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Looking for a plate-for-a-mate, I decided to see what's available for the Ultimas while sorting his.
I found:-
V6 GTR @£3580 plus vat
V8 GTR @£4180 plus vat
V12 GTR @£2389 plus vat
and for those of you who are going to fit a Merlin engine into your car...
V16 GTR @ £394 plus vat
A sound investment if you have the dosh. All these plates and a lot more Ultima ones are available from:-
http://newreg.com/
I found:-
V6 GTR @£3580 plus vat
V8 GTR @£4180 plus vat
V12 GTR @£2389 plus vat
and for those of you who are going to fit a Merlin engine into your car...
V16 GTR @ £394 plus vat
A sound investment if you have the dosh. All these plates and a lot more Ultima ones are available from:-
http://newreg.com/
For the benefit of us North Americans, could someone please explain this plate setup as mentioned above.
Here in the State of Massachusetts, we can have Vanity plates, with up to 6 letters or numbers, or a combination, for $75 per year, plus registration which is about $30/year. Then safety inspection which is $29/year. Then excise tax for the town you live in which varies with age of car, but starts off about $800 for a new $40,000 car the first year. Then add insurance which will be around $1200 if you've been good and not had any moving violations in the last 6 years. Then just add gas which is about $1.50 per US gallon for 93 octane, and off you go.
regards
Jack
Here in the State of Massachusetts, we can have Vanity plates, with up to 6 letters or numbers, or a combination, for $75 per year, plus registration which is about $30/year. Then safety inspection which is $29/year. Then excise tax for the town you live in which varies with age of car, but starts off about $800 for a new $40,000 car the first year. Then add insurance which will be around $1200 if you've been good and not had any moving violations in the last 6 years. Then just add gas which is about $1.50 per US gallon for 93 octane, and off you go.
regards
Jack
· In the UK we pay car insurance. This varies from hundreds to thousands of pounds dependant on age of driver, type/value/power/age of car, years of driving, the area you live in, your driving record (violations).
· Road fund licence (car tax) for which you get a paper disc to display in the corner of your windscreen/windshield (£160). You get a sticker to put on your plate I believe.
· The car has to pass an MOT test. (Engineers inspection).
The registration plate is allocated to the car when it is first registered for use on the road and is separate from a VIN plate which I believe you also have and is part of the manufacture of the car. You cannot make up you own but can transfer a ‘cherished’ registration (under certain rules) if you can find one that meets your needs.
The registration shown V8 GTR. The V indicates a car registered Sept 1999 to Feb 2000 so can not be transferred to an older car as at first glance a buyer may be fooled into thinking he was buying a younger car. The 8 is just a number from the register 0-999. GTR can in part be broken down into a registration district.
This system ran out of combinations and has been replaced by SD02SRD the SD is reg district, the 02 is first half of 2002 the second half is 52, SRD are from the register.
In recent years it has been possible when registering a new car to ask for a particular combination if it has not already been allocated. The DVLA (Dept of Vehicle Licensing Agency) have gotten wise to this and now auction plates that they think will have appeal as well as removing from the registration those that they feel should not be used (rude words etc).
People who have a registration they believe someone else may want they contact an agency who will offer it for sale (and take their cut). The buyer then pays the £80 fee for the DVLA to do the transfer. The car the registration came from is then allocated another age relate registration
· Road fund licence (car tax) for which you get a paper disc to display in the corner of your windscreen/windshield (£160). You get a sticker to put on your plate I believe.
· The car has to pass an MOT test. (Engineers inspection).
The registration plate is allocated to the car when it is first registered for use on the road and is separate from a VIN plate which I believe you also have and is part of the manufacture of the car. You cannot make up you own but can transfer a ‘cherished’ registration (under certain rules) if you can find one that meets your needs.
The registration shown V8 GTR. The V indicates a car registered Sept 1999 to Feb 2000 so can not be transferred to an older car as at first glance a buyer may be fooled into thinking he was buying a younger car. The 8 is just a number from the register 0-999. GTR can in part be broken down into a registration district.
This system ran out of combinations and has been replaced by SD02SRD the SD is reg district, the 02 is first half of 2002 the second half is 52, SRD are from the register.
In recent years it has been possible when registering a new car to ask for a particular combination if it has not already been allocated. The DVLA (Dept of Vehicle Licensing Agency) have gotten wise to this and now auction plates that they think will have appeal as well as removing from the registration those that they feel should not be used (rude words etc).
People who have a registration they believe someone else may want they contact an agency who will offer it for sale (and take their cut). The buyer then pays the £80 fee for the DVLA to do the transfer. The car the registration came from is then allocated another age relate registration
Steve D
Thanks for the explanation. Sound complicated, but I guess it's not if you're used to it.
Here, the only permanent number on the cars is it's VIN which is applied to the car at the factory, which I believe is the same for you.
In this State, with a home built car, you have to take it to a State Police Salvage yard where I've been told they send State Police Officers who've fell in disfavour with the department. Their attitude seems to bear this out. The main purpose of this yard is to inspect vehicles that have had major repairs done to them, and they need to get the title back for the car. The repair service has to produce documents that replacement parts were not "hot". Some of the people who come there are "interesting"!!
In regards to a kit car that requires a VIN you make an appointment, show up at the yard with the car (on a trailer as they'll fine you if one of it's wheels touches a active roadway), and get in line. Be prepared to spend the whole day outside the gate until they call you to bring the car into the compound. The main thing they'll look for is a receipt for the engine and gearbox. Then have a receipt for all the other parts. If it passes, they'll stamp all your receipts, and give you a self adhesive sticker to attach to the frame that has a number on it.
Then you go to the Vehicle Registration Office and pay a sales tax (5% in my State)on all the parts you have no already paid sales tax on. You're required to produce all receipts. Pay registration fees, and they'll give you the plates. If you sell or get rid of the car, you can transfer these plates to the new car if you want. If you taking the plates off the road, you have to turn the plates in. You can drive the car then, but you only have a few days to get a safety inspection sticker, which involves making sure everything is tight, the lights, wipers, and horn works, and if it's a new vehicle it might not need to be emmission tested for a few years. In Massachusetts, each inpection station (which are privately owned as usually part of a gas or repair station)has to have a computer controlled dyno which the car is put on and run. Then they put a sticker on your car that's good for 12 months if it passes.
At least that's how it was when I registered the Cobra in 1999.
TTFN
Jack
Thanks for the explanation. Sound complicated, but I guess it's not if you're used to it.
Here, the only permanent number on the cars is it's VIN which is applied to the car at the factory, which I believe is the same for you.
In this State, with a home built car, you have to take it to a State Police Salvage yard where I've been told they send State Police Officers who've fell in disfavour with the department. Their attitude seems to bear this out. The main purpose of this yard is to inspect vehicles that have had major repairs done to them, and they need to get the title back for the car. The repair service has to produce documents that replacement parts were not "hot". Some of the people who come there are "interesting"!!
In regards to a kit car that requires a VIN you make an appointment, show up at the yard with the car (on a trailer as they'll fine you if one of it's wheels touches a active roadway), and get in line. Be prepared to spend the whole day outside the gate until they call you to bring the car into the compound. The main thing they'll look for is a receipt for the engine and gearbox. Then have a receipt for all the other parts. If it passes, they'll stamp all your receipts, and give you a self adhesive sticker to attach to the frame that has a number on it.
Then you go to the Vehicle Registration Office and pay a sales tax (5% in my State)on all the parts you have no already paid sales tax on. You're required to produce all receipts. Pay registration fees, and they'll give you the plates. If you sell or get rid of the car, you can transfer these plates to the new car if you want. If you taking the plates off the road, you have to turn the plates in. You can drive the car then, but you only have a few days to get a safety inspection sticker, which involves making sure everything is tight, the lights, wipers, and horn works, and if it's a new vehicle it might not need to be emmission tested for a few years. In Massachusetts, each inpection station (which are privately owned as usually part of a gas or repair station)has to have a computer controlled dyno which the car is put on and run. Then they put a sticker on your car that's good for 12 months if it passes.
At least that's how it was when I registered the Cobra in 1999.
TTFN
Jack
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