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Re: Personal plates
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Re: Personal plates
bruce wrote:People buy the stupidest plates ie. YOLK... Why, and why would you pay one dollar for it?!
its like .....why do dogs lick thier dicks.....because they can.
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Re: Personal plates
Some of the best personalised plates I have seen (all NSW). Well, good enough that I remember them...
'EARNER' black on yellow plate with a learner's L plate to the left, on a driver training company car.
'L', black on yellow plate on a red Lamborghini Countach that lived on The Hill in Newcastle. Apparently owned by a man with the surname Lucky!
'ALL469' on a black Capri Clubsport, lowered with gold Simmons, very clean. Driver looked like a body builder.
'EARNER' black on yellow plate with a learner's L plate to the left, on a driver training company car.
'L', black on yellow plate on a red Lamborghini Countach that lived on The Hill in Newcastle. Apparently owned by a man with the surname Lucky!
'ALL469' on a black Capri Clubsport, lowered with gold Simmons, very clean. Driver looked like a body builder.
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Re: Personal plates
Hi. The better plates which have been issued but I have never seen them used are:
Our1, Our12, and there are more its so long ago I have forgotten them. I guess you have heard of the plate which was issued if NSW and the owner was asked to return it . It was 6uldv8
Our1, Our12, and there are more its so long ago I have forgotten them. I guess you have heard of the plate which was issued if NSW and the owner was asked to return it . It was 6uldv8
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Re: Personal plates
Couple of cars around here with 'his.xxx' and 'her.xxx'. xxx being the model number.



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Re: Personal plates
Where's 455MAN ?
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Re: Personal plates
Lokiel wrote:Where's 455MAN ?
A friend of mine has ARS720. 720 degrees being 2 circles. I want to get an Assman sticker for him.
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Re: Personal plates
Personal plates are obviously a personal choice as to what appeals. If they weren't so exorbitant I would consider them. There are some clever ones, or ones that speak to the owner, but the ones that annoy me are the ones that tell you what car it is. "BMW M3" and the like, for example. I know what the car is because I know cars, I don't need to be told. Anyone who doesn't know what an M3 is doesn't care that it's an M3!
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Re: Personal plates
ManiacLachy wrote: but the ones that annoy me are the ones that tell you what car it is.
Especially when the badge says exactly the same thing six inches above..

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Re: Personal plates
ManiacLachy wrote:Personal plates are obviously a personal choice as to what appeals. If they weren't so exorbitant I would consider them. There are some clever ones, or ones that speak to the owner, but the ones that annoy me are the ones that tell you what car it is. "BMW M3" and the like, for example. I know what the car is because I know cars, I don't need to be told. Anyone who doesn't know what an M3 is doesn't care that it's an M3!
So I can't interest you in a set of these plates for cheap?

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Re: Personal plates
Moving on to these Lokiel? ...

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Re: Personal plates
KevGoat wrote:Moving on to these Lokiel? ...
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Re: Personal plates
Hey! I kinda get away with it because (if I'm honest) it also relates to my usage 


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Re: Personal plates
I had an interesting experience with the MX5 related QLD personal plates on my ND recently.
I received a speed camera fine from Victoria where I haven’t dríven for 4 or 5 years and never in the ND, $435 + 3 demerit point. When I pull up the photo, same rego but different colour ND with NSW plates. WTF!
Victoria Police wouldn’t accept that it was a different car, despite the evidence I provided… see you in court. Eventually managed to go through the Department of Justice to get the infringement withdrawn without going to court, but what a major waste of time and effort.
With regular plates the chance of copping the same rego on the same make and model would have to be next to zero.
I received a speed camera fine from Victoria where I haven’t dríven for 4 or 5 years and never in the ND, $435 + 3 demerit point. When I pull up the photo, same rego but different colour ND with NSW plates. WTF!
Victoria Police wouldn’t accept that it was a different car, despite the evidence I provided… see you in court. Eventually managed to go through the Department of Justice to get the infringement withdrawn without going to court, but what a major waste of time and effort.
With regular plates the chance of copping the same rego on the same make and model would have to be next to zero.
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Re: Personal plates
Interesting. Maybe VicPol legislation does not have a specific section for that circumstance, thus court is the only option?
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