Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Personal Plates

[Rob B]

So, any experience? Are personal plates a good investment these days? They don't seem to be getting any cheaper, and you are never going to get a snappy plate now they have stuffed the date in the middle.

Anyone bought/sold over a period and got a view?

Rgds, Rob

[Jasper]

Well i'm well happy with mine!!My Wife baught it for me as a joint xma/birthday/fathers day pressie.For the next 10 years!!It was £250.

[JohnDa]

If your planing to put it on the bike once it's on there it can only ever be transfered on to another bike

[madmav]

Rob i dropped on mine about 15yrs ago i followed a car with it on and stopped the driver and asked him if he wanted to sell it ! he did and i gave him 800 squid for it !
i joined CNDA and every year they send you a valuation!
my plate is worth £10,000 but only to someone with my initials and who wants it!

so it's worthless realy if you get my drift!
ps buy one anyway as it does take the year off what you Ride/Drive ....mav

[madmav]

Originally posted by JohnDa
If your planing to put it on the bike once it's on there it can only ever be transfered on to another bike

not true! sorry john Da that was the old way B4 the DVLA realised they can actually make millions from plates

[dave w]

Got 2 PP's now.... one on the R and the other one has been on retention for about 3 years... Got fed up paying £80 every time i transfered it to another car... It still cost you £25 a year to keep the plate, Might be worth a few quid in about 50 years !!

[Twinfan]

I've got one, paid £850 for it a couple of years ago. It's perfect for me so wouldn't sell it. Probably worth naff all anyway!

[Gizmo]

Just bought S999 XTC for £250 inc transfer and it'll stay with the bike, I just wanted a plate with 999S in it, not bothered about the value. DUC 749R comes up at DVLA auction tomorrow, now that might be worth summit. about a month ago V5 RCV was still on DVLA site for about 700 noticed it had been bought since rumours of a road RCV started. Pick the right ones and they can be worth a bit.

Theres a few ?888 SPS plates on the DVLA site if your looking for one for your bike.

[Edited on 20-4-2005 by Gizmo]

[bradders]

got one on both sps and monster - came with the bikes altho monnie is proper age just M600 and original owners initials

[JohnDa]

Originally posted by madmav

not true! sorry john Da that was the old way B4 the DVLA realised they can actually make millions from plates

Thats what I was told by the DVLA about 3 years ago, unless things have changed since not enquired since



[Edited on 22-4-2005 by JohnDa]