Private Reg. No's......why so expensive.

[reservoirfrog]

I just got an e-mail from some reg transfer company, and I seem to get a lot of these either offering me numbers that vaguely say ROB, if you streach your imagination far enough, or wanting to buy the numbers I have, one I bought & one I have by default as it came with the masser.

How the h*ll do they value these things???
I was offered 500 quid for N19 SPY, which is on the masser, by one of them.
How did he know I had it? more worrying is how did he get my e-mail addresss.

I saw in the ads in a sunday paper a number very close to mine but was 2k. do they just think of a figure they want, add the date & a bit more just in case & thats the price ?
There is no sense to the pricing & now the goverment are in on the scam there never will be.

I blame tony blair

 

[Andyk]

These companies will always send you numbers c,ose to your name hoping you will fall for it and pay lots for the pleasure....Never buy a plate from these companies go straight to the DVLA as most of the plates are on there anyway and at a lot less....These companies advertise the plates that the DVLA have and charge you more.........A while back then one company sent me a email saying AK 12 was available...buy it now for 18k...Madness ....

My plate I have now was up for £900 with one of these companies and I paid £250 through the DVLA.

 

[OzzieAl]

Reg no.'s

I have a confession!!??? Is there a prist in the house...(on the board I heard they all drive maserati's) I just bought a new Reg for my new GS but it only cost my £200 and its "TROFEO" as in the race car...below..

 

[GhostyDog]

There's one I have had my eye on for ages that hasn't sold, I'm thinking of just buying it and putting it on a retainer thingy

 

[GransportFan1]

i just bought one for myself last week, X31 ADM, for 200 quid.

 

[Dan!]

On the Lotus I have A91 DAN, it was a 21st B'day pressie and cost in the region of £1200, that was 12 years ago. Recently I found A92 DAN and thought it might be quite cool to start collecting the set.... but not at the £4,000 they were asking for it. So I thought I'd get mine valued by the same people... they offered me £900.
So Rob, to answer your question, I believe they make it up as they go along and charge whatever some schmuck is prepared to pay for them.

 

[Parisien]

As ever...my rule of thumb is......"Never buy anything from a conman....sorry salesman!" .........

I always do my own research.......pick brains...then make my own decision/mistake......

P

 

[Dan!]

i just bought one for myself last week, X31 ADM, for 200 quid.

Have you got anything to bolt it to yet...??

(Thread drift: Are you coming down to Meridian in Lyndhurst this weekend?)

 

[GransportFan1]

Have you got anything to bolt it to yet...??

(Thread drift: Are you coming down to Meridian in Lyndhurst this weekend?)

No i dont, getting a car next year but i wanted a personal reg and this was cheap so i went halves with my dad, and i am not going to Meriden this weekend, i am going abroad at christmas time instead.

 

[Dan!]

Thanks for letting me know, now we won't be meeting up for me to take you out for a spin as offered I'll plan to do something else.

 

[GransportFan1]

Thanks for letting me know, now we won't be meeting up for me to take you out for a spin as offered I'll plan to do something else.

Thanks for the offer though Dan, i appreciate it, i am going away to Madeira at Christmas so i am looking forward to that, are you going to go to Auto Italia at Gaydon on the 28th, i am, if so, be good to meet up along with the other SM members.