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.
