Real Good Number Plates Vol. 6

[droopsnoot]

Shnozz said:

Does that rule still remain in place? I’m sure I read somewhere it had been changed.

It has been changed. No mention of needing a current MOT.

[untakenname]

ChemicalChaos said:

Close the thread, we have a winner!

That car gets posted weekly on some JDM community Facebook page as it goes up and down the country and people spot it

Front numberplate of the car infront through the windscreen is pretty decent if you spell it out phonetically.

[RSTurboPaul]

droopsnoot said:

Shnozz said:

Does that rule still remain in place? I’m sure I read somewhere it had been changed.

It has been changed. No mention of needing a current MOT.

'be of a type that needs an MOT'

I presume that includes vehicles that are MOT exempt due to the 40 year rule? Because they 'need' an MOT but are granted an exemption through the regulations??

The 5-year thing presumably is to stop people transferring good numbers straight off 'barn finds' that are too far gone to fix (so one would just have to SORN it for 5 years then transfer it off)?

[droopsnoot]

RSTurboPaul said:

'be of a type that needs an MOT'

I presume that includes vehicles that are MOT exempt due to the 40 year rule? Because they 'need' an MOT but are granted an exemption through the regulations??

The 5-year thing presumably is to stop people transferring good numbers straight off 'barn finds' that are too far gone to fix (so one would just have to SORN it for 5 years then transfer it off)?

I presumed that as well. I'm not sure, though. I think you're right about the 5 years thing, and of course for vehicles too far gone to fix, there's always the chance they'll want to see it moving under it's own power before they'll let the registration be transferred.

[Pxx]

1 GJ - on a black Mercedes S-Class
1 KRR - on a white Mercedes CLA
1 OSA - on a Jaguar F-Pace
1 CFX - on a Land Rover

[Origin Unknown]

droopsnoot said:

It has been changed. No mention of needing a current MOT.

Ill at the moment which is clearly affecting my comprehension I assume "have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years" means one or the other or both as long as the combination is continuous?

[WelshChris]

Ambassadors car...

[CRA1G]

WelshChris said:

Ambassadors car...

Certainly is... The Fijian Embassy car London.

[LARK F1 GTR]

I quite like seeing those as they've got some great plates. I saw IC 1 a couple if weeks ago.

[ChemicalChaos]

WelshChris said:

Ambassadors car...

[Michael Caine] This car.....belongs to the Fijiian Ambassador [/Michael Caine]

[droopsnoot]

Origin Unknown said:

Ill at the moment which is clearly affecting my comprehension I assume "have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years" means one or the other or both as long as the combination is continuous?

That's how I read it. I've taken it to mean that it has to have been in the same ownership, because changing keeper kills off the tax or SORN status. I may be wrong on that bit, though.

[oxford drinker]

LARK F1 GTR said:

I quite like seeing those as they've got some great plates. I saw IC 1 a couple if weeks ago.

IND 1 was in a car park in Oxford last week. And LIT 1 (presumably Lithuania) was here the week before. College lunches are clearly worth travelling for.

[David87]

Gareth now he’s retired from the Wales squad? Nice truck too - stack ‘em high and sell ‘em not cheap?

[CRA1G]

oxford drinker said:

LARK F1 GTR said:

I quite like seeing those as they've got some great plates. I saw IC 1 a couple if weeks ago.

IND 1 was in a car park in Oxford last week. And LIT 1 (presumably Lithuania) was here the week before. College lunches are clearly worth travelling for.

"IC 1" is the Icelandic Embassy London. "IND 1" is the High Commission London. "LIT 1" is not registered as a Embassy or Commission number.

[don logan]

CRA1G said:

oxford drinker said:

LARK F1 GTR said:

I quite like seeing those as they've got some great plates. I saw IC 1 a couple if weeks ago.

IND 1 was in a car park in Oxford last week. And LIT 1 (presumably Lithuania) was here the week before. College lunches are clearly worth travelling for.

"IC 1" is the Icelandic Embassy London. "IND 1" is the High Commission London. "LIT 1" is not registered as a Embassy or Commission number.

[don logan]

[don logan]

Doesn’t count :-)

[CRA1G]

don logan said:

"1 CZE" is the Czech & Slovak Federation Republic Embassy London.

[smithyithy]

don logan said:

Doesn’t count :-)

The owner also owns '50 FAR' and '4WAY' and apparently refers to his cars as a flock rather than a fleet

[Macron]

smithyithy said:

The owner also owns '50 FAR' and '4WAY' and apparently refers to his cars as a flock rather than a fleet

Proving without doubt, money really does not buy class.