Alison H Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 you just blew my mind. i think i gotta go lie down now. I still can't comprehend what generates these values... maybe just a lot of rich people in England who already have nice cars and want to take it to the next level. Our ex-client had so much money, that he didn't know what to do with it, but he did donate millions to charity He came from a humble background, and made his millions by inventing a product that's widely used by the military. Sadly, he died in 2010, leaving £340m to his family, of which they have donated millions to Charity too 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Our ex-client had so much money, that he didn't know what to do with it, but he did donate millions to charity He came from a humble background, and made his millions by inventing a product that's widely used by the military. Sadly, he died in 2010, leaving £340m to his family, of which they have donated millions to Charity too In the future in situations like this, please try to hook me up with a million or two. I promise they will be spent buying records and therefore preserving the history of soul music. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Northern Soul Uk Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Best I've seen was in Leeds quite a few years ago 'TYT 1S' A little story about when I tried to get one to relate to a record shop in Leeds that I owned. The Shop was called 'The Listening Booth', this is when you had to get through to the DVLA on August 1st at 9.30 to reserve one of the new registrations (1989 this was). So on the phone I got and got straight through to the DVLA at bang on 9.30, I said I want to reserve a number plate and told her what I wanted, this was when the new plates were 'L' reg. I said I want to reserve 'L15 TEN', she said it's already been sold, I argued the toss and asked "how could it have when I have got straight through"?, She couldn't answer, but I know some rich TWAT will have reserved it before the date of registration. I had to settle for my second choice of 'L30 OTH' (L Booth). had this a few years until the shop went into liquidation and the plate had to go with the stock. P.S. The 'L15TEN' plate sold for £25.000 not so long back. One of the best and most expensive music orientated ones I have seen is 'MU51CAL' Sold for approx' £55K' Edited January 27, 2012 by Steve Luigi Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 what's with all the faking numbers as letters (besides trying to get something that's already been taken)? Do plates there require 2 numbers or something? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pikeys dog Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Bob current reg plates have two letters, two numbers, three letters ie MX01 BBB previously it was one letter, three numbers, three letters ie P155 OFF and much further back it was three letters, three numbers, one letter ie LWJ 289 D Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Back in the 70's/80's it was concidered really cool by some people to display old American plates along side you proper one Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paddy Ferry Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Best one I have ever seen,not soul related,was FAB 1. Saw it twice round my neck of the woods,it was on a Celica[not a pink Rolls] about five years ago. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Bob current reg plates have two letters, two numbers, three letters ie MX01 BBB previously it was one letter, three numbers, three letters ie P155 OFF and much further back it was three letters, three numbers, one letter ie LWJ 289 D I guess those stricter requirements also contribute to the smaller availability of options and the value I guess. There is some dealer who used to come to record shows, the plate on his van was "I Buy 45s". It wasn't an Illinois plate, I forget what state he was from. I wonder if it ever got him records? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I put .... A 45 FAN ... on my wife's car ....... she wasn't that impressed. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jez Jones Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seen 81ond on a Red Merc slk driven by a blonde laydee............8ULL is on a Lamborghini..........seen VOM1T ...on a Lada................... pmsl--- have done VOM1T on a Lada eeeeewwwwwww!! :D Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 you people all have nice cars Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Brian Ellis Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Chris King's Bentley numberplate is S600TER Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Chris King's Bentley numberplate is S600TER Again - why would you? 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 There's a TMG ---,on a motor possibly Lincs way......The way my year's started i could be looking for B1 LLS. Saw a nice old lilac Merc with 6ABY on the plate...nice.!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sheldonsoul Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seen an old battered Beamer a few years ago with the reg mad4it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest proudlove Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Didnt realise that my Merc 500 sl (M500REC) until someone pointed out the anagram................doh! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I beleive Jimmy Tarbuck has the reg COM1C Bernard Manning reg 1 LAF said he should be made to take it off under the trades description act ! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Naughty Boy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Our ex-client had so much money, that he didn't know what to do with it, but he did donate millions to charity He came from a humble background, and made his millions by inventing a product that's widely used by the military. Sadly, he died in 2010, leaving £340m to his family, of which they have donated millions to Charity too Alison and that would be the founder Jimi Heselden of Hesco Bastion ( they supply the armed forces with their barrier systems ) . Killed riding his Segway in Knaresborough Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Far removed from Soul but there's the Beatles fan who has LET 178 E... (LET 17 8E = LET IT BE) and there's a guy in Huddersfield who drives a big f*ck off Bently / Roller with the plate WOM3N... Obviously needs a big car and fancy plate to make up for what he lacks in the trouser department 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Oh and a chap also in Huddersfield with a Ferrari with G1RLS... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Theres a guy round here who drives an Audio convertible and his number plate is M4NLY which I guess is meant to read MANLY, we p*ss ourselves when we see him due to him looking anything but, then I saw a Range Rover with an almost identical plate on it and I'm thinking well maybe thats his surname? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 RE: TMG plates ...... Used to see a car with the plate All TMG (A11 TMG) on at the Cleggy Weekender years ago but can't say I've seen it there in recent years. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Garswood Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think that N 5OUL was on Manship a few years ago ? nope, it was M 5OUL, i was gonna bid until my daughter told my wife..lol, think it went for about 850 ish, went to a modern do a few months back and there was a chap in a white merc slk with 50ulr and i,ve a couple of gay mates who have N2 2MEN on there volvo Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pomonkey Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Paul Daniels used to ponce around our village in a green Roller with the plate MAG1C (he lived next to Roger Moore who used to walk his dog down our street in his James Bond days, as a kiddie seeing 007 outside your window was quite the moment!) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Phild Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 phil is the T7MLA plate on a merc converible? just remember passing one a couple of years ago I did have a Merc convertive a couple years ago. It's sitting on a Merc CLS 350 CDi now Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Russoul1 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I did have a Merc convertive a couple years ago. It's sitting on a Merc CLS 350 CDi now was it black? passed you on the A1 peterborough i was in then a blue ford focus convertible with the plate N50JL sure you saw me lol Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Phild Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 was it black? passed you on the A1 peterborough i was in then a blue ford focus convertible with the plate N50JL sure you saw me lol Yep I remember Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paddy Ferry Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Paul Daniels used to ponce around our village in a green Roller with the plate MAG1C (he lived next to Roger Moore who used to walk his dog down our street in his James Bond days, as a kiddie seeing 007 outside your window was quite the moment!) Well it was for your eyes only. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ernie Andrews Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I once had an Opel Monza with the number plate B666 DEV I heard someone else had anumber plate with 666 in it and had at least 3 crashes in the vehicle! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tony A Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I beleive Jimmy Tarbuck has the reg COM1C Bernard Manning reg 1 LAF said he should be made to take it off under the trades description act ! Tony Christies Rolls Royce, TON 10, all spaced out equally, Tonio Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
sepia Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) had P45 dsa on one of my vespa's. never paid road TAX on it,lol. Edited January 28, 2012 by sepia Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
JOHNNYBETCHA Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 My cars reg is CV08FCA so I've changed my name to Cindy Voluptuous Old Bag F**k C$$ts and Ars~~oles!!!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Zed1 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seen an old Merc 200E at a car show many years ago - it was all black with blacked out windows and the reg was MAF 1A......... looked cool as feck. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Swifty Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I've just changed my name by deed poll to FY60 HYA ! Cheers HYA Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Andy Rix Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think Chris King used to have T7MLA which looked cool I've seen , in my home town, 5LAG and 5LUT ... not soulful but highly amusing given the drivers were both women ... I mean would you ? Andy Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winnie :-) Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 the one I've looked out for occasionally but never seen or heard about CHR 15T for the ultimate soul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mak Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 phil is the T7MLA plate on a merc converible? just remember passing one a couple of years ago I think it belonged to Chris King, Russ. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest turntableterra Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 phil is the T7MLA plate on a merc converible? just remember passing one a couple of years ago I use to have LII SOUL on an audi quattro about 2000 it went to a soulie. now i have MR MOTOWN, having had MOTOWN. i have seen SOUL, KTF, SOUL DJ, SOUL 45, SOULMAN, DJ 1, GORDY. personally i think a plate like this helps you drive a bit more carefully as it is easy to recognise. johns plate is SDUL i think on the merc. and someone has t4mla, pos chris king. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
dthedrug Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 HI The best one I have seen was back in 1971 in SOHO a ROLLS belonging to the infamouse Mary Millington out side the Paul Raymond Review Club (Strip Club) and we actually saw Mary drive of in it , with all the young mans banter we could give her, the # was FU2 The worst was at CLEATHORPS ALL NIGHTERS I cant remember what the car was but the # was R1KE5 or simular (TW*T) Cheers Dave60 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
dthedrug Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Best one I have ever seen,not soul related,was FAB 1. Saw it twice round my neck of the woods,it was on a Celica[not a pink Rolls] about five years ago. The PLATE FAB1 was owned by a car dealler from Hitchin Herts (so does Scratchin?) he and anouther car man who run the posh Masons Corner Garage in Hitchim , they built a replica of the Thunderbird ROLLS ROYCE, it was a roller except the coach work, they put the FAB 1 plates on, but just like John Lennon ROLS, the company passed some info and for years the car was of the road, the owner was a geezer his name was DICK SHERRIF, So I am guessing the car you saw was not shocking pink? knowing DICK SHERRIF I bet the person payed a lot of £££££ for it? DAVE60 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Theresa Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 A couple I've seen locally recently that made me smile... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 how did they get the "latin" if 2 numbers are required? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Theresa Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 how did they get the "latin" if 2 numbers are required? It will be a vintage plate from pre-1982 when a 7-digit format was introduced here. I'm sure a helpful anorak will come on and tell us exactly when LAT 1N was registered Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It will be a vintage plate from pre-1982 when a 7-digit format was introduced here. I'm sure a helpful anorak will come on and tell us exactly when LAT 1N was registered thanks a lot. I'm still new to the complicated system of British vanity license plates. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gelderd Ender Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I Have seen a S60OUL out and about wonder who owns this? Mr C Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rotherham Soul Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Once saw L33RPM outside Manchester Ritz Edited January 29, 2012 by rotherham soul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Not soul related but a guy who goes fishing with the reg NET 1T Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest proudlove Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It will be a vintage plate from pre-1982 when a 7-digit format was introduced here. I'm sure a helpful anorak will come on and tell us exactly when LAT 1N was registered 1975..........10 years older than one of my cars CHM 291C........Anorak....moi..... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
sir cumference Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It will be a vintage plate from pre-1982 when a 7-digit format was introduced here. I'm sure a helpful anorak will come on and tell us exactly when LAT 1N was registered 1975..........10 years older than one of my cars CHM 291C........Anorak....moi..... Don`t you mean 10 years younger? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest proudlove Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I use to have LII SOUL on an audi quattro about 2000 it went to a soulie. now i have MR MOTOWN, having had MOTOWN. i have seen SOUL, KTF, SOUL DJ, SOUL 45, SOULMAN, DJ 1, GORDY. personally i think a plate like this helps you drive a bit more carefully as it is easy to recognise. johns plate is SDUL i think on the merc. and someone has t4mla, pos chris king. L115 OUL I get,how can you have MRMOTOWN or MOTOWN in Britain,.......unless they are foreign plates..... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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