private plate opinions

Tori · Post by **Tori** » Fri 05 Mar, 2010 12:51

I have to say if anyone is looking to get plates made up then check out a guy on e bay called 'activesec' He made me a pair of plates for £7.50 including postage, they arrived 2 days later and they are top quality, my local motor factor would want another £13 on top of that price and they are nowhere near as good.

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Fri 05 Mar, 2010 13:05

thats a brill price tori, i paid £20 for mine to be made up by some inernet site. i did have blue border and zroadster.net on the bottom though. very pleades with too.

sorry for poor pic it was with my phone ....

Geoff H · Post by **Geoff H** » Fri 05 Mar, 2010 14:13

You could have a problem with the ZRoadster logo, it has to be a garage name to be legal, My eldest son got a ticket for the same sort of thing

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Fri 05 Mar, 2010 14:28

yes i knew about that prior to having them done. they do have the british standard numbers etc. i sort of thought that its not to obvious like your name or football club or some other slogan and maybe a traffic cop might just think zroadster.net is a website where number plates can be purchased. here's to hope

see how it goes hey. but thanks anyway geoff

100GRA · Post by **100GRA** » Sun 07 Mar, 2010 12:57

Geoff H wrote:You could have a problem with the ZRoadster logo, it has to be a garage name to be legal, My eldest son got a ticket for the same sort of thing

It doesn’t have to be a garage, but it must give the name of the maker or supplier of the plates, with their full postcode.

I’m afraid any mis-spacing or mis-representation of letters and numerals gets a definite

from me.

By definition, a car number is an identifying mark, and I think it is perfectly reasonable that the authorities (and especially the police, who have the job of tracking down villains in cars) take a dim view of any attempts to disguise a given mark or make it misleading.

Not that I have anything against cherished or personalised numbers in principle – these are my two, and we have several others in the family.

Dicanio · Post by **Dicanio** » Wed 17 Mar, 2010 23:12

Went to the Sheffield office today - was in there about 10 minutes and came out with everything I needed to put my shiny new plates on this evening!!

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Thu 18 Mar, 2010 12:57

cheers Dicanio for the update, i will be there april 1st. if i can find it !!

Dicanio · Post by **Dicanio** » Thu 18 Mar, 2010 19:37

Quite easy to find, best to go a bit later in the day as it can be busy in a morning and especially around lunchtime.

The 1st could be especially busy, as they'll be shut for 4 days after that.

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 14:09

Hi guys - quick personal plate question. Spotted a plate I like with my initials for a reasonable price - is currently on retention until next year and assignment fee has been paid. What does the latter mean? With this in mind, is there anything extra to pay to get the plates on my Z3? (DVLA seems to be currently blocked at work

)

Cheers!

Daz2626 · Post by **Daz2626** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 16:39

[quote="Geoff H"]You could have a problem with the ZRoadster logo, it has to be a garage name to be legal, My eldest son got a ticket for the same sort of thing

If you get pulled, say they were on when you bought the car, and it passed it's M.O.T with em

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 16:47

good call Daz but the previous owner has to have the same initials.

think though the boys in blue will know how long you had the car and when you did the reg transfer change as this type of info is available to them and to anyone who searches.
not sure about plates on retention , the assignment fee i believe is the actual transfer to your car. thinks its £80
as for the zroadster logo i will just act daft , which i do well

and blame the plate manufactures for saying they were legal and im so very sorry officer.

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 16:49

good call Daz but the previous owner has to have the same initials.

think though the boys in blue will know how long you had the car and when you did the reg transfer change as this type of info is available to them and to anyone who searches.
not sure about plates on retention , the assignment fee i believe is the actual transfer to your car. thinks its £80
as for the zroadster logo i will just act daft , which i do well

and blame the plate manufactures for saying they were legal and im so very sorry officer.

nobynom8ss · Post by **nobynom8ss** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 17:28

[quote="Canman"]good call Daz but the previous owner has to have the same initials.

think though the boys in blue will know how long you had the car and when you did the reg transfer change as this type of info is available to them and to anyone who searches.
not sure about plates on retention , the assignment fee i believe is the actual transfer to your car. thinks its £80
as for the zroadster logo i will just act daft , which i do well

and blame the plate manufactures for saying they were legal and im so very sorry officer.

[/quote]
when i had mine made up i had aylstone judo club put on mine these have been on now for 5 months and no problems as yet

shame is i dont no how put on photos any help with this would be good

Daz2626 · Post by **Daz2626** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 19:48

My contribution
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Got these from fancy plates.com can't remember how much they were.
So far so good with the Boys in Blue

The letters and spacings haven't been messed about with and there is no flag on the left hand side. I think their nicely subtle

Am now wondering what Canmans middle name could be

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 20:12

Jennifer

Daz2626 · Post by **Daz2626** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 20:17

Canman wrote:Jennifer

Mines Tallulah

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Wed 28 Apr, 2010 20:21

you told me it was Tracey

smartypants · Post by **smartypants** » Fri 30 Apr, 2010 16:26

I want to find a plate for my Griffith, never liked private plates but I just don't like mine (weird I know) plus the rear is tatty and needs to be replaced anyway, so thought I might as well look at getting a private one at the same time.

Looking at 500, GRF, TVR my initials etc but just can't settle on one! And no before anyone mentions it I haven't looked at "AA" or "RAC"

GazHyde · Post by **GazHyde** » Fri 30 Apr, 2010 17:27

smartypants wrote:Looking at 500, GRF, TVR my initials etc but just can't settle on one!

I spent weeks staring at the DVLA site. A mate in the office came up with the perfect one after 10mins thinking. I couldn't figure how I hadn't spotted it. Shame I had to let that go with the car I put it on.

Current plate on my 5 series means something to me. Got another couple of ideas lined up for the Z but not desperately obvious. Probably going for a plate which is 1 character off what I have on the 5 (when I have some spare cash of course...)!

RobBruce · Post by **RobBruce** » Fri 30 Apr, 2010 19:54

Daz2626 wrote:
Geoff H wrote:You could have a problem with the ZRoadster logo, it has to be a garage name to be legal, My eldest son got a ticket for the same sort of thing

If you get pulled, say they were on when you bought the car, and it passed it's M.O.T with em

Hmmm - I wouldn't recommend trying that "it passed the MoT" line, else you could find yourself taking another one real soon!

Be nice and polite, and carry your legal road plates in the boot, in case you forget to take your show plates off....

(Unless they're 'German' style - then you're having a ticket!!

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smartypants · Post by **smartypants** » Sat 01 May, 2010 06:54

Gazhyde wrote:
smartypants wrote:Looking at 500, GRF, TVR my initials etc but just can't settle on one!
I spent weeks staring at the DVLA site. A mate in the office came up with the perfect one after 10mins thinking. I couldn't figure how I hadn't spotted it. Shame I had to let that go with the car I put it on.

Current plate on my 5 series means something to me. Got another couple of ideas lined up for the Z but not desperately obvious. Probably going for a plate which is 1 character off what I have on the 5 (when I have some spare cash of course...)!

I am very very bored of looking at private plate sites now!

Alex L · Post by **Alex L** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 15:07

and here it is on the new eco company wagon

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 19:14

Nice one Alex

I wanted TH10MAS for my son but it went for silly money at auction

Wrinkley · Post by **Wrinkley** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 19:26

Not really into them,but I bought my car with the reg on it which seems to suit it so I'll leave it on.

R1GWE

Steve

VikingSven · Post by **VikingSven** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 21:09

I can't decide between S123 OMG and S123 WTF

(S123 = SL (my initials) Z3)

Someone near my parents has THE 805S

seaDog · Post by **seaDog** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 09:55

The 11 plates have been released today. What a frustrating website the dvla one is. Anyway after 90 mins of trying, finally managed to get the plate I have been waiting 10 years for ! Sad I know !

My wife is Gail and I am Jas so;

GA11 JAS

fits the bill.

It will never see the cold light of day on a zed though

If we get divorced, she gets GA11 and I get JAS, sorted !

Cheers

jontymo · Post by **jontymo** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 11:14

seaDog wrote:The 11 plates have been released today. What a frustrating website the dvla one is. Anyway after 90 mins of trying, finally managed to get the plate I have been waiting 10 years for ! Sad I know !

My wife is Gail and I am Jas so;

GA11 JAS

fits the bill.

It will never see the cold light of day on a zed though

If we get divorced, she gets GA11 and I get JAS, sorted !

Cheers

All you need now is the sunstrip on you windscreen with Gail and Jas

seaDog · Post by **seaDog** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 11:24

Got one !

Jas ----------- Ma Bitch

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 11:26

Hi

Yes the 11 plate brings a lot of options into play
I was contacted by reg tranfers
asking did I want to buy
HA11 ONE
HA11 TWO
about £3K each

Forgot to mention my name
Ray Hall

Problem is you need a new car to out it on

seaDog · Post by **seaDog** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 12:39

No, you don't need a car, just extend the entitlement for £25 a year once purchased until at some point in the future you buy a car younger than 1/3/2011.

Jas

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 13:03

hi

I cant see a change of car happening
not that new anyway

I already have plate on retention
R11 BLH which i will probably end up selling one day
dont have apprpriate car to put on
i already have
My Work van R11 BLD (Builders)
My ///M 58 BLH
Wifes Car S8 BLH
Still pissed off missing out on BOY511H
on Auction £550 away on hols at time

would have gone on sprite

Ray

TaffZee · Post by **TaffZee** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 13:37

Mine was easy to find and cheap:

L33 3 JYM

Lena (or Lee as I call My Missus)

Regards

Lee & Jim

seaDog · Post by **seaDog** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 14:05

Mmm maybe it will end up on a zed one day !

Here's hoping but definately not on my z3.

Boysie · Post by **Boysie** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 16:36

hi seaDog

A nicely placed fixing screw and white cap on the first one (1)
would look fantastic
I have R11 with the fixing screw and black cap between the two ones
looks great and its a proper fixing not just glued on plate

Ray

Alex L · Post by **Alex L** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 19:02

Boysie wrote:Hi

Yes the 11 plate brings a lot of options into play
I was contacted by reg tranfers
asking did I want to buy
HA11 ONE
HA11 TWO
about £3K each

Forgot to mention my name
Ray Hall

Problem is you need a new car to out it on

I'll sell them to you for £1k each.....alternatively go on the DVLA website as they're only £599 a piece

simonbud100 · Post by **simonbud100** » Tue 07 Dec, 2010 20:55

As a result of reading this thread and looking at the DVLA web site I am now £400 poorer... in fact SK11NTT!!!

There are some cracking plates on there today, being the first day of release of the 11 plates. There are some pretty good looking investments to be had if you get in early and are prepared to keep a plate on retention for a couple of years. Got to be a better bet than putting money in the bank for a 2% return.

paulmez3 · Post by **paulmez3** » Wed 16 Feb, 2011 19:17

gje76 wrote:Hi,

I got an irish plate on ebay for £30, did cost £80 to transfer. But with a random T plate wanted to update the car and with a little spacing adds a little to the car. In Devon and not been stopped or even see many an enforcer, so for the price was happy. It Me Z3 initt..

ME Z3 822

If I could spend a few more quid the would have add some initials, but for the price more than happy and sure it might help a resell if I ever decide... Of course have the MEZ 3822 in the boot as I forgot to change them since the show..

paulmez3 · Post by **paulmez3** » Wed 16 Feb, 2011 19:29

my christmas prezzie from the wife was ME Z3 999 it looks good on my 1999 2.0 zed. bought for £225 on fleebay.

Alex L · Post by **Alex L** » Thu 17 Feb, 2011 01:04

Much to the amusement of Rob Bruce, I got pulled and fined for my plate on Saturday by some jobsworth copper

Ian Kelly · Post by **Ian Kelly** » Thu 17 Feb, 2011 07:37

That's harsh getting fined.

I got pulled last year for (amongst other things) having an illegally spaced number plate. The officer let me off with a warning. Cue gratuitous shot of my old 'toy', an R1 engined Fisher Fury, sold last year to get the Z3M -

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49790352@N06/4859614422/" title="131 by Ian Kelly2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/485 ... d60d73.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="131" /></a>

Buz007 · Post by **Buz007** » Fri 18 Mar, 2011 18:46

the irish ones are the way to go for us because they get away with having a Z in the lettering

the bloke i got mine from (ON Z3 007) was brilliant family business and was all done in about 6 weeks think i paid 90 quid for that plus 80 reg fee but well chuffed with it

OXO · Post by **OXO** » Fri 18 Mar, 2011 20:04

simonbud100 wrote:As a result of reading this thread and looking at the DVLA web site I am now £400 poorer... in fact SK11NTT!!!

There are some cracking plates on there today, being the first day of release of the 11 plates. There are some pretty good looking investments to be had if you get in early and are prepared to keep a plate on retention for a couple of years. Got to be a better bet than putting money in the bank for a 2% return.

Except you can't put a new plate on an older car. i.e. anything made before this year..

maurice the martian · Post by **maurice the martian** » Sat 19 Mar, 2011 09:57

I just had to have mine ,initials and username link,all for £250.all in

muckyman · Post by **muckyman** » Sat 19 Mar, 2011 12:49

Personally, I don't like private plates unless it's something really relevant to the car without needing spaced show plates.
My car came with M30 YOY (which spaces to M3 OY OY )
Stuck it onto regtransfers to sell for me straight away. Looking forward to getting a standard aged plate now, and a bit of cash too

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sat 19 Mar, 2011 15:43

No spacing or MOT issues

Canman · Post by **Canman** » Sat 19 Mar, 2011 22:27

What a great plate Jonttt, do you own that ?

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sun 20 Mar, 2011 02:32

Yep

Buz007 · Post by **Buz007** » Sun 20 Mar, 2011 10:55

cracking plate is that Jonttt

simonbud100 · Post by **simonbud100** » Sun 13 Nov, 2011 09:54

simonbud100 wrote:As a result of reading this thread and looking at the DVLA web site I am now £400 poorer... in fact SK11NTT!!!

There are some cracking plates on there today, being the first day of release of the 11 plates. There are some pretty good looking investments to be had if you get in early and are prepared to keep a plate on retention for a couple of years. Got to be a better bet than putting money in the bank for a 2% return.

Old thread I know, sorry, but wanted to share this. Guy with a Roller bought the plate, which paid for my Z

http://thumbsnap.com/XLzLqX6d

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sun 13 Nov, 2011 10:57

Wow that's ace we'll done

By pure coincidence we've just picked up a phantom coupe at work and that would have looked ace on it, wish I had remembered this thread now

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