The McCarthy Family

Dennis McCarthy has been a personalised registration plates enthusiast for many years. He and his family own several particularly nice examples.

In fact, Dennis is not only a collector of private car number plates, he is also, by virtue of the fact that one of his registrations is over 100 years old, technically an antique collector! CX 7, an original Huddersfield number, is one of a couple of antique plates the family own.

“I have had CX 7 for many years,” says Dennis. “My wife, Jean, has her own personal registration too, JEM 7. My eldest son, Andrew James, has A 270, which is also more than 100 years old.

James also has AM 270, which was originally on an Aston Martin racing team car, and he has AJM 39.

This will also do for my grandson who is aged nine. Andrew has HJM 6 which, ideally, he would like to exchange for HJM 7. That will do for my other grandson, aged 11.”

Dennis tells us that Andrew would like to own AJM 7 and AJM 270, so if anyone knows if either is available, perhaps they’d like to contact us here at Regtransfers and we’ll pass on the information.

Dennis’s youngest son, Richard Charles, has RCM 7. Dennis purchased this when Richard was about 15 years old. When he got it, the number was on a Vauxhall with the old style black and white number plates. Richard’s wife, Michelle Ann, has MAM 606 although really she would like to exchange that for MAM 7.

“I am at present looking for a plate for my grandson, Lucas Charles aged 14 months,” says Dennis. “LCM 7 or some other low LCM number may be considered.”

Bearing in mind the Regtransfers tradition of featuring celebrity personal number plates in the magazine and on the website, it is fitting that Dennis should have his own celebrity tale to tell.

“Many years ago I had the registration plate EM 100, which went on my wife’s car. I eventually sold it to comedian Eric Morecambe for his Rolls Royce.”

The McCarthys are a real family of enthusiasts. Even though they all have great numbers of their own, they each have a clear idea of what number they would prefer to have, and they keep their eyes open for opportunities to change.

“I would like at some time to have DJM 7 or other DJM low number,” concludes Dennis. “I have had a few numbers from Regtransfers. You are very professional.”