red said:
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I think that PUM4A one will be hanging around for a while
I think so, a numberplate with the model of your car on it makes no sense to me. A numberplate with your own name on it makes much more sense, but in reality the only advantage even then is that staff in petrol stations and shops call you by your first name (or what they think it is).
I know this because I had one for 8 years. Back in the day, I bought this 16 month old car in London (I'm sure the guy had gambling debts or something) for a very sharp price for cash and it had the Reg. No. - 'RON **'. The guy pointed out that the car had a personalised number plate and I said, 'Pity for you my name's not Ron then, isn't it?' and that was the end of that.
After a while, I stopped bothering to correct the 'Hi Ron, that'll be £44.28 on Pump number 6?' stuff and just went with the flow. But I did figure that the plate would have some value and that it would accrue over time, so just kept it on.
8 years later it was time to sell the car (I always keep my cars for a good while) I just sold the number plate a couple of months before I sold the car and, er, that was the end of that.
Still have the original rear plate nailed to a rafter in the garage though, just as a keepsake.