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[tinkers]

And by the way...I like TINKERS plates

Me too

[rexy]

Custom and coloured? No thanks. Subtle "in series" plates that only some will recognise - sure! I got a laugh when a few years ago the little old lady receptionist at the transmission shop recognised UFO 454 for what it was. I guess even hoons become little old ladies.

[orangeLJ]

Ive got TO.72.RY

I made my content fit into the standard format simply because Im too cheap to pay $600 a year to have full custom content plates!

These cost me $80 a year, and to me make it a bit more personal.

Ive got to agree about the "AVL2NV" type plates, bit of a wank job.

Ive also got to say that MRLXSS is the gayest number plate ever stamped, bloke that drives it is a total poofter!

[MRLXSS]

Ive also got to say that MRLXSS is the gayest number plate ever stamped, bloke that drives it is a total poofter!

Yeah, I heard that too... some say he is a 'dream'er

[orangeLJ]

I give up, im in fits of laughter here.

I wanted to get

EWE-00T

for the ute, but karlie told me it was stupid and no one would get it... :(

[Orange SS]

I got personalised plates cause the maroon and white, or old green and white plates here in QLD look crap on a nice car.
I wanted Black and white which would've cost me the $295(i think??) just to have the ones that they gave me changed colour. It just so happened that I found OLX760 was available when I went to buy them which suits my 76 LX SS perfectly.
+ I got a $50 supercheap voucher when I bought them so they really only cost me $245.
I'm glad QLD transport don't charge you each year to keep the plates!

[LXCHEV]

I still can't believe that some states charge an annual fee, that's pretty harsh. I doubt I would keep mine if I had to pay extra fees each year.. but it depends how much the fees are I guess.

Prior to getting my custom plates, and back when my car was just a wee little 202, I got hold of these standard issue plates.. pretty subtle, but anyone with half a clue twigged on pretty quick.. I wish I had of kept them and hung them up on a wall..

[Statler]

I like the personal plates, & i will have them on all my cars eventually. [regardless of what she thinks]

There is a local 'mover & shaker' with prestige plates on his car. He has had them for years. He has also had a long succession of sweet rides, from muscle to prestige to supercars. It's good to be able to keep up with his trends, because without the plates he would just be another driver.

[Heath]

I like custom plates. They should describe the car in some kind of interesting/humorous way, or just be a funny statement. I wouldn't have custom plates with a first name, or stating the obvious about the car like "77LXSS", in the same way that I wouldn't put a title like that on a project thread, or call myself that on the forum. But hey, each to their own lol.

I paid $299 for my standard layout custom plates "BBQ-202", and for the right car, I would pay about a grand for a good set of plates. Like if you are spending $25k building a car that has some proper character that you're gonna keep for a while, and you can get some witty, appropriate, colour matched plates that suit it for $800, that's money well spent. Just as important as getting the right width outer lips for your multi-piece wheels so they fill the guards, or getting the ride height to look just right. It isn't necessary on every car, but sometimes it just finishes a car tastefully.

If you're not gonna get custom plates, just get some white on black standard issue plates and I'm happy.

[Statler]

My daily driver also has personalised plates on it but they are my initials and D.O.B. and have been on every car of mine since i was 16.

That's what a lot of ppl don't understand. If you buy LXSS personal plates, then they may be good for your LX SS, but they look rather stupid on your VE Clubby!

My suggestion to anyone looking to buy personal plates.... get a conbination which is universal, so you can swap them over to your new car.

[SS hatch]

Was 50 bucks one payment in NT for personilsed plates gives the fellows in jail something todo.That was a couple of years back now.Plus side of things there yours to keep but only regestable in NT.Since moving to WA one sits on me mates shed wall now and the other resides on my bus wall.Im with the people that can use the plates on another car if needed but hundreds of dollars stick it rego is already out of control.

[Heath]

Gives the car an identity if it is something a bit special too.

[Mort]

I'm a bit bias now as i have personal plates, i can't remember what i voted but mine cost $1200 and won them on Ebay, approx $2245 for PPQ if they where available, they say MORTS ( would be nice to have the apostrophe between the T and S) and i can put them on any car i have.

Personal plates also help me recognise friends cars if there are a few cars the same in town.