How many owners have private plates?

Poll Poll Yes another poll...

  • Yes I own a private plate

    Votes: 144 77.4%
  • No I don't own a private plate

    Votes: 42 22.6%

  • Total voters
    186
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Each to their own, but I just don't see the attraction of paying a fair chunk of money for the "privilege" of displaying a different set of letters and numbers to the front and back of my car. :idunno:

I prefer to think of it as a "stealth tax" by the DVLA on vain people. :fuelfire:
 
C8H18 said:
Each to their own, but I just don't see the attraction of paying a fair chunk of money for the "privilege" of displaying a different set of letters and numbers to the front and back of my car. :idunno:

I prefer to think of it as a "stealth tax" by the DVLA on vain people. :fuelfire:

I get that, and as I said I have some conflict in my decision to put a private reg on my coupe. Ultimately though I've got a 3 litre two seater, and judgemental types will likely think I'm a prat in the grip of a mid-life crisis whether I put on the private plate or not.

I don't know whether it's vanity so much, but I see an upside in removing the plate that screams "this car is 12 years old".

I've made the decision toassign the private plate to my coupe. I got my V5 today, I'll do it later.
 
I don’t mind private plates, but I abhor badly/dodgily/illegally-spaced plates.

If you’ve got to mis-space, alter the font, add screws, etc. to make it say what you want, then I think vanity has overcome sense.

#1 saw one on a RangeRover on Tuesday ‘MR 61BB R’ - but I’d bet he’d be on pistonheads straight away if plod had the temerity to pull him over for it :headbang:

#2 saw CHRISSY on something too, but it was actually something like CH12•SSV
 
After many years of resisting private plates I finally caved in and bought 'V8VBT' for my V8 Vantage.

Plates + documentation should arrive next week...
 
C8H18 said:
Each to their own, but I just don't see the attraction of paying a fair chunk of money for the "privilege" of displaying a different set of letters and numbers to the front and back of my car. :idunno:

As of right now 75% of the forum disagrees with you. Just saying 8)
 
"What is the most contentious issue?" is in danger of becoming the most contentious issue in its own right.
 
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