| Although many members of the public are
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| | only celebrities to indulge in the world
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| now realising the advantages of owning a
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| | of personal number plates Chris Tarrant,
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| personalised number plate, it's common
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| | Nicky Clarke, Tommy Walsh, Linda Lusardi,
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| knowledge that amongst the majority of
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| | and Engelbert Humperdinck are just a few
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| buyers are celebrities. From the bottom
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| | of the celebrities who acquired their
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| of the "Z-list", right to the top of the
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| | personalised number plates through
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| "A-list", more and more household names
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| | Dunstable-based dealer Regtransfers.
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| are jumping on the personal number plates
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| | So what is it that makes celebrities so
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| bandwagon.
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| | fond of personalised registrations? As
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| Take England football star Wayne Rooney,
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| | Linda Lusardi and her husband Sam Kane
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| for example, who proudly displays WAZ 8
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| | put it, "I think they're really nice to
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| on his £174,000 Aston Martin. Wayne
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| | have. And I think when you just run out
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| acquire the nickname "Wazza" from his
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| | of gift ideas for people it's nice if you
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| Manchester United team-mates.
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| | can find something like this."
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| Unsurprisingly, Wayne Rooney isn't the
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| | Many of the celebrities who purchase
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| only famous footballer to have purchased
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| | personalised number plates like to
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| a personalised number plate. Some other
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| | display their profession on their plates.
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| names include the likes of David Beckham,
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| | Take Iwan Thomas, for instance the gold
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| Chris Waddle, Steve Staunton, Barry
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| | medallist 400m runner has R400 RUN
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| Venison, Vinnie Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Roy
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| | displayed on his car, whilst Ground
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| Keane, Emile Heskey, Darius Vassell,
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| | Force's Tommy Walsh proudly displays MRD
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| James Beattie and Des Walker. Reading
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| | 1Y (Mr. DIY) on the Ground Force truck.
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| chairman John Madejski owns a variety of
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| | World famous magician Paul Daniels
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| personalised number plates, saying: "I
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| | carries MAG 1C on his car, and is a firm
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| see them as an essential finishing touch
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| | believer in the qualities of personalised
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| to any prestigious car."
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| | number plates.
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| As you'd expect, footballers aren't the
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