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[ice6900]

motorcycle registration plate
ZH 1903 auction ended 07.10.2009 / 23:19   31bids   1'760.00 CHF   buyers name Hardmeier

i wonder if thats Marc Hardmeier head salesman from a nearby dealership?

[Hoist!]

motorcycle registration plate
ZH 1903 auction ended 07.10.2009 / 23:19   31bids   1'760.00 CHF   buyers name Hardmeier

i wonder if thats Marc Hardmeier head salesman from a nearby dealership?

You bid on Licence Plate numbers?

Hoist!

[ice6900]

Yes in Switzerland car and motorcycle low digit and special numbers are kept by the goverment vehicle licensing dept and sold off at regular online auctions.
Happens aswell in the channel islands and in the UK.

[mr_magoo]

What is so special about a low #.

[WFP]

What is so special about a low #.

Here in MA the same thing happens...

Low plate numbers are highly coveted by their owners and often willed down when possible.

http://www.mass.gov/rmv/rmvnews/2009/pr_090909lottowinners.htm

RMV Announces Prize Numbers for Lottery Winners
(Boston, MA) - Registrar Rachel Kaprielian announced the winners of the RMV's low number license plate lottery following a live drawing on WBZ radio's "NightSide" program with host Dan Rea. This year a record 6,634 applicants competed for 168 low number registrations, including 151, 19F and 9969.

"The lottery ensures that all vehicle owners get a fair and equal chance to win one of these coveted registrations," said Registrar Kaprielian. "Since the first registrations were issued around the turn of the century, low number plates have historically been viewed as a status symbol reserved for the well connected."

Michael Hastings of Gill who won plate number 2632, said he applied for the lottery because he always liked novelty plates. "I thought it would be neat to have something different on my car."

The Massachusetts RMV is the oldest motor vehicle administrative agency in America, which issued the first license plate in 1903. Many of the top ten single digit plates that were first given out remain in the same family and are passed down through generations.

Dick Dennis who has held license plate number "5" for more than 35 years, called into the two hour broadcast. Dennis said he enjoys telling stories about how his stepfather, the former Governor and Boston Mayor James Michael Curley acquired the plate. "The plate attracts a lot of attention," said the Scituate resident. "But it doesn't give me any special parking privileges."

Winners of the 2009 lottery will have until December 31, 2009 to claim their plates and swap them for their current registration. The RMV will notify all winners by mail with instructions on how they can claim the winning plates. Twenty-five alternate applicants were also chosen in case any winner chooses not to register their low-number plate

[ice6900]

What is so special about a low #.

What would you rather have? in Zurich Kanton alone the bike reg numbers are now 6digit long so 3 or 4 digit numbers are much prefered but not every bodies cup of tee to pay extra for them.

This quote also applies to Switzerland where the reg numbers can be handed down through the generations, the numbers are assigned to the owner rather than the vehicle, so if you trade-in then you keep the number for your next vehicle, 
"Since the first registrations were issued around the turn of the century, low number plates have historically been viewed as a status symbol reserved for the well connected."
its also possible to have two motorcycles or two cars owned with the same reg plate, which you physically have to interchange from one vehicle to the other all the time, this can give a good saving with insurance as you can only ride/drive one vehicle at a time.

Our 4number bike plates are similar to this so you can imagine what a 6number looks like

[amigo Jorge]

What would you rather have? in Zurich Kanton alone the bike reg numbers are now 6digit long so 3 or 4 digit numbers are much prefered but not every bodies cup of tee to pay extra for them.

This quote also applies to Switzerland where the reg numbers can be handed down through the generations, the numbers are assigned to the owner rather than the vehicle, so if you trade-in then you keep the number for your next vehicle, 
"Since the first registrations were issued around the turn of the century, low number plates have historically been viewed as a status symbol reserved for the well connected."
its also possible to have two motorcycles or two cars owned with the same reg plate, which you physically have to interchange from one vehicle to the other all the time, this can give a good saving with insurance as you can only ride/drive one vehicle at a time.

Our 4number bike plates are similar to this so you can imagine what a 6number looks like

Cool 

[sportygordy]

Holly Chit.. I like California's idea to raise money.. Lets light up    and grow it legal   

[Gone Fishin']

Congrats! Nice result. Why did you sell it?
Ride safely,
Louis

motorcycle registration plate
ZH 1903 auction ended 07.10.2009 / 23:19   31bids   1'760.00 CHF   buyers name Hardmeier

i wonder if thats Marc Hardmeier head salesman from a nearby dealership?

[ice6900]

Congrats! Nice result. Why did you sell it?
Ride safely,
Louis

Louis I didnt sell it, strassenvehkersamt sold it.   Isi was watching it to see how much it fetched with an eye on bidding for it, but she thought it ended on 8 OCT   DOH!!  Blonde comes to mind! But dont tell he i wrote that!

[Gone Fishin']

Aha, I understand. I'd rather buy some chrome for that money ;--)))

Ride safely,
Louis

Louis I didnt sell it, strassenvehkersamt sold it.   Isi was watching it to see how much it fetched with an eye on bidding for it, but she thought it ended on 8 OCT   DOH!!  Blonde comes to mind! But dont tell he i wrote that!

[ice6900]

Aha, I understand. I'd rather buy some chrome for that money ;--)))

Ride safely,
Louis

Yep me too!  i just bought some triple chrome

[redrodo]

Thank you for the culture lesson. It's good to learn things about other society's.

[MKW]

I just stumbled upon this thread and really found it interesting.  I try to learn something new each day and I did.  Neat stuff 

[mjb765]

I can't imagine bidding on lic plate nubmers