2011: UK motorist told to surrender "offensive" number plate.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-06-2011 08:38AM #1

"A motorist who bought the cheeky number plate 'BO11 LUX' for his new car has been ordered by the DVLA to remove it - even though he bought it from their website".

Pity you couldn't get such plates over here, I would have told the DVLA to fcuk off LOL.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009171/Alan-Clarke-told-surrender-obscene-number-plate-DVLA-sold-him.html

Cookie_Monster · 29-06-2011 08:44AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I would have told the DVLA to fcuk off

+1

what ridiculousness

who the fug · 29-06-2011 08:46AM

DVLA would charge you for telling them to **** off

By the way it is option 3 then 4 then 5 on the phone menu.

weeder · 29-06-2011 10:01AM

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galwaytt · 29-06-2011 10:07AM

Tell them to fcuk off is right.

I'd make them buy it back - say.............£ 10k ??

YouTookMyName · 29-06-2011 10:16AM

He's a bollox for driving an overfinch anyway.

Victor Meldrew · 29-06-2011 10:28AM

Saw an Audi A5 coupe with "HUSTLER" as his reg. How embarrasing is that.

I think personalized number plates should be encouraged here and in the UK, They say so much about the drivers of the car, thus save you loads of time.

Gophur · 29-06-2011 10:37AM

weeder wrote: »

Someone needs to brush up on his Photoshopping skills!

getz · 29-06-2011 10:50AM

galwaytt wrote: »

Tell them to fcuk off is right.

I'd make them buy it back - say.............£ 10k ??

i will sell you mine.....K155 BLL

dgt · 29-06-2011 11:26AM

weeder · 29-06-2011 12:00PM

Gophur wrote: »

Someone needs to brush up on his Photoshopping skills!

opinion guy · 29-06-2011 12:03PM

Victor Meldrew wrote: »

Saw an Audi A5 coupe with "HUSTLER" as his reg. How embarrasing is that.

I think personalized number plates should be encouraged here and in the UK, They say so much about the drivers of the car, thus save you loads of time.

DVLA make something like 87million a year from personalised plates. Too right it should be brought in here to let some hustlers and bo11lux's buy us back out of this debt hole we are in

si_guru · 29-06-2011 12:21PM

opinion guy wrote: »

DVLA make something like 87million a year from personalised plates. Too right it should be brought in here to let some hustlers and bo11lux's buy us back out of this debt hole we are in

Of course all the plates have to follow the rules.. Hustler will be HU57LER no doubt.. And you never "own" the plate, the DVLA have the right to withdraw it any time if you missuse it.

In March 2007 the DVLA did not issue the usual Edinburgh prefix of SN to avoid offending people.

In Sweden (IIRC) you can have any 7 digit plate... but hardly anybody bothers.

si_guru · 29-06-2011 12:38PM

OSI wrote: »

As long as it has numbers and letters there are no real restrictions on the registration.

This is my personal favourite.

It still follows the older 1983-2001 rules... but that is a true DVLA "select" plate as the number is under 20.

Cookie_Monster · 29-06-2011 12:46PM

Dublin Bus spend a fortune matching every bus's reg to it's fleet number.
Though I believe this has stopped in the last year or two.

who the fug · 29-06-2011 01:15PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Dublin Bus spend a fortune matching every bus's reg to it's fleet number.
Though I believe this has stopped in the last year or two.

Could they not have got the Reg number first then make that the fleet number, using the VIM number to start off the data base

Cookie_Monster · 29-06-2011 01:22PM

who the fug wrote: »

Could they not have got the Reg number first then make that the fleet number, using the VIM number to start off the data base

you'd think, or not match at all.

but classes are numbered sequentially as it makes the most sense so regs were matched to that.

some are direct matches 99-D-198 being RV-198 (say) but others are not 08-D-30090 is EV 90

As I said I'm almost positive they've dropped it due to some report in the paper about it a couple of years ago.

unkel · 29-06-2011 01:32PM

dgt wrote: »

That's what it's on now! I hadn't seen it in a few years. Thanks for sharing

I remember it being on a Ferrari red Merc convertible driven by a good looking blonde in her early 40s

pburns · 29-06-2011 01:32PM

Maybe if someone could demonstrate some degree of self-deprecation or Wildean wit in a personalised plate I'd relent but I HATE any mucking about with plates. When I was a car-mad youngster i loved the idea of vanity plates as advertised in British mags and in AmericanTV shows. Then I grew up. That's why I consider them juvenile and tacky.

Even in Ireland. I like 911s and if the numbers came up a 964 or 993 would be near top of the list. But every second 911 in Ireland seems to be some Ross O'Carroll Kelly type ** D 911/**911:mad:.

And don't get me started on German font plates! They started off being not so much tacky (more anal). Then I saw one on a Hyundai SUV thing.

As someone else alluded to though, they really are useful as you can spot a wanker from 100 yards off...

Victor Meldrew · 29-06-2011 02:20PM

pburns wrote: »

As someone else alluded to though, they really are useful as you can spot a wanker from 100 yards off...

Germanic / Cursive (twirly) plates = Chav
Personalised plate eg XX D [Reference to car make] = Plonker with size issues, wife probably has something on the side..

Saves you time looking at the driver...

ofcork · 29-06-2011 07:35PM

The guy who owns kahn car tuning in the uk paid 500,000 for a plate i believe.

laois hibby · 29-06-2011 07:47PM

si_guru wrote: »

In March 2007 the DVLA did not issue the usual Edinburgh prefix of SN to avoid offending people.

Dundee actually.

colm_mcm · 29-06-2011 07:49PM

Auto Express used to have P45SAT on their passat long-termers,

Mitsubishi use the letters 'GG' in their Colt press cars in the UK which I think is quite clever.

coolbeans · 29-06-2011 07:58PM

What kind of a bollox would have "bollox" on their car? I find it hard to empathise with the bollox. Take it away from the bollox I say. He's only a bollox and we shouldn't encourage him. The bollox!

si_guru · 29-06-2011 08:18PM

coolbeans wrote: »

What kind of a bollox would have "bollox" on their car? I find it hard to empathise with the bollox. Take it away from the bollox I say. He's only a bollox and we shouldn't encourage him. The bollox!

I think he is model for Hair dye..?

dnme · 29-06-2011 10:41PM

As much as I lament the big brother state that the UK is becoming, IMO, people with custom number plates are attention seeking fcukwits.

challengemaster · 29-06-2011 10:48PM

Japan have the right system tbh, numberplate is linked to a person - when you change cars, you take the plate off and put it onto the new car.

Flesh Gorden · 29-06-2011 11:08PM

I've seen a few Subaru's over here with clever reg plates, either 571 shaped like STi or 555 which is the one I'd like

and a Boxster with 986 as it's reg, only a few people would get the meaning

Plus the odd Saab with 93 as it's reg

Closest thing you can get to an offensive plate in Ireland is xx-D-80085
or for anyone north of the border a Belfast reg car that starts with 'LEZ'

Racman · 17-08-2013 12:35AM

Victor Meldrew wrote: »

Saw an Audi A5 coupe with "HUSTLER" as his reg. How embarrasing is that.

That was from 29/06/2011. Co-incidentally, I saw this very car driving along the canal at Rathmines earlier this week. HU57LER. Googled it and found this posting! Must be some Paddy home on holliers again. Tell us what you work at Paddy.

mb1725 · 17-08-2013 12:47AM

ba_barabus · 17-08-2013 12:58AM

Spotted a new Polo 1.2TDI which included "Poo" on the reg earlier today

2011: UK motorist told to surrender "offensive" number plate.

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