car number plates

[devonwoody]

I have seen a number plate on a new car WF60///

Not WF06///

Why did that car number not be 06 or 56?

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

Because it's late 2010.

06 / 56 is early / late 2006.

The person that came up with the new number plate system was a complete tool. They should have used Hex

 

[bugbear]

http://www.newreg.co.uk/services/new_re ... ion_format

BugBear

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks for info.

Very confusing.

So the first half of 2011 is WF11 and the 2nd half is WF61?

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

yes.. I think so.

As I said the committee (lets face it, it's too idiotic for one person to have thought of) was comprised of complete tools and Muppets.

 

[myturn]

Because it's late 2010.

06 / 56 is early / late 2006.

The person that came up with the new number plate system was a complete tool. They should have used Hex

It's quite straightforward, if the number is greater or equal to 51 then subtract 50 for the year, else number = year.

Most of the population have difficulty counting in base 10 so I can't see them coping with hex. :lol:

Having two different representations for the same year just to supposedly boost car sales is ridiculous and just panders even more to the "new car registration" snobbery.

They may have shot themselves in the foot though as now no-one understands the number-plate system it is not so obvious you have been daft enough to buy a new car! :mrgreen:

 

[bugbear]

Because it's late 2010.

06 / 56 is early / late 2006.

The person that came up with the new number plate system was a complete tool. They should have used Hex

It's quite straightforward, if the number is greater or equal to 51 then subtract 50 for the year, else number = year.

Most of the population have difficulty counting in base 10 so I can't see them coping with hex. :lol:

Having two different representations for the same year just to supposedly boost car sales is ridiculous and just panders even more to the "new car registration" snobbery.

They may have shot themselves in the foot though as now no-one understands the number-plate system it is not so obvious you have been daft enough to buy a new car! :mrgreen:

I thought the intent (as claimed by the motor trade lobby) was to avoid the massive once-a-year spike that we used to have, to even things out.

BugBear (with a dateless vanity plate)

 

[Harbo]

Yes and they moved the date to March (and September).

Rod

 

[Digit]

Don't know anything about that John but two of our local plates are DOA and NDE!

Roy.

 

[Lons]

It can be confusing. When we changed my wifes mini cooper in January she spotted a "60" reg in orange and said to the salesman " I love the colour of that old mini - why don't they make colours like that now?)
Was shocked to learn that it was 3 weeks old and a pre reg. we bought it 'cos the deal I got was amazing on a car which was very highly specced (and the wife's happy). I wasn't :shock: - only went in for a new sidelight bulb for her old one.
I don't get confused with mine, had the same number on 3 cars now

Bob

 

[Benchwayze]

Glad I don't have to worry about number plate recognition any more. I am completely confused with the new system.

If that isn't bad enough, there are ego-maniacs who insist on buying strange numbers, in order to display their name on a plate. Usuall illegally. Seems to be a total waste of good tool-money to me.

Since when did 5 become an S, Or 3 an E? :roll:

(I do admit though, it made it easier for me, in my old job, to trace these people, when they transgressed the Satutes! :lol: )

John :wink:

 

[Lons]

Glad I don't have to worry about number plate recognition any more. I am completely confused with the new system.

If that isn't bad enough, there are ego-maniacs who insist on buying strange numbers, in order to display their name on a plate. Usuall illegally. Seems to be a total waste of good tool-money to me.

Since when did 5 become an S, Or 3 an E? :roll:

(I do admit though, it made it easier for me, in my old job, to trace these people, when they transgressed the Satutes! :lol: )

John :wink:

Hi John

You wouldn't have much trouble tracing me then though my number is 100% legal and displayed correctly. Doesn't spell my name but is easily recognised. That's the down side I suppose 'cos if I wanted to go anywhere in secret it would be difficult not to be spotted #-o

Point is that that I agree with you completely in that anyone who drives on "show plates" or mis - spaces digits / puts screwcaps in stategic places etc. should be pulled over and fined as should the chavs with huge loud exhausts and windows completely blacked out etc etc.

but.....................

if anyone wants to buy and fit an accessory (and private plates are exactly that!) to their vehicle which complies with the law then it is no-ones business except theirs. The same can be said of designer clothing and "designer" tools if it comes to that. Who out there has the right to dictate how we spend our hard earned? - Each to their own etc.

Strange is it not that the DVLA deliberately imply that the plates they sell can be used to spell names (even suggestive ones) - and make millions of pounds from the sales :?

BTW - Iv'e been offered 6 times what I paid for mine so I think that's a reasonable investment quite aside from the enjoyment I get from having my own number. :wink:

Bob

 

[Benchwayze]

Ah well Bob...
I had a car one time that had a number plate with the letters FOF included! I was offered money for that, and it was simply the Birmingham number it was issued with. Did I take the money? Ummmm.. Yerse!

I don't have anything against personalised plates really, but I do get annoyed when they fudge them to make a name. It just looks plain daft at times!
What's a Chav? Would it be something like Ricky Tomlinson of 'The Royle Family?'

Watched it once BTW! :mrgreen:

John :lol:

 

[Lons]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

ChavFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
".A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ chav) is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. Also known as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England[1] "chavs" are said to be aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.[2]

I'm sure they have them in Brum as well :wink:

Bob

 

[henton49er]

I always thought that the word CHAV came from "Council House And Violent", but that its current use was more widespread. Anybody wearing a shellsuit automatically qualifies!!

Mike

 

[myturn]

I think chav was a term originally used to describe BMW drivers, bit I might be mistaken :mrgreen:

 

[Benchwayze]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

ChavFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
".A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ chav) is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. Also known as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England[1] "chavs" are said to be aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.[2]

I'm sure they have them in Brum as well :wink:

Bob

Not to say we don't have Chavs of course, but 'The Royle Family' was the only example I could think of! Did you ever see a drama, of any sort, set in Brum? If I recall, 'Cathy Come Home' was the last. It's not fashionable to set fiction in Brum!
BTW, my daughter tells me that Chav does mean 'Council Housed and Violent'. But in itself that's a stereotype I guess!

John :wink:

 

[Lons]

I think chav was a term originally used to describe BMW drivers, bit I might be mistaken :mrgreen:

Who's a little stirrer then? :roll: Won't take many guesses to know what my car is

AND............... oh no it isn't

Wikipedia as follows:

Etymology
Chav probably has its origins in the Romani word "chavi", meaning "child"[3] (or "chavo", meaning "boy",[4] or "chavvy", meaning "youth"[5]).[6] This word may have entered the English language through the Geordie dialect word charva, meaning a rough child.[7] This is similar to the colloquial Spanish word chaval, meaning "kid" or "guy".[4][8]

The derivative Chavette has been used to refer to females. [9].

The Oxford University Press has said that the word is "generally thought to come from Chatham girls",[4] and Michael Quinion says that that is "where the term is best known and probably originated".[6]

Many urban legends have sprung up around the etymology of the word. These include the backronym "Council Housed And Violent" or "Council House Associated Vermin",[1] and the suggestion that pupils at Cheltenham Ladies' College and Cheltenham College used the word to describe the young men of the town ("Cheltenham Average").[10] However, Michael Quinion has said that "we must treat supposed acronymic origins with the greatest suspicion; these examples are definitely recent after-the-event inventions as attempts to explain the word, though very widely known and believed."[6]

By 2005, media references to 'chavs' had spread the word throughout Britain.

Criticism of the stereotypeA BBC TV documentary suggested that "chav" culture is an evolution of previous working-class youth subcultures associated with particular commercial clothing styles, such as mods, skinheads and casuals.[11]

The widespread use of the "chav" stereotype has come in for some criticism.[12] Some argue[13] that it amounts to simple snobbery and elitism.[14] Critics of the term have argued that its users are "neo-snobs",[15] and that its increasing popularity raises questions about how British society deals with social mobility and class.[2] In a February 2005 article in The Times, Julie Burchill argued that use of the word is a form of "social racism", and that such "sneering" reveals more about the shortcomings of the "chav-haters" than those of their supposed victims.[16] The writer John Harris argued along similar lines in a 2007 article in The Guardian.[17]

Commercial effectBurberry is a clothing company whose products became associated with the "chav" stereotype. Burberry's appeal to "chav" fashion sense is a sociological example of prole drift, where an up-market product begins to be consumed en masse by a lower socio-economic group. Burberry has argued that the brand's popular association with "chav" fashion sense is linked to counterfeit versions of the clothing. "They’re yesterday's news", stated Stacey Cartwright, the CEO of Burberry. "It was mostly counterfeit, and Britain accounts for less than 10% of our sales anyway."[18]

The company has taken a number of steps to distance itself from the stereotype. It ceased production of its own branded baseball cap in 2004 and has scaled back the use of its trademarked checkered/tartan design to such an extent that it now only appears on the inner linings and other very low-key positions of their clothing.[19][20] It has also taken legal action against high-profile infringements of the brand. In August 2006, a company introducing tuk-tuk vehicles into the south coast city of Brighton, England named one the "Chavrolet", which had it painted in the distinctive Burberry tartan. They had to withdraw the vehicle when Burberry threatened proceedings for breach of copyright.[21]

The large supermarket chain Asda has attempted to trademark the word "chav" for a new line of confectionery. A spokeswoman said: "With slogans from characters in shows such as Little Britain and The Catherine Tate Show providing us with more and more contemporary slang, our Whatever sweets — now nicknamed chav hearts — have become very popular with kids and grown-ups alike. We thought we needed to give them some respect and have decided to trademark our sweets."[22]

Characterisation in the mediaResponse to the stereotype has ranged from amusement to criticism that it is a new manifestation of classism.[14]

By 2004, the word was used in national newspapers and common parlance in the UK. Susie Dent's Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report, published by the Oxford University Press, designated it as the "word of the year"[23] in 2004.[24] A survey in 2005 found that in December 2004 alone 114 British newspaper articles used the word. The popularity of the word has led to the creation of sites devoted to cataloguing and mocking the "chav" lifestyle.


The "Chavalier", a Vauxhall Cavalier decorated in Burberry lookalike check for Goldie Lookin' Chain.The Welsh rap group, Goldie Lookin Chain, have been described as both embodying and satirising the "chav" aesthetic, though the group themselves deny any such agenda, simply making a mockery of the subject.[25] The British car-tuning magazine Max Power once had a beige Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier stickered to make it look like the Burberry check, named it the "Chavalier" and gave it to the band.

R&B singer/rapper Jentina, footballer Wayne Rooney[26] and his wife Coleen,[27] rapper Lady Sovereign,[28] glamour model Jordan,[29] actress Danniella Westbrook,[2] former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody,[30][31][32] and Kerry Katona[33] have also been labelled "chavs" by British tabloids and broadsheets.

The 2007 film St Trinian's includes among characters who form cliques in a girls' boarding school, the "chavs", depicted as anti-social bullies.

Characters described as "chavs" have occurred in a number of British television programmes. The character, clothing, attitude and musical interests of Lauren Cooper and her friends in the BBC comedy series The Catherine Tate Show have been associated with the chav stereotype.[34] The comedy series Little Britain features a character with some similarities, Vicky Pollard.[35]

In the 2005 reality TV programme Bad Lads' Army: Officer Class, a number of small-time thieves and street brawlers underwent 1950s style National Service Army training to see which of them would be worthy of becoming a British Army officer. The motto of the show was to convert "chavs" into "chaps".[citation needed]

In an episode of Doctor Who on the BBC (episode "New Earth"), antagonist Cassandra takes over the body of Rose Tyler. Cassandra sees herself in a mirror as the working-class Rose and exclaims in horror, "Oh my God! I'm a chav!" In the Channel Four drama series Misfits, the character Kelly is a often referred to as a "chav". In the Channel Four G4 TV show Freaky, the magician Michael J. Fitch uses a persona called "The Chav". An episode of the BBC Show Outnumbered had the child character Ben counting chavs while travelling through London on a sightseeing bus. His father said "Ben, you cannot play spot the chav".[36]

 

[bugbear]

You wouldn't have much trouble tracing me then though my number is 100% legal and displayed correctly.

It's quite amusing in my area - the police appear to have been having a vigorous clamp down on illegal fonts and/or spacing.

As a result some people's (probably expensive) number plates don't look like they might have hoped...

BugBear

 

[Dodge]

Well to add a lighter side to this last year a friend of mine bought his wife an old "D" reg Toyota MR2 as a run about. The mark one model. For its year it was in great nick.

Anyway she proudly turned up in her sporty little number to an event and couldn't understand why everyone was sniggering and laughing as they looked at it.

We had to enlighten her that it was the number plate which she had hever really taken any notice of - it was D1 LDO. :shock: :shock: