Two I've used previously, and would be happy to use again:Neens76 said:
https://www.number1plates.com/private-number-plates/registration-search/
https://www.speedyreg.co.uk/irish-number-plates
Private plate… worth it?
- Thread starter Simiewimie
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https://www.number1plates.com/private-number-plates/registration-search/
https://www.speedyreg.co.uk/irish-number-plates
I bought mine as it meant something to me. The car is a 64-plate and I was born in 64.
Fully aware that MY64 ZED is not exactly transferable, but I bought it for ME, not for future profit, and as I intend to keep the car long term it doesn't worry me.
I wanted it and I honestly couldn't care less what others think.
As for people knowing where I am, well it's the only luminous orange car in this neck of the woods, so that's a moot point really. :roll:
Fully aware that MY64 ZED is not exactly transferable, but I bought it for ME, not for future profit, and as I intend to keep the car long term it doesn't worry me.
I wanted it and I honestly couldn't care less what others think.
As for people knowing where I am, well it's the only luminous orange car in this neck of the woods, so that's a moot point really. :roll:
Simiewimie said:
Must admit, this is my way of thinking, doesn't necessarily add value, I usually select a plate that is personal to the vehicle rather than the person, not worried if the age is affected etc. for me, no matter how you approach it, its just a case of;
'only those that know know'
good luck with your choice
Just be aware that some of the sites are basically brokers. They advertise a plate, then they buy it from DVLA and add a bit on to sell it to you. When I found mine on plates-4-less I then looked on DVLA's site and there it was, cheaper so I went directly to them.Sidewaze Samm said:
jamie_z4 said:brillomaster said:
Just to play up to the prentious w****r comment previously mentioned , here's my R8 with a £250 dvla plate on it
I can see your name is Jamie but do the X and E have any relevance to your initials or family members? Or that was the best of the £250 bunch that you could get that was somewhat meaningful?
My car has my wifes name on it in shorthand and it's XXX YY (dateless plate) unfortunately the 2 numbers (YY) aren't matching year of birth that's pretty much unattainable unless you are prepared to spend a lot more.
Deepseaskateboard
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I don’t think it matters too much about the significance of each letter.
Dateless plates are good for taking the age of the vehicle from display, making a timeless design truly timeless.
Private plates in general are a status symbol.
Fewer letters = more disposable income, as a general rule.
It’s pretty cool, and rare to see a really old car with a three or four digit plate. It’s a statement that the owner likes the car they have, but could afford any car. (Within reason)
Dateless plates are good for taking the age of the vehicle from display, making a timeless design truly timeless.
Private plates in general are a status symbol.
Fewer letters = more disposable income, as a general rule.
It’s pretty cool, and rare to see a really old car with a three or four digit plate. It’s a statement that the owner likes the car they have, but could afford any car. (Within reason)
Deepseaskateboard said:
They could have inherited the plate for all you know or been gifted it as a temporary measure. As an example I know someone who left the UK for Australia so he gifted his very expensive plate to his uncle to look after it for him and if he was to return one day he would probably take it back. It's now sitting on a bog standard diesel golf.
Others may have inherited a plate and don't actually know it's worth or don't want to sell it for sentimental reasons. I have seen someone nearby who has a plate I would really like it's a perfect plate for me as it has my initial and then my year of birth X YY (3 digits total) but it's on a very mundane normal typical runabout (a citroen) and lets just say the house it's parked outside is nothing special either (albeit an affluent area it's one of the houses on the cheaper end of the scale). I have thought about chapping their door to see if I could get a bargain but never followed up as it's not really a priority as I already have 2 dateless plates and all my money is currently invested in the markets and to take it out to spend on a plate would probably cost me a lot more over time than any potential profit on the plate would.
Spaldingski
I was never a fan of private plates until 20 years ago; more because I never had the money to get one so told myself they were for pretentious w*****s! 
I then bought two 'W3 1CON' and 'X3 1CON' as Icon is the name of my company so put them on two of my vans. I then joined the Evo owners' club and bought 'P20NDY' as it has always been my nickname and forum name. All three were stupidly left on the vehicles when sold because I was lazy.
I now have a cheap reg with my initials on, which I have put on three cars in the last year, purely because it's mine and not worth anything to anybody else. I offered to get my wife one for the Z4 but she wasn't fussed.
Always used to see 'NO 5' on a Chanel Transit van in London and 'V8' on an Aston in London back in the '80s and '90s. They were cool.
I then bought two 'W3 1CON' and 'X3 1CON' as Icon is the name of my company so put them on two of my vans. I then joined the Evo owners' club and bought 'P20NDY' as it has always been my nickname and forum name. All three were stupidly left on the vehicles when sold because I was lazy.
I now have a cheap reg with my initials on, which I have put on three cars in the last year, purely because it's mine and not worth anything to anybody else. I offered to get my wife one for the Z4 but she wasn't fussed.
Always used to see 'NO 5' on a Chanel Transit van in London and 'V8' on an Aston in London back in the '80s and '90s. They were cool.
Pondrew said:I was never a fan of private plates until 20 years ago; more because I never had the money to get one so told myself they were for pretentious w*****s!
I then bought two 'W3 1CON' and 'X3 1CON' as Icon is the name of my company so put them on two of my vans. I then joined the Evo owners' club and bought 'P20NDY' as it has always been my nickname and forum name. All three were stupidly left on the vehicles when sold because I was lazy.
I now have a cheap reg with my initials on, which I have put on three cars in the last year, purely because it's mine and not worth anything to anybody else. I offered to get my wife one for the Z4 but she wasn't fussed.
Always used to see 'NO 5' on a Chanel Transit van in London and 'V8' on an Aston in London back in the '80s and '90s. They were cool.
So you bought 3 illegal plates?
Someone suggested I make my dateless plate illegal once. The wife of a police officer as well. :roll:
No I bought 3 legal plates, just displayed them all illegally.SonnyA85 said:
Always makes me laugh how the DVLA (AKA Government) are quite happy to sell these plates which they know damn well only really mean something if spaced differently, yet don't let you. Can't beat a bit of bureaucracy.
I was stopped by the fuzz several times in the car with the P20NDY and they never mentioned a thing.
Pondrew said:No I bought 3 legal plates, just displayed them all illegally.SonnyA85 said:
Always makes me laugh how the DVLA (AKA Government) are quite happy to sell these plates which they know damn well only really mean something if spaced differently, yet don't let you. Can't beat a bit of bureaucracy.
I was stopped by the fuzz several times in the car with the P20NDY and they never mentioned a thing.
They sell them in order. The fact someone makes meaning out of them isn't a concern of theirs. What is a concern is that their ANPR systems have to be able to read regi plates that's why you aren't allowed to do what you want with them.
Otherwise anyone could buy any plate and transform it into anything the like with the addition of placing screws, etc in the right places. Zero point of having regi plates at all if you aren't going to have a uniform way of displaying them. The fact people think they can do what they want is dangerous. The plates aren't their for aesthetics but identification.
Pondrew said:No I bought 3 legal plates, just displayed them all illegally.SonnyA85 said:
Always makes me laugh how the DVLA (AKA Government) are quite happy to sell these plates which they know damn well only really mean something if spaced differently, yet don't let you. Can't beat a bit of bureaucracy.
I was stopped by the fuzz several times in the car with the P20NDY and they never mentioned a thing.
Probably more interested in your explanation of the lingerie wearing goat in the passenger seat?
SonnyA85 said:jamie_z4 said:brillomaster said:
Just to play up to the prentious w****r comment previously mentioned , here's my R8 with a £250 dvla plate on it
I can see your name is Jamie but do the X and E have any relevance to your initials or family members? Or that was the best of the £250 bunch that you could get that was somewhat meaningful?
My car has my wifes name on it in shorthand and it's XXX YY (dateless plate) unfortunately the 2 numbers (YY) aren't matching year of birth that's pretty much unattainable unless you are prepared to spend a lot more.
Yeah, it's slim pickings now for me so the J and E first and Last letters of my name had to do. I knew I was never going to keep the car either so any R8 plate was sufficient really.
