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Quattr04.

Original Poster:

937 posts

14 months

It’s the 2nd most exciting day of the year (the other being September 1st)

People picking up their brand new cars, and for some reason it’s fun to see what the first ones we see are

So post your first 26 plates!


brillomaster

1,691 posts

193 months

Yesterday (04:21)
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I wonder if next door will have a 26 plate when we get home... she always changes cars regularly for the next amorphous blob.

Guarantee there will be at least a handful on my street, mostly from brands ive never heard of but look like knockoff range Rovers.

v15ben

16,120 posts

264 months

Yesterday (05:42)
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Did nearly 150 miles yesterday.
Only one 26 plate - a Range Rover near Wetherby.

South tdf

1,770 posts

218 months

Yesterday (06:43)
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Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.

Supersam83

1,783 posts

168 months

Yesterday (09:27)
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South tdf said:
Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.
If there was a brand of car not needed to be replaced so often, it would be Lexus.

They are one of the most reliable cars on the road and at 1 year old would hardly even been run in.

Anyway back to topic, I haven't seen any 26 plates yet...

CambsBill

2,393 posts

201 months

Yesterday (09:38)
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Probably one for the 'Blast from the past' thread, but I remember when we'd be on the lookout for the first new-reg car to have a wire coat hanger jammed in where the aerial should be 'cos some oik had snapped the actual aerial off.

And no, it wasn't me . . .

kv85

78 posts

36 months

Yesterday (12:09)
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New car day for the Mrs. Just taken delivery of it and brought it home.

Brand new 26 plate Ford Kuga ST Line FHEV in Solar Silver, replacing the utter shed of a Ford Focus (06 plate, slush box auto) which was part ex'd.


Baldchap

9,399 posts

115 months

Yesterday (12:16)
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Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.

Quattr04.

Original Poster:

937 posts

14 months

Yesterday (14:06)
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Saw 3 today on a fleet logistics lorry

A Renault 4
A hyuandi tucson
A Mazda CX5

Zetec-S

6,611 posts

116 months

Yesterday (14:30)
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Baldchap said:
Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.
Was it broken down at the side of the road then?

Josemartinez

224 posts

13 months

Yesterday (14:35)
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Saw my first 26 plate today, it was one of those lotus SUV thingies in black. I'm sure it's a nice car but to me, it's not a Lotus, it's just got a Lotus badged slapped on it.

Quattr04.

Original Poster:

937 posts

14 months

Yesterday (18:04)
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Saw a new shape q3 on the way home in a ugly green colour

WelshPetrolhead

947 posts

158 months

Yesterday (19:32)
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White BMW M2 in the work car park.

Davie

5,881 posts

238 months

Yesterday (19:43)
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26 plate Tillicoultry Quarries 4 axle tipper emerging out from their depot at 0920 this morning. Looked shiny. Likely won't be by now.

LightweightLouisDanvers

2,736 posts

66 months

Yesterday (20:32)
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South tdf said:
Parents are getting both theirs delivered today. Totally pointless because they both have dateless private plates and they have gone for exactly the same colour / spec / models of Lexus as last March.

The only plus side I can see of not having to do the first service.
Just curious, but how many miles did they put on last years new cars?

A.J.M

8,313 posts

209 months

Yesterday (20:40)
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Defender 110.
Some dull grey Merc GLC getting trailered up to its new owner.

My mums picking up her Puma tomorrow.

BunkMoreland

3,446 posts

30 months

Yesterday (20:44)
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Black G63 heading for the A3 this evening.

Very very shiny. Guessing some kind of ceramic coating

Are there official numbers anywhere for the reg change in terms of sales in the UK?

WH16

7,935 posts

241 months

Yesterday (21:17)
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Picking up our VW Multivan (4-motion TFSI hybrid Style FWIW) tomorrow, it is orange/silver. Kids & OH excited. Me not so much. hehe

At least it means the RR can get a break from family duties for a while.

sawman

5,091 posts

253 months

Yesterday (21:50)
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Baldchap said:
Saw a 26 JAECOO SUV thing yesterday. Did indeed look like a knock-off Range Rover.
Look more like a knock suzuki vitara to me

The Rotrex Kid

33,940 posts

183 months

Yesterday (21:56)
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I bought 16 today, first one rocked up this afternoon. All vans though so pretty boring stuff hehe