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The Sun taking the high moral ground 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 12:27 GMT

Paris Hilton

Come on, that is like Paris condemning some other tart for being promiscuos.

Thats my afternoon gone... thanks Lester 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 12:29 GMT

Go

I am now looking for as many rude word reg's as poss all afternoon. Come on people... get on there and see whats available.

Cheers for that

Sun rejects "penis" 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 12:43 GMT

IT Angle

Well of course, it's a serious word, many Sun 'readers' might not even know what it means, and the use of it would imply some education and ability to speak about the human body without sniggering.

Now if it had been "C0 CK" or something they'd have snapped it up!

FAL 1C 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 12:58 GMT

Is the best number plate I have seen, and it's more subtle than PEN 15

B10 JOB 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:12 GMT

Passed it on the motorway. But I still prefer the local BJ55OMG.

Steve Parrish on his uppers ? 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:19 GMT

PEN 15 used to be his number plate.

Paris 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:21 GMT

Paris Hilton

'Cos she knows what the plates mean

Champagne socialists 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:23 GMT

Didn't Derek Hattersley used to own PEN 15?

What happened to him, anyway?

I meant Derek Hatton, obviously. 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:24 GMT

Google first, ask questions later.

Select 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:28 GMT

* from rich_twats where money < sense

I changed my name to SBH 368, much cheaper than changing my number plate...(credit Viz)

Posers with personalised number plates should... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:37 GMT

Stop

... P155 OFF.

Idiots & Money 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:40 GMT

IT Angle

So, idiots with more money than brain cells want a label on their car to let the world know that they are an idiot with more money than brain cells who isn't getting any. Probably because they have the maturity of a sniggering 13 year old virgin.

I'm sure this will be very useful for us grown-ups in giving these idiots a wide berth, but the IT angle is...?

Regtransfers 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 13:42 GMT

I thought for a second that you'd branched out.

Who'd buy them 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:00 GMT

Paris Hilton

What self respecting Clarkson-esque type would buy either of these plates , given that it demonstrates that an ORG45M is far more than a PEN15 ?

Paris, 'cos she knows the value of both...

Derek Hatton... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:04 GMT

Happy

.. had DEG5Y on his gold XJS. What a Socialist!

Passed by PAR 1S this morning 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:11 GMT

Paris Hilton

This plate is affixed to a black BMW 730i, it passed me this morning just to the north west of Cambridge near Madingley.

The windows were darkened, I couldn't see what she was up to inside.

Obvious the icon required!

If you're that rich... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:20 GMT

If you're rich enough to buy 1 for $16m or whatever, why bother? Why not just put 1 on the car anyway & pay the fines for having an invalid numberplate. They could impound your Aston and crush it but who cares... even at $200,000 a pop you afford to get nicked 80 times before it costs the same!

@Posers with personalised number plates should... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:33 GMT

There's a similar one (or there used to be unless Gangsta Vehicle Leasing Inc has repo'd it) round here... I think it was P15 0EF with the plate screw partially covering the lower part of the E (or maybe the owner just got done for that... probably screws with ANPR or something)

D'oh selector 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 14:38 GMT

Coat

Your comparison operator is back to front David.

I'm sorry, I can't let you do that, David.

David, what are you doing....?

Forget a personalised plate... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 15:06 GMT

If you bought a car this year from Northampton, you could have a number plate that starts with KN08 for no extra cost.

KN08 HED, anyone?

PEN 15 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 15:16 GMT

Steve Parrish 'stole' the number plate from Linda Lovelace (of deepthroat fame) many years ago but eventually he had to buy it.

BTW I know this as I grew up in the Village he was born and lived in.

Saw 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 15:46 GMT

OBO 110X on the M62 many years ago - think it was on a clapped out Chevette.

For £2199 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 15:48 GMT

Thumb Up

..you can have F4RTY

Darling, Wanna see what I shrunk? 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 15:59 GMT

Unhappy

Sad to see such a tiny PEN 15. I remember when it as fat long roller cruising the North Circ in the 1970s.

how.... 1940's. 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 16:43 GMT

So, when is the UK going to upgrade its systems and finally get rid of the whole "let's encode the year and location in the number plate" farce? Or even allow real "ego" plates rather than the joke they have now? It's just so... stupid.

ORG 45M 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 16:44 GMT

I'm sure I saw this at the supermarket one day, attached to a gold 4x4 of some description with large chrome wheels.

My only thought was it was someone overcompensating for a deficiency elsewhere.

HOT 69 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 16:50 GMT

Paris Hilton

my parents used to have this plate back in the early eighties... they sold it to a yuppie for £10000

Paris, cos she knows what it means...

PEN 15 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 17:46 GMT

Paris Hilton

I remember seeing PEN15 being sold (with vehicle) in the back pages of a magazine found amongst my dad's (not very well hidden) secret porn stash during the 70's.

Paris because she's allegedly known more than 15 PENs.

Numbers Only 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 18:03 GMT

All licence plates here in the UAE are number based. The only letters indicate which Emirate you are in, and Dubai plates have letters which I "think" indicate the locality of the car. The lower the number here, the more important you are seen to be. Hence 1 being seen as the most important (until you get into the "VIP" plate area)

Mind you, I've seen far too many Lexus LS400 with Abu Dhabi plates being driven by complete TW4 T5

Free Personalised Number Plates 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 18:46 GMT

i fink that p-pul that wont personalied numbr pl8 shud get them 4 3. As long as they are of form CNT nnnx. This way the police will kno who they r.

the Geek's dream plate 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 19:15 GMT

Linux

L 1 NUX

it actually exists...

i got 'P54 RAH' if anyone wants to buy it.... 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 20:01 GMT

Thumb Up

it's ideal for any UK resident, American Republican party fans...

(who'd like to get thier hands on the the real soccer mom 54RAH...P ) ;p

though i would like real cash for it in(££££.) please....

offers over £7.5k

anyone..........

Of course 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 20:08 GMT

I imagine that this is one story that the American readers won't get straight away, since in the States you can specify your own number plate providing it is unique, G rated and fits into your state's license plate format. It just costs more.

Old Banger 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 20:19 GMT

Stop

CUN 69 T Attached to a coach (late 70's) as witnessed by a postie I knew.

Bus Stop.

A Florida plate A55 RGY 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 21:29 GMT

Paris Hilton

The biggest hint being that (some) Florida plates have a nice big orange between the two parts.

Even better, this is a standard series-issue plate, they didn't pay extra for it!

http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/license.asp

Paris - probably the best contender to own said plate.

P155 OFF 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 21:30 GMT

Coat

One of the most requested plates from DVLA select registrations. Never issued, and never will be (Allegedly)

Someone's committing a crime 

Posted Wednesday 17th September 2008 21:47 GMT

Boffin

According to the DVLA computer PEN 15 is registered to a BLACK MCC SMART PULSE SOFTIP SEMI-AUTO not a yellow one as shown in the picture.

And what a "softip" is I can only imagine.

ORG 45M is currently unregistered which is a bit of a slur against BMW drivers!

Why it it that 

Posted Thursday 18th September 2008 08:34 GMT

when prestige cars being driven by complete TW4T5, the chance is they'll be Beemers?

D1 CED 

Posted Thursday 18th September 2008 10:25 GMT

Alien

You would have to be a dick** to pay that kind of cash for a plating. And you deserve to be chopped up by the missus for not spending the cash on her instead.

PEN 15 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 07:55 GMT

Used to be Steve Parrish' number.. but since he moved to the isle of man he can't use UK plates..

just to clear that up

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