Geörge Whitebread Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 7 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: No Just personal car plates They’re a cry for help Mine is an extension of my desire for everyone to know that I'm a Wednesdayite.... so, yeah, you're right, tbf.... HELP!!! There'll be various other motivations for personalised plates though, I suppose. I've got another that used to be on my dad's rally car. It doesn't say anything or have anyone's initials in it or anything like that, but it means something to me. Different people like different things, I suppose. e.g. as crazy as this is to believe, some people like rugby more than football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geörge Whitebread Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 6 minutes ago, Snelldog said: In what sense? I don’t have one myself but can’t quite understand the motivation to be deliberately mean about a group of people because of the registration plate they choose? Top bantz innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buck Rogers Posted April 23 Popular Post Share Posted April 23 4 minutes ago, Snelldog said: In what sense? I don’t have one myself but can’t quite understand the motivation to be deliberately mean about a group of people because of the registration plate they choose? I love seeing all the Owls number plates on a matchday, especially when we have the big games like at Wembley and seeing them all going down the M1. It's just another form of personalisation like a tattoo, choice of clothes or hairstyle etc.. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidstoneowl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I have a plate that used to look OK on a certain type of car, but as my cars have got crapper and crapper, it's too embarrassing to put the plate on the car. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 8 minutes ago, Geörge Whitebread said: Mine is an extension of my desire for everyone to know that I'm a Wednesdayite.... so, yeah, you're right, tbf.... HELP!!! No that's what you're TELLING us it is In reality, psychologically it's a cry for help 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 15 minutes ago, Snelldog said: In what sense? I don’t have one myself but can’t quite understand the motivation to be deliberately mean about a group of people because of the registration plate they choose? Are we now going to have a campaign group starting up to get car reg critics cancelled? ffs 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponte_Owl85 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 41 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: One of the greatest TV showed I ever watched was a BBC (I think) documentary about a middle-aged bloke who owned N5GEL or something like that. The programme consisted of him tracking down and meeting each Nigel above him in the personal reg food chain, until he was finally brought face-to-face with his nemesis, an unbearably smug git known as N1GEL. It was a fascinating study in male obsession and middle-aged futility. Why would you want to advertise that your name is Nigel 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 We're all sad aren't we. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post myredmx5 Posted April 23 Popular Post Share Posted April 23 28 minutes ago, clud17 said: Depends what car you are sat in. If your cruising an Aston Martin then i'm not sure you need much help, but if your 50 and its attached to a Mazda MX5 then yes you have some issues. I'm 66, drive an MX5 and my plate is MX54MXS, the plate didn't cost much and is a bit of fun. However, I do have a serious mental issue which is that I've been an Owls fan for 60 years and problems don't come much worse than that! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 53 minutes ago, Buck Rogers said: I love seeing all the Owls number plates on a matchday, especially when we have the big games like at Wembley and seeing them all going down the M1. It's just another form of personalisation like a tattoo, choice of clothes or hairstyle etc.. Yep. It's a bit worrying though when you see the front plate - "is it him or me that's going the wrong way" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 49 minutes ago, myredmx5 said: I'm 66, drive an MX5 and my plate is MX54MXS, the plate didn't cost much and is a bit of fun. However, I do have a serious mental issue which is that I've been an Owls fan for 60 years and problems don't come much worse than that! Doesnt your car say Mazda mx5 on the back anyway ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 50 minutes ago, myredmx5 said: I'm 66, drive an MX5 and my plate is MX54MXS, the plate didn't cost much and is a bit of fun. I can’t compute how a car registration plate is a ‘bit of fun’ though 1 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo89 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, @owlstalk said: No Just personal car plates They’re a cry for help 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Ponte_Owl85 said: Why would you want to advertise that your name is Nigel I've found the documentary! Bloody brilliant, this. It's like a real-life Alan Partridge sketch... 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrbuk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Mr Farrell said: We're all sad aren't we. Yikes! That's a lot of money spent on mechanics right there 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldGigsChris Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 The trade used to call them vanity plates. There's nothing wrong with them. Anyone that drives a prestige or big engined car is saying something about themselves. If Neil is comfortable in himself, driving a 15 year old Nissan Micra and doesn't care who know, then all cudos to him. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) Never really appealed to me, but I'm 25 years (I think!) away from my ideal registration. I'll be 68 at that point so may well be in a late life crisis! The number plate is my postcode area - KA9. So, I'd want KA90 WLS. I don't think there are many (any!) Owls fans that share my postcode, so I should get it! Edited April 23 by oh_weds_we_love_you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 5 minutes ago, GoldGigsChris said: The trade used to call them vanity plates. There's nothing wrong with them. Anyone that drives a prestige or big engined car is saying something about themselves. If Neil is comfortable in himself, driving a 15 year old Nissan Micra and doesn't care who know, then all cudos to him. QASHQAI - ACTUALLY ffs 2 2 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrbuk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 My reg plate contains my initials, but it came with the car. I can claim or deny it's private and it cost nothing - win win 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Mr Farrell said: We're all sad aren't we. I admire how clean your cars are. And I'm sure your local mechanic appreciates your taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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