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Personalised Number Plates
Diamond15-Feb-24
To choose your own personalised & custom number plates is quite exciting but also expensive. I have seen some really interesting and sometimes funny "words" on plates, and all of them are unique. There might be a problem if you sell your car ...? Do you have/want your own personalised plates?
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  • APB
    No...and if this is an exciting thing to do...maybe you need to explore other things you can spend your money and time on...
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    • James 1470529
      Personalised number plates is a great way to get creative and show people what you think and like
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      • allin
        byteme
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        • Jennifer H 722364
          would like KISS keep it simple stupid
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          • James R 393760
            Best one I've come across is EIEIO. The owner is a farmer named - yes - you've got it - MACDONALD.
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            • GRAEME W 313058
              Personalised plates open you up to being caught if you happen to do something you shouldn't
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              • Sandra H 325339
                Regular plates for me. Too much of a scrooge to waste money on something so unnecessary.
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                • Shanette 1398300
                  Nope.I keep it simple
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                  • Terri
                    Thought about it then decided no they expensive
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                    • Tania NSW
                      We used to have them named after my nicknames but got to expensive so just normal ones now
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                      • Alison B 579466
                        I don't mind them, but I don't think I'd bother getting them myself.
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                        • Diane W 1001943
                          You change your plates before you sell your car. We have several plates, about 8. They are fun and can potentially make you some money if you get a good one.
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                          • Rosemary E 383382
                            I know all Ambulances in SA their plates have AMB on them I have also seen beast , gadgt you2 whyu MG HSV Some businesses have parts of their names or initials on them
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                            • Kathy A 494332
                              No
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                              • Christine M 323842
                                WAN-KER
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                                • Karen 73356
                                  My son does. I would love my own plates.
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                                  • Casey J 829907
                                    Well, normally when you sell a car and the new owner registers the car in their name, they get new plates so it’s a new rego number.. So I think with personalised plates that the person who bought them actually owns those plates so it’s up to them whether they sell the plates or not.. I would imagine most people with personalised plates would keep the plates for their next car..
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                                    • Helen L 750218
                                      Nope, it's a ticket magnet.
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                                      • Dada WA
                                        Only if you do something wrong.
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                                    • Jytte (Auckland, NZ)
                                      I don't drive so no. But I probably wouldn't anyway. I remember my brother used to have 502SLO or something like that like 15 years ago. He took the plates off and sold them separately and they were popular.
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                                      • clifford 1465946
                                        what an absolute waste of money
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                                        • Sylvia Y
                                          Have never wanted them and when I see what some people pay for them I feel they are being pretentious, they could do so much better with the money like helping charities
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                                          • Paul R 936022
                                            True
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                                        • Paula J 395266
                                          I had never bothered much for personalized plates due to the price but when I found the ones allowing you to keep the plates you have but choose a background for a single price I bought plates with pictures of cats on them. I loved my cat plates but when I sold the car the young man who bought it said the cat plates had to go. My new car came with plates and for the life of me I couldn't remember them. Then my husband bought a new car and I had no idea what the rego number was but one day I came out of the doctor's office and got into his car and wondered why the mats looked so terrible when a voice said "sorry, wrong car". How embarrassing. Same make, same colour but wrong car. I told hubby we needed plates we could remember but he said "no need". I thought about it and though about it, did some research to find the true personalized plates are still expensive but if you go for 3 letters and 3 numbers or 2 letters, 2 numbers, 2 letters you pay an amount then an extra amount is added to the rego each year. Working out a plate for hubby was easy but mine not quite so. Every combination I wanted was taken but I ended up with one I can live with. Now I know both plates as soon as I see them so never again will I hop into someone else's car.
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                                          • Dimitri T 100433
                                            no & don't intend to get one
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                                            • stephen m 596524
                                              no
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                                              • Mary M 329762
                                                I like have not this point of time
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                                                • Sara A 1057026
                                                  yes
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                                                  • Pat C 618241
                                                    No. Have never wanted to personalize myself or my car.
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                                                    • Missy Wyld
                                                      I have them...gold lettering on black - look so cool.
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                                                      • PETER M 134659
                                                        COOL MAN
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                                                        • Kristina L 134251
                                                          I have. You keep your plates for your next car when you sell the car.
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                                                          • doug p 631197
                                                            Have had plates that I have sold and I currently have personal plates now. No problem when you sell the car as you remove them and get new plates put on or sell vehicle with the plates.
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                                                            • debra j 18701
                                                              NO
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                                                              • Stella D 715113
                                                                Definitely want one
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                                                                • Paula J 395266
                                                                  If you are in NSW go to Myplates.com.au.
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                                                              • Kamila P
                                                                Seen some really cool ones
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                                                                • Poppy
                                                                  I have a personal number plate but only because it's a special car other wise would not bother
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                                                                  • Joe B 288252
                                                                    I have them and it’s no problem. You just keep your plates and re register the car
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                                                                    • Daniel A 2
                                                                      No. I don't drive.Wouldn't bother if I did.
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                                                                      • Robyn C 1009255
                                                                        I love my personalised number plates my name & dob, we gave them to our son his initials & dob, we purchased them before it was an annual charge & change them with a new car when needed, our son had to renew his as it got a bit battered however it did not chane the original arrangements. It is a bit week charging an annual fee to have them as it does identify your car which is particularly good when looking for your car in a car park when there are so many white cars if that is what you have, I now have a yellow car which is very easy to find.
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                                                                        • Anne P 1007387
                                                                          I would love to have them but never will as I can't justify the ridiculous high cost of them!
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                                                                          • Lones
                                                                            No
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                                                                            • Brian M 325759
                                                                              Got mine 50 years ago, when they didn't cost a fortune.
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                                                                              • Debbie
                                                                                We have our own personalised plate it’s his initials and my initials, we have people guessing otherwise we say it’s “polish you know” 😃
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                                                                                • Bugalugs
                                                                                  No, because I can't afford the outrageous cost of them.
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                                                                                  • Luke W 72035
                                                                                    To each their own.
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                                                                                    • Colin L 88398
                                                                                      They draw unnecessary attention by the Police so I dislike them but on the question of selling your car the Plates are owned by the person not the car so so you keep the plates and the car gets issued new plates unless the buyer has their own Personalised Plates.
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                                                                                      • SueS
                                                                                        Cannot see the point. Money for nothing.
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                                                                                        • Gail B 209535
                                                                                          A waste of money
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                                                                                          • Sonya F 68771
                                                                                            The plates stay with you and its a waste of money
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                                                                                            • Stu J
                                                                                              Interesting that the range rover in the photo has a black licence plate with white lettering - makes it hard for speed cameras etc to identify the vehicle when its travelling at speed.
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                                                                                              • Paul B 522937
                                                                                                they can go on to your next car
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                                                                                                • Shawn B 1061185
                                                                                                  In Ontario, Canada, the plates are yours not the cars. You either keep them or turn them in to the Ministry of Transport. I think you would keep them (if they're in good condition) because they are expensive. The Conservative government contracted out the manufacture of plates to a private contractor and the paint peeled off making the unreadable and thus illegal. Then they contracted out to another company and their plates couldn't be seen at knight. Again, illegal. More tax money given away for their "donor buddies." What a great government, eh?
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                                                                                                  • Gary B 393274
                                                                                                    Waste of money!
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                                                                                                    • P F
                                                                                                      I'm thinking of getting OMG-WTF
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                                                                                                      • Stu J
                                                                                                        What about 69ANE1
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                                                                                                    • Kaye C
                                                                                                      Biggest knob jockeys of all
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                                                                                                      • YVETTE 1434656
                                                                                                        Easier to remember.
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                                                                                                        • kristian s 513441
                                                                                                          It a waste time and money.
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                                                                                                          • Gaza
                                                                                                            a waste of money
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                                                                                                            • Wendy Q
                                                                                                              Some of my family have them, I haven't really thought about it too much owing to the expense. You have to take your registered name plates with you when you sell your car, which would be a pain, if you want tot retain them.
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                                                                                                              • Ann J 1179342
                                                                                                                I know in my state here in the US the dealership will do a transfer from the vehicle that your selling to the new car!! Pretty easy and less paperwork
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                                                                                                            • pam rae
                                                                                                              have fun Hanno
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                                                                                                              • Larry S 382961
                                                                                                                People don’t realize that the number plate is not theirs. Yes you have it on car but it belongs to the government agency that registers vehicles. They can ask for them back anytime. There is a case in paper today where a smart person has a personalized plate which is considered wrong as it glorifies the Middle East war. The authorities want them back but owner of car says “ they are lost”.yes some are good and funny and one needs to think hard at the message
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                                                                                                                • Maureen W 406466
                                                                                                                  You tend to notice the car more with personal places when you see it around
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                                                                                                                  • Jenny L 591463
                                                                                                                    If you can guess the right words then they can be quite a cash cow. They are ridiculously expensive. I am not into them but have seen some funny ones that have given us a giggle. It's up to the person with the car I guess and if that is your thing then why not.
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                                                                                                                    • Rose I 1205334
                                                                                                                      In some states he plate stays with the driver if the car gets sold. I myself am not interested in personalized plates, but it is fun to see what unique things people come up with.
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                                                                                                                      • Deidre 1380558
                                                                                                                        We did have one a Holden Monaro a 1970
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                                                                                                                        • dale k 247571
                                                                                                                          I brought my personal plate 2 years ago as a treat for myself, it reads DALE61. My name and the year I was born. In New Zealand, the person owns the plate its not part of the car, so when you sell your car it gets new plates registered to the car and you have your plate resigned to your new car.
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                                                                                                                          • Elizabeth A 807208
                                                                                                                            I agree Kim it is a waste of money
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                                                                                                                            • Mary G 409440
                                                                                                                              No, I do not have or really want personalised plates but agree they are unique, fun and sometimes very clever. It is a personal preference and if someone wants them for a particular reason and can afford them, good on them.
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                                                                                                                              • Cathy S 315728
                                                                                                                                DILLIGAF good for everything
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                                                                                                                                • Robert L NZ
                                                                                                                                  LOVE MY PERSONALISED PLATES WINWYN . GOT THE IDEA FROM A SALES SEMINAR I ATTENDED 30 YEARS AGO . THE IDEA IS THAT IN ALL FACETS OF LIFE YOU ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE A WINWYN RESULT NOT A WINWYN LOOSE ONE. THIS IS HOW I LIVE MY LIFE AND WHAT A GREAT LIFE IT HAS BEEN. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU. EXAMPLE OF WINWYN YOU HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT AND BREAK A LEG. YOU ONLY BROKE A LEG YOU COULD HAVE BROKEN YOUR BACK AND NEVER WALKED AGAIN. WINWYN.
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                                                                                                                                  • writerrochelle
                                                                                                                                    I don't, but I did look at the ones offered in WA state. I love lighthouses, but the plates cost so much, as does the tags and taxes on my 2000 Chrysler Concorde, so I passed on it. Money spent better elsewhere! ;-D
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                                                                                                                                    • Kim O 1201229
                                                                                                                                      Nope waste of money
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                                                                                                                                      • REX C 586182
                                                                                                                                        I have a short name so l didn't need to go to the expense of personalised plates and was able to get standard issue plates. I got my licence in 1970 and had to wait another 32 yrs.for REX-000 to be released. I had REX-350 also on an SS Commodore Ute.
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                                                                                                                                        • Michael B 494505
                                                                                                                                          I don't own any personalised number plates but I love looking at cars and trying to figure out what they mean. Some are quite clever and hilarious
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                                                                                                                                          • arran 1323608
                                                                                                                                            ive seen some funny ones to last night on my way home i saw one that said KIDS
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                                                                                                                                            • TERRIE K
                                                                                                                                              I have them. I got them in honour of my boss who used to call me her number one slave ie NO1SLAVE. Since she passed away I now say it's no one's slave. I also bought my late husband the plate UNCLEBILL. When he passed away our Grandson wanted to know if he could have them in honour of his Grandad. He said that now his Grandad is with him all the time.
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                                                                                                                                              • Joy L 68767
                                                                                                                                                I haven't but Mum and Dad had them they were Fay.001 and Roy T00
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                                                                                                                                                • Balvinder 1473489
                                                                                                                                                  cool!
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                                                                                                                                                  • Julie K 348980
                                                                                                                                                    There is a very good reason why Americans call them “vanity plates”.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Becky S 416633
                                                                                                                                                      Just another way for the government to take your money.
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                                                                                                                                                      • Debi 1473475
                                                                                                                                                        I liked the one I had a long time ago, but gave it up when times were tough and couldn't afford the extra registration fee every year.
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                                                                                                                                                        • Gunter L
                                                                                                                                                          No, I don't want them. Personalised Number Plates are for people whose vanity by far exceeds their common sense.
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                                                                                                                                                          • Cat 1435550
                                                                                                                                                            My husband had a number plate ",Mr Dead" I told him off many times but believe it or not he did end up selling his Plates. Takes all kinds
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                                                                                                                                                            • Lorne M
                                                                                                                                                              My wife and children presented me with a set of vanity plates when I retired from 40 years as a municipal police Detective. They got my badge number followed by police radio code 10-7...which is cop-speak for Out of Service. Those who know the meaning, understand. Others won't, so my car doesn't get keyed or damaged. Great for crossing the border into the USA and back. Those folks get the not so very secret code.
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                                                                                                                                                              • Vicki S 484904
                                                                                                                                                                I can't see the value in making oneself conspicuous on the roads; privacy and safety are more important to me.
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                                                                                                                                                                • Colleen 1453189
                                                                                                                                                                  I got mine only recently because I bought my first brand new car @ the ripe old age of 51 so I thought it was very appropriate & something that I deserved
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Maria B 89860
                                                                                                                                                                    It's a no thank you from me.
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Robert T 597718
                                                                                                                                                                      Dear Dimond as the owner of a vintage plate I found your comments very interesting the best is real number plates numerals only mine was issued in 1919 now on a 1977 car with history vanity plates particularly on silly suvs suddenly upside down vehicles are in poor taste and somewhat laughable I saw one THEONE I wondered the one what the same as all the xx and yy The gest plates are the so called Historic pates as first isssued although in 1972 I purchased in NSW a MG plate on a MGB this was first issued in the 1930s A most interesting car I purchased with plates from Jersey in the channel islands was J 12251 the original plate NSW 1 and Q1 have been recently sold in Australia at a very big price Every best wish
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Alison G 981912
                                                                                                                                                                        Got mine as a gift, not something I ever wanted. I feel bad the person spent so much money on my number plate, it was a generous gesture, but I'd prefer something less conspicuous.
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                                                                                                                                                                        • RUTH B 1067531
                                                                                                                                                                          When we returned to ALBERTA after being away for 10 years, not by my request but it just came up with my Initials & NEW on the plate, interesting or providential?
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Dada WA
                                                                                                                                                                            Yes I have "DADA" Best I have seen a Hyundai Getz with "GETZTHER"
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                                                                                                                                                                            • Elizabeth T 396096
                                                                                                                                                                              You don't have to sell your personalised plates with your car.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Sindhu 1439439
                                                                                                                                                                                No I prefer not to draw attention
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                                                                                                                                                                                • Ryan 1284839
                                                                                                                                                                                  Waste of money - a vanity play - self-expression - ego stroke...... all of those and more. Not for me but if it works for you - knock yourself out. Makes you more easily identifiable - for good and bad.
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                                                                                                    Waste of money
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Carolyn K 714554
                                                                                                                                                                                      We got plates for my husband when we lived in Queensland. Now living in Sydney and had to get new plates and they insisted that we handed the old plates in. In Qld. We purchased these plates and in NSW we would have to pay each year to have personal plates. (Money grabbing). As we owned the plates we should be able to keep them.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Robert T 597718
                                                                                                                                                                                        Queensland retains ownership of plates and refund any rego left this I have experienced Cheers Carolyn
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Karen S 841350
                                                                                                                                                                                      Nah,not my thing. there are some funny ones around though.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Michael D 983433
                                                                                                                                                                                        A fool and their money are soon parted!
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Val 1394045
                                                                                                                                                                                          No I think I will leave up to the driver of the car
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                                                                                                                                                                                          • Victoria 1437259
                                                                                                                                                                                            I did want them but they cost alot of money and if u have an accident and ride ur car off u wont get them back. But if u sell ur car u can ask to keep ur number plates and use them on ur next one.
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • BAZZA .
                                                                                                                                                                                              Its just a waste of money
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                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dada WA
                                                                                                                                                                                                I have "DADA". In Dockers colours!
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