<Li> Two of Roger Moore's TV characters had personalized registration numbers on their characters' cars . Firstly ST1, for Simon Templar 1 assigned to his Volvo in The Saint . This was later assigned to a Jaguar XJS in the 1978 series' Return of The Saint' which starred Ian Ogilvy . Secondly, the borrowed BS1 for Lord Brett Sinclair assigned to his Aston Martin DBS . This number plate was loaned to ATC by Billy Smart, Jr. for the series . </Li> <Li> In the 1980s sitcom Just Good Friends, the lead character, Vincent Iain Pinner, had VIP368 assigned firstly to his motorbike and later his Rolls Royce . </Li> <Li> In the popular British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Del buys "1 DEL" and hopes to assign it to his Rolls Royce when he becomes a millionaire, but in the meantime he attaches it to his bedroom door, in the episode "Time On Our Hands" (1996), it is finally assigned to a silver, 1980's Rolls Royce bought from Boycie's Autos (where he previously bought his bright yellow Ford Capri Ghia). Rodney also has a personalised number plate, "A3 RWT", assigned to his Jaguar . </Li> <Li> In the Welsh children's television series Fireman Sam, "J 999" was assigned to Jupiter the fire engine . In Postman Pat, Pat's mail van is registered "PAT 1". </Li>

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