Great number plates - got any?

[myglaren]

Spotted one briefly yesterday that spelled P C01BERT or something very close.  Can't find it on the dervla site.

[The_Equalizer]

On 14/01/2024 at 11:33, bunglebus said:

OK number plate nerds - arguing with an internet stranger about this plate - he says it's UK, I say there are no Qs used except on the suffix type given to kit cars

I wondered if it was Irish but drawn a blank - aren't there some African plates that look like UK ones?

Taken outside The Savoy hotel in central London on 16th October 1959, leopard belonged to Billy Smart's circus 

I thought it might be either an NI or RoI plate, but Q wasn't issued their either (save for QNI for Northern Irish kit cars.)  There's an interesting chapter about Irish plates (both Republic and Northern Ireland) in this book - if fact the whole book is interesting:



TH3 NUM83R P1ATE 800K - Waterstones

The main thing being the UK's number plate system was created before the creation of the RoI and it wasn't until 1987 that they set up their own system. Also it was still possible to move number plates from RoI to the UK after independence (if my memory is correct). VIP 1 being an expensive example.

As an aside, I think the name of that book rather clever what with all the words being legitimate UK registrations.

[The_Equalizer]

Taken from Mathewsons' (of Bangers and Cash fame) current number plate auction:



January 2024 Number Plate Auction - Mathewsons Auctions

Perhaps it's a Southern school boy joke?
 

[rattlecan]

For those who don’t know, this was once a pub called ‘The Pig of Lead’ it’s situated on Via Gellia’ heading from Matlock to Buxton in Derbyshire. If you zoom in above the door & then the reg it makes sense

[angle]

No pictures because I was driving, but a BMW 760Li with V12 badges on the boot and wings with V12 1S OK as a plate...

[DavieW]

I saw a foreign registered Merc G-Wagen with the number GS WAGEN. None of the letters looked like numbers and I didn't see what country it was from.

[myglaren]

On 21/01/2024 at 10:57, angle said:

No pictures because I was driving, but a BMW 760Li with V12 badges on the boot and wings with V12 1S OK as a plate...

I've been in the car more than usual lately, normally only use it for a couple of hours every 10~14 days.

Seen loads but can't take a photo while driving of course and details forgotten ten minutes later.

One in particular spelled out what looked to be P COLBERT although I can't reconstruct it or match to a known registration.

[Barry Cade]

Didn't get a pic, but was behind an RS3 with the plate   WA10PER 😄

[Rusty Pelican]

Not my pic , however is this all a Range Rover is worth nowadays 

[High Jetter]

37 minutes ago, Rusty Pelican said:

Not my pic , however is this all a Range Rover is worth nowadays 

Only if it moves under it's own steam.

[angle]

2MEN and BO55FAG parked next to each other in Sainsburys. 

[bunglebus]

[brownnova]

What’s your name? 
 

It’s Daisy Mother fuckers

[quicksilver]

On 22/01/2024 at 18:59, DavieW said:

I saw a foreign registered Merc G-Wagen with the number GS WAGEN. None of the letters looked like numbers and I didn't see what country it was from.

Probably G5 WAGEN, which would be a valid Polish personalised plate. Slovakia is the only country I know of that allows all-letter plates but GS isn't a valid Slovakian area code.

[sheffcortinacentre]

America does too.

[bunglebus]

OL15 CAR

[DSdriver]

L8DY G on unsurprisingly a purple Range Rover wizzed past The Greyhound in Charcott whilst I was having an excellent lunch today.

Greyhound Pie was on the menu but I resisted.

[Marina door handles]

13 hours ago, DSdriver said:

Greyhound Pie was on the menu but I resisted.

I always find Greyhound pie is a bit stringy, much prefer Alsatian or Great Dane pie,! 

[tooSavvy]

Sat behind this [X5] the other day....

 

🚙💨

[Sham]

Followed a pick up today, laden with firewood.

BB10 LOG

[primeradoner]

Followed a  Iveco Horsebox through Durham today. Registration was COW1E . Pretty sure that used to be on a Rolls Royce that belonged to Sir Tom Cowie. 

[quicksilver]

So close to the model name but not quite

Unless he's the Stig's American cousin Ray. Or his name is Gray and he has an STI.

[Hertz]

[jon.k]

That is amazing.

[neil1971]

16 hours ago, Hertz said:

Beat me to it, just came here to post that! Not a fan of personalised plates as a rule but love this and the 205.

[HMC]

16 hours ago, Hertz said:

Legit and its a 1.8D!

[HMC]

[PhilA]

On 05/12/2023 at 06:34, bunglebus said:

BODGE

Hey now

[bunglebus]

Belongs on a Porsche 

[DavieW]

I followed a road sweeper in Inverness today with the number LE55 DRT.