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Flopsy numberplate? - Guinney1971 - 11 Dec 2008
Hi All,
been thinking for a long time about this, especially as F10PSY is for sale at an out of reach
£10k by Regtransfers - apparantly it was sold at a DVLA auction for a fraction of that :roll:
Anyways, whilst I know that any new number will never be able to go on my De (or any of
my other cars right now), there is a number I'm thinking of getting next year and keeping
on retention until the day comes that I can use it
FL09PSY - or a variation of, ie FL09SYD, or FL09SEY, summat like that.
It would be sods law that if I dont buy it, the number when it is issued will be given to my company though
to put on a new Mercedes commercial vehicle, as one of our company Vito Travelliners has
FL08SEY! lol :lol:
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - JamesRGUK - 14 Dec 2008
Sometimes you can get a bargain by making an offer for a specific plate through a number of the registration or reg-transfer websites.
I wanted M30 BBO for my pickup (with a conveniently placed screw it looked like M30 BBQ (my business The Mediterranean BBQ Co. website medbbq.co.uk) it was originally on for £495 I e-mailed an offer of £150 and having forgotten all about it a week later I got an e-mail saying my offer had been accepted.
Don't be afraid to haggle the reg companies have ludicrous mark-ups on some of those registrations
James
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Tourettes Tony - 14 Dec 2008
i want one with L8 TEX TT
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Guinney1971 - 15 Dec 2008
JamesRGUK Wrote:Sometimes you can get a bargain by making an offer for a specific plate through a number of the registration or reg-transfer websites.
I wanted M30 BBO for my pickup (with a conveniently placed screw it looked like M30 BBQ (my business The Mediterranean BBQ Co. website medbbq.co.uk) it was originally on for £495 I e-mailed an offer of £150 and having forgotten all about it a week later I got an e-mail saying my offer had been accepted.
Don't be afraid to haggle the reg companies have ludicrous mark-ups on some of those registrations
James
hi James,
I'd be looking at buying it directly from the DVLA, which is always cheaper then Regtransfers, et al
They often stick around £200 on top of the price that DVLA charge, then also add on the £80
transfer fee - which is included in the DVLA price anyway! (robbing b'stards!! lol)
I'm also looking into plates for Eric Da Shed and Skippy too - they are L reg cars, so I'll have a bit more choice
- rdj104 - 15 Dec 2008
Why not grab F18PSY instead?
£590 at DVLA, newreg claim to be cheaper than DVLA, and say £443.
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Guinney1971 - 16 Dec 2008
ah, thats not a bad idea, I'll have a look at that
Cheers dude!
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Chris P - 16 Dec 2008
Speaking of number-plates. I have had 83 DMC on with dealer for some time. ( they have got it on at about £6.75K. They have offered to "return to me" £5.5K, but to be honest I'd sooner it went to a club member, for the nett price! So if anyone wants it, its yours for £5k.
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - TheOriginalMrP - 16 Dec 2008
That's a bloody good price for that Chris, if I had 5K spare, I'd be first to nab that.........
Obviously it would suit 83' DeLoreans rather than the earlier ones. But as it's ageless, it can go on anything.
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - bozzzydmc - 16 Dec 2008
Likewise if my car was an '83 ... i would dip into my limited savings and deminished inheritance
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Guinney1971 - 17 Dec 2008
my god, you lot really have got far too much money!! lolMind you, I did spot A5TRA for sale in Regtransfers catalogue.......... only £23,500!!! :roll:
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Birksie - 17 Dec 2008
Maybe that registration will be more suited to someone who works for the satellite network Astra as apposed to a £2k car.
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Guinney1971 - 17 Dec 2008
Birksie Wrote:Maybe that registration will be more suited to someone who works for the satellite network Astra as apposed to a £2k car.
£2k?
You havent seen the limited edition Astra VXR Nurburgring then :wink:
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - Birksie - 17 Dec 2008
OK £3k then
Re: Flopsy numberplate? - NickT - 17 Dec 2008
£5k is that all ! That's beer money for a week.
Hang on, I can't live without beer !!!!
NickT