Vanity (personalised) license plates

GGMK3 totally agree with your post......I can be cantankerous at times, hence I have just been looking on the internet and found number plates for GrandpaGravy and myself for under £500 for both. I am tempted............

Oh I thought you were a dead cert the minute I saw you Marydoll. It takes one to know one ? but something we can muse over when you pop in for cocktails in my drawing room.

GracesGranMK3 it is indeed a strange mindset. I have no idea why such people feel this need.

Oh you know you want to GrannyGravy? and why not if this is something which would please you both? And, a snap to boot?

GracesGranMK3 - Agree with all you say !

I love personal plates and the little bit of individuality they add to vehicles . They frequently make me smile as there are plenty where I live .

They can also be a good investment .

In the late 70s, my husband bought a fresh, not new, car, and when I saw it, I said "that number plate was made for us!" It was DSC 869 L. DS were his initials, the C stood for car, and the L was my initial.

I always think that most personalised plates are a bit of a waste of money, as most are obscure. Only the driver/family/friends know their relevance/what they stand for, so it's meaning is actually lost on the wider public.

I don't know what the fuss is about. It's a bit of a show off thing, attention seeking but it doesn't bother me.

It's a bit of a show off thing, attention seeking

Do you not realise how incredibly judgemental and intolerant this sort of post comes over? Why are people of this mindset? What, in their life experience, made them believe they were better than other people? Please, someone, explain.

Couldn’t have put it better myself,GracesGran .
A bit more tolerance and goodwill goes a long way and is sadly in short supply .

It's a bit of a show off thing, attention seeking

etheltbags1, you know nothing about my motives nor anyone else's either, so why make such an unpleasant judgement.

Also, I don't care if the general public know what it means, it means something to ME, as I have said before, it's no-one else's business how I spend MY money.

F10NA plus extra letters was an awful driver the other day ?

My sons 4 family members all have matching number plates. I know it's up to the individual but we are being asked what we think.
Personally why would you get excited over having one. I don't get it at all. Its only a number plate. How does it add to your life/happiness?

annepl. Why should anyone ever have to justify to you or others whatever they decide to purchase.

Obviously the reasons are a personal choice and up to each individual.

I have never understood why others get so het up and spout their disapproval so rudely should anyone mention what they have purchased......It’s NOT your money and none of your business.

Marydoll, I was trying to inject some humour into this thread. You most certainly don’t fit the profile of a hedonist. ?

They're definitely not a waste of money mine cost £250 which wasn't a lot and is now worth over 2k sounds like a sensible investment to me. Plus it's really easy to remember one letter one number and 3 letters and it makes people smile and chat to me, so where's the harm?

Each to their own.
My friend was given one by her husband and was really pleased . If my DH bought one for me I’d feel like hitting him over the head with it .

I have a personalised number plate that belonged to a car nearby to me. For years I drove past it and eventually plucked up the courage to ask if they would sell it to me. It was just after my husband died and we shared the same initials. The guy was happy to let me have it just for the cost of him getting new number plates. The plate has my name DD that my dad used to call me numbers of my dob and mine and my husbands initials. It really felt that it was meant to be and I am very happy when I see it.

Kalu you don't have to. I was giving my opinion. Why are you getting so worked up about that!

Kslu

I have never understood why others get so het up and spout their disapproval so rudely .

I don't think I did.?

The consultant I worked for had a great number plate--C5R-V1X. He was a gynaecologist.

I sometimes toy with the idea of doing what DH has done and getting one. I have had my car since 2007 and I am getting a bit bored with constantly tapping in the same number again and again into parking ticket machines. It would be nice to tap n a different number.

I’d be mortified if anyone ever bought me one. There’s no way I’d use it. I’m always amused at the effort some people go to by placing the number plate fixing screws in a particular position in order to create a specific letter. I find it a bit tragic really that anyone would actually make the effort.

A man was awarded over $150K after he was denied a license plate that read 'IM GOD'

www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/us/im-god-license-plate-kentucky-trnd/index.html

A friend, Alan, who was 6ft 4ins, had the plate 'Big Al'. He was always receiving offers to buy it. Eventually the family emigrated, and he sold the plate. He didn't say what he received for it, but admitted that it was in the £thousands. A good investment.

Are we not meant to give our opinions on this site, apparently my post has offended some people. As I said I couldn't care less, I would never have one but I do think its showing off. It's a bit like posh cars or huge jeeps, and before anyone rages at me I understand some people need larger cars for their family and some need more powerful cars to get to work but I have never needed to buy anything posh. I'm quite happy to potter around in my little battered fiat with a broken mirror and its original plates. Strange world we live in