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The Joy of Number Plates<br />

In 1990, when the DVLA started<br />

selling the H-prefix registrations, I<br />

thought that a good number for me<br />

would be H3 UMF (Humf-Three, as<br />

in Humfrey!). Purely out of interest, I<br />

checked <strong>to</strong> see if the number was<br />

available and it was. The problem<br />

was that, at the time, I would have<br />

needed a brand new car <strong>to</strong> put it on.<br />

Ten years later I checked again and,<br />

luckily enough, the number was still<br />

available. So I purchased it, as by<br />

now I had a car young enough <strong>to</strong> put<br />

the plate on. We went on a family<br />

holiday <strong>to</strong> Blackpool in 2004 in the<br />

Range Rover H3 UMF and, on the<br />

way back <strong>to</strong> the caravan park, we<br />

were waiting at traffic lights when I<br />

noticed that the BMW in the lane<br />

next <strong>to</strong> me had the number H2 UMF.<br />

“Wow” I thought, “That’s some<br />

<strong>co</strong>incidence.” I tried waving <strong>to</strong> the<br />

driver of the BMW but he was <strong>to</strong>o<br />

busy staring at the traffic lights. I<br />

fumbled in my <strong>co</strong>at for my camera<br />

phone but was <strong>to</strong>o late and just got a<br />

very fuzzy picture of the BMW as it<br />

sped off <strong>to</strong> the right after the lights<br />

had changed.<br />

Last year we purchased a BMW 525<br />

off eBay, which came with a good<br />

number - M525 NKN. My wife, Joy,<br />

suggested getting a cherished<br />

number for the BMW <strong>to</strong> go alongside<br />

H3 UMF. I said “no” because<br />

M525 NKN was already a good<br />

number for a BMW 525. A <strong>co</strong>uple of<br />

months later, whilst browsing on<br />

eBay, I came across E525 JOY. The<br />

chap was about <strong>to</strong> scrap a Fiat Uno,<br />

which had sported this number since<br />

new, and thought he would sell the<br />

number first. How I came across the<br />

number, I really don’t know, as I<br />

wasn’t searching for registrations<br />

and certainly not for Fiat Unos!! I<br />

guess it must have been fate - the<br />

number certainly suits the car,<br />

especially as Joy’s maiden name is<br />

Evans and, as a lot of people in <strong>to</strong>wn<br />

still know her as Evans, the ‘E’ is<br />

good <strong>to</strong>o!<br />

I have sold a <strong>co</strong>uple of numbers in<br />

the past through <strong>Regtransfers</strong>.<strong>co</strong>.<strong>uk</strong><br />

(SAM 186H and M39 JAD) and was<br />

very pleased with the friendly and<br />

efficient service. The magazine is a<br />

great read for number plate<br />

enthusiasts. Keep up the good work!<br />

Joy and Mark Humfrey<br />

by Email<br />

What’s the S<strong>to</strong>ry?<br />

Do you have a s<strong>to</strong>ry about<br />

number plates?<br />

If so, please send an email <strong>to</strong>:<br />

edi<strong>to</strong>rial@regtransfers.<strong>co</strong>.<strong>uk</strong><br />

Now you can get<br />

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You never know<br />

when you might want<br />

<strong>to</strong> look up a personal number<br />

plate as a present for a friend<br />

or family.<br />

So, remember, whether you’re<br />

out shopping, in a wine bar or<br />

just down the pub, we will be<br />

there with suggestions for that<br />

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Summer 2006 The World of Personal Number Plates <strong>Regtransfers</strong>.<strong>co</strong>.<strong>uk</strong> P55

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