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Post by Roadsterstu on Dec 3, 2017 22:10:55 GMT
Have you ever seen, whilst out on the roads, a number plate with just one or two characters different to your own? I passed a 60 plate S60 on the motorway 2 days ago that had only the middle letter of the last three letters different to my own plate. I wondered if the driver of that car noticed the similarity as well. Several years ago I followed for several miles a silver Toyota Yaris, identical to the very one that I owned and was driving at the time, with only one letter of the last 3 letters different to my own plate. That was also the middle letter of the three.
At least I've not seen my own plate on another car yet.
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Post by Blarno on Dec 4, 2017 8:23:38 GMT
I pass another 93 estate regularly with KR08 EKW, which is only one letter away from my original plate.
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Post by johnc on Dec 4, 2017 9:11:41 GMT
I used to own a black XR2 with the number GGB 466X. A while after I bought mine, another one appeared in the area with the number GGA 466X and he drove like a complete prick everywhere about town. I was pulled over once because they thought I was him so the car got sold shortly afterwards.
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 4, 2017 9:45:17 GMT
One of my cousins has the better version of my number plate (she has "1", which makes it an exact match for our shared surname, whereas I have "11") and lives not far away in Chelsea. So occasionally friends or acquaintances ask why I have swapped my BMW for a Skoda Yeti...
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Post by Roadsterstu on Dec 4, 2017 10:13:20 GMT
I remember a call at work a few years back where someone phoned in saying they were following another car with their registration number. I don't recall what the outcome was.
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Post by Big Blue on Dec 4, 2017 10:16:31 GMT
When I bought my plate from the DVLA it was the 1st May 2001. I waited and waited and waited and when I finally got through at about 1200hrs after being on the phone since 0800hrs the two plates I wanted (Y1 BMW and Y5 BMW) were both gone, unsurprisingly. I got Y55 so not too unhappy but I've never seen Y5 or Y1.
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Post by Boxer6 on Dec 4, 2017 11:09:17 GMT
The plate I bought for my daughter (used on my other cars when I had them before she eventually passed her test and bought a car of her own) is letter ~ 2 digits ~ three letters. For the past few months I've noticed a plate where the first letter of the three last ones is all the difference there is - 'T' instead of 'R' - said plate being on a red Golf; somewhat ironically I feel!
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Post by michael on Dec 4, 2017 12:38:35 GMT
My sister's first car was a silver Toyota Yaris that she got on Y-reg day - Y207 PAJ. She sold it about ten years ago, only a few weeks ago I noticed Y208 lives locally which is also a silver Yaris.
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Post by Blarno on Dec 4, 2017 13:19:22 GMT
There is also a Mondeo Zetec S nearby, same shape as the Flying Postbox was, but a V6 hatch with a near identical plate. Postbox was (still is) EX52 AXR, other one is EX52 AXM. Makes me think they were press cars, given the Essex registrations.
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Post by michael on Dec 4, 2017 13:23:09 GMT
V8 OAN surely deserves a mention on this thread?
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 4, 2017 14:48:05 GMT
This thread reminded me that I forgot to tax the GC, which is about to hit its first birthday.
Error duly rectified.
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Post by Tim on Dec 4, 2017 14:54:33 GMT
My parents had a Moonraker Blue Montego 1.6L with B618VSL and one day (while they still owned it) I saw a Moonraker Blue (albeit a 2.0HL) Montego with B620VSL in the local town.
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Post by Martin on Dec 4, 2017 15:37:12 GMT
V8 OAN surely deserves a mention on this thread? If forgotten about that. I think I saw it first, not get from where I live. |
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Post by Stuntman on Dec 4, 2017 20:40:45 GMT
^^^ Thankfully I haven't had any more letters!
I haven't actually seen it, though. But I have seen F4 DAN, D8 VAN and H20 DON.
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Post by Stuntman on Dec 4, 2017 20:44:39 GMT
One of my cousins has the better version of my number plate (she has "1", which makes it an exact match for our shared surname, whereas I have "11") and lives not far away in Chelsea. So occasionally friends or acquaintances ask why I have swapped my BMW for a Skoda Yeti... I've seen the very vehicle and registration. Is your cousin a horseracing enthusiast? I seem to remember seeing it around the time of the Cheltenham Festival (March). |
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 4, 2017 20:53:12 GMT
My silver Honda Civic Shuttle was C925 OPL and in the mid 80's I regularly saw C922 OPL which was identical vehicle and colour.
A few years after I bought it, I came across C926 OPL which was on a blue 3-door Accord
My Rover 820 was G380 CBL and I once passed J380 CBL
Younger daughter's old Fiesta was RV05 BYT and not that long ago I passed an AA breakdown VW Transporter RV15 BYT
The Galaxy was X836 RTW and I once followed a Punto that was (something) 836 RTW, can't remember what its first letter was but younger daughter was with me in the car at the time when I remarked upon it. Not long after I found out that the Punto "resided" at a house near the local town centre, but shortly afterwards it was replaced by a brand new car
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 5, 2017 11:56:39 GMT
One of my cousins has the better version of my number plate (she has "1", which makes it an exact match for our shared surname, whereas I have "11") and lives not far away in Chelsea. So occasionally friends or acquaintances ask why I have swapped my BMW for a Skoda Yeti... I've seen the very vehicle and registration. Is your cousin a horseracing enthusiast? I seem to remember seeing it around the time of the Cheltenham Festival (March). I don't know them particularly well (think the car actually belongs to the wife of one of my father's first cousins), but yes probably horsey - last time I ran into them was in the Royal Enclosure. |
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 5, 2017 11:59:38 GMT
Given that my wife's 500 came from Marylebone Fiat, which is the dealer for central London, we've spotted a couple of other 500s around town over the years which were one digit (the last one) out from hers.
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