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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    This is suitably subtle.

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    To most of us, a number plate is a simple stamped piece of metal with an identification number. But to the connoisseur, those plates are a gateway to prestige and swagger.

    And they’re willing to pay for it. This top 20 list represents the most expensive license plates in the world, with some of them going for multiple millions of dollars.

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    For others, a rare license plate is a declaration of social stature. In the United Arab Emirates, a single-digit plate can say more about your social standing than a garage full of expensive rides.

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    The 20 most expensive license plates in the world
    17. 99 – Abu Dhabi: $1.5 Million
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    Abu Dhabi plate No 99 was sold in June 2009 for $1.5 Million as part of an auction for a “5 series”. This means that the purchase enabled the winner to own the other 4 numbers in the same series — 9, 999, 9999, and 99999.
    So just how popular are these auctions in the UAE? According to the CEO of Emirates Auctions, during an auction the web portal can reach as high as 36,000 visitors from 52 different countries.

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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    As subtle as Max's pyjamas with the '86' monogram :)
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    They probably don't allow "69" in Abu Dhabi.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    As subtle as Max's pyjamas with the '86' monogram :)

    They had fun getting back together for this photo.

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    And you haven't heard the last of 99.

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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    As subtle as Max's pyjamas with the '86' monogram :)

    They had fun getting back together for this photo.

    That Sunbeam Tiger belonged to a fan named Sue, who passed away in 2020. Back in 2003, she made me very happy indeed:

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Very much appreciate you sharing another epic adventure @Agent_99.



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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    L007 REV, Audi black
    R007 REV, Honda white
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    BOO7 EON (available)
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    007 ISH, Aston Martin Arizona blue red
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    B 2023 AE, Toyota Estima white, Bishkek City Kyrgyzstan РФ, Самарская область, м5

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    B 2023 AE, Toyota Estima white, Bishkek City Kyrgyzstan РФ, Самарская область, м5
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    That's a little far-fetched for a Bond license plate, isn't it, @RichardTheBruce?

    Anyway, Happy New Year from Germany though you probably lag 6 hours behind!
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    The Year of Our Bond was the closest I could come for today. Signaling 70 years of Book Bond.

    Happy New Year! Minus 6 is right for me on EST.

  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
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    saw a plate once on a silver BMW Z8: DBL07Z8
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    V8V007, Aston Martin grey California
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    KGB SPY, Virginia
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    You should try and find some decent pictures of the recent arrest of kick-boxer/influencer and alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate in Romania, after his whereabouts were verified due to a stupid Twitter exchange with Greta Thunberg. He had claimed to own 33 high-price cars (including a Bugatti, I think, a Ferrari and an Aston-Martin), some of which had licence plates ending with "...SPY". At least fifteen of those were impounded by police. Karma.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I took a look @j_w_pepper. Seems he favored a couple SPY plates.

    And had the foresight for a T8 BYE plate.

    T8 SPY, GV 17 SPY. T8 BYE.
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    How could he have three different Astons with a "T8 SPY" plate? Weren't they really registered and just sitting around on his property to serve his ego (and his reportedly small "member", which is why he claimed to be an "incel"?)

    Not that I had ever heard of him before his spat with Greta, but she scored quite some points from this.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    00 7 00, BMW X3 Michigan white
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    HA5 I LEG, Bentley black
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    B MT2144, 1997 BMW 750iL sedan, gray
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    SAAB 007, Saab 900 Turbo silver
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    B MT2144, 1997 BMW 750iL sedan, gray
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    I've only discovered that you posted this now (six weeks or so late), but the BMW 750i license plate is one of my main gripes about TND. It just doesn't look like a license plate that a German car would have. Normal plates are wider (typically 52 centimeters/20 in. - that's the width of the Saab plate above), while those smaller "U.S. type" plates are only allowed on vehicles imported from the U.S. that don't provide room for the normal ones. On the other hand, Germany companies did (or maybe do) export cars to the U.S. with setups for the smaller plates.

    Now why would Q Branch provide Bond with a German-built BMW obviously intended to be exported to the U.S., rather than with a normal German 750i that they could have converted in the U.K. "with all the usual refinements", making that car stick out like a sore thumb instead of blending in with the business bustle of a city like Hamburg, which I think is the only objective making a 7-series BMW the appropriate car, instead of having yet another millionaire toy (like the Astons) or chick roadsters (like the Z3)?

    It's definitely a minor issue, but it's sort of stupid, and an unnecessary distraction. While I do think using the Berlin registration of "B-MT 2144" is a nice nod to BMT214A, but it could have been much better executed.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    So more like this.
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Yes...but: In 1997, the new font was not yet used necessarily (AFAIR). So it may just as well have been one of those classic DIN Mittelschrift plates, without the EU symbol on the left. But still not the compressed type, on a German-made car, and one with the (I suppose) implicit purpose to blend in with general traffic, rather than be recognised as something unusual.

    Apart from this, while I like your attempt at updating it, the dash between the place of registration (in this case: Berlin, but it can be basically every town or county with up to three initial letters) and the remaining letters and numbers has been omitted to make room for larger stickers - actually like the license plate in the movie shows: The county or city of registration, and the month of the next safety inspection. Still, yes, "more like this" would have been better.
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    ELIMIN8, Audi white
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    KISSY, Chevrolet black Iowa
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