What’s in a car's number plate?
Sep 14th 2004, 1:29 pm
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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
PEN 1S
PEN 1S
Nowadays PEN 1 S would not pass official muster.
Sep 14th 2004, 5:30 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
Nowadays my PEN 1 S would not pass official muster.
Sep 14th 2004, 5:40 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by ElsieTheMaid
Sounds like a personal problem!
Sep 14th 2004, 7:02 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
I wanted my plate to read P155 0FF, but the Memsahib made me settle for something tamer.
Sep 15th 2004, 7:01 am
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Here in Germany I saw a plate with "SADAM" :scared: 
Sep 15th 2004, 6:21 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
While literally idling and mind wandering I perchanced on a Virginia plate today, "IDLING". 
Sep 15th 2004, 6:31 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Patent Attorney
While literally idling and mind wandering I perchanced on a Virginia plate today, "IDLING".
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Sep 16th 2004, 3:06 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Just saw a great one this morning, was a sticker of the "scream" painting by the plate and the license was "BUSH AGN"
Sep 17th 2004, 2:23 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark
Having grown up outside DC, I can say that is DEFINITELY an appropriate plate to have a car there!
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Sep 17th 2004, 3:11 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Bob
Just saw a great one this morning, was a sticker of the "scream" painting by the plate and the license was "BUSH AGN"
Amen to that.
Sep 17th 2004, 7:32 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by doctor scrumpy
Amen to that.
Sep 17th 2004, 7:39 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by mattbutt
found thsi one on the web courtest of thesmokinggun.com
surprised they were allowed to have it...
Sep 17th 2004, 8:05 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by Bob
That's good
surprised they were allowed to have it...
surprised they were allowed to have it...
Sep 17th 2004, 9:21 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
Originally Posted by James Box
That's in a standard letter/number format for Florida, so its quite possible it was issued automatically rather than someone ordering it...
Sep 17th 2004, 9:22 pm
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Re: What’s in a car's number plate?
I saw one at lunch today that made me laugh.... FUGLY!
Didn't see what the owner looked like, though.
Didn't see what the owner looked like, though.