U1 for sale

DIVADS · Post by **DIVADS** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 9:13 pm

I was looking through the collectables on ebay when i came across this, 200625791222! hopefully someone can put up a link cause i cant!! is this real? surely this should be in a museum. 1904... who was lord mayor then?

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 9:18 pm

DIVADS wrote: I was looking through the collectables on ebay when i came across this, 200625791222! hopefully someone can put up a link cause i cant!! is this real? surely this should be in a museum. 1904... who was lord mayor then? Seems he was Robert Armitage, here is a bit of info :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Arm ... %29Regards.

DIVADS · Post by **DIVADS** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 9:28 pm

Hats Off wrote: DIVADS wrote: I was looking through the collectables on ebay when i came across this, 200625791222! hopefully someone can put up a link cause i cant!! is this real? surely this should be in a museum. 1904... who was lord mayor then? Seems he was Robert Armitage, here is a bit of info :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Arm ... %29Regards. Thanks!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 9:52 pm

This is the link to the EBay article:-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/200625791222?ru=h ... dc=1Hoping it works?

DIVADS · Post by **DIVADS** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 10:00 pm

Thats great! Thankyou.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 08 Jul, 2011 10:08 pm

DIVADS wrote: Thats great! Thankyou. Cheers.I expect the U1 number plate to get a lot more than the current bid of £19.95. I might be prepared to put in a bid of £20.95, or even up to £21.95!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 09 Jul, 2011 12:23 am

Leodian wrote: I expect the U1 number plate to get a lot more than the current bid of £19.95. I might be prepared to put in a bid of £20.95, or even up to £21.95! I'm a bit baffled here - if that number is up for sale what is the registration of the current Lord Mayor's official car ??

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Sat 09 Jul, 2011 1:54 am

BLAKEY wrote: Leodian wrote: I expect the U1 number plate to get a lot more than the current bid of £19.95. I might be prepared to put in a bid of £20.95, or even up to £21.95! I'm a bit baffled here - if that number is up for sale what is the registration of the current Lord Mayor's official car ?? U1 is I believe still the mayoral car plateThe one for sale is the original cast aluminium plate said to havebeen presented to the chauffer on retirement for loyal service.Worth more than 20 odd quid I woulod have thought.Next bid is ?????

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 09 Jul, 2011 11:13 am

dogduke wrote: U1 is I believe still the mayoral car plateThe one for sale is the original cast aluminium plate said to havebeen presented to the chauffer on retirement for loyal service.Worth more than 20 odd quid I woulod have thought.Next bid is ????? Thanks for that - as you say, if the actual number for current use on the road was for sale you would be talking many many thousnads of pounds !!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 09 Jul, 2011 6:26 pm

BLAKEY wrote: dogduke wrote: U1 is I believe still the mayoral car plateThe one for sale is the original cast aluminium plate said to havebeen presented to the chauffer on retirement for loyal service.Worth more than 20 odd quid I woulod have thought.Next bid is ????? Thanks for that - as you say, if the actual number for current use on the road was for sale you would be talking many many thousnads of pounds !! In fact, it's likely to be worth that much (six figures?) that I'm surprised that the council don't consider selling it to offset those nasty cuts that they keep banging on about."The most expensive personalised number plate ever registered in the UK was ‘F1’ which cost the owner £440,625." Even without the motorsport connotations, I can't see that U1 (You Won), properly marketed, isn't worth at least £250,000.The occupants of the Civic Hall shouldn't be crying the poor tale when they are sitting on something that is worth that much and that serves no necessary purpose.A replacement (L300 LCC) can be sourced direct from DVLA for £255. Bargain.