Vanity (personal) plates

AMurphy

Soneone had a thread on this in the recent past, so I gathered a collection of some I observed since.

Here are some valid California "vanity" plates on various cars.

WTSHKN
GRDPATT
SRP+ IQ
GUY FLYS
LDY FLYS
LUVMYVW
ZLCIOUS (on a BMW Z)
YBY GAS
EEGOMBL
CLK WRK
GET AKLU
ACTN PKD
SCCRWDW
MOBLOHM (On a Prius)
BBY BMR
ASKACPA
SNAUZRS
FUNUSUZ
UPLIFTN (on a raised up/lifted truck)
S2CARGO (S2000)
[HEART]YR NMY
WHODNIT

deevey

one i remeber seeing a few years back was

"00 LS 400"

on a Lexus LS400 none the less

definetly the best i'v seen in this country

Guy:Incognito

Is there an actual reason why they dont de personalised plates here or is it just in the " we just dont, right" catagory?

camarobill

we just dont : :rolleyes:

Board@Work

You can order them though..

I know of one person who ordered and got 00 MN 21

The car was a 21st birthday present. Her initials are MN. Pretty cool I thought at the time.

camarobill

looky bloke to just get a new car for his 21st never mind the plate,about time we should be able to get the same custom plates as the uk :rolleyes: theres about 60 i know of that would look good on my chevy, c6 evy and so on,buts its ireland and we;just dont do it;bring back dev :rolleyes:

cormie

saw a good one in Dub:
05D5050

Well it's good for Ireland!!

unkel

AMurphy wrote:

ZLCIOUS (on a BMW Z)

I like that one assuming it's driven by a tasty bird

drdre

yeah you can order any number you wish. it starts at 350 yoyos which is cheap for your own plate.

PowerHouseDan

Saw a 04 C Z4 Got a friend to check it up It was a 04 C 24 Z4 None the less but just put a Z instead of 2

drdre

theres loads of these plates around eg 911 everyyear is for porcshe, also 500 for cl 500's . i seen loads of these every day around dublin.

Seth Brundle

I used to own a 320i with the reg 89 RN 320. Apparently Joe Duffys tend to book a lot of the common bmw related numbers.
I think it is a good system here where a car has a reg for life and isn't transferable. Reduces 'cut and shut' incidences seemingly (compared to the UK) and also eliminates the farcical business of selling plates. Even the DVLA gets involved in a business where a crappy looking reg can go for several thousand pounds!.

mrbungle

I have seen a Mercedes SLK 200

05LK200

Unbeatable !!

Silvera

I've spotted loads of Irish 'cherished registrations' (that's their official name) over the years.

One example :
00 D 7 ..... on a 7 series BMW just like the one Pierce Brosnan had in his James Bond film.

Get it ? ....... 00 D 7 !

Silvera

AMurphy,
On a related matter.........

Why do so many cars in L.A. (California?) have no number plates at all ?!

I know in some states in the U.S. a front plate is not required, but I couldn't believe the amount of cars I saw on the L.A. freeways last October with no front or rear plates ??!

Here in Ireland you would be stopped very quickly by the Gardaí if you were driving with a missing front plate ....... never mind having no plates at all!

Exceptions to the above would be if a trade plate (dealer plate) was in use. But I saw no evidence of any such plates on display. One car even had kids in the back.

Victor

Can I have a customised phone number?

Our man in Havana

Silvera wrote:

AMurphy,
On a related matter.........

Why do so many cars in L.A. (California?) have no number plates at all ?!

I know in some states in the U.S. a front plate is not required, but I couldn't believe the amount of cars I saw on the L.A. freeways last October with no front or rear plates ??!

Here in Ireland you would be stopped very quickly by the Gardaí if you were driving with a missing front plate ....... never mind having no plates at all!

Exceptions to the above would be if a trade plate (dealer plate) was in use. But I saw no evidence of any such plates on display. One car even had kids in the back.

I think it is because the plates belong to the person and not the car. When you sell the car you take off the existing plates and keep them for your next car.

When you buy a new car you usually don't put the plates on till they are transfered to your new car. What you will find is a piece of paper in the front. This is the tempoary tags used until the plate is transfered or a new one issued.

People in Donegal would not be able to have customised plates like back home as all plates are made in the jail by prisoners and I takes about 6 weeks for a new set of plates to be issued.

AMurphy

drdre wrote:

yeah you can order any number you wish. it starts at 350 yoyos which is cheap for your own plate.

For "any" as like CA or within the series "05 D 1234", eg $350 reserves you "05 D 050505" if you care to wait.
What would be the ruling if you reserved a number so high it was never reached in the year, ie "05 ** 5555555"

AMurphy

unkel wrote:

I like that one assuming it's driven by a tasty bird

Don't know, it was parked.
However this one must be a cute French bird;

"MINIMEE" on a Cooper, with a French EU plate with teh same text on front.

I don't know how this one got past the sensor, "MN2DRGS", cause it spells "I'm into Drugs" to me, any other suggestions.

AMurphy

Silvera wrote:

AMurphy,
On a related matter.........

Why do so many cars in L.A. (California?) have no number plates at all ?!

I know in some states in the U.S. a front plate is not required, ......

Here in Ireland you would be stopped very quickly by the Gardaí if you were driving with a missing front plate .......

......

See Bond-007's reply.

Arizona does not require front plates.

However, cars on the highway with no plates woudl be illigal, unless, it is new, in which case you have a temporary sticker on the glass/dash while you are waiting for the plates to arrive in the mail from the jail.

Lots of cars for sale may have no plates either because they may have been registered in another state or personal plates were held by the previous owner, for a new car. Car rental co often transfer used cars from one state ot another for sale, etc.

Cops would look at the car, then look for the piece of paper on the glass and move on without stopping.

I was thinking of getting a pair of CA plates in the form KY 04 123 to match my mom's car, Then we'ed switch front plates. However, it would only work in cases where the character count + spaces is 7 or less.

I know someone here is missing a plate after a crash, cause I see the front bumper and plate attached on the side of the highway for the last week.

deevey

Can I have a customised phone number?

Actually you used to be able to get them, when i went for my first (and last) bill phone i was handed a bundle of about 100 pages, and asked what number i'd like from the list.. They were all sequencial so easy to see at a glance what to take..

.. i used to have 087 2222250

Dont mind giving it out cause its been outta service for a long time .... looking back i should have kept (up the payments) it :P

Only prob was people didnt belive me when i gave my number to them Grrrr...

Silvera

AMurphy wrote:

See Bond-007's reply.

Arizona does not require front plates.

However, cars on the highway with no plates woudl be illigal, unless, it is new, in which case you have a temporary sticker on the glass/dash while you are waiting for the plates to arrive in the mail from the jail.

Lots of cars for sale may have no plates either because they may have been registered in another state or personal plates were held by the previous owner, for a new car. Car rental co often transfer used cars from one state ot another for sale, etc.

Cops would look at the car, then look for the piece of paper on the glass and move on without stopping.

I was thinking of getting a pair of CA plates in the form KY 04 123 to match my mom's car, Then we'ed switch front plates. However, it would only work in cases where the character count + spaces is 7 or less.

I know someone here is missing a plate after a crash, cause I see the front bumper and plate attached on the side of the highway for the last week.

I can assure you that the cars I saw were neither new or had any 'paper plate' in the window that I could see (believe me, I notice details on cars more than the average person!).

Why would you 'switch plates' with you mom's car if you both had 'KY 04 123' ???

Ah wait, now I see.......you're in the states and she's here in Ireland right?
(BTW, I presume you meant to typr 04 KY 123 ?)

Regards,
Silvera.

trazix

There is a milk van in donegal with the reg :eek: M 1 l k :eek:

Kersh

The 00-d-7 bmw was my uncles car. His 7 series bmws have all had 7s in them - 02-d-2007, and 05-d-7007.
His son (my cousin) had 2 911s - 01-d-29911, and 02-d-911, a bmw - 98-d-323 (he never got personal plates for the 360, or lambo), and his brother has an m5 - 05-d-50505, their sis has a mini 0ne - 04-d-17 (for her 17th bday). Afaik they always get the 'customised' plates when they can.
I have seen a h2 going around with 05-d-112 , with a screw between the ones to read H2.

unkel

Kersh wrote:

The 00-d-7 bmw was my uncles car. His 7 series bmws have all had 7s in them - 02-d-2007, and 05-d-7007

He sure likes his 7-series

AMurphy

Silvera wrote:

I can assure you that the cars I saw were neither new or had any 'paper plate' in the window that I could see ..

.....you're in the states and she's here in Ireland right?
.......

Hmmmmm, no tag of any sort would be a little illegal, even here, but one would probably get away with it for a long while.

Right and Right.

sidenote; yesterday while out and about, I saw an ad on a truck "I buy old plates; Call Han @ 408-????????". Must be supplying Hard Rock Cafe's the world over, etc.

the jew

Kersh wrote:

The 00-d-7 bmw was my uncles car. His 7 series bmws have all had 7s in them - 02-d-2007, and 05-d-7007.
His son (my cousin) had 2 911s - 01-d-29911, and 02-d-911, a bmw - 98-d-323 (he never got personal plates for the 360, or lambo), and his brother has an m5 - 05-d-50505, their sis has a mini 0ne - 04-d-17 (for her 17th bday). Afaik they always get the 'customised' plates when they can.
I have seen a h2 going around with 05-d-112 , with a screw between the ones to read H2.

Living on the poverty line I see.

Cushtie

speaking of plates I've seen a silver BMW X5 going around Limerick on LV plates but the reg is simply EU, anyone know what that is about.

Kersh

@ the jew... yep, im sure they struggle to put food on the table... :rolleyes: . Lucky gits.

Our man in Havana

Cushtie wrote:

speaking of plates I've seen a silver BMW X5 going around Limerick on LV plates but the reg is simply EU, anyone know what that is about.

Latvian Gang master driving around with his hoes!

Peter C

H2 in Galway with 05-G-112, with a screw placed between the 11's

Silvera

AMurphy wrote:

sidenote; yesterday while out and about, I saw an ad on a truck "I buy old plates; Call Han @ 408-????????". Must be supplying Hard Rock Cafe's the world over, etc.

There are number plate collector clubs all over the world and a thriving trade in used plates of all sorts.

dmck2886

I seen a 911 with 05-D-911.

DubTony

In '93 I promised myself a '96 911 with the reg 96 D 911. Someone else got it. Bastard got the car as well. I got a '93 Civic LSi.

Jildy

Saw a citroen C5 in Cork with :

04 C 5

Volcano

I saw a blue lotus with the reg 05 W 69, class

AMurphy

Anyone out there who may have an old tractor, or had a aging relative with the plates "NIN 666". "IN" would be old Kerry registration. I remember we had "IN" on some MKI Escort reg plates.
I saw an old car with such plates today, got a photo, but too big (KB) to attach.

Fabritzo

Volcano wrote:

I saw a blue lotus with the reg 05 W 69, class

That would be the one on the "What I saw today thread" then

Silvera

AMurphy wrote:

Anyone out there who may have an old tractor, or had a aging relative with the plates "NIN 666". "IN" would be old Kerry registration. I remember we had "IN" on some MKI Escort reg plates.
I saw an old car with such plates today, got a photo, but too big (KB) to attach.

Where did you see the reg ? ........not in the U.S. surely ? :eek:

Recall hearing that a priest in Kerry once had the reg SIN 666 !

Larianne

Mate in Chicago has D'TH M'TL as his licence plate. Bit of a slayer fan. :rolleyes: Very common in America.

lomb

DubTony wrote:

In '93 I promised myself a '96 911 with the reg 96 D 911. Someone else got it. Bastard got the car as well. I got a '93 Civic LSi.

that car is parked a few doors from me, the car is for sale at www.nrmc.ie

Funk Daddy

Silvera wrote:

I've spotted loads of Irish 'cherished registrations' (that's their official name) over the years.

One example :
00 D 7 ..... on a 7 series BMW just like the one Pierce Brosnan had in his James Bond film.

Get it ? ....... 00 D 7 !

James Bond is 007 - not 00D7.

DubTony

lomb wrote:

that car is parked a few doors from me, the car is for sale at www.nrmc.ie

ah lomb. Now you're just trying to upset me

lomb

DubTony wrote:

ah lomb. Now you're just trying to upset me

u can afford it dont let the opportunity slip past again...

Silvera

Funk Daddy wrote:

James Bond is 007 - not 00D7.

Hhaaa :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Kersh

hey funkdaddy - Really?????? duh :rolleyes: