)Thats an interesting thought actually. There is a dark blue mid-90s Honda Civic fastback that I see in and around town often, perfectly standard and a bit rough around the edges, and certainly nothing remarkable until you clock the numberplate: BB3. Always wondered why such an expensive 'plate was on such a "normal" car...dxg wrote:Ever wondered why you sometimes see old bangers with plates worth *much* more than the car on them?
Two reasons:
1. The genuine aristocracy (those with family money) are said not to appreciate conspicuous shows of wealth.
2. It's a way of avoiding inheritence or captial gains tax. If the plate's been in the family long enough to never be audited/noticed by the tax man, then passing cars from one member to another with the plate attached passes the wealth associated with it "under the radar," as it were.
Just thought I'd share.
Deek.
