Vicroads snowflake offended at custom plate WEPN - Page 3

Yellow_Festiva · 23-06-2020, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben73

What I don't get is people who have cars that are worth $100,000+ then they have an ugly yellow and black NSW number plate.

It costs $75 to get a white and black plate on a new car. Why not just tick that box and make your car look significantly better.

So they make you pay a fee to have the plates made, then they lease them to you? Bit of doubling dipping there.

What I don't get is the fact that some people put the thin plate on the back and the wider plate on the front. You think it's a mistake? Do they actually think... hmmm they sent me 2 different sizes, meh I'll just throw em on in any random order. Do they ever notice that 99.9% of the other cars have thin ones at the front and wide at the back by some strange coincidence?

Yes, in NSW custom plates cost money to make, then you need to pay an annual fee to display them - around $450 a year for the most expensive option. You must have them on a car at all times. Should you remove them and wish to keep them they need to be handed in and kept in storage (for an annual fee as well).

In NSW personal plates are literally a licence to print money. You can have all sorts of colours, comic themes, footy teams, animals, plants, JDM, Euro look etc etc etc.

https://platerange.myplates.com.au/car

You will need to click on 'Show more' down the bottom...

Several times....

Edit: Forgot you can also get FPV / Mustang themed plates

Ben73 · 23-06-2020, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

What I don't get is the fact that some people put the thin plate on the back and the wider plate on the front. You think it's a mistake? Do they actually think... hmmm they sent me 2 different sizes, meh I'll just throw em on in any random order. Do they ever notice that 99.9% of the other cars have thin ones at the front and wide at the back by some strange coincidence?

LDV did that on their own D90 press car at launch or for an update or something. I don't keep up to date on LDV models.

The proper rear plate covers more of that horrible plastic number plate base

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender

It’s worth noting that “SNOFLK” is unavailable.

I'm tempted. I just like skiing I guess.
These are real NSW plates you can order. The number of designs is unbelievable.

ford71V8 · 24-06-2020, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

For some reason this reminds me of the normal plates that were on my brothers car when he was a p plater. It was unt- whatever the 3 numbers were. Flip a p plate into a d plate and shove it in far enought to be a c plate. He got an absolute serve from his mates religious mum about the unt plate with a c prefix.

This thread reminded me of the "C you in the NT" t-shirts I saw on my trip up the top.

And I recall Garry Rogers (GRM) having his HOON plates taken from him a couple of years back. I think he had them on a Volvo

MercuryT · 24-06-2020, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben73

Why not. More interesting than a boring serial number.

What I don't get is people who have cars that are worth $100,000+ then they have an ugly yellow and black NSW number plate.
It costs $75 to get a white and black plate on a new car. Why not just tick that box and make your car look significantly better.

Firstly not everyone lives in NSW with their ridiculous plates and secondly it wasn't the point I was making.

If going personalized make it personal. Just putting the car model when the car already has badges the same seems odd to me.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 24-06-2020, 01:52 PM

Saw a GS ute with plates "GSPT" the other day. That's cool though lol.

roKWiz · 24-06-2020, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by prktkljokr

How stupid is vic roads, I could take offence to some of the street names, suburbs and towns, what are they going to do change them too, what a bunch of dim witted morons we have making rules for us, what are they that bored at vicroads they have nothing better to do than take a number plate off someone, even though in the English language it says nothing, WEPN could mean anything, could be the abbreviation of a business name.

Pretty sure a good lawyer would sort this out in a couple of hours.

I signed the petition

vic road morons

Glad I don't live in Kilmore.

Spose the LGTB.........XYZ crowd are going ban my ROKGUY plates now.

hayseed · 24-06-2020, 02:13 PM

It's only in the last 10yrs (or so) that N.S.W. have started charging an Annual fee for Personalised Plates, I have 7 of them & only pay an Annual fee on 1 of them..

It's nothing to do with Vanity either, far More about My business projecting a Professional consistent Image.......

Sprintey · 24-06-2020, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

58oo8

5318008

5710 77345

ah, calculators in primary school

MercuryT · 24-06-2020, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hayseed

It's only in the last 10yrs (or so) that N.S.W. have started charging an Annual fee for Personalised Plates, I have 7 of them & only pay an Annual fee on 1 of them..

It's nothing to do with Vanity either, far More about My business projecting a Professional consistent Image.......

That's a very different purpose and of course worth it for sure and very common.

roKWiz · 24-06-2020, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MercuryT

That's a very different purpose and of course worth it for sure and very common.

Yeah, I never understood having the number plate match the make or model of car. How creative.

MercuryT · 24-06-2020, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by roKWiz

Yeah, I never understood having the number plate match the make or model of car. How creative.

I'm not sure if taking the p*** out of me or not! ha

I guess it's just not my thing as I'd have dozens of options before say "XR6 T" as a plate. But it's each to their own and money so all good.

pottery beige · 24-06-2020, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by roKWiz

Yeah, I never understood having the number plate match the make or model of car. How creative.

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Ben73 · 24-06-2020, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MercuryT

Firstly not everyone lives in NSW with their ridiculous plates and secondly it wasn't the point I was making.

If going personalized make it personal. Just putting the car model when the car already has badges the same seems odd to me.

When I had a 300c it had a standard yellow and black plate that looked horrible.
I wanted a black and silver plate to match the car better. Back then if you got a standard layout there was no annual fee. So I got a black and silver plate with the normal nsw layout of AAA-22A but a chose the letters and numbers that sort of related to the car. I wouldn't do it now with the yearly fees but even if someone does, why not?

Same reason why I buy a car I like rather than a base model Corolla. Most of the time a boring, cheap car will suit my driving needs. But I like my cars and like driving so I'm happy to pay a premium for something I find interesting.

Personally I wouldn't want my name, initials, birth year or anything similar on my plate. I don't feel the need to advertise that. Some people like it so I say go ahead and do it if you want.

Mulva · 24-06-2020, 07:47 PM

Seen several SAPol traffic cars wearing personalised plates lately, like WHY DUI.

**aussiblue** · 24-06-2020, 08:07 PM

I guess I was just permanently damaged by being made to dress up against my will in a pansy white outfit and dance and sing the "I'm a Little Snowflake" song in front of the whole town for the Christmas play in my first year of school.

roKWiz · 25-06-2020, 07:20 AM

Greyhound's a little more imaginative. Some of their bus trailer use PUP.

Fairlane 500 · 25-06-2020, 08:11 AM

I'll bet nobody would complain if you had the plate "HONKY"

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 25-06-2020, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MercuryT

If going personalized make it personal. Just putting the car model when the car already has badges the same seems odd to me.

Lucky the XR8 doesn't have the series or engine size badges on it, otherwise you'd think my choice would be odd too

Yellow_Festiva · 25-06-2020, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hayseed

It's only in the last 10yrs (or so) that N.S.W. have started charging an Annual fee for Personalised Plates, I have 7 of them & only pay an Annual fee on 1 of them..

It's nothing to do with Vanity either, far More about My business projecting a Professional consistent Image.......

Depends on the plate. I have 2 with no fee as well but that's because I skimped on the letters, substituting them for numbers.

Was only LLLNNL or LLLNNN combination that had no ongoing fees?

But now even those if ordered now have ongoing fees.

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Franco Cozzo · 25-06-2020, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

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image

The SV21, she's no VT wagon on gas bud

MercuryT · 25-06-2020, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Lucky the XR8 doesn't have the series or engine size badges on it, otherwise you'd think my choice would be odd too

That looks good...….really nice colour for the Xr8 too.

five 7 · 25-06-2020, 02:42 PM

Have to agree i'm liking the front on FGX more and more.

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 25-06-2020, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by five 7

Have to agree i'm liking the front on FGX more and more.

Sorry to go

but IMHO, it can depend a lot on the viewing angle. There are some where it is a bit awkies, ala

xxx000 · 25-06-2020, 04:01 PM

I'm amazed at how many people on here are offended by others being offended by a number plate.
Oh the irony

MercuryT · 25-06-2020, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Sorry to go

but IMHO, it can depend a lot on the viewing angle. There are some where it is a bit awkward

I think that's true of most cars really.

The plate finishes it off nicely

.:4:. · 25-06-2020, 05:56 PM

I have personalised plates on my car, but its nostalgia more then anything. The 2 letters were my grandpas initials which are the same as mine, the 3 numbers dont mean a thing. I kept the fat white on black plates as that was what my grandpa had on his car, the originals were printed in 74. The bums at the rta made me get them re printed as the originals were missing too much paint, but i kept the same size plate. Plus they came off a 92 fairmont and went on my 08 ghia. They look the part on a silver car. Funnily enough when i showed my car to a bird im on and off with, she commented about my initials being on the plates. I said nah, theyre my grandpas initials, but also may stand for good root. She likes good root better...