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Why Get a Personalised Number Plate?

Why Get a Personalised Number Plate?

The popularity of personalised number plates has never been higher. This is partially thanks to the never-ending desire to turn something which can be a little generic, like our cars, into something which is uniquely ours. After all, if you have a number plate with your initials on it, there can be little doubt that the car is yours, and it can offer a little thrill every time you see it. Given that you are likely to see your car several times every day, that little boost in mood can have an incredibly powerful effect.

Why Get a Personalised Number Plate?

Number plates as an investement

The other reason for buying a personalised number plate is as an investment. While this is often a secondary consideration, it is nonetheless an important one for many people. The scarcity of the number plate won’t change, after all, but the number of people who happen to share your initials probably will. If you own a number plate with a particularly desirable set of initials, it can be a very good investment. It is not unheard of for auctions of personalised number plates of personalised number plates to reach over £250,000 a genuinely good investment which is only likely to increase with time.

So, if you do decide to get a personalised number plate, what do you say to the people who think that you are wasting your time?

Well, to begin with, check to make sure that this sentiment isn’t motivated by simple jealousy. Sour grapes is a very real phenomenon, and if you are well off enough to be able to afford a personalised number plate, you probably know at least a few people who will be jealous of your success. If this is the case, take their attitudes with a pinch of salt. Chances are good their complaints will fade once they get used to the fact you have a personalised number plate.

If the attitude comes from genuine concern for how you are using your money, however, then it is worth explaining that your personalised number plate is an investment for the future.

Most of all, remember to enjoy it! You are unique, and there is no reason not to flaunt that fact.