To think i'll be judged with a private numberplate?

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I bought a used car recently, & the seller had a private plate on it which he didn't want to keep so it stayed on the car.
I don't really care about it & it doesn't appear to mean anything - it's just a standard 6 digit age-hiding plate.

Do you think I will get judged for having a car with a private plate? Seen as snobby? Do you judge?

YABU = yes

It will cost me about £80 or so to remove it & revert to the standard one I think.

I’m another one who wouldn’t notice unless it’s a word. And even then I wouldn’t bother judging so they are wasted on people like me.

So long as it's properly registered. A lot of private plates aren't, which make them illegal, and you could be stopped and fined and told to change them back.

Personally I wouldn't think twice about it- so many people have private plates now that it's fairly commonplace.

I'm probably more likely to judge the car not the number plate.

If I see one, I probably do associate it with boy racers and bad driving. I may also assume that the owner has more money than sense. If I bought a second hand car with one on, I certainly wouldn't waste £80 to change it though. Does what I think affect the owner? How could it, they wouldn't even know what I was thinking.

@mummyh2016

Only on MN have I known people think they're tacky

Hmm I would disagree. I have come across plenty of people in real life who think they are naff. Afraid I'm with them.

I generally wouldn’t notice - they’re so commonplace.

I tend to think people get private plates to hide how old their car is😂 just cause one of my mates did

Don't bother spending £80 to re-register it. Who cares if busy-bodies judge your plate x

Mine was a present from my husband. I haven't put it on my current car but really should. I don't think people care these days - many people have them and I'm not driving a supercar that people are likely to give a second glance!

I wouldn't judge someone but I personally think they are tacky as hell.
Who cares though what other people think - life is too short to worry about what people think of you

Unless it spelled a word I'd never even notice, and even then probably only if I was sat behind it at the lights. Seriously don't waste your money, no one really cares about this stuff except on here.

The best one I have noticed (and that's only because it was outside school everyday) was DOG P00

@flakymate

I generally wouldn’t notice - they’re so commonplace.

I tend to think people get private plates to hide how old their car is😂 just cause one of my mates did

Mine makes mine look older than it is (unintentionally). 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't care what other people think. But I do care what I think .... which is that personalised number plates are tacky. So I'd definitely get rid.

I would judge you....yes

@DdraigGoch

If I see one, I probably do associate it with boy racers and bad driving. I may also assume that the owner has more money than sense. If I bought a second hand car with one on, I certainly wouldn't waste £80 to change it though. Does what I think affect the owner? How could it, they wouldn't even know what I was thinking.

So sick of sexism around cars. I drive a high performance car. I have advanced and racing licences. Never had any points or accidents.

Someone comments “don’t expect a woman to get out of a car like that” almost daily. And plenty sidle up to me at the lights and show surprise at the middle aged female - briefly: I’m a few hundred metres past the line by the time they’ve found 1st gear.

Don’t notice unless it spells a word or similar or is on stunning car.
Not sure anyone would think snobby anyway many in mn think they are naff ! Depends what you mean by ‘snobby’ I guess.

I judge private plates I also wouldn’t pay to swap out a private plate 🤷🏼‍♀️ Don’t worry about it OP

I’d keep it unless if it looks okay, and change it if it were a naff looking one.

We bought a second hand car with Northern Irish plates that began GIL and four numbers. I am not, and as far as I know no one in my family has ever been known as Gill.

The only issue we ever had was people (mostly mechanics at the MOT centre) calling me Gill.

I don't drive. I think they're a bit wanky, but honestly I wouldn't give it a second thought if I knew you

I judge those who speed and those who drive their kids without car seats.

They're not seen as 'snobby' at all; quite the opposite in fact!😂🤣

These plates are a lower class thing, my dear!

It will cost about £80 to change it, but obviously you could sell it. I'd definitely be finding out how much it's worth.

Yknow these lower class things, they can turn up trumps.
Mine's five digits and I've been offered high four figures.
Not bad really considering the car it came on cost £750 (RIP pink peril cincequento)

If you really need to know why not take a poll as you drive around, put a sign on your car saying “honk if you think my reg is naff”

Who cares and how would you ever know what strangers driving past you think

I wouldnt notice