Private Registrations

[dubber36]

I agree with A7UFO on this one.

I have W4--- which I bought in 2002, I bought V7--- for my wife in 2003, then J6--- and L5--- which I am keeping on retention for our kids when they have their cars in 12 and 13 years time.

The most expensive was W4 at £399, and the others were £250. We will keep them for ever as they have our initials, and will become quite rare in years to come. Even though I pay £25 each a year to keep the kids numbers on retention, I think it is worth it as we won't be able to buy single digit plates by the time they have their cars. You struggle to find them now.

I think that as time goes on, prefix plates will become sort of dateless, as the gap widens between the age of car they go on and the year of the plate. Also because the new style private plates still have 7 digits, they dont really stand out as being special.

[AlanD]

You telling me people wouldn't realise M999 isn't a private plate

This is a pointless debate as private plates are the LAST thing on my mind at the moment 

[dubber36]

You telling me people wouldn't realise M999 isn't a private plate

To people who "know" it would be a private plate, but in my humble opinion, the majority of people who do not care about cars, it just looks like any other.

When the prefix private plates were launched in 1990, virtually all of the ones that were taken up were single digit, and to be fair, they did stand out.

[AlanD]

I'd have thought the whole 999 thing would have given it away and the fact mine clearly isn't an M reg.

[Top Cat]

I Have Registration No    MY59 GTD for sale if anyones interested. I Have the Certificate of entitlement from DVLA and as not yet been assigned to any Vehicle. Has been Valued at £1200.00 by 2 Reg plate dealers. Was going to put it on my New GTD Golf ordered back in Sept 09,But for unknown VW delay Reasons it will now not be Delivered untill March 2010 or maybe later  :cry:so it will be a 10 plate.

If You have your New 59 plate GTD Would Look Great     MY 59 GTD

Open to Sensible Offers.

Valued at £1200?!
I bet you bought it for £245.
Not really my cup of tea... but you'll maybe find someone.

This one is available for you p3eps. 



Could be worth a few bob in a year or 2 when some of you guys with the R start turning your rare car into show cars. 

[AlanD]

Pic wont work for me ? ?

[p3eps]

Pic wont work for me ? ?

Wouldn't work for me - then I came out and back in!
R20 SXY

I'm afraid my car won't be a show car - just a method of getting from A to B... and a bit of fun at the weekend!

[dubber36]

I'd have thought the whole 999 thing would have given it away and the fact mine clearly isn't an M reg.

Let me put it another way. If M9--- had been available and at the same price, which one would you have gone for?

Neither is better than the other, and we all like different things which is what makes them personal resigstrations I suppose.

[wilobach]

I had R20 GTY for £200 cheap i thought, will do for the new car when it arives lol 

[maddy]

A porsche round my way has B17 SLO - love it!!