Madejski's Premier Personal Number Plate

Reading FC supremo, John Madejski OBE isn’t a man who does things by halves. Best known in recent years for his recovery of the beleaguered Reading Football Club, he has built the impressive state-of-the-art, 25,000-seater stadium, together with its own plush four star deluxe Millennium Madejski Hotel, conference centre, spa and highly acclaimed ‘Cilantro’ restaurant.

His belief in 'The Royals' has now been spectacularly vindicated by their promotion to the Premiership - an achievement that has even been acknowledged in a House of Commons cross-party motion, tabled by the local MP Martin Salter!

John’s business career began over thirty years ago when he founded the highly successful AutoTrader, which he sold in 1998 for around £250m. He has now extended his business interests across the globe.

So how does this understated entrepreneur enjoy his money? One of his favourite luxuries is undoubtedly his cars. He currently has a modest ten, including some of the finest names in the motoring world - Bentley, Ferrari, Rolls Royce and Jaguar. And with the cars of course, comes the ultimate accessory - personal registration numbers.

“I’m certainly not fanatical about personal number plates, but I do see them as an essential finishing touch to any prestigious car. If you see a Rolls Royce for instance with an ordinary number, it just doesn’t look as good as if it had a personal plate.

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