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From: Dave Plowman on 5 May 2010 04:40 In article <hrr9mk$uq0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Tim Downie <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Mr. Benn wrote: > > Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to > > enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing > > something. > Here's another question, why do some people object to personalised > number plates? Envy? Interesting point. They can also be a pretty good investment if bought carefully. > Tim -- *Why isn't there a special name for the back of your knee? Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Mr. Benn on 5 May 2010 04:50 "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hrr9mk$uq0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Mr. Benn wrote: >> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to >> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing >> something. > > Here's another question, why do some people object to personalised number > plates? Envy? > > Tim I do not object to them. They don't affect me. I'm trying to understand the psychology of the people who choose to have them.
From: Mr. Benn on 5 May 2010 04:51 "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message news:511258d5c0dave(a)davenoise.co.uk... > In article <XmZDn.131197$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$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> > Mr. Benn <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to >> >> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing >> >> something. >> > >> > Saves you have to learn a new number when you change the car. >> > > >> There is no legal requirement to know your number plate. > > No, but it helps when faced with several identical ones in Sainsbury's car > park. Do you really find it hard to find your car in a car park?
From: NKTB on 5 May 2010 05:29 Mr. Benn wrote: > "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:hrr9mk$uq0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > Mr. Benn wrote: > >> Why do people waste money on these things? These plates do nothing to > >> enhance the appearance of a vehicle. Or do they? Maybe I'm missing > >> something. > > > > Here's another question, why do some people object to personalised number > > plates? Envy? > > > > Tim > > I do not object to them. They don't affect me. I'm trying to understand > the psychology of the people who choose to have them. Rude boys in their LED festooned mobile sub-woofers masquerading as Vauxhall Corsas use them to hide the year - they're usually Northern Ireland plates with I or Z in them. Your average Joe might get a DVLA rip-off one with an unusual number or your initials as a birthday present (as my bother did). The nouveau-riche use them as a "look how wonderful I am" status symbol as I said before. It was said that Bernard Manning had COM1C and Paul Daniels had MAG1C - need I say more?
From: JNugent on 5 May 2010 06:15
Mr. Benn wrote: > "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:hrr9mk$uq0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> 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? > I do not object to them. They don't affect me. I'm trying to > understand the psychology of the people who choose to have them. I have no objection to distinctive registration marks. They are usually easier to remember and so make the vehicle easier to identify after an incident, meaning that their drivers are, if anything, more guarded and circumspect in their behaviour. My bete noir with number plates is the phenomenon of non-standard fonts and irregular spacing - no doubt done in an effort to cheat the registration system by making the vehicle harder to identify. |