Personal Number Plates

What do Chris Tarrant, Nicky Clarke, Paul Daniels, Tessa Sanderson, Tommy Walsh and Engelbert Humperdinck have in common with John Smith, Gary Jones, Susan Wright and Len Stout? You may think "probably nothing much", as the first group are all celebrities - some of them very rich celebrities - and the second group are 'ordinary people'. Well, one thing they do share is that they have all been bitten by the personal number plates bug!

Not so long ago the general perception was that personal number plates were status badges sported by Bentley-driving millionaires... Well, that is sometimes still the case, but just as often it is the ordinary man or woman in the street who owns those eye-catching personal number plates that makes you smile as you drive to work in the morning.

Quite often the cherished registration owned by the lady who lives at the end of your road will be a better one, with a clearer name or message, than the personal number plate of a famous singer or television personality. Sometimes the only reason that the celebrity plate becomes so well known is because the owner's fame rubs off on it.

Some celebrities' personal number plates, however, are very clever indeed. Take celebrity magician Paul Daniels, for example, who has MAG 1C proudly displayed on his car. Nicky Clarke, the television hair stylist has H41 RDO adorning his Range Rover, very cleverly advertising his profession and area in which he is famous.

Olympic 400m silver medallist Iwan Thomas has R400 RUN on his set of personal number plates, and television quizmaster Chris Tarrant has CHU 8B to symbolise his deep love of chub fishing. All these celebrities agree that finding a clever personal number plate such as their own is actually quite an exciting activity.

When you have a moment, pop along to Google.co.uk and search on "celebrity personal number plates" or search on the name of one of the famous people listed above, along with the phrase "number plates". I bet the site that tops the results pages will have plenty of stories that illustrate that cherished registrations are for everybody to enjoy. You may have more in common with your favourite footballer than you realised!

However, it's not just popular celebrities who can own their ultimate personal number plates. Why not search our website and see if you can find your own perfect number?