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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

Dave Hill (Slade) had the car registration no. YOB 1. Outside a very grand house, I saw the car registration no. 5 NOB.

In this game, suggest a type of person for the next person to supply a suitable reg. Then they need to give the next category to keep the game moving. It will work best if you come up with what would be a believably real registration no. for your country (with the right combination of letters and numbers).
For example, in GB, a dustman could have the reg. no. D1 RTY.

So, to kick off, what would be a good car reg. for:

A banker

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

B0 NUS

a teacher

Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :

TUT 0R

taxidermist

.

Does thus game work outside the UK?

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

1STUFEM

No, it really doesn't work in the US, where there's a grand tradition of vanity plates—any combination of up to seven letters or numbers is good. I'm not sure how UK/Euro plates work, to be honest

Posted by alienfromzog (# 5327) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
1STUFEM

No, it really doesn't work in the US, where there's a grand tradition of vanity plates—any combination of up to seven letters or numbers is good. I'm not sure how UK/Euro plates work, to be honest

Ariston 1STUFEM is really cool but u forgot to suggest another person type for the rest of us...

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

Oh dear. Hate it when I do that.

Anesthesiologist

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

NOP41N

Organist

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

S7 OPZ

'Cellist

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

L0 5TRS

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

. . . and, because we need a new category, how about an OB/GYN

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

Sorry - looks like you gave it, Ariston. Now what?

[ 24. September 2012, 15:21: Message edited by: jacobsen ]

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

Someone else answers it, and we carry on. You may, if you'd like.

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

BA81 FOU

Chef

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

JAM 1E

lawyer

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :

L1BEL

Aviator

Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :

quote:
Originally posted by balaam:
...

Does this game work outside the UK?

Not really: I have had two vanity plates in my life: SURF'N on my hot-rodded surfer van when I was at university and MASSER (surname) on a VW Beetle we used to have. You can get up to 7 characters in the US.

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

If it's any help, UK registrations can be in the following formats:

AB 1234 - any number from 1 to 9999, any combination of letters
1234 AB - as above

ABC 123 - any number from 1 to 999, any combination of letters
123 ABC - as above

ABC 123A - any number from 1 to 999, any combination of letters
A123 ABC - as above

AB00ABC - any number from 00 to 99, any combination of letters

They do lend themselves rather well to making words, especially if you use a wee bit of (a) imagination and (b) poetic licence. For instance, I'd quite like to have P16LET, and I've seen in Real Life DAV1E and W1LMA.

Back to the aviator:

P1LOT

Next: Clergyman

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

CUR 8

rubbish collector

Posted by Albertus (# 13356) on :

TRA 5H

Zookeeper

Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :

L10 NGR

Carpark wheel clamper

Posted by The Great Gumby (# 10989) on :

C1 AMP
or
IC14 MPU

Astrologer

[ 25. September 2012, 12:52: Message edited by: The Great Gumby ]

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

P14NET

Farmer

Posted by The Great Gumby (# 10989) on :

P70 UGH

Gangster

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

RKR4Y

Publican/barman/barmaid

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

Is
P1NTA
too simple?

Carpenter

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

P1ANK

Roadsweeper

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

BRU 5H

Painter and decorator

[ 26. September 2012, 15:22: Message edited by: jacobsen ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

PL45TER

Policeman

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

C0 PER

RooK

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

ADM 1 N

Singer

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

MUS 1C

AN74EMS

clown

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

FUN1 4ACE

Gymnast

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

H1 BAR

Secretary

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

T1 P0

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

. . . or T1 PST

Villige Idiot

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

B3RK

Posted by Spike (# 36) on :

quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
AB00ABC - any number from 00 to 99, any combination of letters

Actually, that format was introduced in August 2001, so the numbers run from 51 to 99

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

I'll try again. village idiot

IM83CLE

Young offender

[ 28. September 2012, 22:20: Message edited by: jacobsen ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Spike:

quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
AB00ABC - any number from 00 to 99, any combination of letters
Actually, that format was introduced in August 2001, so the numbers run from 51 to 99

I didn't want to over-complicate things - and plates with 00 in them might be useful [Big Grin]

. I think my sister once had something like SL00FHY, which she referred to affectionately as "Sloofy".

Anyway, back to the Young Offender:

AS80

Geneticist

edited for coding bollocks

[ 29. September 2012, 00:22: Message edited by: piglet ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

Sorry - that was maybe a bit esoteric (I work for a geneticist). I'd suggest possibly

DNA 1.

How about schoolteacher?

[ 30. September 2012, 01:58: Message edited by: piglet ]

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

CLA55

Archdeacon

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

HOL 13R ..?

Osteopath

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

BON3S or, if the 1s are really close together, JO11NTS

Undertaker

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

H34RSE

Jeweller

Posted by Albertus (# 13356) on :

AU24 CTS

Jewel thief

Posted by Albertus (# 13356) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Spike:

quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
AB00ABC - any number from 00 to 99, any combination of letters
Actually, that format was introduced in August 2001, so the numbers run from 51 to 99

Um, not quite. September registrations run (or will run) from 51 to 99; March registrations from 02 to 49 or possibly 50.

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

Jewel thief:

H31STS

Professional footballer

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

K16KER

hairdresser

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

CUT1T

or, if you're feeling adventurous, DYE1T

When I posted "footballer" I was thinking W4YNE - I wonder if Mr. Rooney has that one ... [Big Grin]

confectioner

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

CAK3S

Juggler

Posted by TomOfTarsus (# 3053) on :

Continuing with juggler:

00PS13

Coal miner

[ 04. October 2012, 12:14: Message edited by: TomOfTarsus ]

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

D16GER

@ToT: To conform with allowed formats, I think:
OOP513

Tax inspector

[ 04. October 2012, 13:01: Message edited by: Morlader ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

AVO1D

Prison officer

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

SCR 3W

Glamour model

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

STR1P

Greengrocer

Re: Tax Inspector - K155 'cos my SO just got cheque from him for £640+ !!

[ 05. October 2012, 14:24: Message edited by: Morlader ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

POT80*

* or, for the Americans, TOM80 [Big Grin]

This was a very rich vein: I had about half a dozen others (I was particularly proud of CA88AGE), but decided that would be excessive and might mutate into a sub-thread ... [Devil]

Onwards: Taxi driver

[ 06. October 2012, 02:16: Message edited by: piglet ]

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

C4BBY

Bus driver

CA88AGE doesn't conform to the allowable (umm) formats. Did you mean C488AGE ?

Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :

L8

Physiotherapist

(CA88AGE is allowable, it will be available as a UK plate in 2038.)

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :

P41N

Website designer

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

1.COM with a strategically-placed bolt ... [Big Grin]

PS I was thinking of CA88AGE in the new format, but I'd much prefer the old one (C488AGE), as IMHO the new format is an Abomination.

Civil servant

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

BUN6 (with apologies to Civil Servants who are squeaky clean)

Flautist

Continuing the CA88AGE tangent, will there be licence plates come September 2038?

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

FLU7E Sorry - a wee bit obvious there ... [Hot and Hormonal]

Tennis player

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

LOV3 40

Rubbish/garbage collector

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

ME55YUK

choreographer

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

D4NCE

Archaeologist

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

D166ER

Archbishop of York

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

M1N S7R

Primate

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

G16 BON

Politician

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

G16 BON

Polster

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

1 ASK

Computer programmer

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

JAV 4

Blacksmith

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

ANV1L

Cobbler

Posted by bib (# 13074) on :

SHU 4U

How about PLUMBER

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

W4TER

Farmer

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

WHE4T

or

SHE3P

florist

[ 14. October 2012, 20:13: Message edited by: Chorister ]

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

OAS1S (guess who used to be in the Altar Guild?) [Big Grin]

Have we had hairdresser yet?

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

H41RDO

'Charity mugger'

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :

G1MME

Boxer

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

F1GHT

or

1 KO

Blogger

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

MEM33

gymnast

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

18END; or possibly R1NGS

Marathon runner

Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :

T1RED

Astronaut

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

S74RRY

Nuclear physicist

Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on :

A 70 MIC

Meteorologist

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

WE47HER

Historian

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

ANC134T

candlestick maker

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :

L1GHT

In a similar vein:

Baker

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

BU1.

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