W3 DGY

[robertp]

This reg is coming up for dvla auction in July - reserve price £1500! shame it cant go on a true wedge, eh?

[firefox1712]

Why not? And where is W3 DGE?

[shnozz]

firefox1712 said:

Why not? And where is W3 DGE?

why not? do you know of many W reg Tasmins?

[streaky]

You can't put a later date plate on an earlier date car - it would "pass off" the car as a newer production and potentially attract a higher resale value (excluding the value of the plate) - Streaky

[firefox1712]

umm.....

[wedg1e]

streaky said:

You can't put a later date plate on an earlier date car - it would "pass off" the car as a newer production and potentially attract a higher resale value (excluding the value of the plate) - Streaky

Unless it's a TVR, of course

A few years ago, when I had my Series 1 Tasmin, I found out that there was another -same colour- in the same town.. No wonder I was getting flashed and waved by people I didn't know...!
Anyway, eventually I met the other owner, and on checking out his car I realised it had a 1983/4 'B' plate, but it was definitely a S1 shell and had the chassis number 10.
In the end he showed me the logbook and it was indeed registered in '84. I wrote a piece for Sprint about the incident, and it transpired that it was the original Tasmin demonstrator (or one of them). It had lain around the factory for 4 years, gradually being robbed of parts, until (I was told) Peter Wheeler got sick of looking at it and ordered it finished and sold. My guess is more likely one of the workforce got it for a song
The guy who owned it reckoned it handled better than his (wedgy) MR2, which I found hard to believe unless the MR was trashed. He sold the Tasmin shortly after as his woman hated it.
Presumably, its still out there...

Ian

[streaky]

wedg1e said:

streaky said: You can't put a later date plate on an earlier date car - it would "pass off" the car as a newer production and potentially attract a higher resale value (excluding the value of the plate) - Streaky Unless it's a TVR, of course A few years ago, when I had my Series 1 Tasmin, I found out that there was another -same colour- in the same town.. No wonder I was getting flashed and waved by people I didn't know...! Anyway, eventually I met the other owner, and on checking out his car I realised it had a 1983/4 'B' plate, but it was definitely a S1 shell and had the chassis number 10. In the end he showed me the logbook and it was indeed registered in '84. I wrote a piece for Sprint about the incident, and it transpired that it was the original Tasmin demonstrator (or one of them). It had lain around the factory for 4 years, gradually being robbed of parts, until (I was told) Peter Wheeler got sick of looking at it and ordered it finished and sold. My guess is more likely one of the workforce got it for a song The guy who owned it reckoned it handled better than his (wedgy) MR2, which I found hard to believe unless the MR was trashed. He sold the Tasmin shortly after as his woman hated it. Presumably, its still out there... Ian

I suspect therefore that it was (re-)registered by the factory at a later date - Streaky

[firefox1712]

I've seen older cars with later date registrations.

[streaky]

DVLA said:

"registration marks cannot be transferred onto any vehicle if it may appear to make the vehicle look younger"

[firefox1712]

Accepted - but surely you can use a later reg so long as you explain the fact to future purchasers - and it is in the logbook anyway?

Many imported cars have later reg's - but I suppose that shows only when first reg in this country.

Otherwise I know my place................

[york33]

Nope.........from DVLA website.

"registration marks cannot be transferred onto any vehicle if it may appear to make the vehicle look younger"

Dave

[york33]

doh, just spotted Streaky posted the very same quote, ah well, never mind