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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: julianbiggs on December 14, 2013, 07:14:00 pm

Title: Private number plates
Post by: julianbiggs on December 14, 2013, 07:14:00 pm
Oi !

 Have any of you fellow window cleaners got private plates on your work van (s) ? If so can you share with us your pics ?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 07:29:10 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1387049348_Van1.jpg)

Old van, still have the plate.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 07:29:31 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1387049474_Nom Nom.JPG)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 07:33:40 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1387049606_New.png)

Put in an offer on this, awaiting results
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 07:41:26 pm
I don' think ANY company can beat these

http://about-us.pimlicoplumbers.com/corporate-identity/number-plates

 :o ;) ;)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on December 14, 2013, 07:43:59 pm
VW Transporter T4  :)

(http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff419/terrytibbs1975/SAM_3724_zps3532a417.jpg) (http://s1234.photobucket.com/user/terrytibbs1975/media/SAM_3724_zps3532a417.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: PoleKing on December 14, 2013, 07:48:41 pm
Oi !

 Have any of you fellow window cleaners got private plates on your work van (s) ? If so can you share with us your pics ?

What one are you selling?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 14, 2013, 08:21:04 pm
I've got a "cherished" number plate on the family car - not on the vans.

Got it by chance - won't post it here cuz I'm paranoid but it's A2 *** and nothing to do with my or my wife's initials.

Basically in about 1999 or 2000 ago I bought a 1992 Rover 420GSI saloon with a personalised numberplate from a widow who was selling her husbands car after he died. He was in the IAM and it was well looked after with leather upholstery and for it's time it was a quick little car with a petrol 2.0 injection engine.

I kept the number plate and transferred it to my next car (Rover 220 diesel and the next another Rover 220 diesel and then put it on retention while I had a Rover 620, a Volvo 340, a Volvo 240 estate and a Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.2i estate) I then transferred it to my Pug 406 estate and now the Suzuki SX4 2.0 DDI.

See, how interesting was that?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Richard60 on December 14, 2013, 08:46:13 pm
window cleaner in the valleys has

     cleaner .as number plate
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on December 14, 2013, 09:00:27 pm
window cleaner in the valleys has

     cleaner .as number plate

Is it CL34 NER? For sale for £10,000.00  :o
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: PoleKing on December 14, 2013, 09:12:31 pm
window cleaner in the valleys has

     cleaner .as number plate

Is it CL34 NER? For sale for £10,000.00  :o

That's not a real plate is it?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on December 14, 2013, 09:15:29 pm
It certainly is, Your for £9996.00 (+vat) btw its not mine!

http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/

type in cleaner
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 09:20:25 pm
Ahhh an 1 not L
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on December 14, 2013, 09:23:29 pm
Ahhh an 1 not L

Good spot, sorry, my mistake!  8)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Jimmy Jon on December 14, 2013, 09:29:01 pm
Or if you type in window you can have

W117 DOW for £11,745.00  8)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 14, 2013, 09:33:41 pm
If you want a bargain type in

DAMIEN

Prob the cheapest NAME plate ever!

Considering S1 MON was 250k
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Richard60 on December 14, 2013, 10:18:43 pm
mine was going for 7 grand ,t4cky
                                               tacky. should i take out a bank loan  ;D ;D
                                                   tempted but nooooooooo way
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 15, 2013, 08:54:07 am
Can't believe that nobody else ain't got a private plate lol
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Neil Jones on December 15, 2013, 09:02:03 am
I have
N1EBJ
N2EBJ

Considering getting N3EBJ when I get another van.

NEBJ is my initials.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Soupy on December 15, 2013, 09:06:07 am
I've always thought private number plates were naff.

I had a long wheel base land rover once with B16 LWB but I sold it with the car..
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: S.A.J on December 15, 2013, 09:15:23 am
Here is mine

(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/stuartcastles/cbb070a1fe3900347b6af0dfc11a0fe1.jpg)

Looking at getting the other 2 vans done now  8)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: dannymack on December 15, 2013, 10:46:02 am
Van I got n111 RSC this is in my car as most already know 👳👳👳
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Pro-Smart on December 15, 2013, 03:06:50 pm
I've been looking for PR05 MRT for a while now - still unavailable... :(
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: julianbiggs on December 15, 2013, 03:12:03 pm

Ive got JU 61GGS which is quite handy as my name is Julian Biggs
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Pro-Smart on December 15, 2013, 03:14:25 pm

Ive got JU 61GGS which is quite handy as my name is Julian Biggs

I've seen that plate - I thought it was Jordan's (aka Katie Price)!  ;D
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on December 15, 2013, 03:23:57 pm
What is the best site?

Im looking to get one but not sure without serching loads of sites or do they all search the same?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: julianbiggs on December 15, 2013, 03:27:48 pm
either regtransfers or dvla registrations. Dvla are cheaper than any other site.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Simon Mess on December 15, 2013, 03:29:30 pm
Like Mr Souter, I have always thought private number plates to be naff, especially the ones where it is supposed to spell out a name, but doesn't (unless you are drunk and standing some distance away).

A long time ago, I used to work for a Saab dealer, the boss was obsessed with private number plates, all the demo's, and the parts van, had plates with some reference to Saab. Unfortunately, due to the combinations of numbers and letters available back then, most just had 'sab'!.

However, a demo's, run by one of the salesmen, had what was in my opinion, the best combination of number plate to car. The car in question was a classic shape Saab 900 turbo 16S, the plate on it was FLY 900T!  
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Mitchellmoxo on December 15, 2013, 05:33:15 pm
From my point of view that is a cost to your business that will never benefit you or earn its money back....

So why?
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Richard60 on December 15, 2013, 05:45:25 pm
in our village the guy who owns the victoria arms ( pub .not her arms ) has VIC PUB reg
the village is called CWM .a well known snooker player who lives here  has the reg .CWM BOY
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: cgh window cleaning on December 15, 2013, 05:47:21 pm
Private plates and some of the more unique ones are very good investments.
The price of plates has only gone up over the years.
From a business view they can make your vans stand out.the pimlico plumbers vans look good round London and it makes people notice them.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: jimiwindows on December 15, 2013, 06:39:29 pm



  Iv got     P155 OFF
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on December 15, 2013, 06:59:58 pm
From my point of view that is a cost to your business that will never benefit you or earn its money back....

So why?


looks flash mate  ;)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Soupy on December 15, 2013, 07:54:29 pm
Quote from: jamesmilton
looks flash mate  ;)

Is looking flash a good thing though? I changed insurance broker because the flash twit turned up with a personalized number plate. I mean, I felt I was being ripped off anyway (as I'm sure most of us do when buying insurance), his £1000+ number plate confirmed it for me.

I'd imagine there are customers out there who would think the same way.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: suds window service on December 15, 2013, 07:58:14 pm
 mine is ;D                       

               US55 UDS.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: PoleKing on December 15, 2013, 09:01:41 pm
Years ago I lost a job cause 'my' van was being serviced.
Boss lent me his box fresh Vito.
Customer said if you can afford to drive a merc I'm paying you too much.
He dumped me there & then.

While I don't agree with his small market town thinking.
There is a fine line between looking 'flash' and taking pride/being professional.
Where that line is, is very individual.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: H20cleaning on December 15, 2013, 10:22:07 pm
My names Adam and business name is H20 ... So i have "H20 ADX"
Just missed out on "H20000"  was only £400:(
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Smurf on December 15, 2013, 11:13:51 pm
I think so say private number plates look naff if you ask me.

Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: poleman on December 16, 2013, 12:36:37 am
I would say the best window cleaner plate would be... H20 WFP but sadly its taken, have been looking for years
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Soupy on December 16, 2013, 06:42:23 am
Quote from: cgh window cleaning
Private plates and some of the more unique ones are very good investments.
The price of plates has only gone up over the years.

That surprises me.

IF you got a good deal in the first place and IF you haven't had to move it from car to car (i'm sure the dvla charge you each time) too many times. Maybe then you might make some money off it, otherwise I'd have thought all the profit is made by the dealers who buy them off the dvla and sell them on.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: James Bulton on December 16, 2013, 04:39:29 pm
No, we have got brains.
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: DaveG on December 19, 2013, 03:30:00 pm
(http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad172/davegarnett/316_zps98fa6c4a.jpg) (http://s933.photobucket.com/user/davegarnett/media/316_zps98fa6c4a.jpg.html)

Mine
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: JackieW on December 19, 2013, 03:35:54 pm
I just change my name by deed poll every time I change my vehicle to suit my new plate. ;)

Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on December 19, 2013, 06:12:15 pm
(http://res.cloudinary.com/dbe1coaue/image/upload/v1387476686/image_mi0dbl.jpg)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Mike @ Facelift on December 19, 2013, 09:37:54 pm
Love it...

(http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q503/FaceliftSystems/2013-03-19183149_zpsdef65af4.jpg) (http://s1161.photobucket.com/user/FaceliftSystems/media/2013-03-19183149_zpsdef65af4.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Private number plates
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on December 20, 2013, 01:14:37 am
carpet cleaning van 1 pgo3 sue
carpet cleaning van 2 b69 sue

window cleaning van I n300dy
window cleaning van 2 can say x presy 8)