My husband always tries to work out what the letters on people's car number plates stand for.?

Question

Is it just him, or do you do it too?

Answer 1

All the time.

Answer 2

Now I only do it for my own car, when one has to remember the registration to write in visitors books.

Telegrams was a game we used to play in the car on long journeys. Some one would call out the three letters of the first vehicle they saw and the funniest three word telegram (voted by the driver) would call out the next one.

My mother and my sister used to have a competition to see who could reach the highest number (in the days when car numbers started at 1). You had to collect the numbers in sequence. I seem to remember that it took much more than a year to get to 999.

Answer 3

I don't try and work out what they stand for, but i do memerise the last 3 letters on people's car plates, sometimes like if its my friends car and i see them beep at me saying hi but there going fast and so i don't see them but ya see now if i remember there last 3 plate letters then i would know it was them by reading the plates lol.

Answer 4

Hey swetie, first of all it is not called a number plate it is called a licence plate! I think alot of peopledo it is not uncommon at all but I don't go out my way to do it!!

It aslo a fun game with kids while on a long road trip!!

Answer 5

I must do it alot cause now my son will ask me what a plate means even if it just has random numbers and there is no apparent meaning lol.

Answer 6

Its good. It means that he has a creative mind. Or hes just bored in traffic. I also do it sometimes... with friends, we see who can come up with the most interesting things. Its also good to do it in context with the type of person in the car. Its even more fun when were stoned :) - what can i say it gets boring in South Africa.

Answer 7

i do it too best one i heard of i didnt actually see it but it hit the newspapers was a guy in stirling got stopped by the police because they did not believe dvla would actually issue his registration number. Apparently he tried to get P155 OFF, naturally DVLA refused so what was his next application that was succesful P155 AFF, presumably them at DVLA did not realise this is the scots way of saying PISS OFF

Answer 8

Try this one I8A 4RE.... (saw it on a porsche) best number plate I have ever seen.... the best bumber sticker I ever saw was... ïf u can read this - I've just lost my caravan!" :-)

Answer 9

I don't do it, but I would imagine that it takes the boredom out of the journey.

Answer 10

my dad does it,its irritating,maybe its a man thing!