Pricey Tag
According to this report in the Telegraph, a British man has paid 375,000 pounds (the equivalent of $745,000) for a personalized – um, excuse me – personalised license tag reading "F1." With VAT, the plate totaled £440,625 or $875,000.
The man was quite enthusiastic about his purchase: It's every man's dream to have his perfect car with a number plate like this. I know I certainly lay awake at night thinking about the possibilities of getting my hands on a certain license plate (the identity of which I won't share; I'm not sure I trust you that much).
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the car upon which he will affix this plate, a McLaren SLR, while undeniably cool, retails for less than the license tag itself.
The article states that the buyer is a businessman who "has amassed a £75 million fortune." That means that he spent .6% of his net worth on a license plate. His family must be so proud.
You may have a favorite phrase for which you'd be willing to pay good money to put on your ride, but my pick for this occasion is shown below:
The guy's apparently a rabid Formula One racing fan.
Posted by: Eric at January 28, 2008 01:41 PMIn the early eighties, I applied for a plate reading "ZOOM". I was informed that ZOOM was already assigned to none other than David Porras.
Posted by: Jordan at January 28, 2008 06:17 PMHeh. I got a tour of his Learjet, back in those good old days.
Posted by: Eric at January 28, 2008 06:24 PMThe license plate on my pickup says "YANK" ..... I don't know how much competition there was for that here, in Texas.
Posted by: Jeff at January 29, 2008 06:11 AMJeff, I'm surprised they let you have that tag. I thought they had a list of banned words. ;-)
Posted by: Eric at January 29, 2008 09:19 AMThere's a quirk with Delaware license plates. More here.
Posted by: soccer dad at January 29, 2008 01:19 PMThat's fascinating. Residents of Delaware own their license plates, huh? So, the lower numbers that are worth so much become legacy items, passed down through the generations. Wonder if there are any estate tax implications? ;-)
Posted by: Eric at January 29, 2008 03:22 PMI think I'll stick to my unexpensive ones that don't mean anything hehe.
Posted by: Rachel at January 31, 2008 02:15 PMAbout the publisher
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Seriously? "F1"? What does it mean?! Sheer lunacy, that. *rolling eyes*
Posted by: gwynne at January 28, 2008 01:35 PM