Wherever you go these days, every forum asks for your opinion. If you watch TV, you may well know that all the broadcasters and journalists are involved in a campaign against silence — vote for this, message your opinion; join the debate and so on. Though it seems that they want to hog all the limelight through this – but the truth is that if you do not participate in this forum, you are supposed to be unapproachable according to the current trend. In order to make your voice heard, you need to engage in some sort of blogging, participate in a phone-in, have an account on Facebook, have an exotic ringtone and have a personalised car registration number.
You may think what is there to have a private registration licence plate for your car in order to get your voice heard. Well, you may be amazed to know that it is a great tool to get noticed down the streets.
The liking for interesting registration plates has been there ever since cars were first invented. The interest grew to the extent when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency took over the charge in 1989, reserving any number plates that appeared appealing. Between 1990 and 1991, the DVLA had sold around 24, 000 personalised number plates.
Well, if you cycle around London; you can notice that this craze has spread to distant areas. Almost every other car is sporting more or less cryptic message.
Different types of messages of private number plates
There is nothing to be surprised if you see a number of cryptic messages on the private number plates on the luxury or sports cars. OIL 9150, 1000 RO, VIP OB, ANG 2 and J15 YCE are some of the instances that can remind you of the royalties of James Joyce.
You can find out the vehicles with tinted glass windows using a disproportionate number of private number plates. When the driver of the car wants to get noticed or not, everyone on the road will be having a look at him at least for once.
How does it feel if you notice a car with the registration number plate B1 LAK. It will do nothing but leave you baffled.
If you see a Daimler with the registration number plate 1 KEN in a central London, you may be thinking that it might be a runabout of Democratic Ken Livingstone. Well, the same registration is owned by many car owners having interests in private number plates. You can see the same registration number plate on the car of the Kenyan High Commission in Portland Place.
You can even notice some number plates on the car that will force you to crack the code of the message. Take for instance, B16 MBR— 6 in this registration plate denotes ‘G.’
Private number plates sometimes can be distressful. It is meant to remind you that you are not super-rich. The registration number such as LEF 1 W on the car may refer to as ‘Left You.’ Well, there are some beautiful messages as well like A11 URE and M1 STY Y.
Private number plates are not expensive but they are universally comprehensible ones. If you want the motorists and pedestrians to look at your car and decode the message on your car number plate, you can opt for an interesting private registration license.
Well, if you think price is the main concern for you, there is no problem then. There are many authorised car registration dealers who sell cheap private number plates. Check out their websites to find options. Once you find it, register it to get it assigned to your car and see if you can get the attention just like other private number plate owners.
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