVLA site mate,mine was £245!

Never seen the point of them myself before either really,it was just because it would be

GM5 1 ADM......

as in I ADM (I ADAM)
does that include the extra cost for the swap over etc, etc if you know what i mean
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:34:07
No mate,thats it on the car!!

Well apart from the cost of the actual plates
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: nick v6 on 10 February 2009, 17:36:02
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No mate,thats it on the car!!

Well apart from the cost of the actual plates

do you mean the £x to have plates made up to go on the mig
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:39:06
Yip!!

£15-20 to get the plates made,and £1 for sticky fixers! :y :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: nick v6 on 10 February 2009, 17:41:04
thats good then
best thing about private plates it hides the age of the car as well
top stuff :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 10 February 2009, 17:41:20
I saw a plate I fancied about 6 months ago, was £800 though :-/  and an Irish reg
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 10 February 2009, 17:43:39
Some of them are stupid money......
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: jerry on 10 February 2009, 20:34:19
Agreed, think some of the funny ones are good, but dont think I could justify the money. Guess if you can afford an Aston Martin or something you could afford a nice personalized plate, but otherwise...
                                                                    jerry
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Elite Pete on 10 February 2009, 20:45:22
I bought H6 PGE and H8 PGE a while ago, didn't mean anything to anyone except my wife and I or when they were parked together on the drive but I wanted on so I bought one, well two  ::)
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: theowletman on 11 February 2009, 16:18:18
Hate to be a party pooper but how old is the Mig you are going to put the plate on ? From your photo, and my eyesight, it looks like a Y reg. You cannot put a 51 plate on anything older than a 51, you cannot make the car look younger than it is. You will probably know this already but I have mentioned it just in case and before you part with your hard earned cash.
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: HGV mechanic on 11 February 2009, 16:21:30
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i like them it makes the car unique to you :y


argeed i would get one if i could afford it :-[
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Big Fra on 11 February 2009, 17:12:05
Always get a plate from the DVLA. Cheapest and most reliable.

Bought one for SWMBO for her 21st.

245

A work colleague bought a brand new Corsa VXR with the 888 pack.

 :y

He said, "I am thinking about getting a private plate, got priced at 650."

Cr@p, I said

2mins later I found T80VXR and T80RSC (his initials)

When I explained T80 could read as turbo, he bought the 2nd straight away.

again

245

The registration companies just sell the plates the DVLA are selling.

(albeit at a huge markup)
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: Iain on 11 February 2009, 17:24:02
Mine is a 52 plate mate :y

I think the pics you are looking at are of my previous Omega ;)

Yeah i know the legal side of numbers etc,but thanks for pointing it out anyway bud :y
Title: Re: Private Plate Opinions
Post by: amigov6 on 11 February 2009, 18:19:57
I wanted a private plate for the Beastie. I considered initials & OOF plates ie G1 OOF or G1 GJM (my initials) but no one else knows what it means & i'd get sick of explaining it.
    I settled for L9 MUF, no need to go into details :P, but it's funny & a nice short plate for £139, plus transfer fees.
     Not sure what i'd do if i had a 51 upwards car. You can't shorten the new reg's.