Private number plates are such a waste of money, and have the opposite effect to what the owners think.

You should only pay for a private number plates say if you’ve genuinely run out of things to spend your money on. However, the vast majority of plates are shit, and mean nothing to anyone except the owner (unless your name actually is AB 12 CDE). They’re also usually on cars that are leased or in an HP agreement.

If you do have a number plate that makes sense and costs a fortune, you’re just a “look how much money I’ve got” and everyone thinks you’re a wanker.

There is one in Edinburgh I’ve seen on a pumped out G-Wagon. The plate is BIG HOE (B16 HOE). On what planet is that cool.

EDIT: I didn’t know personalised plates in the US don’t cost much. However, plates in the UK can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.