when I tried to register L1NUX in about 1994 DVLA told me that it had never been issued

I read in the Sunday papers that the DVLA have lost A1, so losing LINUX must be a doddle. How do you lose a number plate? How do you lose the original, most precious, number plate?

At the height of the cherished numbers boom, a client of mine phoned me up and said: "I thought of you, I've just brought, DB 1, they had GS 1 at the same auction, but I didn't know if you would want me to spend £40,000 of yours, without asking".

Oops, what a giveaway, if you're ever held up by a motorhome with GS 3294, that'll be me, my office brought it for a 50th present.

Sorry to hear about your being laid off, hope you get fixed up soon.