Naughty Number Plates Beat The Censors

Naughty Number Plates Beat The Censors

Trying to think of just the right combination of registration plate letters and numbers to stick it to the world? You’ll need to get creative, but it seems it’s not impossible.

While the likes of “SNATCH”, “ORGASM” and “MURDA” failed to make it through the registration process at Victoria’s VicRoads offices, more than a few clever [...]

When the WWW Meets the DMV

When the WWW Meets the DMV

There was a time when personalised registration plates were built around the idea of a car being 2SEXY4U, or the type of car that you should NV.  Nowadays though, as the younger internet generation—those who were virtually born into an internet-ready world—finally start to graduate from Need For Speed to Check Me Out I’m Licenced, [...]

$US15 million paid to be number one in UAE

$US15 million paid to be number one in UAE

Money no object? Our pain at the pump is providing a windfall for the super-rich in the United Arab Emirates and what do you buy when you already have everything? Number plates of course! But the real question here, is what are you prepared to pay for the right ones?

If it’s the plate bearing the [...]

TRD Aurion putting the heat on the street in Queensland

TRD Aurion putting the heat on the street in Queensland

It would seem that the Queensland Highway Patrol have a new steed in their stable, this time in the form of Toyota’s TRD Aurion. Wearing “Heat” number plates, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone on the force has a sense of humour but it actually stands for Help Eliminate Auto Theft and doesn’t [...]

Number plates sales dominate Sydney Motor Show auction

Number plates sales dominate Sydney Motor Show auction

It seems number plate are more sought after then classic aussie muscle cars if the Australian International Motor Show auction presented by Shannons is anything to go by.

With over $AU2.64 million being spent on the tin plate metal number plates, which incidentally is double what was spent on the car auctions, numberplates stole the [...]

Vauxhall VXR8 driven by Car Magazine video

Vauxhall VXR8 driven by Car Magazine video

By now you have all seen Vicki Butler Henderson from Fifth Gear drive the Vauxhall VXR8. This time its Car Magazines turn to smoke the tyres. Interestingly the two VXR8’s featured are wearing Victorian number plates.

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