personalised licence plates - who has them and why?

[SIR]

Not a lot of people know this, but the original purchase value of UK private plates can be refunded on the death of the current title holder.
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehi...te-number-dies

[Robert]

Not a lot of people know this, but the original purchase value of UK private plates can be refunded on the death of the current title holder.
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehi...te-number-dies

My, what a cheery thought. But interesting, nonetheless.

[SIR]

Not a lot of people know this, but the original purchase value of UK private plates can be refunded on the death of the current title holder.
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehi...te-number-dies

My, what a cheery thought. But interesting, nonetheless.

Just for clarification, it is the original value of the registration when first purchased from the issuing authority (less tax and assignment fee, one might presume); so, a plate which had an original value of £250 but has been resold by a broker or at auction for £5000, for example, will still only return a refund of £250.

Interesting, yes, as it makes the title a sort of cash bond attached to the life of the holder.

[naimitsu]

Yup had personalized plates for several years. Yes I do love my mini. Beep beep out of the way.

Yay! Another Mini owner!
I have a 2013 Spice Orange JCW Hardtop

[Crazyorange]

Yup had personalized plates for several years. Yes I do love my mini. Beep beep out of the way.

Yay! Another Mini owner!
I have a 2013 Spice Orange JCW Hardtop

I'm on my third mini. I've got a 2016 blue sport convertible. I can't imagine driving anything else.

I love the spice orange. Wish I could have had the orange. You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

[SIR]

You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

I considered the fast Minis - Cooper S, 210 Works, and JCW - recently when shopping around for a new car; was getting offers of c. £16k, £18k, & £21k respectively.

Now i see the JCW listed at $31800 on the Mini USA website, I wonder if you'd save anything importing one yourself? You could deduct another 20% as you'd not be paying VAT!

[naimitsu]

You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

I considered the fast Minis - Cooper S, 210 Works, and JCW - recently when shopping around for a new car; was getting offers of c. £16k, £18k, & £21k respectively.

Now i see the JCW listed at $31800 on the Mini USA website, I wonder if you'd save anything importing one yourself? You could deduct another 20% as you'd not be paying VAT!

It might. I had a German colleague who worked in the US for 2 years and had purchased an AWD BMW 3-series while here. When he was figuring things out to return home, he found out that it was more economical to take it with him than to buy one somewhere in the EU. I believe he did have to purchase a new boot lid because the EU plates wouldn't have fit on the NA format. There might have been other panels he needed to purchase, but this was 6+ years ago, so I'm a little fuzzy on the details.

[naimitsu]

I'm on my third mini. I've got a 2016 blue sport convertible. I can't imagine driving anything else.

I love the spice orange. Wish I could have had the orange. You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

My husband actually picked the color out for me. I was being very indecisive, so he basically did the online customization thing for me and said, "You're getting this". Glad he knows what I like sometimes better than I do!

The funniest part is that once it got into the dealership, all of guys in the shop wanted to keep it there!
And so they ordered the exact same color scheme in a Cooper and Cooper S in their next allocation! The S ended up with someone who lives near me. I see it all the time and think, "oh look, Mini Me!"

[Crazyorange]

You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

I considered the fast Minis - Cooper S, 210 Works, and JCW - recently when shopping around for a new car; was getting offers of c. £16k, £18k, & £21k respectively.

Now i see the JCW listed at $31800 on the Mini USA website, I wonder if you'd save anything importing one yourself? You could deduct another 20% as you'd not be paying VAT!

I don't know how that would work. I do know we have emission laws and it would need to pass the test.

JCW is about $40,000 to $50,000 depending on what it's loaded with. That's about $10,000 out of budget for me. I did drive one and thought - I must win lotto.

[Crazyorange]

I'm on my third mini. I've got a 2016 blue sport convertible. I can't imagine driving anything else.

I love the spice orange. Wish I could have had the orange. You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

My husband actually picked the color out for me. I was being very indecisive, so he basically did the online customization thing for me and said, "You're getting this". Glad he knows what I like sometimes better than I do!

The funniest part is that once it got into the dealership, all of guys in the shop wanted to keep it there!
And so they ordered the exact same color scheme in a Cooper and Cooper S in their next allocation! The S ended up with someone who lives near me. I see it all the time and think, "oh look, Mini Me!"

I miss the old days of driving a mini. Mini people would always wave or blink headlights. They would come over and chat when I was at the gas station.

Now mini is just another car. People don't care. Miss the old days. ☹️

[sgtstretch]

You ARE SO LUCKY to own a JCW. So jealous.

I considered the fast Minis - Cooper S, 210 Works, and JCW - recently when shopping around for a new car; was getting offers of c. £16k, £18k, & £21k respectively.

Now i see the JCW listed at $31800 on the Mini USA website, I wonder if you'd save anything importing one yourself? You could deduct another 20% as you'd not be paying VAT!

Unfortunately we can't do that in the US due to a ridiculously outdated import law. We can't import any cars for road use until they are 25 years old. Mainly because back in the 80s, people figured out it was cheaper to import expensive German cars directly from Germany instead of buying the ones built specifically for the US market with the excessive dealer markup. They threw a big fit and lawmakers passed the stupid 25 year rule.

[naimitsu]

I miss the old days of driving a mini. Mini people would always wave or blink headlights. They would come over and chat when I was at the gas station.

Now mini is just another car. People don't care. Miss the old days. ☹️

I've noticed that the male and older female Mini drivers still wave. It's the Plastics who wanted a "cute" car who don't seem to care for the community at large. Even the service guys have noticed this. I think I am one of the few who sits and chats with them. Sometimes about the cars, sometimes about the various events being held (both official and fan organized), and sometimes about fancy pens. My first service manager became a bit of a pen guy after one of his clients brought him a FPH magazine

[Crazyorange]

I miss the old days of driving a mini. Mini people would always wave or blink headlights. They would come over and chat when I was at the gas station.

Now mini is just another car. People don't care. Miss the old days. ☹️

I've noticed that the male and older female Mini drivers still wave. It's the Plastics who wanted a "cute" car who don't seem to care for the community at large. Even the service guys have noticed this. I think I am one of the few who sits and chats with them. Sometimes about the cars, sometimes about the various events being held (both official and fan organized), and sometimes about fancy pens. My first service manager became a bit of a pen guy after one of his clients brought him a FPH magazine

Totally!!! I do events with the mini crowd of and on. A couple of months ago I learned how to race my mini. Completely addicted but only one expensive hobby at a time.

[naimitsu]

A couple of months ago I learned how to race my mini. Completely addicted but only one expensive hobby at a time.

Ooooh... track or autocross?
The Husband keeps trying to get me to autocross my Pumpkin, but needing to be up by 6am on a weekend is a major no-go for me!

[Crazyorange]

A couple of months ago I learned how to race my mini. Completely addicted but only one expensive hobby at a time.

Ooooh... track or autocross?
The Husband keeps trying to get me to autocross my Pumpkin, but needing to be up by 6am on a weekend is a major no-go for me!

Track. It was a ton of fun. But I can see how it becomes a bottomless hobby....get better handling, breaks, suspension...on and on it can go. One bottomless hobby at a time for me.

Yeah, I'm with you. Not getting up early for that. I like sleep.

[pengeezer]

My current plate is: PUMPION
I giggle at all of the wrong guesses for what it mean

Let me guess.....Do you work out pushing all those tiny little atoms around?



John

[pengeezer]

Kinda obvious?



John

[naimitsu]

My current plate is: PUMPION
I giggle at all of the wrong guesses for what it mean

Let me guess.....Do you work out pushing all those tiny little atoms around?



John

That's my favorite misguess! Granted most people who know me IRL think that because I am an Electrical Engineer.

[kazoolaw]

[/QUOTE]
....get better handling, breaks, suspension...on and on it can go. One bottomless hobby at a time for me.
[/QUOTE]
Depending on what breaks it could get extremely expensive!TE]

[Sammyo]

My car plate is made up of numbers... in japan numbers can be read many ways, and this is how they make personal plates.
Mine reads: Sa Mu Oh
Read: SamO
My name