How many times have you seen this?

molgrips · 07-14-2006, 06:26 AM

The one on the right is a vanity plate of some kind. I don't quite know how they managed to get that particular combination of numbers, as the sequence is strictly controlled.

The one on the left (mine) has the new style number plates as of 2001, and is as follows:

C means Wales (Cymru in the native language)
CF means Cardiff
55 means the latter half of 2005. The sequence started on 01 in 2001, 0 means first half of the year, 5 means second half of the year.
RRX are just letters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_car_number_plates

Alnilam · 07-14-2006, 11:55 AM

Reminds me of a story told about the late Richard Feynman, physics Nobel laureate and general fun guy. One of his students came in and said, "I just saw a license plate that said "QUARKS." What's the chance of that?" Feynman didn't answer but came in the next morning and shouted, "Hey! I just saw a license plate that said "5SNU483." What's the chance of that?"

About 100% in both cases, I think.

Oxo · 07-14-2006, 01:37 PM

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Quote:

The one on the right is a vanity plate of some kind. I don't quite know how they managed to get that particular combination of numbers, as the sequence is strictly controlled.

The one on the left (mine) has the new style number plates as of 2001, and is as follows:

C means Wales (Cymru in the native language)
CF means Cardiff
55 means the latter half of 2005. The sequence started on 01 in 2001, 0 means first half of the year, 5 means second half of the year.
RRX are just letters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_car_number_plates
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I don't think the one on the right is a vanity plate. This is the sort of 3-letter (inc Z) and 4-number plate they have (or had) in Northern Ireland. The mid-20th century English plates had a maximum of 3 letters followed by only 3 numbers. The current 55 plates were cars registered between 1 September 2005 and 28 Feb 06. The new 56 will be on cars from 1 Sept 2006-28 Feb 2007

**Tideland Prius** · 07-14-2006, 06:59 PM

wow... goodness.. so many things to remember hehe. I just assumed that it was 3 letters and 4 numbers as in HK under the british rule.

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07-14-2006, 06:26 AM	#11
molgrips Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 188 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The one on the right is a vanity plate of some kind. I don't quite know how they managed to get that particular combination of numbers, as the sequence is strictly controlled. The one on the left (mine) has the new style number plates as of 2001, and is as follows: C means Wales (Cymru in the native language) CF means Cardiff 55 means the latter half of 2005. The sequence started on 01 in 2001, 0 means first half of the year, 5 means second half of the year. RRX are just letters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_car_number_plates

07-14-2006, 11:55 AM	#12
Alnilam The One in the Middle Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 760 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Reminds me of a story told about the late Richard Feynman, physics Nobel laureate and general fun guy. One of his students came in and said, "I just saw a license plate that said "QUARKS." What's the chance of that?" Feynman didn't answer but came in the next morning and shouted, "Hey! I just saw a license plate that said "5SNU483." What's the chance of that?" About 100% in both cases, I think.

07-14-2006, 06:59 PM	#14
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,920 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	wow... goodness.. so many things to remember hehe. I just assumed that it was 3 letters and 4 numbers as in HK under the british rule.