Personalised number plates
I was recently party to a conversation where some friends were discussing which personalised registration would look best on his new BMW. I think they are a completely waste of money and just show the owner to have more ego than sense.

Edit: fixed some poor grammar. Always proofread.
(Rilux might be pregnant and has bum-aids, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 15:52, 8 replies)

I agree entirely
I have no desire to have a useless accessory on my car which draws attention to myself.

I'd rather spend the money on something which will be of some use to me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 15:54, closed)

Can't dispute this.
Have a click.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:23, closed)

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I laugh like a loon when I see a BMW with 'BMW' on the numberplate. And why do the indicators on BMW's never work?
( Thickey, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:44, closed)

It's even funnier
when you see someone who obviously used to have a BMW, driving around with a number plate like X5 BMW, which is currently on a VW Polo or something!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 8:20, closed)

I just find
it sad that people spend THOUSANDS on a combination of letters and numbers, that only make fleeting sense if you illegally mis-space them. The only time they make sense is for Chauffeur driven cars and coaches that want to hide the age of the vehicle.
Why not just allow vanity plates of any combination like they do in most states in the USA.
(Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:23, closed)

I wonder if
WAN K3R is available from the DVLA? It would look great on a BMW.
(Lo Pan is in big trouble, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 10:08, closed)

I've never seen the point either..
I mean, someone driving around in a car with FR4NK on the reg plate, thinking he's very clever that it almost spells his name.
However, as far as I know, he could be called "Trevor"....
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 10:10, closed)

Yes!
I got in trouble for saying that a while back. This guy seemed personally offended because I can't understand why anyone would want to spend thousands on a license plate. He didn't have one, but did have an ego the size of Jupiter so perhaps he wanted one.
Which reminds me of another one: Tyre black.
Yes, that's right, this same arsehole used to paint his tyres with black paint. He didn't even have a particularly good car.
(xanthine, Mon 19 Oct 2009, 2:26, closed)