Multiple Plate Changes (In a Year) a Cause For Concern?
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Looking at buying a fun second car that ticks a few boxes. Found one and everything looks ok except a bizarre period of a year where the car had four different plates (three different personalised plates and the standard plate).
Standard > Personalised > Standard > Personalised (different) > Standard > Personalised (different again) > Standard.
The above scenario wouldn't alarm me if it were spread over any amount of time but it's all within a year and the last four changes are within two months. In fact, the report itself is marked amber in this category as it also seems to see it as a flag.
Any reason there'd be so many changes in such a short amount of time, that I haven't thought of (change of owners (not good as very fast owner change is a flag), one owner simply wanted different private plates on but couldn't decide (not likely!))
Standard > Personalised > Standard > Personalised (different) > Standard > Personalised (different again) > Standard.
The above scenario wouldn't alarm me if it were spread over any amount of time but it's all within a year and the last four changes are within two months. In fact, the report itself is marked amber in this category as it also seems to see it as a flag.
Any reason there'd be so many changes in such a short amount of time, that I haven't thought of (change of owners (not good as very fast owner change is a flag), one owner simply wanted different private plates on but couldn't decide (not likely!))
Maybe owner was doing a bit of numberplate purchasing/dealing.
Putting them on their own car before going back on retention gets the certificate in the new owners name. This removes any chance of the previous plate owner dodgily assigning it using the old retention cert reference number.
Putting them on their own car before going back on retention gets the certificate in the new owners name. This removes any chance of the previous plate owner dodgily assigning it using the old retention cert reference number.
Krikkit said:
Were the owners changing at the same time? Or is it just someone with plate ADHD?
If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
I cannot see when the owners changed but there are 4 previous owners so it kind of matches the plate changes. Could be a coincidence of course! But if there were so many different owners within the space of a year then that's definitely a red flag!If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
Scrump said:
Maybe owner was doing a bit of numberplate purchasing/dealing.
Putting them on their own car before going back on retention gets the certificate in the new owners name. This removes any chance of the previous plate owner dodgily assigning it using the old retention cert reference number.
Indeed. Good point. Putting them on their own car before going back on retention gets the certificate in the new owners name. This removes any chance of the previous plate owner dodgily assigning it using the old retention cert reference number.
vdn said:
Krikkit said:
Were the owners changing at the same time? Or is it just someone with plate ADHD?
If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
I cannot see when the owners changed but there are 4 previous owners so it kind of matches the plate changes. Could be a coincidence of course! But if there were so many different owners within the space of a year then that's definitely a red flag!If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
Krikkit said:
vdn said:
Krikkit said:
Were the owners changing at the same time? Or is it just someone with plate ADHD?
If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
I cannot see when the owners changed but there are 4 previous owners so it kind of matches the plate changes. Could be a coincidence of course! But if there were so many different owners within the space of a year then that's definitely a red flag!If it's good otherwise I wouldn't worry about it at all.
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