Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

[Deleted member 150136]

It took me about 4 years to get my plate, all this bs about being sort after, its worth so much etc etc.....so why hasn't it sold then?
I kept on for the 4 years to different dealers, until one took me seriously, then 3 days before Christmas I offered £100 more than I had before, but wanted it on my car for Christmas.
Deal was done.
Still less than half the advertised price.

 

[Darrell]

It depends who wants MDM 1.
It really could well sell at over £100,000.

There are 3 letter, 1 number plates HERE for over £100,000.

Of course it depends on who wants it but the trick is, are they willing to pay £100,000 for it??

Anyway, I actually know somebody who has a 3 letter and a 1 in their plate and even though they’re multi millionaires they wouldn’t have paid £100,000 for it. They’d have bought a couple of extra skip lorries instead.

A lot of plate prices depend on the initials themselves. For example, my initials on a plate DJW would be a lot dearer than my wife’s CVW. Reason being that not many people have a middle name beginning with a V yet a name beginning with a J is very common. My daughters initials are SXW so hopefully that’ll be a nice cheap plate.

 

[Darrell]

It took me about 4 years to get my plate, all this bs about being sort after, its worth so much etc etc.....so why hasn't it sold then?
I kept on for the 4 years to different dealers, until one took me seriously, then 3 days before Christmas I offered £100 more than I had before, but wanted it on my car for Christmas.
Deal was done.
Still less than half the advertised price.

I think most plate dealers don’t even have the plates that they’re selling which is why they just whack a huge price on it.

 

[MissyD]

Out on my walk today I saw

T5NY D

 

[Deleted member 150136]

I think most plate dealers don’t even have the plates that they’re selling.

What I concluded was they don't speak to the owner.
The one I finally dealt with obviously did and we struck a deal.

When I sold one, all the dealers were asking way way way more than i wanted, I wanted £500, they were advertising it for £2500!!
To be fair I did end up with £800, but I got it for free , who knows what the new buyer paid.

 

[Darrell]

What I concluded was they don't speak to the owner.
The one I finally dealt with obviously did and we struck a deal.

When I sold one, all the dealers were asking way way way more than i wanted, I wanted £500, they were advertising it for £2500!!
To be fair I did end up with £800, but I got it for free , who knows what the new buyer paid.

What’s your plate?

 

[Spider10]

Someone i know has just sold this with the car 1k

 

[Darrell]

Someone i know has just sold this with the car 1k

It does happen and it’s a result when it does.

One of my homies bought a Honda about 18 years ago. It came with a 3x2 (3 numbers and 2 letters).
Later on in his life he started up his own design consultancy and named it after the 3 letters on the number plate!! Cool or what.

 

[Deleted member 150136]

What’s your plate?

If I told you I'd get banned

 

[Darrell]

If I told you I'd get banned

Why?

 

[pmcgsmurf]

....
Later on in his life he started up his own design consultancy and named it after the 3 letters on the number plate!! Cool or what.

That's where our company name comes from, first 3 letters off the Imp reg.
Now on the E55.

 

[poormansporsche]

Saw some Merc SUV thingy with the last 3 letters MAT.

But the interesting thing was he had removed the "I and C" and left "4mat" from the rear badge

 

[Darrell]

That's where our company name comes from, first 3 letters off the Imp reg.
Now on the E55.

I used to go up to Glasgow a lot and there was a chain of offies called G101. The owner named the shops after his plate.

On a Bentley at one stage.

 

[ringway]

Of course it depends on who wants it but the trick is, are they willing to pay £100,000 for it??

Anyway, I actually know somebody who has a 3 letter and a 1 in their plate and even though they’re multi millionaires they wouldn’t have paid £100,000 for it. They’d have bought a couple of extra skip lorries instead.

A lot of plate prices depend on the initials themselves. For example, my initials on a plate DJW would be a lot dearer than my wife’s CVW. Reason being that not many people have a middle name beginning with a V yet a name beginning with a J is very common. My daughters initials are SXW so hopefully that’ll be a nice cheap plate.

Everything has its price. Not all 3X1 plates are worth good money.
Who'd pay even £5,000 for ZJZ 3?

MDM 1 can be viewed in the same way as AMS 1 if we use your rationale. They are both 3X1's.

If Lord Sugar didn't already own AMS 1 and it became available...

So, the plate could quite easily fetch really strong money.

A lot of valuable plates are POA, which I should think is a way of finding out "who's asking?"

 

[Darrell]

Everything has its price. Not all 3X1 plates are worth good money.
Who'd pay even £5,000 for ZJZ 3?

MDM 1 can be viewed in the same way as AMS 1 if we use your rationale. They are both 3X1's.

If Lord Sugar didn't already own AMS 1 and it became available...

So, the plate could quite easily fetch really strong money.

A lot of valuable plates are POA, which I should think is a way of finding out "who's asking?"

What I was saying was why could MDM 1 be expected to raise £100,000 or more when PBD 1 only fetched £20,000? There both decent sets of initials.

ZJZ 3 would most likely be dirt cheap just like a plate with my daughters initials which are SXW.

PS, just texted my mate Zeb John Zak the Third and he asked if you’ve seen a cheap plate with his initials?

 

[Spider10]

G8 SXW £166

 

[Darrell]

G8 SXW £166

My daughter comes cheap.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Saw some Merc SUV thingy with the last 3 letters MAT.

But the interesting thing was he had removed the "I and C" and left "4mat" from the rear badge

Bloody "4matic" badge on the bootlid is a PITA , I've seen a few with the "c" missing , my washmit always snags on the "c" , I keep having to straighten it after washing the car.

 

[Spider10]

My daughter comes cheap.

I hope she never here's you say that, it will then become VERY expensive

 

[Darrell]

I hope she never here's you say that, it will then become VERY expensive

I was thinking that as I typed it.