From: Dave Plowman on
In article <XmZDn.131197$fO7.68006(a)newsfe22.ams2>,
ARWadsworth <adamwadsworth(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:511232e20cdave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
> > In article <hrpe63$j4e$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> > Mr. Benn <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to
> >> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing
> >> something.
> >
> > Saves you have to learn a new number when you change the car.
> >

> There is no legal requirement to know your number plate.

No, but it helps when faced with several identical ones in Sainsbury's car
park.

> I can recall every car number plate I have ever owned apart from the van
> that I now own and that has the "new" number plate setup.

I can remember most of mine.
Easy with the last three since it is the same. ;-)


> Adam

--
*Procrastinate now

Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12

From: MrBitsy on
On 04/05/2010 16:45, Dave Plowman wrote:
> In article<hrpe63$j4e$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> Mr. Benn<invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to
>> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing
>> something.
>>
> Saves you have to learn a new number when you change the car.
>
>
I do believe there are electronic devices to help one remember all this
complex information.

--
MrBitsy
From: MrBitsy on
On 04/05/2010 16:53, NKTB wrote:
> In many cases, it's a successful individual's desire to put two
> fingers up to the proles in their povery-wagons. "Look how brilliant
> I am, I used to be a peasant like you but I have loadsamoney - up
> yours!".
>
The reality is very different of course. Most of the people driving
new, modern cars are in debt up to the hilt, while the people who are
really well off drive more modest vehicles.

--
MrBitsy
From: ARWadsworth on

"Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message
news:511258d5c0dave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <XmZDn.131197$fO7.68006(a)newsfe22.ams2>,
> ARWadsworth <adamwadsworth(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:511232e20cdave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
>> > In article <hrpe63$j4e$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
>> > Mr. Benn <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> >> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to
>> >> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing
>> >> something.
>> >
>> > Saves you have to learn a new number when you change the car.
>> >
>
>> There is no legal requirement to know your number plate.
>
> No, but it helps when faced with several identical ones in Sainsbury's car
> park.
>
>> I can recall every car number plate I have ever owned apart from the van
>> that I now own and that has the "new" number plate setup.
>
> I can remember most of mine.
> Easy with the last three since it is the same. ;-)
>
>
>> Adam

You lost me after the N639NWR.

Adam


From: Tim Downie on
Mr. Benn wrote:
> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to
> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing
> something.

Here's another question, why do some people object to personalised number
plates? Envy?

Tim