[Restyle]

If anyones tried to get a good registration directly from the DVLA lately, they will know how hard it has become.
Try putting in a Name or Word on the new type plates & you will see that all they have (almost) All been refered for Future Auction.
For example, on the current style plate, (54), which you can pre-order ready for September 2004 onwards cars, they have either upped the price from the standard £499 or Totally Stopped all plates being instantly available.
I tried searching for a Friend, (ANDY), by looking at "MC54NDY" & found that All plates ending with "_ _54NDY" are now reserved for "Future Auction", with a button to register your interest in it ...Up the reserve price more like
Similarly, a search for "LE54_ _ _" yields nothing as they also want to make a bundle off every Les / Lesley / (& I assume ... Lesbian).

When I did a similar search, late last year, for the then forthcoming "04" plates, I was pleased when I found "CL04KED" with an asking price of the standard £499. Before the actual day of sale, I rechecked the DVLA site only to find that it had now "Been reserved for future auction" .. Sparking off a Mad Conspiracy idea in me that ...the DVLA monitored what people were searching for & then either instantly withdrew it, or jacked up its price.
I know ...Mad idea, what Government Agency would stoop to those levels

Upon further searching I found that some letter combinations have been totally withdrawn ...not just the obviously rude ones .
Its impossible to get a plate starting in XE54_ _ _ (it would say "_ _ _ _S-E-X " when viewed in the Mirror of a car in front .. and thus presumably shock them into dropping their mobile & crash.

Even "SM54GRO" has been withdrawn .. unless of course someone equally twisted beat me to it

But if anyones interested "B18 CUM" is still available for the Bargain price of £399-

Give it a try, & see if you can beat the Censors .. http://www.dvla-som.co.uk/home/

[mikeythemikey]

yup I had Y3 LOW all of a sudden reserve for auction a couple of yrs back

[stryder]

I really don't know how the system works (not being there), but it seems like a total scam. The worst part is it seems to be competiting with the government.

You try and be creative and get some unique #, but that means something to you. They see you got the #, throw it into their computer, and the next poor slob who wants something similar pays even more for it. It seems like since they have a year between the similar 52, the 53, then 54 regs, each time they find more of what people wanted, and go and make it more of a pain.

Sad really, and I'm just looking at it from the outside.

[maggie444]

I was lucky and managed to pick up my number plate last week (M444 KOP)

But i do agree Restyle, the DVLA website has become so much worse. I remember before they had an overhaul, that pretty much everything was available on there without being reserved or highly priced.

The other thing that the DVLA is so bad for is keeping people waiting around for paperwork. As the local office is 12 miles down the road, i applied in person and was waiting an hour before I even spoke to someone

[Harpo]

Vote with your wallets.

[Rakey]

I think you are so right, the more people that look at a plate the more the price goes up

And there are plates that are missing

I wanted B16 COK but its not on there so had to get R4KE X instead

[Restyle]

Quote: Originally Posted by maggie444

I was lucky and managed to pick up my number plate last week (M444 KOP)

OK, I give up , Tell us whats the significance in "444" ..the number of the Mammal ??

[spur]

They may be holding back the current NO. plates but the best deals are still on the older registration plates, very good deals. The problem with a lot of people is they want the latest plate which is totally against the whole idea of having a private plate, which is to hide the year of car. I am putting a 6 year old plate on my Conv.

[maggie444]

Quote: Originally Posted by Restyle

OK, I give up , Tell us whats the significance in "444"

There is a significance, as i obviously have it on my username, email, logins everywhere etc

But it all came about because I used to wear the number 4 shirt for the pub team. Sorry its not really the exciting answer you were looking for......................

Restyle, have u taken ur number plate off your S? Saw a pic from the mixed meet and didnt hardly recognise your car with the plate on!

[Restyle]

Quote: Originally Posted by maggie444

...Restyle, have u taken ur number plate off your S? Saw a pic from the mixed meet and didnt hardly recognise your car with the plate on!

Just put it on retention certificate .. picking up new MCS in Sept {RE51YLE Mk.3}

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey

I wanted B16 COK ...

D19CKS is still there at £499

[Restyle]

Here`s a good test of the DVLA Conspiracy theory.

They`ve just announced that they will be releasing the "E (1-20) XXX" plates from 1987, which have been previously unavailable.
They will be up for sale to the Public from 6th October 2004
See :- http://www.dvla-som.co.uk/home/en/Se...refix?prefix=E

I`ve just gone through them looking for anything interesting & noting "TODAYS" price.
I wonder how many will either go up in price, or be "withdrawn for future auction", depending on how many people search for that particular combination.


I`m bound to have missed a few, let me know

E1 ATE ... ELATE = £1199
E1 AND ... ELAND = £1499
E1 EGY ... ELEGY = £1199
E1 FLN ... ELFIN = £1199
E1 LTE ... ELITE = £1199
E1 UDE ... ELUDE = £1199
E1 VES ... ELVES = FUTURE AUCTION
E1 VLS ... ELVIS = £1199
E4 RNS ... EARNS = £799
E4 SED ... EASED = £599
E4 SES ... EASES = £599
E4 TER ... EATER = £999
E5 SEX ... ESSEX = FUTURE AUCTION
E6 GED ... EGGED = £599
E6 RET ... EGRET = £599
E7 HER ... ETHER = FUTURE AUCTION
E7 HLC ... ETHIC = £599
E7 HOS ... ETHOS = £599
E7 HYL ... ETHYL = £599
E8 BED ... EBBED = £599
E9 YPT ... EGYPT = £599
E10 PED ... ELOPED = FUTURE AUCTION
E10 PER ... ELOPER = £599
E11 CLT ... ELICIT = £599
E11 XLR ... ELIXIR = £599
E11 TES ... ELITES = £999
E12 ASE ... ERASE = £599
E12 GOT ... ERGOT = £599
E12 ODE ... ERODE = £599
E12 ROR ... ERROR = £699
E12 UPT ... ERUPT = £599
E12 NLE ... ERNIE = £599
E13 CTS ... ELECTS = £1199
E14 NDS ... ELANDS = £599
E14 TED ... ELATED = FUTURE AUCTION
E14 TES ... ELATES = £999
E14 PSE ... ELAPSE = £599
E17 ONS ... ELTONS = £599
E18 OWS ... ELBOWS = £999
E20 PED ... ELOPED = £599

[Rich_IX]

Im glad I got mine when I did then if this is the case.

[Rich_IX]

btw I love your plate Restyle its brilliant

[ALD0]

Yeah there is nothing under 500 quid-They are very Greedy ***TS. imho.

[Restyle]

Just thought I`d try out a few "Mirror" words, & guess what ..
E1 NLM (MINIE), has a price tag of £1199

so have ANNIE, BOGIE, EERIE, ERNIE, MOVIE, OLDIE, & GENIE..
in fact all the E1 *** combo`s inc` my favorite, for some reason ... E1 YTS.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rich 1X

btw I love your plate Restyle its brilliant

If I could still Rep, you`d be getting loads Now

[andyupnorth]

I don't blame the DVLA. As long as there are mugs out there willing to pay hundreds of pounds for combinations of letters and numbers that mean nothing to anyone else and that have to be illegally mis-placed to spell anything they can keep on jacking up the price ad infinitum. It's just simple supply and demand.

[Scottch]

Guys,

Try searching for 54MMY - every one of them is reserved for auction, I was searching to buy one for my son long before he ever needs it.

Robbers. Theives!

Also, have you ever been into your local DVLA office?
It's an age waiting to be served.
I was transferring a cherished plate from one vehicle to another, finally got served, handed over the paperwork - everything ok - then went to pay the transfer fee by switch.

Oh dear - they can't take any form of plastic, must be cash or cheque. What is that about in this day and age? Not even a sign to warn you. Back of the queue sonny once you've been to the atm, and we don't care how long you have to wait again.

And how did I originally pay for the cherished number in the first place? That's right, by plastic over the phone to dvla.

Crap - the lot of 'em!!

Cheers!

Scott

[Restyle]

Hi Scottch & a Big Welcome to MINI2

Its good to know that an article on the Thieving at the DVLA can persuade someone to feel That Annoyed with them, that they write their 1st Post on MINI2.

I agree with Every Word, as I`ve been held up in Their Queue in similar Circumstances.

Ive just noticed that they`re doing the same Price Differential with 3 Letter Names on the -E- series.
E1 -- TOM, SUE, LES, DAN, etc ..are all priced at £1499,
...while E (2-20) Names are £999

RobDogs

[Vron]

The worst part is you are only paying for the right to display that registration. If you transfer its another £80, if you put it on retention its £25 per year or you lose it. The other point is if your car is stolen you cannot display the reg for 12 months after if it is not recovered.

If your car is written off make sure you get your plate off otherwise it goes with the car to the insurance company. I have a letter from my insurer to state that they have no claim on my number.

[northandy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottch

Guys,

Try searching for 54MMY - every one of them is reserved for auction, I was searching to buy one for my son long before he ever needs it.

Robbers. Theives!

Also, have you ever been into your local DVLA office?
It's an age waiting to be served.
I was transferring a cherished plate from one vehicle to another, finally got served, handed over the paperwork - everything ok - then went to pay the transfer fee by switch.

Oh dear - they can't take any form of plastic, must be cash or cheque. What is that about in this day and age? Not even a sign to warn you. Back of the queue sonny once you've been to the atm, and we don't care how long you have to wait again.

And how did I originally pay for the cherished number in the first place? That's right, by plastic over the phone to dvla.

Crap - the lot of 'em!!

Cheers!

Scott

I think I know the reason for the 54mmy plates being for auction..... S4MMY is currently for sale for the princely sum of £59,995 !!!!!