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Personalised number plates - cringey?

289 replies

AmyAmb · 29/04/2025 17:00

Inspired by the mum I see most mornings on the school run. Range Rover, personalised plate, leggings tucked into white socks - I’m sure you know the type!

Anyway, personalised number plates - yay or nay?

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HausofHolbein · 29/04/2025 18:37

I love them! When I'm sat in traffic, I like to have a look and try to work out what they are. Like a PP, the business ones make me laugh.

ExitPursuedByABare · 29/04/2025 18:36

Mine’s my initials. Easy Christmas or birthday present. Dd has one.

Monty88 · 29/04/2025 18:36

So tacky!

buriedminion · 29/04/2025 18:35

I’m glad this came up because this week I saw 2 that I am dying to know who owns them, first one was B1G AK and the other was 1 PU. DH and I were guessing, Amir Khan (driver too old) second Peter Ustinov? (Couldn’t see driver). Any other suggestions?

LoveTKO · 29/04/2025 18:32

Chavvy….I’m happy to judge.

Seeyouincourtkeithyoutwat · 29/04/2025 18:31

My Dad bought my Mum one must be around 30 years ago. It has become a very very popular acronym and is worth a lot of money now. Dad died two years ago and it will pass to me, I would never sell it. I think you're being stuck up and judgy along with other in here. Not nice OP.

ItsSummerSoon · 29/04/2025 18:27

LlynTegid · 29/04/2025 18:24

You mean Range Rover that they would fail their driving test if they had to take it in one?

As for leggings, I wonder who invented them and having a laugh at every fashion victim's expense.

The slim young people can carry most things off.

LlynTegid · 29/04/2025 18:24

You mean Range Rover that they would fail their driving test if they had to take it in one?

As for leggings, I wonder who invented them and having a laugh at every fashion victim's expense.

BruceAndNosh · 29/04/2025 18:22

Mumsnet.com hates them. "More money than sense" etc.
I love mine, I've had it for 25 years and the initial cost plus the cost of transferring it to each new car has still cost significantly less than a single Mulberry Bayswater handbag.

thegoodlifeha · 29/04/2025 18:20

Hiddenmyname · 29/04/2025 17:14

I think they have had their day... probably because people change their cars so often now it's not necessary to hide their age. You do tend to see them on Rangerovers, trying to disguise the fact it's quite an old cheaper model.
I have one on retention from years ago, but I think it's tacky and too easy to identify the driver. Also a hassle putting it on a new car every year!

Who the hell is getting a new car every year?

ItsSummerSoon · 29/04/2025 18:18

AmyAmb · 29/04/2025 17:00

Inspired by the mum I see most mornings on the school run. Range Rover, personalised plate, leggings tucked into white socks - I’m sure you know the type!

Anyway, personalised number plates - yay or nay?

Yo be fair. Tucking your leggings in socks is not a show off snobby thing. The Gen Z's are all doing it.

Gardeningleaverocks · 29/04/2025 18:16

I have a personalised plate it's just my initials and part of my last name, hubby bought it for valentines day. His reason was because I can't remember number plates, i don't know why I just can't, he said if I ever got pulled over they would have a field day. Some people have others prefer not to have, each to their own

Hellohah · 29/04/2025 18:11

We were behind someone with the reg ... MMIIKE the other day.

DS made me really chuckle when he asked whether I thought poor Mike had a stutter.

KeyWorker · 29/04/2025 18:10

I drive a car with personalised plates but it’s not a Range Rover and I’d never tuck my leggings into socks. Is is specifically the socks that make it unacceptable?

Tooty78 · 29/04/2025 18:07

SocksShmocks · 29/04/2025 17:13

I don’t like baby on board signs because they seem to be saying ‘don’t hit my car there’s an important baby on board but everyone else’s car is fair game’.

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Can't remember which comedian said it, but they were ripping into people who have the stickers with all the Mum,Dad plus kids stuck on the rear window.
He called it a paedophiles menu🤮

HowDoYouSolveAProblemLikeMyRear · 29/04/2025 18:07

I don't like them and suspect many might be bought by slightly shallow types!

However, I wouldn't make assumptions about any particular individual with one - how would I know if it were a gift they use so as not to cause offence or if it's even their own car.

Plus, when "nouveau" pops into my head, I'd do well to remember that my snobbery is a moral failing, whereas a lack of taste is no such thing 😣

Bonbonvanilla · 29/04/2025 18:00

I don't like the ones that spell a word, especially when it doesn't quite work, but I think there's a place for number and initials ones.

springintoaction321 · 29/04/2025 18:00

WinterMorn · 29/04/2025 17:06

100% tacky

So what

I think there are much worse things to worry about!

TheMasterplan23 · 29/04/2025 17:58

Each to their own but I’m not a fan.

I think it’s just a cringey way of showing people you’ve got a bit of extra money*

*unless you’re my Ex who has ‘no money’ 🙄

toomanydicksonthedancefloor1 · 29/04/2025 17:58

Personally I hate Range Rovers (but only because me and DH run a car dealership and we’ve had to pay for new engines in 2 days of them that were only 3.5 years old they are absolute shite, saying that I get why people like them). I also hate the socks over leggings thing but I’m not trendy particularly so what would I know. But I love private number plates, we have about 10 on our car collection and they all follow a sort of ‘theme’ with similar formats. But everyone is different and who the heck cares and why are you judging her? She’s probably an absolutely lovely person. I would only judge her if she wasn’t a nice person to be honest.

TheTecknician · 29/04/2025 17:58

@NeedToChangeName I guess for many they're an ego boost.

thischarmimgwoman · 29/04/2025 17:57

I wouldn’t have one but I look at some of them and struggle to see what they’re trying to spell! Too much of a stretch, or I’m thick!

Searchingforthelight · 29/04/2025 17:56

Are leggings tucked into white socks some sort of look now?
She should smarten herself up- sounds awful

Cynic17 · 29/04/2025 17:56

It would definitely be a "nay" for me, but everyone is free to do whatever they like.

NeedToChangeName · 29/04/2025 17:56

I think they're naff and tacky, but difficult to articulate why