What’s in a car's number plate?
Sep 13th 2004, 2:51 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by tinaflorida
I once saw a new red Corvette driving around with MAN U FC, but the funniest one I remember was WAS HIS on a Mercedes.
just saw ALI G AII couple days ago....
Sep 13th 2004, 3:44 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Bob
That's a good one...
just saw ALI G AII couple days ago....
just saw ALI G AII couple days ago....
Sep 13th 2004, 3:54 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
I remember when I was at College in Manchseter, circa 1971, seeing Jimmy Tarbuck's Rolls Royce in a school car park. His plate was COM 1 C.
Paul Daniels has MAG1C in London, I've seen that one in Kensington.
Sep 13th 2004, 4:59 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
I saw the actor Robert Powell in Hampstead a few years ago, and the plate on his BMW was ACT III.
Sep 13th 2004, 5:09 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Saw Rowan Atkinson a couple years ago, one of his old rolls had "BEAN"
Sep 13th 2004, 5:18 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Saw one once that said "BJ Queen."
Sep 13th 2004, 5:30 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
I remember when I was at College in Manchseter, circa 1971, seeing Jimmy Tarbuck's Rolls Royce in a school car park. His plate was COM 1 C.
Sep 13th 2004, 9:06 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Bob
Saw Rowan Atkinson a couple years ago, one of his old rolls had "BEAN"
Sep 13th 2004, 9:48 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
Is that 8 EAN ?
Sep 13th 2004, 10:28 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
I saw a cool red sports car once with the license plate 4RE, I thought that was very clever.
I keep trying to get LIMEY, but some other bloody limey took it!
I keep trying to get LIMEY, but some other bloody limey took it!
Sep 13th 2004, 11:01 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by ElsieTheMaid
I keep trying to get LIMEY, but some other bloody limey took it!
Ain't seen you around in a while though
Sep 13th 2004, 11:48 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Bob
Hehe...nice
Ain't seen you around in a while though
Ain't seen you around in a while though
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Sep 14th 2004, 12:07 am
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by mattbutt
Im pretty sure there was a guy in the UK (im sure i saw it on Top Gear) with
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Sep 14th 2004, 7:27 am
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
You can get vanity plates relatively cheaply in Virginia, for as little as $10 annually, so a lot of people have them here.
Just two days ago, I saw CHERS M8, which I thought was cute.
We also saw ENGL& 1, the other week, too.
About two years ago, I saw BOLLOX in the parking lot where I worked.
Mark and I now have two cars, but only one has a vanity plate. On the first anniversary of when we met, I got the plate changed to SONANCE, which has been Mark's online username for at least 10 years, and was the username he had when I met him on Udate.com.
Funnily enough, before that I had a different vanity plate, which was SWEET AS. I got it after spending 3 months in NZ and falling in love with everything Kiwi. My initial application was denied because DMV said the phrase could be misconstrued as something vulgar (like "sweet ass," I guess). This pissed me off so I fired off a letter to them, stating that this was a common slang term in NZ, the equivalent of "cool" or "awesome." I also mentioned that I was offended that anyone would even imply that I would want some vulgarity on my car. They reversed the decision and I got my plate.
~ Jenney
Just two days ago, I saw CHERS M8, which I thought was cute.
We also saw ENGL& 1, the other week, too.
About two years ago, I saw BOLLOX in the parking lot where I worked.
Mark and I now have two cars, but only one has a vanity plate. On the first anniversary of when we met, I got the plate changed to SONANCE, which has been Mark's online username for at least 10 years, and was the username he had when I met him on Udate.com.
Funnily enough, before that I had a different vanity plate, which was SWEET AS. I got it after spending 3 months in NZ and falling in love with everything Kiwi. My initial application was denied because DMV said the phrase could be misconstrued as something vulgar (like "sweet ass," I guess). This pissed me off so I fired off a letter to them, stating that this was a common slang term in NZ, the equivalent of "cool" or "awesome." I also mentioned that I was offended that anyone would even imply that I would want some vulgarity on my car. They reversed the decision and I got my plate.
~ Jenney
Sep 14th 2004, 1:27 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Funny - just yesterday here in CA I saw LUV2DV8 on a Lexus - I guess he/she/they go to some interesting parties???
A friend has ITS A 7 on his Caterham, as he was fed up explaining to people what it was
Here are ours. Mine is self explanatory, the Passat is 'Kazzybabe' - my nickname for 'er indoors.
A friend has ITS A 7 on his Caterham, as he was fed up explaining to people what it was
Here are ours. Mine is self explanatory, the Passat is 'Kazzybabe' - my nickname for 'er indoors.