Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

[markjay]

XX 113 on a silver W203

 

[christopherwk]

2000 GT on a white Ford Scorpio on Millbank, the older model before the frogeye looking one.

S8 VOY on a black Rolls Royce near the airport, might it belong to the hotel?

 

[Deleted member 6183]

LE55 MUD on a black Porsche Cayenne yesterday.

Les Gray - I wonder?

 

[Dream Works]

T31 MRP. on a very nice black W211. Well loaded. Belongs to a guy Affectionately called Mr P by his friends. Oh Er yep that's me.

 

[markjay]

 

[Darrell]

3 points and a fine for the owner of the Jag.

 

[wallingd]

I have got AMG 63C... just need the car to put it on now.

Then u can start a thread all about it ...

 

[mbenz76]

3 points and a fine for the owner of the Jag.

But how often does it happen. I regularly see the same illegally spaced/style number plates going round. They either pay fine every other day or they just don't get stopped. And let's face it, they shouldn't be hard to catch.

 

[markjay]

But how often does it happen. I regularly see the same illegally spaced/style number plates going round. They either pay fine every other day or they just don't get stopped. And let's face it, they shouldn't be hard to catch.

Indeed... around certain areas in London (St John's Wood, Mayfair, Knightsbridge, to name a few) around 10%-20% the cars seem to have private plates, many of which are mis-spaced. There do not seem to be any consequences in the real world... the DVLA do warn that the plate could be withdrawn without compensation, but does anyone actually know of a case where a mis-spaced license plate was actually impounded by the DVLA? I think not...

This is not to say that these people can't get done by a particularly meticulous traffic police officer, you know the type - those that check your tyre pressures and windscreen washer bottle in an effort to find something wrong.

But given the larger number of mis-spaced license plates (not the mention various other creative plates - e.g. those with strategically-placed additional bolts - etc) that I see daily around central London, I doubt that this issue is being actively tackled by either the DVLA or the Police. In London, anyway...

 

[mbenz76]

Indeed... around certain areas in London (St John's Wood, Mayfair, Knightsbridge, to name a few) around 10%-20% the cars seem to have private plates, many of which are mis-spaced. There do not seem to be any consequences in the real world... the DVLA do warn that the plate could be withdrawn without compensation, but does anyone actually know of a case where a mis-spaced license plate was actually impounded by the DVLA? I think not...

This is not to say that these people can't get done by a particularly meticulous traffic police officer, you know the type - those that check your tyre pressures and windscreen washer bottle in an effort to find something wrong.

But given the larger number of mis-spaced license plates (not the mention various other creative plates - e.g. those with strategically-placed additional bolts - etc) that I see daily around central London, I doubt that this issue is being actively tackled by either the DVLA or the Police. In London, anyway...

I wonder if things like this will be more actively policed now as it will generate much needed revenue!

 

[markjay]

Have a look at this Irish site selling 'as you like them' plates to UK motorists:

Plates for Cars Designer

One interesting point... at the top right-hand corner you can choose the font from a list of 40 different typefaces...... one of them is called 'UK Legal'... suggesting that the other 39 are not actually legal in the UK....

Go on... have a go with their design applet, see what your dream plate would have looked like if it it was legal to mis-space it...

 

[Darrell]

A good pal of mine is a high ranking copper at Colindale. One night whilst pi$$ed up in a Greek taverna we got onto the conversation about mis-placed plates and noisy exhausts on motorbikes. He told me that the Met have got far more important things to do.

However, this was a few years ago before the camera thingys can read your plates.

 

[markjay]

....However, this was a few years ago before the camera thingys can read your plates.

Err.... not if you mis-space it?

Surely that's the whole point - they are concerned that your car may become immune to Congestion Charge and other ANPR-enforced offences....

 

[The Boss]

saw HI 5EXY on some car in Twickenham tonight..

then saw LOS5 on a merc i think and MO5 on another car. can't recall which one!

 

[Mike Walker]

28 CZ on E320 CDI on A232 this morning

 

[Palfrem]

MICK HP

2004 MERCEDES E55 AMG AUTO SILVER,E55K on eBay (end time 10-Dec-10 21:05:54 GMT)

Dodgy E55 plate

 

[EDZ649]

MICK HP

2004 MERCEDES E55 AMG AUTO SILVER,E55K on eBay (end time 10-Dec-10 21:05:54 GMT)

Dodgy E55 plate

That's my neighbours car that I posted up in the for sale section a few weeks ago

 

[Scott_F]

I wonder if things like this will be more actively policed now as it will generate much needed revenue!

Not when you consider the revenue that the DVLA generate by selling these plates knowing full well how they will be used. The police won't kill off such a lucrative government revenue stream and will focus on other areas (like speeding) that are also nice little earners.

 

[vulpine]

One of the better number plates I've seen, was TAX1 on a nice big Lexus, either the guy is a tax inspector or someone feels like he's been used as a taxi and I know how he feels.

 

[mbenz76]

Not when you consider the revenue that the DVLA generate by selling these plates knowing full well how they will be used. The police won't kill off such a lucrative government revenue stream and will focus on other areas (like speeding) that are also nice little earners.

But the repeat offenders (and there would be quite a few) would see their number plate confiscated and the DVLA could then sell them again!