Real Good Number Plates Vol. 6
Discussion
Alex L said:
rowd1284 said:
The registration number you describe is therefore dateless, meaning that it can be assigned to any qualifying type of vehicle of any age - there is no age restriction whatsoever.
The simple rule for working this out with UK registration numbers is as follows:
If the combination starts or ends with a number, it is dateless - all other combinations are age-related, meaning they can only be assigned to a qualifying vehicle of the same age, or newer.
Great, thank you very much.The simple rule for working this out with UK registration numbers is as follows:
If the combination starts or ends with a number, it is dateless - all other combinations are age-related, meaning they can only be assigned to a qualifying vehicle of the same age, or newer.
Johnspex said:
My brother would love to buy the number from his first car. It was a 59 mini and, just for info, had a chassis number in the first 1500. He bought it 61. Floor mounted starter button, no trim to the gutters, little in the way of brakes., a gear lever with a mind of its own, the whole bit.
The number is 8268 EV. It doesn't seem to exist any longer. It would be great to find it for him but I was wondering why all old numbers aren't released back into the market , after all a sale means more filthy lucre in the coffers.
Yep, June 59, Essex.It would take a law change to reissue plates, but I can see this happening as the supply of good unissued ones dries up. It would affect prices potentially, but only if the volumes were high. Also potential disputes where a plate is 'dead' but then turns up as a barn find; currently if it can be proved legit the owner can have it reinstated on a non-transferable basis. The last time re-issues was generally allowed was between 1955 & 1962, where you could ask a council to reissue a plate for a £5 fee - quite a few were resurrected. There were also a few issued to vintage and veteran vehicles that had been restored - eg Bournemouth issued quite a few EL xxxx plates. This was centralised by DVLA in 1983 and they use unissued combinations (hence the large numbers of BF plates on ancient stuff). The number is 8268 EV. It doesn't seem to exist any longer. It would be great to find it for him but I was wondering why all old numbers aren't released back into the market , after all a sale means more filthy lucre in the coffers.
blank said:
I've seen the plate a few times before on Touaregs and other higher end VWs and assumed it belonged to VW UK, but maybe not?
I seem to recall that AUD1 was owned by Smith Knight Fay (Audi dealer in the North West), so perhaps this is similar, maybe they just dropped on it at a time when dealers were more savvy than importers on these things, and still have it but have changed brands. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff