Lyrics/HMHB/Personalised Reg plates

I have just listened to Half Man Half Biscuit's 'Paradise Lost (You're The Reason Why)' and it's reminded me of something I've been meaning to make a note of. Personalised reg plates, I mean, what are they all about. Now in the States and South Africa for instance, you can get any word on your car. My mate in SA has GERRY and his wife YVONNE on their cars (they are named Gerry and Yvonne in case you were wondering). Kinda cool, maybe a little cheesey but so be it. My dad wanted to get F-IN-L but they rumbled him.

In the UK, you can't do that. All registration plates are computer generated, so you have to find a combination of letters and numbers from an existing reg plate that look like words. Sure there are some good ones out there, who can fault the guy who has T1 TS or something like that, and the mayor of Coventry drives around in a RR with COV1. (I secretly want to get COV2 and put it on a Robin Reliant).

Now these guys escape my scorn, it's the people that spend £2000 on
FPH 567 that get me. It might be your initials, but hey, DILIGAF? I saw one this morning, G1OFF. Ok, I assume this guy's name is Geoff, and maybe he has dyslexia, but a number plate like that is really, really pathetic. Worst still, I saw a 7 series beamer with BWM 1 on it. You know guys, this is a bit like getting the new England strip before it comes out in the shops, but your version has the badge painted on and is made in Paraguay. You might think you are cool, but we all know you are a fake and, dare I say, a bit of a knobski.

Anyway, in honour of those BWM1 and G1OFF's out there the Biccies sum it up for me:
Well we've all seen your personalised reg plates
And it's not the worst crime I agree
But we both know full well, that it really should spell
T-W-A-T O-N-E