23/11/2010

11 plates withdrawn from sale

Hehehe. Just received this email from the DVLA. Seems they missed a few;

"These '11 number plates have been withdrawn and will no longer be offered for sale."


UF 11 UKA
UF 11 UKR
AC 11 NTS
BC 11 NTS
CC 11 NTS
DC 11 NTS
EC 11 NTS
FC 11 NTS
GC 11 NTS
HC 11 NTS
JC 11 NTS
KC 11 NTS
LC 11 NTS
MC 11 NTS
NC 11 NTS
OC 11 NTS
PC 11 NTS
RC 11 NTS
SC 11 NTS
TC 11 NTS
UC 11 NTS
VC 11 NTS
WC 11 NTS
YC 11 NTS

I'm surprised they didn't spot these earlier.
(They should use Regfinder.net : )





Reg

17/11/2010

A great single/single number plate gallery.



I met a man on the Internet. (No wait! That's not how it sounds!)



As regular readers of this blog will probably be aware, interest in number plates - be it professional or hobby - can be a bit of a lonesome affair.

In my relatively short time in the world of vehicle registrations, I have learned that 'indifference' is rarely a word that can be applied to it. People seem - more often than not - to have a deep seated "Clarkson-esque" loathing of the entire subject or, at the opposite end of the scale, a weird kind of snobbery about it.
(Paradox: "Even the most serious personalised number plate fans seem to dislike most personalised number plates").

With this in mind, it's always good to meet 'Number Plate Nerds' who are a bit more positive about their passion.

There are a couple of strings that I follow on the 'Pistonheads Gassing Station' forum.

("Real Good Number Plates (Vol 2)" and "Spotted! Real Rubbish Chav Number Plates". You'll need to register before viewing/commenting on them, I think).

Commentators here, do tend to suffer from a touch of the afore mentioned snobbery at times (I'll have to include myself in that statement if I'm honest, though my snobbery is inverted and so doesn't count) but, if you don't get involved then it's a great source of information and - believe it or not - sometimes even a good laugh!

Single/singles' are never far from the central topic as they are widely regarded as the Holy Grail of UK number plates, being among the very first ever issued, and pictures of these plates are always a welcome addition.

One of the regular contributors to these Pistonheads forum strings has come up with the idea of publishing a picture gallery purely for single/single registrations which is a good thing for two reason. Firstly; it's a great resource (for me, obviously), and secondly; It's something that seems to be agreeable to all commentators. (Which is bloody rare!)

The guys' user name is "Shmee" and his picture gallery is;

"Shmee150's Photostream"

If you have a single/single number plate picture that doesn't appear to be in the gallery then feel free to send it to Shmee at; plategallery@shmee150.co.uk
He's up to 111 'plates at last count and is always keen to add more.



Reg

PS; I've added "Shmee150's Photostream" to the resources box on here for easy of access, in case anyone snaps a plate they want to add at a later date.

09/11/2010

The 11 number plate series ready to view

Even the DVLA are excited about this sequence of number plates !



YO11 ARE/ not GO11NG/ TO 11EED/ to be a LO11ERY winner to find six and seven LE11TER word NU11BER PL11TES in this lot!

(The regfinder scan is under way. Watch this space.)


Reg