Personalised Plates

[Griffin]

This may have been done before but I am too stunned to care.

I thought it would be kinda cool to get a personalised plate for my new bike and so rang the PP people yesterday to throw my idea at them and get a price etc... $749 ???? :crazy:

$749 ? How ? Why ? It costs $26 to replace your plates if they are lost or stolen... so therefore the cost of a set of plates to be manufactured is $26 or less. What in the hell is the remaining $723 covering besides lining the pockets of the PP company?

Last time I had anything to do with Personalised Plates my brother bought one for his car (admittedly that was 15 + years ago) and he paid $250 thereabouts... and even that was considered a high price to pay for two bits of tin. For $750 I can have my "idea" professionally sprayed all over my bikes tank and probably get change! :argh:

[mowgli]

Geez that's steep. I paid about four hundy back in the late nineties.

I think the pricing is something to do with them being considered tradable as investment plates. Personnally I think that's a crock. In my experience most PPs only have significance to the original owner and are never traded.

[CookMySock]

last one I bought was 4hundy ish, but yeah they can stick that price. :motu:


DB

[Mom]

I wanted to get one for Maha for his birthday. I was gobsmacked when the guy told me the price. I said I only want one, it is for a motorbike! That did not matter. Much as I love my man I can think of many better things to spend my money on frankly.

I bought a set for a car about 6 years ago, cost just under $500 then.

Anyone want a plate that says CHRLYS

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shlf in the garage.

[vifferman]

It costs $26 to replace your plates if they are lost or stolen... so therefore the cost of a set of plates to be manufactured is $26 or less.
Less it is.
Last time I 'lost' a plate (it wasn't lost - just the wrong shape), it cost $8.

[yod]

mine was about $450 in 2000

can't say im surprised tho, give it another 5-10 years, they'll be $1200 or summat

[Nordy]

bloody hell. I paid $350 about 10 years ago for my plate and $500ish for hubbys a few years later. Glad I did it then and not now.

[yod]

Less it is.
Last time I 'lost' a plate (it wasn't lost - just the wrong shape), it cost $8.

i think it's $9 now :laugh:



but just to transfer from one car to another without a replacement plate, it's the princely sum of 20c - I didn't have any change on me the last time I did this so the nice lady behind the counter at the AA paid it for me! top chick!:niceone:

[Boob Johnson]

Anyone want a plate that says CHRLYS

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shelf in the garage.
Sure ill take it off your hands.

[Griffin]

I wanted to get one for Maha for his birthday. I was gobsmacked when the guy told me the price. I said I only want one, it is for a motorbike! That did not matter.

Yeah I said the same thing - I figured surely for a motorbike it would be less than a car but apparently your paying for the 'right to own that particular combination of letters' and therefore the price stands.

I reckon they are outta their minds - it appears that nowadays P Plates are only for those with more money than a bull can sh*t

[TOTO]

yea, and you can't even get the one with small writing on them for bikes :(

I checked it out too , but yea , 750 is too much.

My ideas for spending $750:


1. Buy a new meaty exhaust

2. Buy a Set of new sticky tyres

3. Do the Coro Loop 9 times :niceone:

[Mikkel]

$749 ? How ? Why ? It costs $26 to replace your plates if they are lost or stolen... so therefore the cost of a set of plates to be manufactured is $26 or less. What in the hell is the remaining $723 covering besides lining the pockets of the PP company?

Well, lining the pockets of the PP company is probably the PP company's primary directive <_<


Last time I had anything to do with Personalised Plates my brother bought one for his car (admittedly that was 15 + years ago) and he paid $250 thereabouts... and even that was considered a high price to pay for two bits of tin. For $750 I can have my "idea" professionally sprayed all over my bikes tank and probably get change! :argh:

If it's for your bike it's all of a sudden one piece of tin - and you could then argue it's twice as expensive... :eek5:


Anyone know what the $750 covers? I mean, obviously it can not be the fabrication of the plate itself - must be some bureaucratic overhead, in which case I guess $750 is pretty cheap considering what other bureaucratic overheads ring in at...
Also, I have seen plates that seem to be homemade - what are the requirements for a numberplate here in NZ?

[Mom]

Sure ill take it off your hands.

$400 and its all yours! I will use it and some of my own to buy Maha that plate he so badly needs on his new bike :yes:

[Rockbuddy]

I just pick one up for my fathers bday of tardme for $225 but also just got one for the bike $750 from the plates.co.nz so

[mowgli]

Shit!!!!! Check out the price of these plates (http://www.plates.co.nz/investment/?page=1&order=highest) ....... lost for words :no:

[Maverick]

Yeah I said the same thing - I figured surely for a motorbike it would be less than a car but apparently your paying for the 'right to own that particular combination of letters' and therefore the price stands.

I reckon they are outta their minds - it appears that nowadays P Plates are only for those with more money than a bull can sh*t

Bingo.

The cost of the plate is about $28, the rest of the cost is purchasing the right to "own" that particular combination of numbers/letters etc. for whatever use you want it for, be it car, bike, etc.

Its funny browsing through some of the plates for sale and the amazing amounts some people are asking for plates that I cant really imagine people wanting to buy.

TKPUNA $25000.00
7CSINO $25000.00 Offers considered
SADDAM $20000.00 Offers considered
4SALE $5000.00 No offers
DCATI $5000.00

[ArcherWC]

I have the bike plate 4P14Y (4PLAY) for sale if anyone is interested since I dont ride on the road any more, offers, all proceeds to my kick Eddy's ass race fund

[mazz1972]

My Mum got one for Dad when they first came out, think it was $150 way back then.

Dad's no longer with us so it's sitting gathering dust.

Anyone interested in the plate BRYAN let me know.

$750 is a bloody ridiculous price and it's getting harder and harder to get a combination that resembles what you want.

[Tank]

When I was a younger, fitter self and somewhat cocky I got the plate KICBOX.

I took it off when I stopped fighting.

Happy to pass it on if someone wants to buy it.

[Tank]

Also, I have seen plates that seem to be homemade - what are the requirements for a numberplate here in NZ?

Pretty simple - you are not allowed to.

All the homemade ones are subject to a (from memory $250) fine.

[pritch]

My ideas for spending $750:
1. Buy a new meaty exhaust
2. Buy a Set of new sticky tyres
3. Do the Coro Loop 9 times :niceone:


I like your thinking.:yes:

1. Power Commander
2. Leather jeans
3. Downpayment on a new laptop
4. Spending money for the Phillip Island trip

Hmmm can't see me getting a custom plate...

[Hitcher]

Personalised plates? Gahh! They should be banned.

The purpose of a registration plate should be to clearly and unambiguously identify a motor vehicle. Personalised plates significantly compromise that task.

They also demonstrate the ineptitude of many people in applying rudimentary naming conventions. I suspect that folks who name their children "Cleeshaye" or "Shithead" (google these if you don't believe me) also have an attraction to vanity plates. And vice versa.

[Badjelly]

I thought it would be kinda cool to get a personalised plate for my new bike and so rang the PP people yesterday to throw my idea at them and get a price etc... $749 ???? :crazy:

It's a tax on people who are silly enough to pay. So don't.

On second thoughts, please do: I want the Government to save up enough money for my knee replacement in a decade or 2.

[Badjelly]

Anyone interested in the plate BRYAN let me know.

$750 is a bloody ridiculous price and it's getting harder and harder to get a combination that resembles what you want.

I'd expect you to be happy about that, as you are a seller, not a buyer.

[Big Dave]

Bwaahahhaahah.
Some are very cool.

http://homepage.mac.com/david_cohen_design/.Pictures/misc2/plate.jpg

[Katman]

Personalised plates? Gahh! They should be banned.



Yeah, I figured you'd be more the 'Baby Onboard' sticker type.


:msn-wink:

[Ixion]

I bought a set for a car about 6 years ago, cost just under $500 then.

Anyone want a plate that says CHRLYS

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shlf in the garage.

Hm. I read that as CHRYSALIS and assumed you no longer needed it now that you have emerged as a beautiful butterfly. Aw, gee, shucks.

[Boob Johnson]

$400 and its all yours! I will use it and some of my own to buy Maha that plate he so badly needs on his new bike :yes:
Id give you $200 for it

[The Pastor]

oooh 250CBR is available. if only it wernt a complete waste of money.

[sunhuntin]

I wanted to get one for Maha for his birthday. I was gobsmacked when the guy told me the price. I said I only want one, it is for a motorbike! That did not matter. Much as I love my man I can think of many better things to spend my money on frankly.

I bought a set for a car about 6 years ago, cost just under $500 then.

Anyone want a plate that says CHRLYS

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shlf in the garage.

id love it! but i think bike plates are limited to 5 letters? sucks, cos charley is what i go by.

[sels1]

Anyone want a plate that says CHRLYS

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shlf in the garage.

Stick it on Trade Me...there are plently of Charlies out there....:msn-wink:

[Edbear]

Yeah I said the same thing - I figured surely for a motorbike it would be less than a car but apparently your paying for the 'right to own that particular combination of letters' and therefore the price stands.

I reckon they are outta their minds - it appears that nowadays P Plates are only for those with more money than a bull can sh*t

Nah, just more money than sense...


I just pick one up for my fathers bday of tardme for $225 but also just got one for the bike $750 from the plates.co.nz so

But, but, that's at least half the bike's value....!!!! :lol: :dodge:


Shit!!!!! Check out the price of these plates (http://www.plates.co.nz/investment/?page=1&order=highest) ....... lost for words :no:

Going by those, PP probably reckon they are selling the originals too cheap!

[Usarka]

woohoooooo!

[mowgli]

Shit!!!!! Check out the price of these plates ....... lost for words
Going by those, PP probably reckon they are selling the originals too cheap!

Perhaps, but it's worth noting that those plates listed haven't sold yet. Maybe the market has spoken.

[Forest]

This is a real custom plate in Victoria.

Try explaining what this one means to your mum.

[Forest]

woohoooooo!

RSBIKY is six letters. I think you're only allowed five on a bike plate.

[Mikkel]

oooh 250CBR is available. if only it wernt a complete waste of money.

Do you prefer 50CBR or 250CB? ...cause...


id love it! but i think bike plates are limited to 5 letters? sucks, cos charley is what i go by.


RSBIKY is six letters. I think you're only allowed five on a bike plate.

I suspect you are correct!


This is a real custom plate in Victoria.

Try explaining what this one means to your mum.

Now *that* is classy! :2thumbsup Any i.net-literate following you would be more than likely to observe the 4 second rule I suspect :rofl:

[Rockbuddy]

heres a couple on tardme
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=160499030
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=160905033

[sunhuntin]

figured as much, cos i would also like to get snhntn, but its too long. so, instead, i will one day get "bpsux" :sunny:

[Insanity_rules]

My wife and I have personalised on both our cages and they were about $400 each back in 97. How do they justify over $700 now?

[Rockbuddy]

My wife and I have personalised on both our cages and they were about $400 each back in 97. How do they justify over $700 now?

probably the same way they justified $400 11 years ago. still not cheap

[Donor]

From the RESALE section of the plates.co.nz site...

V8KIWI $1,000,000.00 ONO

Feckin' OUCH!

Bought my darling wife a plate for Mothers Day a year or two ago, 650 squids...

Methinks I won't be having one purchased for me anytime soon...

[McJim]

It's the laws of supply and demand. To see the future go to the UK where they can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

I got mine for less than $500 for my car when I first moved to NZ. Then transferred the personal plate to my bike in 2006. I still have the car plates if I want to put them back on a car at a later date though.

Check it out below:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEO-PERSONALISED-NUMBER-PLATES-Cherished-Private-Reg-No_W0QQitemZ120272430615QQihZ002QQcategoryZ421QQss PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Katman]

RSBIKY is six letters. I think you're only allowed five on a bike plate.

Come on people, think outside the square. Think biscuit!

:msn-wink:

[Hitcher]

From the RESALE section of the plates.co.nz site...

V8KIWI $1,000,000.00 ONO


What's the value in having a plate like that when, for a few hundred dollars, some loser can register V8K1W1?

[nodrog]

What's the value in having a plate like that when, for a few hundred dollars, some loser can register V8K1W1?

you should get this (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=H1TCHA), even if it was just for the Hypocritical value

[slofox]

Same experience Griffen - checked online, selected the plate, baulked at the price, canned the idea....then got rung up a coupla days later by a PP person asking "is there anything I can do to help you get your plate?" I replied "YEAH!! Drop the ferking price!" But she didn't........(cow)

[Hitcher]

you should get this (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=H1TCHA), even if it was just for the Hypocritical value

If it's not how you spell your name, why bother? I am amazed at times by commercial businesses who have different names for their business and web site. And have then squandered more hard-earned dosh for a six character plate that says something else again. Don't people get branding or identity?

[scumdog]

Charlie was my nickname, the plate was on my MX5, it now resides on a shlf in the garage.

Amazing, how DID you get the MX5 onto the shlf in the gargre??????:shutup:

[Mom]

Amazing, how DID you get the MX5 onto the shlf in the gargre??????:shutup:

The shlf is HUGE of course mr silly!...LOL

[Mom]

Hm. I read that as CHRYSALIS and assumed you no longer needed it now that you have emerged as a beautiful butterfly. Aw, gee, shucks.


To steal your words...Aw, gee, shucks :o

As long as it is butterfly and not a Mof then I am a hppy girl :yes:

[ynot slow]

And they said the guy with 1 plate which was bought at the beginning was stupid,last I heard it was worth over $200k,did see it in Auckland back in 2000,was down by the viaduct,and waiting to cross the road,a nice sounding roar was heard,a ferrari came past with it on.

Best couple I saw were in the old car magazines parts for sale,as follows -MOTSUX,GMSUX,was about 15yrs ago.

Old boss had a plate for our work vans,plus his own car about 1995 ish,thought good adds for business,except his car was cryptic and noone new what the hell it meant,except him when he bought it,weird sense of humour.Had a few beers one night after work,a funeral director was with us,we talked about a few plates for his vehicles,we came up with-DEAD,
DIED,DEATH,DYING,DEATH1,2,3 etc,and the one for cemetery BURYED,and crematorium BURNT.

Think I still have SSH8ER,for the quintesential Ford lover(like me),suitable to piss off the commodore and camaro lovers too,

[BIHB@0610]

I bought my personalised plate in my first year at varsity, cost about $325. Love it to pieces and people always remember my car! Funny, I've met about three people in the last six months who, when they see my car, say "I've seen that car around HEAPS!". I'm trying not to get a complex, my car is more memorable than its driver ........:weep:

[McJim]

Well I'm glad the price of personalised plates has gone up coz it makes mine all the more exclusive! :rofl: :Pokey:

[Nordy]

Planna I know the feeling, i get the same comments. Especially when they can name previous cars I have had :P

[1 Free Man]

If ya want a P plate just get it.:niceone: Forget the money thing it's only money. Ya can't take it with you when you go because there's no pockets in a shroud.

[BIHB@0610]

Planna I know the feeling, i get the same comments. Especially when they can name previous cars I have had :P

Yay! The best compliment I've had is hearing about a brand new Mercedes (one of the big long ones - pardon my ignorance about matters automotive) with a version of my plate that's not nearly so "cool" - meaning isn't immediately obvious etc. I drive a very modest-mobile, made me feel great!:hug:

I can't stand those plates where you have to try desperately for a minute or two to figure out what they mean .......

[Nordy]

Yay! The best compliment I've had is hearing about a brand new Mercedes (one of the big long ones - pardon my ignorance about matters automotive) with a version of my plate that's not nearly so "cool" - meaning isn't immediately obvious etc. I drive a very modest-mobile, made me feel great!:hug:

I can't stand those plates where you have to try desperately for a minute or two to figure out what they mean .......

i thought mine was simple but I have been in my car when people have been trying to work it out and that look on their face when they finally work it out is priceless.

[BMW_RACER]

My wife and I have personalised on both our cages and they were about $400 each back in 97. How do they justify over $700 now?

I think ive seen you driving around before, is your plate:

http://www.plates.co.nz/plates/temp/dfbe1ee8e6c52d5c9b4c69aba9fe6713.jpg

? By any chance?

[Insanity_rules]

I think ive seen you driving around before, is your plate:

http://www.plates.co.nz/plates/temp/dfbe1ee8e6c52d5c9b4c69aba9fe6713.jpg

? By any chance?

OMG are you stalking me????? :banana: Just remember....Its not the length, its not the size, its how many times you can make it rize! :buggerd:

I ride a vtz, I have nothing to prove other than I'm handy with a spanner and can make a shitbox handle.

[Insanity_rules]

Best couple I saw were in the old car magazines parts for sale,as follows -MOTSUX,GMSUX,was about 15yrs ago.

My mate Gavin had MOTSUX on his RX3. Surfice to say he was hounded off the road. It used to live in Petone. Poor Ol Gav wasn't the brightest crayola in the caddy, nor the sharpest.

[Strike]

got my first personalized plates at 21.... they were a present....from my parents.... who are old! came home one day and my car had my name on it!
OH FOR THE FRIGGAN!....:doh: C'MON!!!!:no: but i guess its the thought that counts and i know they were expensive to i kinda have to stick with em.

id love a personalized plate for the bike tho, but $750!?! where the fuck does that price come from, its a piece a metal with some friggan letters/numbers punched into it! ......wait....its not gold plated is it?

[Slingshot]

what are the requirements for a numberplate here in NZ?
This is from a taken from a post on a different site (http://www.vask.org.nz/index.php/topic,10041.0.html)where there's a discussion about Personalised Plates. The issue there is about the Euro spec plates (longer than normal with a pic). PP charge $399 (not personalised) and germanplates.co.nz (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/germanplates.co.nz) charge $29(USD).



The relevant portions (http://interim.legislation.govt.nz/libraries/contents/om_isapi.dll?clientID=231605003&infobase=pal_statutes.nfo&jump=a1986-006&softpage=DOC) are Sections: 8, 9, 9E2, 14 & 17.

Section 8: The registrar shall register your vehicle and issue 'original' plates.

Section 9: Personalised plates. Of note are 9.2: The Registrar may enter into a contract with any person entitling that person to dispose of the right to receive personalised registration plates. & 9.4: There shall not be more than one contract under this section in force at any one time. Meaning, Personalised Plates have a legislated monopoly of the registration process and the issuing of 'original' p/plates.

Section 9E2: Details that only symbols etc. approved by the registrar (Ministry of Transport), can be displayed on a plate.

Section 14: Deals with how the form and colour of the plates. Any changes by the Transport Minister and announced in the Government Gazette.

Section 17: Deals with unauthorised, obscure and deceptive plates. i.e bogus rego, deceptive characters such as the Mini I saw Friday night, ÜITIÜ. The fine for this is $200.

As for the plate description, that's detailed here (http://interim.legislation.govt.nz/libraries/contents/om_isapi.dll?clientID=231605548&infobase=pal_regs.nfo&jump=r1995-136%2fs.2&softpage=DOC&wordsaroundhits=6#JUMPDEST_r1995-136/s.2): Specifically colour and letter/number combination. For non p/plates one is limited to embossed silver on black or embossed black on retro-reflective white. It doesn't even mention the size of the plate, I haven't found those regs yet.

That's all the applicable legislation for rego plates in NZ. You are required to register a vehicle and receive the plates. It doesn't say anywhere that you cannot affix a facsimile thereof. Should wish to present your recent plate as silver on black, you're within the law, unless it's ap/plate.

However they can have you on the additional characters and/or symbols as per Section 9E2. But as long as the plates meet the criteria re colour and material, they can't touch you.

[fergie]

I fail to see how a plate can have a "tradeable comodity"price built into it . especially if it says something naff like "4 u dad"
i bought one off trade me for $250.00. the owner tried to sell it for the best part of a year, so they are hardley sort after.still neat to have if thats what yanks ya chain.

[mazz1972]

I'd expect you to be happy about that, as you are a seller, not a buyer.

It's been sitting around for years now. Don't expect to get $750 for it!

[_intense_]

Aaaaahymen to those ideas man. Bling henceforth!

[Qkchk]

Nah, just more money than sense...


Or the fact they purchased their plate back when it cost $300 and no-one else can have it? Hmmmm, seems like a complete waste of money - NOT. I orginaly purchased this for my car (MX5 - Aye Frosty!) but also acknowledged the fact that motorbikes were only allowed 5 characters.


BTW I have the plate '28E Z' for sale if anyone is interested.

[mstriumph]

personalized PLATES????

sheesh, you lot ........... i do my best NOT to give the traffic plod anything obvious to 'remember' me by



not that i do anything WRONG on the road ..........:rolleyes:

[Qkchk]

personalized PLATES????

sheesh, you lot ........... i do my best NOT to give the traffic plod anything obvious to 'remember' me by



not that i do anything WRONG on the road ..........:rolleyes:

Yeah THAT IS a down side to PPs. Thank goodness I have standard plates on the DR looneybike...

Another is having fellow retarded KBer nicking your plate off your bike... :weird:

[Rockbuddy]

had this plate on my bike less than a month, and allready ive been asked if i wanted to sell it ,could have made a couple of hundred but declined

[ynot slow]

Bumping up.

Was looking at a plate and chucking ideas around,wanted & could get GSX86,but that would only be good for bike at present,so thought YNOT,nope n/a but a few variances,then surname(5 characters max for bike)but most taken bugger,then eureka something simple "I BT IT" stands for I Beat It,for beating cancer,corny as but wtf.Wanted to add message but can't on the bike,then afterwards was playing with YNOTZ available so have option on either as plate not manufactured yet,so small time to change yet if wanting too.