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#39888 - 20/01/10 09:13 PM Which number plate?
BigDefNeil Offline
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Registered: 15/10/09
Posts: 114
Loc: Herts, UK
I've treated myself to the Morgan - and I'm also thinking I should treat myself to a decent number plate for it.

When I saw the car it had black and silver plates on (as you may have seen in the piccies I posted) - and that looked rather good I thought. A timeless car with dateless plates. But unfortunately the previous owner want to keep that reg and so the car is currently back on it's original 188 F-reg number.

I'd like to change the number but I am not going to pay silly money - £500 tops. I'd like your opinions ('cause I cannot make up my mind).

Thanks in advance.
Which number plate?
Only one choice allowed (15 total votes)
Dateless but meaningless (best of these is MNZ 474) - 5 (33%)
F-reg MOG plate (best of these is F14 MOG) - 10 (67%)
Voting on this poll ends: 31/01/10 10:11 PM
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#39891 - 20/01/10 10:11 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: BigDefNeil]
GLLHG Offline
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Registered: 26/05/09
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Loc: South Wales UK
Originally Posted By: BigDefNeil
I've treated myself to the Morgan - and I'm also thinking I should treat myself to a decent number plate for it.



I can't vote on this becuase I think it is asking for far too simplistic an anwer to a totally subjective question. I have one but that's because I am a megalomaniac. For others, surely the reasons are so diverse that it is, afrer all, a purely personal thing?

regards,
G
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#39894 - 21/01/10 07:59 AM Re: Which number plate? [Re: GLLHG]
Graham, G4FUJ Offline
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Registered: 03/07/07
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I'd agree with Gerwyn here.

Never bought a special plate. Thought about having my amateur radio call sign, but I'm not into throwing money away.

As far as we know the plate on my 4/4 is original. One of my Prescott colleagues keeps saying I should change it, but her son was killed a few years ago in a collision with a deer. It gives the guy on traffic, just up the road, a bit of amusement every time he sees it.

Cheers,
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#39896 - 21/01/10 08:18 AM Re: Which number plate? [Re: Graham, G4FUJ]
Trevor Offline
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Registered: 25/10/07
Posts: 367
I am not keen on plates that relay what the car is: MOG on a Morgan or BMW on a BMW etc but like clever personal registrations that make you think.

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#39906 - 21/01/10 02:46 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: Trevor]
Brian V Offline
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Registered: 29/09/07
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Loc: Jersey, Channel Islands
A dateless reg would be better if you want black and white plates. Still illegal, but unlikley to get anyones attention I would have thought?

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#39909 - 21/01/10 03:17 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: Brian V]
Rbt Aero8 Offline
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Registered: 27/02/09
Posts: 435
Loc: Great Britain
Couldn't agree more!
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#39920 - 21/01/10 06:11 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: Rbt Aero8]
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Registered: 11/12/08
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I'm not keen on spending on plates but have been quite lucky. The plate on the Roadster came with my 1980 BGT, when "1V" plates were normal issue. When I saw it, I liked the straight lines. Sad but true. 'NKH 1V', and at that time it was on a smaller than standard plate. So it cost nothing, (and means nothing), and when the BGT was sold I put it on the Golf until the Morgan came along. But then it got complicated because the Morgan came with C2 GBW. I thought about selling that, but decided to put it on MrsW's Polo. So that was two meaninless plates for nowt. Then in a rush of blood to the head I bought V11 NKH for the Golf...........I think it was £500. The 'V1' alternative was too much hard earned.... for somebody with a Yorkshire disposition.

I like to see pre 62 six digit (or less) plates on black/silver, whether ABC 123, 123 ABC, AB 1234, or 1234 AB.
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#39924 - 21/01/10 07:45 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: DaveW]
Rbt Aero8 Offline
Learner Plates Off!

Registered: 27/02/09
Posts: 435
Loc: Great Britain
Ah Dave it's a well known fact that the best numbers aren't always the most expensive!

Regards,

Robert
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#39926 - 21/01/10 08:00 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: BigDefNeil]
lightsphere Offline
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Registered: 29/06/08
Posts: 563
Loc: County Down
Neil

The MNZ registration is a Northern Ireland original number, usually there is a an additional transfer charge when this is used on a GB based vehicle, hopefully this is already factored into the price.
I have gone for an interesting number rather than something that has meaning, consider it like modern art
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#39928 - 21/01/10 08:21 PM Re: Which number plate? [Re: lightsphere]
asbojohn Offline
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Registered: 23/07/07
Posts: 1742
Loc: Cambridgeshire
Not sure where my plates fits in this equation. laugh2 laugh2 laugh2

Have the original plate from my Jag still all I need to find is someone whose 541 and called HPP sherlock
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