Kahn Expands Collection of Novelty Number Plates

Afzal Kahn poses with F1 and 4 HRH number plates

4 HRH destined for royalty?

By Frank de Leeuw van Weenen
June 11, 2008 2:00 AM
Filed Under: European, Tuners

Novelty license plates may just be the most direct and effective way to individualize a car, more so than any body kit, large chromed wheels or performance enhancement could ever achieve. Kahn Design is cornering the UK market for these plates and have already scooped up the coveted F1 license plate for an astounding GBP 440,625.

The latest addition to the collection is 4 HRH, 'for Her/His Royal Highness', and is reportedly to have cost Afzal Kahn ever more than the record breaking F1 plate. Afzal Kahn has refused to acknowledge or refute whether he paid more or less than the F1 plate.

Afzal Kahn said: “This number plate is special. I have never seen a number plate with the letters HRH. As far as I am concerned, the number plate is truly sensational and worthy for a member of the royal family. The 4 HRH number plate is for an individual who enjoys the finer things in life, as it is a unique number plate and will no doubt be snapped up by an exceptional individual.”

Kahn Design is readying their new Aston Martin DB9 conversions and is picking up as many 007 number plates as possible. How much Kahn will charge for these novelties has not yet been announced but prices range from a few hundred pounds to astronomical.

Source: Kahn Design

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Comments

carcrazy1234

June 11, 2008 2:19 AM

this guy has way too much money on his hands lol seriously now... wow..... i wish i was him :P!!!! haha

nendor

June 11, 2008 2:23 AM

it seems that he is collecting all the Mercedes SLR Colors :P

catchmyshadow

June 11, 2008 3:24 AM

that´s what`s happening to people, when their life is losing sense and everything is getting boring, cause they don`t know what to do with all the money. they are doing things that are even more senselss.

greenacre

June 11, 2008 9:56 AM

well said

LMS

June 11, 2008 10:13 AM

440K for a plate that says F1? I rather pay Ferrari 440K to let me rent their older F1 cars for the track.

Spyshot-73

June 11, 2008 10:15 AM

Exactly , why not help the people in ethiopia , who are dying of no food and water .

People like that Make me sick.

asif

June 11, 2008 11:46 AM

may be he does give money to charity, who knows. but it is true that there is no sense of proportion and common sense to the use of the wealth that some people have been given. just because you are rich doesnt mean you act like a fool in throwing it away.......

burana800

June 11, 2008 2:12 PM

I see lots of jelous people here.. Seriously you know nothing about him

asif

June 11, 2008 2:28 PM

i for one am not jealous. i think excessive wealth is completely acceptable but the flaunting of it in such a frivolous manner is rather strange. i would say most people would cite that its money not well spent. if you are going to get off on people being impressed at 4HRH slapped on your car then thats fine. i just think it says alot about the individual and how far they are prepared to go for the "ooooh look at my number plate!!!" moment. finally who knows, he may give thousands to charity so we cant judge him on that despite whats written.....

asif

June 11, 2008 2:31 PM

the house of windsor is hardly a standard for judging us "mere mortals"!!!

wills2007

June 11, 2008 7:30 PM

Anyone with an ounce of class in the UK finds personalised number plates one of the tackiest and chinziest things to do to a car. No royalty or aristocracy would ever dream of putting something so vulgar of one of their vehicles. The Americans have the right idea calling them vanity plates.

nendor

June 12, 2008 10:00 AM

i have both of the colors in Gran Turismo 4 on PS2 :P, But Not Real Ones

alessandro

June 13, 2008 2:51 PM

The car culture is an European thing, and as we see, not a money problem at all.

alessandro

June 13, 2008 3:05 PM

It is an environmental problem, very first from GreenPeace and other environmentalists should start. But number plates are great, if make them bigger, let say twice, these plates will suit well to that Lithuanian ExCaliber. e.g.

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