'Offensive' plates

**pzkpfw** · 25th September 2011, 09:13

Originally Posted by Maha

Yet you payed the full price for two.
I will never see the logic in that...
If you payed for a set of new tyres, would you expect to get two new tyres?

As for people who point out that replacement is only $18 or so...

The price of a P.P. has nothing to do with the cost of manufacture (other than needing to be more than the cost, obviously).

They know plates are a personal choice thing, so quite deliberately the cost is set high and the money used for, well, making profit. A big chunk goes to Government mandated things; like the ACC - and has done since plates were first available (and cheaper than now). It was part of the "deal" for making them purchasable.

What I don't get is why this surprises people.

You think plates should be an "at cost" thing made simply as a favour to citizens?

**Maha** · 25th September 2011, 09:18

...its a bit of pressed metal...

**cs363** · 25th September 2011, 09:27

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

As for people who point out that replacement is only $18 or so...

The price of a P.P. has nothing to do with the cost of manufacture (other than needing to be more than the cost, obviously).

They know plates are a personal choice thing, so quite deliberately the cost is set high and the money used for, well, making profit. A big chunk goes to Government mandated things; like the ACC - and has done since plates were first available (and cheaper than now). It was part of the "deal" for making them purchasable.

What I don't get is why this surprises people.

You think plates should be an "at cost" thing made simply as a favour to citizens?

Yes, you could have a vehicle with 1 or 6 number plates for that matter and I'm sure the cost would remain the same, as you are not paying for the plates you're paying for the privilege of having something different.

That said I think they are getting a tad pricey now for a 'normal' personalised plate, didn't seem that long ago that they were only about $300 odd.

You forget though, pzkpfw that there are some in NZ and for some strange reason particularly in motorcycling who see any person or company who makes a profit out of them as ripping them off!

Maybe John Key was right when he said all Kiwi's have a socialist streak, some just obviously have more than others......

**Indiana_Jones** · 25th September 2011, 10:18

I have no issue with the price of personalised plates. No one is making you buy one.

It's not a tax you have to pay.

-Indy

**pzkpfw** · 25th September 2011, 10:33

Originally Posted by Maha

...its a bit of pressed metal...

...and the Mona Lisa is just some canvas and paint? Should be worth about $60.99, eh?

(Not saying plates are art of course (except mine), just that concepts of "value" go beyond simple material content.)

**Swoop** · 26th September 2011, 08:51

Just be thankful that we have a much better PP system than the UK...

**Indiana_Jones** · 26th September 2011, 09:40

Originally Posted by Swoop

Just be thankful that we have a much better PP system than the UK...

Or that we even have one.

Not many countries have that system iirc.

-Indy

**Fast Eddie** · 26th September 2011, 09:43

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I survived concentration
C A M P
It was a gas!

Would that be considered offensive?

hahahahhahaha ^^^ How many jews live in nz? but I would seriously love to see that on a bike.. Some plates make me laugh I like those ones.. I'v seen some gay ones tho, I remember one bleach haired boy with wraparound sunnies driving his BMW with the plate BMABOI. surely he could think of something better.

I have a plate on my blade, but I had to get it for other reasons, its Q H8R, as in hate traffic queues, I'v had the odd laugh from car drivers when I do the lane split to the front of the line at lights. and I don't think its the worst plate around most ppl don't notice its a p/plate

I think there are good and bad plates around. BLADE looked good on the fireblade it was on etc. ISELWD (I sell weed) or something like that, I think he might have had a message plate with some of it written at the top was on a shitty old hatchback, was one I laughed at, couldn't believe they would print that off..

**Paul in NZ** · 26th September 2011, 11:09

Best one I ever saw was 5IN39

It says Penis when you see it in the mirror.... Very funny

**slofox** · 26th September 2011, 11:13

When plates were first around I saw one that said

AVOVOM

(You need to see it in a mirror...)

**Maha** · 26th September 2011, 11:17

I understand GAY247 is a recent issue on a new vehicle?

**Paul in NZ** · 26th September 2011, 11:22

Originally Posted by Maha

I understand GAY247 is a recent issue on a new vehicle?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10754151

Its worse than that....

**Maha** · 26th September 2011, 12:38

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10754151

Its worse than that....

Yes thats what it was, we were talking about personlised plates yerterday on the way to Hamilton (trying to work most of them out, 4UMUM was easy enough) and backseat boy mentioned that GAY692 plate...so GAY247 must be out there somewhere...be worth a small fortune to someone..

**Toaster** · 30th September 2011, 08:25

Originally Posted by Road kill

Saw a Porsche in East Tamaki last week,,had the plate TO55ER.

Classic, great to see the owner has a good sense of humor (.... or is an actual tosser!)

I said I was a Chicken Farmer and wanted the plate COCK, but alas no.....