2nd gen Wagon (T250), 2003–2009
February 2025, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Diesel, 1998 cm³, 93 kW (126 hp), manual, FWD
The holy VF grail has been found! ♥ When the local Toyota dealer Hell Bil were randomly assigned the 25 last plates of the VF-series and the 25 first of the VH-series, they took out an ad asking "Do you want a number you will never forget?" instead of actually advertising the cars they were selling (this was before vanity plates was a thing). The newspaper wrote an article about it back in the day.
-1: VF 99998
+1: VH 10000 belonged to a RAV4 that was scrapped in 2018 :(
First-time registration: 27.08.2008
#Bingo! #Orgasmeskilt #IdenticalNumbers #Palindrome #Football
No official auctions that I know of, numbers are randomly assigned, like in this case in batches of 50 to the dealer, who in turn will put them on new cars when they are sold. If you ask nicely, I guess they will let you have a look at the numbers they have available at the time. Being the nerd that I am, I got the dealer to get VX plates for my car instead of the city-correct VJ it was supposed to get, but I didn't get to choose the numbers. A car will keep it's original plates all it's life unless the plates are stolen or lost, you are generally advised to get new ones if that ever happens. If you import an older vehicle, you can get old-style plates with some freedom of choice when it comes to numbers, e.g. C-66912 for a 1966 Porsche 912. Vanity plates were introduced in 2021, they cost ~770 euros for a 10 year period and can be moved between different vehicles with the same owner.