What's the significance of Rxxx HAB?

[shentodj]

Just read in another thread that Registration = Rxxx HAB = Land Rover demo. Is this correct?
Anyone got any more info on this? What were they used for etc?
Regards,
Shentodj

[camel_landy]

Out of the batch of numbers from RxxxHAB, as issued by the DVLA, some of them were used by Land Rover themselves on their fleet of vehicles.

Some of them were used on Camel Trophy, some on the very early Disco 2 launch fleet, some on general company car fleet but some RxxxHAB vehicles may well have been vehicles registered by local dealers.

The fact that a car is registered with a RxxxHAB number plate doesn't mean that it is anything special.

M

[camel_landy]

...but in the thread in question, IIRC someone was questioning an 'R' registered Disco 2.

For example, IIRC, the 2x Discoveries they drove around the world, to end up at the Paris Motor Show for the launch of the Disco 2, were both registered on RxxxHAB.

M

[cpas]

My friend has been looking into it further, but has not viewed it yet. Curiously it also appears that it's a left hand drive auto which is American spec - but the D2 wasn't sold in the States until about a year later than over here. Apparently it was damaged during transportation just after manufacture, and LR's policy was to scrap them, but it got re-bodied. Sounds a bit dodgy to me but it's been on the road for 12 years so must be legal!! I was just wondering if somehow it had got a 300TDi-style body put onto a D2 chassis, or vice versa, and taken the registration of the D1?

[rpgk]

FWIW, and whilst it doesn't relate to that particular registration series, i once unwittingly purchased a 2004 range rover with the reg BX04*** - it turned out to be ex=land rover discovery/experience vehicle. Thankfully it was under warranty, in the first 3 months it had over £3.5k worth of warranty work and still wasn't right! needless to say i got rid of it quickly! I am sure many have had positive experiences from these cars but for me there are not worth the risk or the perceived value as they tend to trade a little cheaper... just my 2 pennies worth

EDIT: Sorry just read post again - not sure if comment relates in any way to question you aaked!!!

Edited by rpgk on Thursday 3rd November 08:08

[pacman1]

R3 HAB... Wasn't that one owned by Amy Winehouse?

[utgjon]

pacman1 said:

R3 HAB... Wasn't that one owned by Amy Winehouse?

No, no, no...that one wouldn't go, go, go.

[vincenz]

Manufacturers register all variants of cars over here for testing, you see LHD / US spec cars (noticeable by orange indicators) driving on the M42.