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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: amayze on August 14, 2011, 11:26:37 pm

Title: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: amayze on August 14, 2011, 11:26:37 pm
Been well bored tonight, wife catching up on 3 episodes of ER, so spent some time on the internet.
My mate has just bought a personalised number plate for his missus, so thought I'd have a nose around.

Unfortunately, nothing comes up for window but
C134NER will set you back £12,495 and SCR11M costs £10,795, dont want to upset the wfp guys, so WFP 1 costs £29,995

By the time you've added the vat (VAT 3R - £14,995), the DVL4 (doesn't exist) transfer fees and the like, you'll need JU57WON (£14,995) the MY10TTO (£11795) !!!

Like I said....BORED !!
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: G Griffin on August 15, 2011, 12:40:44 am
Pretentious nonsense, if you ask me.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Londoner on August 15, 2011, 08:31:43 am
The prices advertised is nowhere near the actual price finally  paid. My friend Ron used to deal in them. Lots of haggling and negotiation.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: bobby p on August 15, 2011, 08:37:42 am
are u still doing the dog walking Vince ?
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Ian101 on August 15, 2011, 08:59:33 am
Im pretensious  ;D .... wanted H20 WCS but not available
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: G Griffin on August 15, 2011, 10:11:05 am
Im pretensious  ;D .... wanted H20 WCS but not available

That`s not as bad, because it`s not your actual name.
I`ll let you off...........a bit  ;D.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: luther1 on August 15, 2011, 10:13:25 am
Heres a couple of my pretentious plates
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: DaveG on August 15, 2011, 01:08:26 pm
Ive got H20 SEU £250 from dvla ;D
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Paul Coleman on August 15, 2011, 01:22:30 pm
I've got WFA on my registration.  Someone once said it meant water fed a***h*** .
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Londoner on August 15, 2011, 02:53:28 pm
are u still doing the dog walking Vince ?

My son has taken it over now he is home from university, which was always the plan. I am going through a great deal of indecision about what I should do about it from here. I like it and on the face of it its a good business but I'm not sure if thats just a bit of reaction against window cleaning and the old routine.

I still have it as a good idea. When Matthew finishes his degree he is going to need to do a masters and you have to pay all those costs yourself. So a gap year blitzing the dog walking to get some money behind him seems like a better bet than stocking shelves in Tesco. Always assuming he could get a job in Tesco. Then sell the business as a going concern perhaps.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: bobby p on August 15, 2011, 04:09:19 pm
i guess the downside of it is that you cant  let it slide like you can windows , no having a few days off or otherwise there will be a mountain of poop waiting for you . 
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: steve rix on August 15, 2011, 06:27:41 pm
R1X SF (Stephen frederick Rix) on my Jag. Might be pretentious but I like it ;D
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on August 15, 2011, 06:40:39 pm
R1X SF (Stephen frederick Rix) on my Jag. Might be pretentious but I like it ;D

Legally spaced no doubt! - R1 XSF  ;D
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Terry_Burrows on August 15, 2011, 07:30:49 pm
how much ??? W1NDA :o
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: DaveG on August 15, 2011, 07:40:46 pm
how much ??? W1NDA :o

Give you £250  :)
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Johnny B on August 15, 2011, 08:44:42 pm
My Fiesta van is V***JWC.

It came with the van when I bought it last year, so as I am John the Window Cleaner I thought  it was a nice touch.

Shame I am about to lose it. I have moved to Ireland, so the van will be getting an Irish plate.

John

                                                                                             
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Londoner on August 15, 2011, 08:48:16 pm
My Fiesta van is V***JWC.

It came with the van when I bought it last year, so as I am John the Window Cleaner I thought  it was a nice touch.

Shame I am about to lose it. I have moved to Ireland, so the van will be getting an Irish plate.

John

Why bother changing it? Loads of Irish vans over here that never seem to get changed. I think you only have to bring it back once a year for a day.

                                                                                             
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on August 15, 2011, 09:00:34 pm
Heres a couple of my pretentious plates

Luther, What other pretentious plates do you own? I have T4 WFP for my vw transporter t4  ;)
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: luther1 on August 15, 2011, 09:11:46 pm
5ULK on one car and A1 SYD on another. I used to have K1EEN but sold it to someone on here! :)
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: luther1 on August 15, 2011, 09:34:31 pm
Heres one
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Steve CM on August 15, 2011, 10:04:08 pm
When I first started out in this business I was part of a company called aqua pura I paid 175 quid to get the plate A7OUA with the O having a screw placed so it looked like a Q it worked well and done well in hiding a P plate transit :)
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 15, 2011, 10:44:35 pm
My number plate is A2 XYZ and I've changed my name to Xavier Yan Zboda.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: bobby p on August 15, 2011, 10:49:48 pm
When I first started out in this business I was part of a company called aqua pura I paid 175 quid to get the plate A7OUA with the O having a screw placed so it looked like a Q it worked well and done well in hiding a P plate transit :)
what happened to the plate in the end ?
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Steve CM on August 15, 2011, 11:00:13 pm
I dunno mate. When I bought a newer van I never transferred it over so don't know what happens to it
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Johnny B on August 16, 2011, 12:33:33 am
My Fiesta van is V***JWC.

It came with the van when I bought it last year, so as I am John the Window Cleaner I thought  it was a nice touch.

Shame I am about to lose it. I have moved to Ireland, so the van will be getting an Irish plate.

John

Why bother changing it? Loads of Irish vans over here that never seem to get changed. I think you only have to bring it back once a year for a day.

                                                                                             

I used to get stopped by a guy driving his Irish plated Transit, trying to sell me stuff out of the back of it. I was always suspicious and never bought from him. I feel the locals here would feel the same about me if I didn't get the van registered/tested/taxed here. And as I'm here for good, I reckon I need to show it.

John.
Title: Re: Personalised Reg Plates
Post by: Londoner on August 16, 2011, 09:01:59 am
i guess the downside of it is that you cant  let it slide like you can windows , no having a few days off or otherwise there will be a mountain of poop waiting for you . 


That is one of the downsides, you are very committed to a fairly rigid routine and all the days off etc go out of the door.