Personalised number plates

[Cleanbedsheets]

Why do people spend so much money on these?

AIBU to think that the only possible reason for having a PNP is to be a bit braggy?

My DP wants to get me one for my upcoming birthday, I have said it is a waste of money and to not bother. DP doesn't understand.

Your thoughts?

Most of the expensive handbag buyers I know buy new and buy several so wearing out isn't an issue. I manage entirely without one most of the time. I can put stuff in cheaper bags and keep replacing them for less than the cost of a high end bag.

I have a spendy habit on technology but that is because I like working with and using it - I could do my job and enjoy media etc with cheaper devices perfectly well.

In both cases few people will be able to distinguish between mid range and high range.

Having experienced number cloning, a clearly personalised number plate would be worth money in the bank as well as huge amounts of time saved. I am considering it for that reason alone. I have no desire to repeat the experience and the utter PITA of endless calls, letters, updates etc for every ticket issued to every organisation and the police.

I don't get it either. I understand people like to give them to mark special birthdays etc but seems odd to me. I'm not keen on personalised stuff in general though!

They're deeply naff

But that's ok

I always hear them referred to as Vanity Plates

Sometimes it's about the car, like a lot of VW's have DUB for example. It can add to a sense of belonging and is a way of making that vehicle stand out, just like any other modification to bodywork etc if someone is really into their cars as a hobby they will go to meet ups or car shows and it's fun for them.

I haven't said they cause anyone any harm, nor have I said you're flawed. I'm merely pointing out that having a personalised number plate makes you look like a twat. That is all. Peace.

Yet you said...

Twatty
Vanity project
'Look at me, I'm special'

I think if you are suggesting I am vain, twatty, think I'm special and look like a twat, you are absolutely saying I am flawed.

Have a think about all the things you are saying to me, becsue I choose to buy something you don't, and ask yourself who really has the flaws, becsue it isn't me putting anyone down for their choices.

They're called 'vanity plates' for a reason.
Which is why a lot of people think the whole thing is frankly chav central twatty. Only the people in the business of selling them on call them 'cherished' plates.

My dh bought me one as a present. It's quite sweet as it does mean something to us and I could t say no to it as he would have been hurt, but I find it quite embarrassing (if I think about it at all). Just seems a ridiculous thing to spend money on really. His whole family have them so I think he thought I felt left out

Once you’ve had one you can’t go back. It’s nice

Both of us own plates of the form 123 XYZ or XYZ 123 where XYZ are our initials and the 123 are numbers that mean something to us.

Not yet got them on the cars, but will mean that it's no longer obvious how old our cars are - which is coming up for 8 and 9 years, respectively. We could buy newer, but see no reason to.

I have no time for mis-spaced or similar plates, but see nothing wrong with something like 123 XYZ. It's a small amount of money in the grand scheme of things.

Can't see the point myself. So I don't have one. What other people do is none of my business.

I don't, mine makes my car look older as it's a standard number plate but with my initials at the end and the other letters and numbers also mean something to me.

When I had an accident a few years ago I had to argue with the man collecting the car that I didn't need an MOT as the car was less than 3 years old. He was arguing I did and was driving illegally and then the penny dropped, the number plate made the car look nearly 20 years old when it was less than 3.

Naff (IMO) but harmless.

I definitely would not want them.

I think reverse snobbery is tacky.
A bit like out competing to have the cheapest car.

I own one but don’t use it. I can’t imagine describing someone as a ‘twat’ over something so trivial!

We have themmon two of our cars. One isn't immediately obvious unless you know who we are and the other is a car indicator eg 123 BMW which has a considerable value so a great investment.

They are not doing any harm. People are allowed to buy the plates. Others are allowed to find them tacky. It doesn’t matter.

I am sure their friends don’t want and care about your sons judging their drinking too 🤷🏼‍♀️ They can still drink though.

A van near us has a variation on POO. My kids love it. And they are 18 and 19!

Who is het up?

Like most people, I don’t give them a second thought unless asked about them like on this thread, or if I see one. Which isn’t that often.

And I find any blatant logos or flashiness tacky. Whether that’s Burberry logos head to toe or personalised number plates.

Why is it an issue if people can see how old your car is though? You can get a good idea by the style/model anyway!

I have one 😳My original number plate I didn't like at all as it looked like it spelled out 'puke' so I changed it to a personalised one which wasn't in use. The only reason we had a personalised one was because the old car was bought abroad and so we needed a UK reg plate. I much prefer the personalised one and it's just the pre-2001 format of reg plates so doesn't really stand out much (maybe?!) It does have the first 3 letters of my surname on though!

If I could get a set for a fiver, I'd have it. My refusal to have them is soley down to the cost.

My car is 12 years old. The private plate does conceal that but the model has since been updated so anyone who is into cars will know it's not new.

The ones with more money than sense in my opinion are those who take out a PCP or similar, pay hundreds each month and then do exactly the same every 3 years, chopping it in for a new car and another 3 years contract. They have a big ongoing liability and no car to call their own at the end of it. However, that's their choice.

I have a private plate on my company car but it's relevant to the business branding. I don't care either way and certainly wouldn't spend my own money on it but whatever.
It's no more of a waste of money than anything else aesthetic and/or entirely unnecessary I guess.

This.