I guess they can hold value. I thought of an S2 related one but couldn't think of a reason in the end.

If it would appreciate why not, otherwise why

 

personal choice - only you can decide what it's worth

which is clearly nothing to someone called Smith and possibly lots to someone called T006 LEY

all I would say is that I'd caution against spending more than hundred or two or on it because you are hardly purchasing an easily realisable asset

I find name-related plates a bit pikey but accept it's a prejudice of some kind

I don't spend more than a microsecond thinking about it

unless a plate reinforces some other stereotypes, say in the case of the driver's appearance or the way the car is driven

in which case I might think about it a bit more

 

I agree with Nick!

£250 is about as much as I'd pay for a plate (bought S2XOO for my S2000 for that).

 

I paid £220 for T22 MYS about as close to TOMMYS I could get for that price.

 

It's all down to personal choice, I've had a few over the years and I've never lost money on any of them and made a good profit on others, as you're not looking at a plate to go on a particular car then it's probably going to be a long term investment, I had MOB911F on my 911 and sold it for over £1000 profit when I moved on, I had M3WKD which I paid £700 for and sold for £800 but as you're looking at a number that's personal to you I think they are worth more money and you'll certainly keep them longer. I ended up buying M47TYS and thats now worth well over £3k more than i paid for it but I can't see me ever parting with it even though I haven't got a car I'd dream of putting it on at the moment. So in the long term they can be a good investment and if you're going to keep it and you can afford it who cares what it cost? I'd avoid car specific plates though unless they're classics - I remember when S2000 was for sale for £20000 although I don't think it ever sold. I nearly bought B16MAT once for £3500 and it's now worth over £13000

 

I'd like RU55ELL for £100. Sadly im deluded.

Russ.

 

I've never quite "got" private plates.

Each to their own I suppose but there's so many things I'd rather have or save for I cant imagine ever owning one myself.

 

I hate private plates. I think there are few things more egotistical to be honest.

But I do enjoy the comedy value they provide when you're driving behind someone with one so esoteric you don't have a fugging clue what it means.

I'd say go for it. For no other reason than that I can cheer myself up by laughing at you in a traffic jam.

 

Tesco Brookfield Farm was great; the amount of bleached-blonde hodcarriers' wives in old M-Bs with the most contrived plates in illegible curlicue fonts used to have me in stitches. Probably had a fake Louis Vuitton bag as well. Cliches are nothing unless you have all of them. You'd have been unable to stand up, probably.

The bubble era; and it was the tipping point at which all of the above became seriously uncool.

 

I have a S200D ** plate and that was £250 fitted. I wouldn't pay more than that.