Floyd Pepper Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1469104310' post='3095767'] Ha, FP, I've been rumbled. Were you there in a professional capacity? I made my annual visit as a punter, I live three miles away, although I had to do a Fri lunchtime gig. I was slightly underwhelmed by the bands on the main stage, although Jamie Cullum's set was great. He's neither rock nor jazz but puts on a great show. It was the second stage where all the best stuff was at. Wilko was introduced on stage by the surgeon who saved him. Beverly Knight fronted the Staxs band and the two standouts were Booker T - rocking to Green Onions in an Oxfordshire field- and the Zombies set - with three of the original members - left everyone open-mouthed. [/quote] Same as you..just watching (although I did have to leave Saturday morning to do a gig at another festival before returning Saturday night). As you say, Jamie Cullum was entertaining and Booker T..I never knew he had such a great voice! Enjoyed Wilko and Norman on Friday evening though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieJJ Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Hello Peeps For those that have misunderstood my intentions for starting this thread, I did not do it to boast or as an act of vanity, I simply done it in the moment as I was so excited to get one. I was never born with a silver spoon in my mouth, in fact we were lucky if we got food never alone a spoon to eat it with!! I had to leave school at the age of 15 to earn money for my family. It was simply bought as a celebration for what I have achieved in life from starting out working on a farm picking spuds!! I started out in life to appreciate every little thing you earn and to respect and not envy others for their success, its a pity that not everyone shares the same values!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Stevie, enjoy your plate! And welcome to the BA55 club. Trouble is, on this forum as elsewhere personal plates seem to send some people into paroxysms of anguish. I'm sure the majority will support your purchase so ignore the naysayers, go out and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My Dad had IM1948 on his 1948 Chrysler Windsor. IN NZ at the time he could just order ne from the licencing body for no extra cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Each to their own. I know a guy who has made a mint from selling number plates. He offered one to me at a discount - i nearly puked at the cost. I asked him why people buy them - after the blurb about investment he said that in most cases In his opinion a lot of purchases are vanity - people who want a bit of attention and show others that (in his words) they can waste money. I can't imagine ever wanting to buy one but whatever floats your boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenshirt Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1469170642' post='3096223'] Stevie, enjoy your plate! And welcome to the BA55 club. Trouble is, on this forum as elsewhere personal plates seem to send some people into paroxysms of anguish. I'm sure the majority will support your purchase so ignore the naysayers, go out and enjoy. [/quote] +1 By the way my Reg. is: BA55 FAN Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I once saw R1VAL on a Roller once, which amused me somewhat. Not quite sure why, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 There's a couple live across town from me. He's got '7N' on his Beemer X5 and she's got '5N' on her M3. Now THAT's what I call disposable income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 [quote name='woodenshirt' timestamp='1469395645' post='3098017'] +1 By the way my Reg. is: BA55 FAN Mart [/quote] Mine is BA55 MBC, the latter letters being my initials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I knew somebody who had his own plates, they were his initials. I won't reveal the real letters but I'll use these as an example - ABC1. He then generously put personal plates on his wife's car. ABC2. Yes, he was a c**t. A big one, and in all respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Before I start - this is true and I do not want any PC comments, I am not racist but this one really made me laugh out loud. I pulled up in a BP petrol station early 1990s behind a gleaming black BMW, smoked out windows, sound system thumping. The massive immaculately dressed West Indian driver got out, looked at me and stated, with a wonderful grin "That gotcha didn't it, mon?". Reg No: SAM 80 S Brilliant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I don't know if it's urban legend, but I think the head guy at Ashdown has BA55AMP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I saw a BMW a while ago with the apposite TWA77Y. I see personalised plates as a harmless indulgence, except for the ones with spacing messed around with and black screws in inappropriate places when it means it would be difficult to make out what the number actually was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1469622961' post='3099787'] I see personalised plates as a harmless indulgence, except for the ones with spacing messed around with and black screws in inappropriate places when it means it would be difficult to make out what the number actually was. [/quote] Yes! That is [i]really [/i]tragic and deluded. You couldn't afford the plate you wanted? Don't worry, just make the one you have look more like the one you want thus making the plate unreadable and illegal in the process. Good work, sports fan! Still, at least this kind of thing (along with union jack car flags, custom body kits, 'w@nkers shoes' and bog-brush hairstyles) is a pretty good indication of who to steer clear of - almost as good as a 'please avoid me, I'm a bell-end' t-shirt. A 'w@nkers shoe', yesterday. Edited July 27, 2016 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 BA55 DMC here - just purchased! Oh the vanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 [quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1470955821' post='3109678'] BA55 DMC here - just purchased! Oh the vanity. [/quote] Haha. Very cool. More so because I know your name. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I went to order my new car today and took along the papers to put on my, currently on retention, BA55 MBC plate. Comment from the dealer: "So your a fisherman then" Hey ho, if I take up course fishing, at least I will not need to spend money on a new plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I've just ordered a personal plate. Had one some years back, but in a moment of crisis, let it go with the car it was on. Plate has long since gone. Been after one for a while, and have found one I really like at a good price. It's my initials (yes, I am that kind of guy!) but also incorporates an N - the registration letter that was in my YOB, and the number 11, which (good and bad) always looms largely in my life. It's fate, and it's mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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