Number of Nobles on the road in the UK
Number of Nobles on the road in the UK
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node

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732 posts

229 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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I've been given some interesting info regarding the total number of Nobles on the road here in the UK. Unfortunately i cannot give you a breakdown on specific numbers of models only just the overall number on the road right now.It has come from a reliable source.

Would anyone like to guess how many there are? ill post the number later on this afternoon.

HeavySoul

10,580 posts

248 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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367.

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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If via DVLA road fund license data then inaccurate as all won't be registered.

According to a "reliable source" there were 730 units supplied to the UK market. Assuming you're specifying currently on-the-road only (e.g.: taking into account written-off and unregistered units) I'll guess at...


657 (10% reduction)


The devil

2,152 posts

212 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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639....tell me I'm wrongrolleyes

node

Original Poster:

732 posts

229 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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AMG Merc said:
If via DVLA road fund license data then inaccurate as all won't be registered.

According to a "reliable source" there were 730 units supplied to the UK market. Assuming you're specifying currently on-the-road only (e.g.: taking into account written-off and unregistered units) I'll guess at...


657 (10% reduction)
This is the number.

240

I was expecting a number similar to yours Rob - 657. This is a really low number i have and frankly im skeptical about my figure as its so low, im going to double check this result i have as it maybe coming from DVLA road fund license datascratchchin Like you said not all will be registered. I'll do some more investigation on this.

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Interesting scratchchin

My numbers are from Simon Hucknall (and are posted publicly). For you newbies he was the PR manager at Noble during most of the production years.

240 would suggest that, either Simon was way out, or 480+ (2/3rds) of produced units have disappeared from the UK roads.

Poor maths and spelling corrected! biggrin

Edited by AMG Merc on Thursday 4th June 13:15

Adrian W

15,493 posts

257 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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AMG Merc said:
Interesting scratchchin

My numbers are from Simon Hucknall (and are posted publicly). For you newbies he was the PR manager at Noble during most of the production years.

240 would suggest that, either Simon was way out, or 240+ (a third) of produced units have dissapeared from the UK roads.
Wonder if he still has a job

Wantanewnoble

580 posts

231 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Why would the number of unregistered cars be significant statistically - surely the vast majority would be registered wouldn't they ?

node

Original Poster:

732 posts

229 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Wantanewnoble said:
Why would the number of unregistered cars be significant statistically - surely the vast majority would be registered wouldn't they ?
Thats a question i'd like to know too. I can only think of one reason why someone would not register their car and thats if they intend to keep the car in storage. I can't see that many people doing that.


Edited by node on Thursday 4th June 14:33

Gadgeroonie

5,362 posts

265 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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they are getting rarer !

prices will be going up

possible some of them are not registered as an M12 - my reg document says mine is a M12GTOC (cabriolet) it clearly has a roof !

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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node said:
Wantanewnoble said:
Why would the number of unregistered cars be significant statistically - surely the vast majority would be registered wouldn't they ?
Thats a question i'd like to know too. I can only think of one reason why someone would not register their car and thats if they intend to keep the car in storage. I can't see that many people doing that.


Edited by node on Thursday 4th June 14:33
Node, I referred to road fund license data not registrations. At that point I didn't know what your "reliable source" was. Is it road fund or registrations (they are different)? Either way to diffference is huge and needs exploring further. And, I'd agree that the number of non-registered Nobles (or non-resistered anthing) would be minimal.

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Adrian W said:
AMG Merc said:
Interesting scratchchin

My numbers are from Simon Hucknall (and are posted publicly). For you newbies he was the PR manager at Noble during most of the production years.

240 would suggest that, either Simon was way out, or 240+ (a third) of produced units have dissapeared from the UK roads.
Wonder if he still has a job
Adrian, possibly not with GM/Vauhall, his work email bounced earlier.

ThatPhilBrettGuy

11,810 posts

269 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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I bet their query is wrong. You'll probably find that a whole bunch of them have been input by the DVLA in a slightly different way so don't show up.

As an example. Guess which one of these is a Focus ST?


Dave 500

7,882 posts

271 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Both smile

What do I win

node

Original Poster:

732 posts

229 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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AMG Merc said:
Is it road fund or registrations (they are different)?
Thats what ill look into, ill get back to you guys on this when i have an answer.

ThatPhilBrettGuy

11,810 posts

269 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Dave 500 said:
Both smile

What do I win
Nope. They actually got the Fiesta right smile

Dave 500

7,882 posts

271 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Dave 500 said:
Both smile

What do I win
Nope. They actually got the Fiesta right smile
Ar$e mad

I got one right do I still win something smile

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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If it's anything except from the factory ship records, then it's going to be wrong IMHO.

I had an argument with DVLA about mine 2 years after it was registered when the Car Tax online system thought my car was a van.... The previous two years it was fine, imagine my intruige when my tax disc turned up in the post with the correct resistration but stating it was a certain mid sized van!

The factory ship numbers are a matter of public record AFAIK.

J

S26VE P

2,174 posts

271 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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david.mt

1,173 posts

212 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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Well mine is a late 2005 M400 and its' number is 222. Now if there weren't more than 200 M400's then does this suggest that all models were just sequential and therefore a sub-300 number may be correct?

Were all the cars numbered and does anyone have a significantly higher number?