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Steve Tinker · 06-10-2013, 01:38 AM

Regarding "really boring" plates, the Poms are really - dare I say - paranoid regarding their cars identification....
All UK vehicles wear their original registration plates for life, so if a car is registered in Glasgow in 2003, the number plate immediately designates the car as a 2003 model registered in Glasgow, which to a very class conscious society like in the UK, can indicate you drive an old car.

So buying a personal plate (it's big business and they are purchased for really big $$) can disguise the age of the vehicle.....
To be seen with an old car can be really uncool......

06-10-2013, 01:38 AM	#20
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	Regarding "really boring" plates, the Poms are really - dare I say - paranoid regarding their cars identification.... All UK vehicles wear their original registration plates for life, so if a car is registered in Glasgow in 2003, the number plate immediately designates the car as a 2003 model registered in Glasgow, which to a very class conscious society like in the UK, can indicate you drive an old car. So buying a personal plate (it's big business and they are purchased for really big $$) can disguise the age of the vehicle..... To be seen with an old car can be really uncool...... __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4.