This registration plate image was taken in the car park of the City's Millennium Stadium. The Welsh equivalent to "Welcome" is "CROESO". We are unsure what the 'X' means, other than it meaning something to the individual who owns the car. The plate represents not only that the owner may be Welsh, but conveys the pride that Welsh people behold in their country. I have not to this day seen an English car with the registration "Welcome" - which may suggest something about the differences between the Welsh pride and other nationalities. The word "CROESO" sitting adjacent to the Welsh flag on the plate only emphasises the Welsh nationality more. Obviously, due to legal reasons, all plates have to include a number - therefore the '3' here represents the 'E' of "CROESO".
The font is in the same print as most British cars.
The Mercedes SL350 is an expensive car, and so suggests the owner is well-off. Parked in the Stadium suggests he may be a sportsman or businessman. Every plate in the UK is unique, and so there will not be another plate like this in the world, let alone Cardiff. Just as the plate has its individuality, it matches the unique pride of the Welsh. People often say phrases like the 'Pride of the Scots' or the 'Pride of the Welsh' - and so it may be suggested that the above registration represents this.

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