What's the most desperate private plate you've seen?

Conscript · 26 Sep 2011 at 21:17

Ive just realised that if I had an 11 plate car or newer, I could get a private plate which was exactly the same as my name as well as being a completely standard layout (ie, XX## XXX)

EDIT: Just checked, someone's got it.

Greebo · 26 Sep 2011 at 21:30

I have seen MAG1C around where I live often (owned by Paul Daniels)

I have also seen PEN15 is real life (one that missed DVLA banning its issue)

nas · 26 Sep 2011 at 21:41

VW11 on a black mk6 convertable, I wouldn't call it desperate though

alex24 · 26 Sep 2011 at 21:44

Conscript said:
Ive just realised that if I had an 11 plate car or newer, I could get a private plate which was exactly the same as my name as well as being a completely standard layout (ie, XX## XXX)

EDIT: Just checked, someone's got it.

I realised this before the plates were released and got myself one (despite having no motor) and my father got one too. SURAME FIRSTNAME in XX11 XXX. As mine is just an abbreviation of my first name (ALX), it was quite cheap so I'm hanging on to it until I've got a 2011 plate car (or a car at all!).

Topitoff · 28 Sep 2011 at 01:33

Greebo said:
I have seen MAG1C around where I live often (owned by Paul Daniels)
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Seen that many times in Waitrose in Twyford.

Back in 80's there was a 911 with TUR 130 on it, at the time I thought

But I suppose my private plate is quite desperate!!

Deep · 28 Sep 2011 at 09:00

VI9 XX (I can't remember the last two letters)
The 9 was made to look like a P just backwards

Mr Plow · 30 Sep 2011 at 00:44

Not sure I'd call them desperate but the following two that I've seen recently stand out -

D0H 0MG
MR L0L

I can't remember which was which but one of them was a black Range Rover if I remember correctly.

Dj_Jestar · 30 Sep 2011 at 09:31

Mr Plow said:
MR L0L

.. If that's the plate of a certain member on this forum (i.e. Mr LOL!) then, er, lol?

mattyg · 30 Sep 2011 at 09:39

Sir John Literally spelt like that

Had it on for ages before the police fined him. He just made one up.

B1MBO on a testorossa 20 yrs or so ago in the lakes.

Anyone got a picture of 2be or not2be

Oddw1re · 30 Sep 2011 at 10:38

Saw V8 BAD last month.

Dr House · 30 Sep 2011 at 10:41

Dj_Jestar said:
Was behind this today:

http://i53.tinypic.com/1434bd3.jpg

Pimlico plumbing have quite cool plates on all their cars/vans

Siliconslave · 30 Sep 2011 at 11:15

mattyg said:
Anyone got a picture of 2be or not2be

it used to be on google maps but i think they've blanked it out now

I quite like mine as it isn't a private plate and it doesn't mean anything - it just looks like it is / is supposed to

I did see MX54 SAM a few years back which i'd love... Also saw something similar to B1 CUR on an MX5 about a decade ago, or it read like that at least.

Prophet · 30 Sep 2011 at 11:19

I followed a battered blue Honda (I think, it was late) with the place T4.

Worth probably 100 times what the car was.

mattyg · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:18

Found it.

2BENOT2B by mpg Photo's, on Flickr

Django x2 · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:24

I'm sure i've seen one that's something like Sxx SXY (or something to that effect). Quite amusing if you'd seen the person driving it. They had about as much sex appeal as a used J-Cloth found behind a washing machine after 3 years.

Dj_Jestar · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:42

Saw L88 UUU on a merc SLK last night. Illegal font, too. I actually thought the number itself is illegal, it looked that suspicious.

As for matching plates, if I had the money and two cars, they'd be:

OH RLY
YA RLY

mattyg · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:46

A Solicitor I knew had B3 5ued

jon.bda · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:29

Saw PA11 LNE today, on a white VW that was badly spaced and 'screwed' to try and make it look like Pauline i do believe...oh dear...

Emphacy · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:34

R2D2 C3P0

Barry Smalley · 30 Sep 2011 at 22:07

Emphacy said:
R2D2 C3P0

You never saw those.