am I the only one who does not give a damn what plate is on the car? :-/
To be honest I think they are a waste of money and can think of far better things to buy!
Understood Mark. Private plates are an unnecessary indulgence, can't deny that. However i would never spend what you have to travel around Europe or live in London (which is where i'm originally from anyway) I'd rather have a house & workshop elsewhere for my Mig & classic car.
You've done very well for yourself, will progress further in life & so you should. You've worked hard & deserve it. When certain folk made jibes at you regarding parental help i stuck up for you & put them right because i know you better.
Takes all sorts mate, we're all different. Guy 
Cheers Guy

To be honest, I would rather have had a place further out, I really miss having a garage to tinker on the 2.2, its getting a bit neglected now

Also miss just having the bike there, doing little jobs on that or taking it out. I can of course go home and do all that, its just a pain.
I chose to live in London for 3 main reasons
1) Free Commute, it costs me nothing to get to work, which is big bonus when my mortage is a considerable 4 figure sum!

2) If I did loose my job, renting a flat out in London within 10/15 min walk of 6 different stations, would be fairly easy
3) If I had to change jobs, for my kind of work, it has to be London. Doubt there are many mobile content/entertainment companies in Northamptonshire.
But even if I had the cash, private places don't really appeal to me. If I had £500 to spend on car or bike outside maintenance, I would do the BMW GS off-road course in Wales
