Yes, you couldn't do that in the UK, your plate has to be contrived from available issued(and sometimes unissued) plates. One thing I've never been able to get my head round (and I hope I'm not treading on any toes here) is why you would go to the vast expense of buying a plate with the make of your car on: BMW 777, MG 3294, JAG 111 etc., surely we're bright enough to figure out from the appearance of the car and its badges, what make it is!
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