CARS FOR THE BARD

Possibly the last word on personalised number-plates but then maybe not...

Without doubt the most entertaining examples we have ever come across live (when not driving around the metropolis) outside a house on Chelsea embankment. I can't find my own photos of these Shakespearean plates, so am recycling one from the net because it's a joke that just can't wait!


Yes! That probably is the question the owners ask each other whenever it's time to pop down the shops...

PETS ON PLATES

Still talking about personalised number-plates...

This pair of engaging number-plates turned up on the net the other day and, needless to say, my friend buttons was very keen for us to get the vehicle on the right...

ANONYMITY FOR WHAT?

Talking of personalised number-plates....


The other day in Bury Street, Mayfair, two posh cars were parked one behind the other. There was this Jaguar...

For what remains unsure - suggestions, please!

The other vehicle was a Bentley bearing the number-plate...


Maybe the choice of 'ANON' derives from the definition 'straight away; at once'. Otherwise it must be an abbreviation of 'anonymous', which would, surely, be just a tad self-consciously pretentious...?

Photos: David Weeks

PLUMB CRAZY

The other week, magicians in The Magic Circle were being circulated with an offer to buy a unique vehicle number-plate for a mere £5, 500...


But perhaps the most dedicated collectors of 'personalised' number-plates I've ever come across is the company, Pimlico Plumbers.

Crossing Vauxhall Bridge one night, we noticed a van ahead of us...


...with an interesting number-plate...


Ever since, we've been spotting other Pimlico Plumbers vans with similarly idiosyncratic plates...



And one of the best – LOO 2 WET...


There are, apparently dozens more that we''ve not spotted yet, such as:

W4TER
7O1LET
C15TEN
8ATH
DRA1N
B1DET
TAP I5 ON
A LE4K
LOO 2 OLD
TAP S7OP

I think I'm going to start an I-Spy Book of Pimlico Plumbers Number-plates and try to collect them all!

Here's the full roll – bog-roll would be better! – of their impressive collection. And if you own a likely contender for the list, they may well be in the market to buy!