Fraud trail for Peter Swatton

Arrogant Peter Swatton claims he's one of Britain's top players when it comes to personalised car number plates.
(Odd that since I'd never heard of him until I read this article)

Mainly he's good at getting personalised County Court Judgments.

We've heard from one of his latest victims, who bought a plate from Swatton's www.cherishedmarks.net in January 2007.

It took nine months, but eventually the plate arrived.

He went on to buy two more personal plates for a total of £6,750 in July last year.

"In March this year I finally received a certificate for one plate, with no mention of the other," he told us.

"I have made over 200 attempts to contact him. When I spoke to him last year he kept mentioning his terms and conditions which state that he can keep the money until the plate is ready - but that could go on indefinitely."

So he sued Swatton for £3,050, joining the long list of people who've taken the 53-year-old from Titchfield, Hants, to court.

He also operates as Berlinetta and www.carnumbers.piczo.com, and has 31 outstanding judgments against him, worth more than £90,000.

The largest is for £8,509 and another is almost five years old.

We first came across this walking disaster following a string of complaints in 2004.

The first thing he said when we turned up at his house was: "Are you bailiffs?"

But when we tried contacting him again this week the gate to his detached house was padlocked and our phone calls and emails were ignored.

If you want a personal plate, buy one through a member of the Retail Motor Industry's Cherished Numbers Dealers Association (www.cnda.co.uk).

Swatton, funnily enough, is not a member.

Update: Due to a pending court case we cannot for the moment accept any further comments on this blog. If you wish to post a comment please do so, but we won't be able to publish it at this time. When proceedings are concluded normal service will be resumed.

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By Andrew Penman on December 3, 2009 12:00 AM in Investigations news


Reg

WTF...!

Cool eh..?
This one's not a British number plate unfortunately.

(Click Here! to find out where)

There is an identical UK registration though.
It's currently on a Rolls Royce "Tourer". (what ever that is)

Reg

Oh! And there's more. These two just in, care of @GermanCarScene on Twitter.




















Cheers mate!

No wait! And another!













This one was sent in from New Zealand by it's owner, Pete Marcroft.
AKA; @PeteMarcroft on Twitter.

Cheers Pete.

(And keep'em coming folks)

£80m from '10' plates

£80m just from the 10 number plates!?
I think that's a bit optimistic as they 'only' make about that across the whole plate range.

Still. Click Here! to read the article.

Reg

'10' Issue Dates and Tips on getting in there First

The next series of number plates is gonna be AA10 AAA to YY10 YYY.

Below is the relevant excerpt of the notification letter we receive from the DVLA;

Dear "Dealer"

"The new 10 series will be available to view ONLY on our website from Monday 2nd November 2009 and will be on sale from 8:30am on Tuesday 1st December 2009.
This will be co-ordinated both online and via our telesales line.
The base price for the 10 series will be £390.

Initially you will be allowed one sale and up to five browses per call via our sales line until call volumes drop. The online purchasing process will operate as normal by completing each sale individually and returning to the browse function to search for another registration."

Let me warn you now; The first sales day of new issue DVLA number plates is on a par with the football match in 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'.
My advice, if you're using the telesales line, is to gain access to as many phones as possible and have them all on redial.
If you're buying online then be sure to familiarize yourself with the buying process before the day...! If you get the hang of it in advance then you should be able to complete the transaction at 8:30:01 which is the only way you're going to beat the dealers.

Click Buying DVLA Number Plates Online to view a step by step demo of this process.

Which ever route you take keep in mind that you're probably not going to get your first choice of registration if it's obviously worth more than it's face value.
The dealers have a lot of phones and a lot of computers so it's a good idea to have several 'back up' plates in mind to avoid disappointment.



Good Luck with that. (Rather you than me)

Reg

F1 Plate May Be Up For Sale..! But you're probably gonna need to sell your Lear Jet to buy the whole package

It seems there's been some confusion over the current ownership of the F1 number plate.


Back in January I posted a BBC clip about the DVLA sale of F1 to Afzal Kahn for £440k, still the most expensive number plate ever sold in the UK.
(Click Here to see video)

Recently there has been some speculation that the plate has been put up for sale by Jenson Button.

If you want to know the facts, Click Here! to read a brief article by James Baggott of;









(Cheers for the info.)

Reg

Random Marks Returned

Received an update file of 294 random marks returned to availability today and they're not;



*A10BEE* £590
*A10PAR* £685
*A10SUN* £590
*A10TEE* £785
*A11ATS* £685
*A11BAD* £1275
*A11BAT* £785
*A11BOY* £1275
*A11BRA* £785
*A11DRY* £785
*A11EAR* £785
*A11GLD* £785
*A11GST* £490
*A11NOW* £980
*A11NTY* £980
*A11OHA* £1275
*A11ONE* £785
*A11OWS* £785
*A11PAR* £685
*A11SUN* £590
*A11TEE* £785
*A12PAR* £590
*A12SUN* £590
*A12TEE* £590
*A13BES* £590
*A13BYE* £590
*A13ESS* £390
*A13MWS* £390
*A13PAR* £590
*A13SUN* £590
*A13TEE* £590
*A13UCH* £390
*A14PAR* £590
*A14SUN* £590
*A14TEE* £590
*A15AAB* £980
*A15KAB* £490
*A15ONY* £785
*A15PAR* £590
*A15SUN* £590
*A15TEE* £590
*A16CAB* £590
*A16PAR* £590
*A16SUN* £590
*A16TEE* £590
*A17PAR* £590
*A17SUN* £590
*A17TEE* £590
*A18SUN* £590
*A19PAR* £590
*A19SUN* £590
*A20CWT* £245
*A20PAR* £590
*A20SUN* £590
*A20TEE* £590
*A2EYE* £785
*A2PLY* £490
*A2TEE* £785
*A3PAR* £685
*A3PLY* £490
*A3TEE* £785
*A4ARM* £1275
*A4EYE* £785
*A4GUN* £980
*A4TEE* £785
*A5PAR* £685
*A5SAH* £785
*A5TEE* £785
*A6PAR* £685
*A6SUN* £590
*A6TEE* £785
*A7HOL* £980
*A7HOS* £785
*A7PAR* £685
*A7SUN* £590
*A7TEE* £785
*A8PAR* £685
*A8SEY* £490
*A8SUN* £590
*A8TEE* £785
*A9PAR* £685
*A9SUN* £590
*A9TEE* £785
*B10RGS* £490
*B1ELA* £1275
*B1NKO* £1275
*B1RTL* £1275
*H15BRA* £590
*H15GTE* £1275
*H15MOL* £980
*H15PAN* £490
*H15ROV* £590
*H16ANG* £980
*H16NAT* £785
*H18ANG* £980
*H1EMM* £1275
*H20JHS* £390
*H3VAN* £685
*H5ALE* £980
*H5MEG* £980
*H6ANG* £1275
*H6NAT* £980
*H8ANG* £1275
*J111NNS* £490
*J11BLY* £590
*J11BOY* £590
*J11DEA* £390
*J11DEE* £980
*J11DJE* £390
*J11DOE* £245
*J11DTH* £980
*J11DYE* £685
*J11DYS* £980
*J11REX* £490
*J15ELE* £390
*J15ELL* £390
*J15UKS* £245
*J16ODS* £245
*J1AWL* £785
*J1NHA* £785
*J1SSY* £785
*J1ULY* £1275
*J3ASU* £245
*J3EVE* £980
*J3SSU* £785
*J4CDO* £390
*J555UKS* £245
*J55UKS* £245
*J5UKS* £245
*J66ODS* £245
*J6ODS* £490
*K10RRY* £590
*K11RRY* £590
*K11VOR* £590
*K13ALL* £785
*K13ALS* £590
*K15AAB* £785
*K15ERS* £980
*K15ESS* £980
*K15HAH* £1275
*K15HAW* £1275
*K15HUR* £390
*K15MUL* £390
*K15MYA* £390
*K15MYB* £390
*K15MYC* £390
*K15MYE* £390
*K15MYF* £390
*K15MYG* £390
*K15MYH* £390
*K15MYJ* £390
*K15MYK* £390
*K15MYL* £490
*K15MYM* £390
*K15MYN* £390
*K15MYO* £390
*K15MYP* £390
*K15MYR* £390
*K15MYS* £390
*K15MYT* £390
*K15MYU* £390
*K15MYV* £390
*K15MYW* £390
*K15MYX* £490
*K15MYY* £490
*K15NAN* £490
*K15NEY* £490
*K16MYD* £390
*K17KAR* £590
*K17TLE* £1565
*K17TYS* £1565
*K18ALL* £980
*K18ALS* £590
*K19PEE* £245
*K1DYY* £785
*K1JNT* £980
*K1LUR* £590
*K1ORA* £785
*K1TNS* £980
*K3FFO* £390
*K3TCH* £1275
*K4FEL* £785
*K4FKA* £785
*K4GEN* £590
*K4LAR* £590
*K4LPA* £685
*K5AAB* £980
*K8ALL* £1275
*K8ALS* £590
*K9BOX* £1275
*K9BSD* £390
*K9CWN* £245
*K9DAL* £590
*K9ETT* £245
*K9EYE* £390
*K9FOX* £1275
*K9GUN* £980
*K9JAG* £1275
*K9JOB* £980
*K9LEE* £1275
*K9LKA* £980
*K9LOO* £590
*K9MOG* £590
*K9NOB* £490
*K9PAT* £1275
*K9PED* £980
*K9PEE* £490
*K9PMD* £390
*K9POO* £390
*K9RET* £490
*K9ROT* £390
*K9SHT* £390
*K9WAG* £980
*K9WEE* £490
*K9WKC* £1275
*L11DGE* £590
*L11RDS* £490
*L15TEN* £1275
*L1LNN* £490
*L1SGO* £1275
*L1TKE* £980
*L2LTD* £785
*L3AHY* £1275
*L3CAR* £980
*L3PER* £590
*L4BAT* £590
*L4BET* £590
*L8ELL* £1275
*M11CUS* £390
*M11KER* £980
*M11NDA* £980
*M13ATE* £590
*M13UBS* £390
*M13USH* £490
*M15AAB* £980
*M15CAG* £390
*M15EAN* £685
*M15HOP* £590
*M15KUL* £245
*M15LOP* £245
*M15LUG* £390
*M15NUB* £245
*M15PAY* £390
*M15TAN* £785
*M15TAR* £685
*M15TUB* £390
*M15TYS* £1275
*M16UTS* £245
*M18AGS* £490
*M18ATE* £590
*M18UBS* £390
*M18USH* £685
*M18UTS* £245
*M1BUT* £1275
*M3GAY* £980
*M3URT* £490
*M4NGE* £785
*M4NGY* £785
*M4NKY* £785
*M555CAG* £245
*M555KUL* £245
*M555LOP* £245
*M555LUG* £245
*M555NUB* £245
*M555PAY* £245
*M555TUB* £390
*M55CAG* £390
*M55KUL* £245
*M55LOP* £245
*M55LUG* £390
*M55NUB* £245
*M55PAY* £245
*M55TUB* £390
*M5CAG* £490
*M5KUL* £390
*M5LOP* £390
*M5LUG* £490
*M5NUB* £245
*M5PAY* £390
*M5TUB* £390
*M66UTS* £245
*M6UTS* £390
*M80LUK* £245
*M888AGS* £245
*M888ATE* £390
*M888USH* £490
*M88AGS* £390
*M88ATE* £390
*M88UBS* £245
*M88USH* £590
*M8AGS* £490
*M8ATE* £980
*M8UBS* £590
*M8USH* £1275

Have fun.

Reg

Even More COW BAGs

Right... I think I've got my head around this now so here goes

The DVLA have now released, what I hope is, all of the remaining COW and BAG number plates as follows;

A1 to 20 COW
A1 to 20 BAG
E1 to 20 COW
E1 to 20 BAG
G1 to 20 COW
G1 to 20 BAG
H1 to 20 COW
H1 to 20 BAG

The prices of these plates range from £245 to £1275

J1 to 999 COW
J1 to 999 BAG

THROUGH TO...
(J,K,L,M,N,P,R,S,T)

T1 to 999 COW
and
T1 to 999 BAG

Are priced between £245 and £1565

Again, nothing too spectacular here but here's a few suggestions, anyway.





(Not bad for £390?)



Good luck

Reg