| Number plates [message #786996] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:18 |
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It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
bike.
How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to £1200 for similar
numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
TIA
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Rick Brown
GPZ600R
My Fickle Pony
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| Re: Number plates [message #786997 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:19 |
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Rick wrote:
> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more
> than the bike.
> How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
> The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to £1200 for
> similar numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
The dealers hold thousands of plates and quote values. Ask yourself how
many of them are ever actually sold....
Try an eBay auction.
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Hog
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
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| Re: Number plates [message #786998 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:20 |
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Rick wrote:
> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more
> than the bike. How would I go about finding a realistic value of
> D666 *** ? The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to
> £1200 for similar numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
Have you tried ringing them up & asking?
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Krusty.
http://www.muddystuff.co.uk
http://www.muddystuff.us
Off-road classifieds
'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
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| Re: Number plates [message #787001 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:30 |
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"Rick" <richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
>bike.
>How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
IIRC you can't transfer a bike's registration to a car, so you've a
limited market already.
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d.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787002 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:36 |
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Rick wrote:
> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
> bike.
> How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
It will cost you your soul. What's that worth?
--
Eiron
No good deed ever goes unpunished.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787007 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 15:44 |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:36:17 +0100, Eiron <e1ron [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>Rick wrote:
>> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
>> bike.
>> How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
>
>It will cost you your soul. What's that worth?
£3.75.
hth
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Champ
ZX10R
GPz750turbo
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| Re: Number plates [message #787056 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 17:34 |
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>> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more
>> than the bike. How would I go about finding a realistic value of
>> D666 *** ? The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to
>> £1200 for similar numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
>
> Have you tried ringing them up & asking?
Just done that - they offered £400 for the plate. Nice to know that when the
bike is totally knackered (not long now) it's still worth something
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Rick Brown
GPZ600R
My Fickle Pony
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| Re: Number plates [message #787060 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 17:40 |
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Rick (richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> Have you tried ringing them up & asking?
> Just done that - they offered £400 for the plate.
They offered £400 - or they told you they could get you £400? They normally
work by selling it for you, rather than buying it and selling it on.
Did you mention it's currently on a bike? As has been mentioned, you can
take a plate car->bike, but not (IIRC) other way - people were buying a
shedload of mopeds and transferring plates to them before retention
certificates were available.
> Nice to know that when the bike is totally knackered (not long now) it's
> still worth something
Don't forget it needs a current (or recently expired - I think three
months) MOT to transfer the plate off.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787075 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 17:58 |
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> They offered £400 - or they told you they could get you £400? They
> normally
> work by selling it for you, rather than buying it and selling it on.
Told me they could get me £400
> Did you mention it's currently on a bike?
Nope
>> Nice to know that when the bike is totally knackered (not long now) it's
>> still worth something
>
> Don't forget it needs a current (or recently expired - I think three
> months) MOT to transfer the plate off.
Noted
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Rick Brown
GPZ600R
My Fickle Pony
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| Re: Number plates [message #787080 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 18:05 |
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Rick (ricktockattiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :
>> They offered £400 - or they told you they could get you £400? They
>> normally work by selling it for you, rather than buying it and selling
>> it on.
> Told me they could get me £400
Ah. IF it sells.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787082 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 18:05 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Rick"
<richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk> saying something like:
>It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
>bike.
>How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
>The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to £1200 for similar
>numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
Depends entirely on what the *** is. If it's SAT or NIK it's worth a bit
more than XPB.
>TIA
Really?
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
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| Re: Number plates [message #787087 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 18:18 |
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Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
> > It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more
> > than the bike.
> > How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
> > The cherished plate sites quote anything from £600 to £1200 for
> > similar numbers but I know I'm not that lucky.
>
> Depends entirely on what the *** is. If it's SAT or NIK it's worth a
> bit more than XPB.
VIL at a guess would also be a winner.
--
Cab :^) - argue's like a girl
GSX 1400
UKRMMA#10 (KOTL), IbW#015, BoB#4, POTM#3, SKA#1
email addy : ukrm_dot_cab_at_rosbif_dot_org
http://www.rosbif.org
The gingeometer: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/gingeometer/
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| Re: Number plates [message #787144 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 20:09 |
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On 17 Jul 2006 15:40:06 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs [at] gmail.com>
wrote in <Xns9803A98687CE2adrianachapmanfreeis [at] 204.153.244.170>:
> Rick (richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
> like they were saying :
> Did you mention it's currently on a bike? As has been mentioned, you can
> take a plate car->bike, but not (IIRC) other way - people were buying a
> shedload of mopeds and transferring plates to them before retention
> certificates were available.
ISTR that was changed a couple of years ago.
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/cherish.htm
Are there any special rules for motorcycles?
No. Motorcycles and mopeds can participate fully in the number transfer
arrangements, providing they meet all the normal transfer requirements
(see "What are the requirements for participating vehicles?")
>> Nice to know that when the bike is totally knackered (not long now) it's
>> still worth something
> Don't forget it needs a current (or recently expired - I think three
> months) MOT to transfer the plate off.
--
Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid [at] [brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
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| Re: Number plates [message #787149 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 20:14 |
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Dr Ivan D. Reid (Ivan.Reid [at] brunel.ac.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> Did you mention it's currently on a bike? As has been mentioned, you
>> can take a plate car->bike, but not (IIRC) other way - people were
>> buying a shedload of mopeds and transferring plates to them before
>> retention certificates were available.
> ISTR that was changed a couple of years ago.
>
> http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/cherish.htm
>
> Are there any special rules for motorcycles?
> No. Motorcycles and mopeds can participate fully in the number
> transfer arrangements, providing they meet all the normal transfer
> requirements (see "What are the requirements for participating
> vehicles?")
Ah. Mental "Useless Information" corner duly updated. Cheers.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787285 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 00:13 |
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darsy said...
> "Rick" <richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
> >bike.
> >How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
>
> IIRC you can't transfer a bike's registration to a car, so you've a
> limited market already.
It used to be the other way round. I know of number plate companies who
used to buy large numbers of Tomos mopeds or CZ125s to put numbers on
prior to selling them to car owners.
--
Lozzo
GSX-R1000 K1
GSF600SW
"Loz has a god, and this god of his has 16 valves" (tm) Pip, May '06
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| Re: Number plates [message #787322 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 08:33 |
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darsy <darsy [at] sticky.co.uk> wrote:
> IIRC you can't transfer a bike's registration to a car, so you've a
> limited market already.
You certainly used to be able to, which was why so many people wopuld
store them on old mopeds and suchlike.
--
Trophy 1200 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
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| Re: Number plates [message #787368 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 10:59 |
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Lozzo <lozzo [at] speedyspic.co.uk> wrote:
>darsy said...
>> "Rick" <richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
>> >bike.
>> >How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
>>
>> IIRC you can't transfer a bike's registration to a car, so you've a
>> limited market already.
>
>It used to be the other way round. I know of number plate companies who
>used to buy large numbers of Tomos mopeds or CZ125s to put numbers on
>prior to selling them to car owners.
Oh, OK - I knew there was some sort of restriction, but obviously I
got it the wrong way round.
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d.
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| Re: Number plates [message #787476 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:39 |
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In article <44bb8e08$1_2 [at] mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>,
richardhenleybrown [at] tiscali.co.uk says...
> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
> bike.
> How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
Not you I saw at M1 J24 recently was it?
Chris D
--
The Deuchars. BBB#40 COFF#14
Suzuki GS550t, Yamaha XV750SE
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
Tel(work):0115 951 6264
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| Re: Number plates [message #787508 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 14:33 |
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> Not you I saw at M1 J24 recently was it?
>
> Chris D
> --
No - haven't been that far north for 20 years
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Rick Brown
GPZ600R
My Fickle Pony
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| Re: Number plates [message #787714 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 23:43 |
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In article <44bb8e08$1_2 [at] mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, Rick wrote:
> It's just occurred to me that my number plate might be worth more than the
> bike.
> How would I go about finding a realistic value of D666 *** ?
The DVLA currently has reg. numbers starting J,K,L,M,N,P,R,T,W,X,Y all
followed by 666 and your choice of letters for £250 including, IIRC, the
transfer fee. X666 and Y666 plus letters are £450 for some strange reason.
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Kevin
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