What happened to all the q plate cars?
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Q is still valid, however quite a few people don't like Q plates, so try to get the car registered without a Q plate.
I have a kit car, and due to it being built mostly out of new parts, it wasn't on a Q plate.
Also, many of the Q plates tend to be, let's say, ropey, and have probably fallen apart by now!
I was wondering if the clamp-down on incorrectly registered cars would've had an effect, but I think most of them were kept on their original plates, so wouldn't have been Q.
I have a kit car, and due to it being built mostly out of new parts, it wasn't on a Q plate.
Also, many of the Q plates tend to be, let's say, ropey, and have probably fallen apart by now!
I was wondering if the clamp-down on incorrectly registered cars would've had an effect, but I think most of them were kept on their original plates, so wouldn't have been Q.
Doofus said:
dirky dirk said:
New thread started With readers on now. Lol
Wasn’t it stuff they couldn’t actually be sure of what it was previously?
How come you don’t see them anymore
When did the legislation change and what to?
IVA and the lingering death of the kit car industry.Wasn’t it stuff they couldn’t actually be sure of what it was previously?
How come you don’t see them anymore
When did the legislation change and what to?
Doofus said:
Turn7 said:
I’m not sure it’s a lingering death as much as nil by mouth today sadly
Fair enough. But it took a few years of decline to get to this pointOh yeah, I agree. Different age customer with increasingly difficult legislation to fight against ….
End of an industry pretty much
I've seen a few but not many recently. The Quantum, Vindicator and Westfield kit cars used to be built quite near to me.
The otherwis 'normal' cars with Q plates were often stolen recovered cars where the scrotes had ground off the chassis numbers in preparation for creating a ringer or chopping for parts. If the age can't be determined, it gets a Q. I once built a Robin Hood 7 kit car and because there were enough parts from the donor car, it got a B plate from the Sierra. There used to be 5pts for the axle, 2 pts for the diff etc with a certain number of points required. This was over 20 years ago though so it may have changed.
There's a TVR on a Q plate knocking about somewhere. I also read about somebody ending up with a Q plate Lotus Elan because he informed DVLA of a new chassis instead of just stamping the new one with the original no. OOps!
The otherwis 'normal' cars with Q plates were often stolen recovered cars where the scrotes had ground off the chassis numbers in preparation for creating a ringer or chopping for parts. If the age can't be determined, it gets a Q. I once built a Robin Hood 7 kit car and because there were enough parts from the donor car, it got a B plate from the Sierra. There used to be 5pts for the axle, 2 pts for the diff etc with a certain number of points required. This was over 20 years ago though so it may have changed.
There's a TVR on a Q plate knocking about somewhere. I also read about somebody ending up with a Q plate Lotus Elan because he informed DVLA of a new chassis instead of just stamping the new one with the original no. OOps!
One of my customers has a Defender on a Q plate. It was stolen and recovered at some point in its earlier life, but its original identity had been completely obliterated (numbers ground off everything including axles) so there was no way to determine the date of manufacture. Hence the Q plate.
Q registered vehicles are deemed to have been manufactured in 1975 for MoT emissions testing purposes. That is rather handy with an old Land Rover.
Q registered vehicles are deemed to have been manufactured in 1975 for MoT emissions testing purposes. That is rather handy with an old Land Rover.
Chubbyross said:
Ex-military, possibly. I used to have an ex-army lightweight Landrover on a q plate.
So did I. Q330 JWU, back in 1987. It's not on the DVLA system any more, so either been scrapped or re-registered on an age related plate. Most of those ex-military Land Rovers should never have been Q-plated in the first place.I've thought this as well.
I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
m3jappa said:
I've thought this as well.
I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
Q plates were issued where the age of a vehicle couldn't be determined because the major components came from different sources. It's not that they weren't 'legitimate'.I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
Doofus said:
m3jappa said:
I've thought this as well.
I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
Q plates were issued where the age of a vehicle couldn't be determined because the major components came from different sources. It's not that they weren't 'legitimate'.I remember in the late 90's early 2000's there were quite a few about. I thought they were q as there were parts of unknown origin on them which couldn't be proven to be legitimate.
I suppose the police maybe used to look at these things? It seems now all they look at is speed and not a lot else.
i thought it was when parts had numbers ground off etc. Forums | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff