Hold me back
Just to bend this thread a bit, I saw a plate starting with 'FAF' the other day, which means that the 'FAG' prefix must be next
In NZ since 2001, we have a three-letter, three-digit system. The plates are issued continuously with letters allocated in sequence, with stocks of plates held at each local agent. So for example, when I registered my Spider last year, the plate was ETE646. If there weren't many cars registered at that agent, ETE647 would be issued a few days later, even though in a busy location, ETF001 might already have been issued weeks or months before. The reason I needed a new plate was because the previous plate was SPIDER and belonged to someone else - worth more than the car!
My Uno Turbo came off a personalised plate in 2002 so it has BDF940.
And my Punto still has its original plate, issued in the last year of the old two-letter system (1960-2001), so it's ZU6290.
There's no direct link between year and plate letters, so it's impossible to say for certain whether a car with FAD123 is registered now, or next year, or when 'GAA' might appear. It's just a matter of when the plates run out. Also, FAD123 might be a brand-new Honda Civic, while FAD124 might be a 1992 Honda Civic - or you could get it for your 2007 Honda Civic if you want. It only costs about $20 to get a new set of plates (with new letters/numbers) - and a valid reason is that the old plates were damaged
You can't get plates remade with the original letters/numbers.For personalised plates, you can pay $400 for a choice of any three letters and up to three numbers, or just pay $600 for a choice of six letters or numbers - I have ALFALX. You can get personalised plates remade.
Of course, people do sell plates privately and at high prices, but it's nothing like the hysteria there is in England over 'actual' registrations that don't look anywhere near as cool as 'SPIDER'
-Alex
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