Re: [lro] OT - British Registration Letters

From: Mark Pilkington (mark@skywagons.com)
Date: Tue Mar 04 2003 - 15:20:59 EST

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    Frank,
        What you are not mentioning to the American Audience where a personal plate
    is $20, is that COM 1C cost that git $75,000 to buy.
    Mark

    Frank Elson wrote:

    > Now here's a really good one.
    > Sometimes, by accident, words are thrown up on Brit reg plates. COM 1C,
    > f'rinstance is owned by a famous comedian in this country.
    > The DVLC (who issue these plates) realised a few years ago that the pages
    > and pages of reg plates for sale in newspapers were making a lot of money.
    > (It's a complicated procedure to transfer a reg plate from another vehicle
    > but it can be done).
    > So the DVLC started to sell interesting reg plates. The record used to be
    > (may be beaten by now) ANG 1E which some prat bought for his
    > girlfriend/wife.
    > HOWEVER, and this bit I really like, there are legal requirements to the
    > letters on plates and you can be fined for not keeping to them.
    > Hence, if the blokes who bought COM 1C and ANG 1E from the effing
    > government remember, have plates made up without the spaces COM1C and ANG1E
    > the self-same government can have them nicked and fine them.
    > Double standards anyone?
    >
    > not that this stops anyone from doing it of course, most people who can
    > afford these plates can afford a fine every month or two!
    >
    > Best Cheers
    >
    > Reverend Frank
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