Lack of 15 Plates on the Road....Is it just me??
Lack of 15 Plates on the Road....Is it just me??
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LeapingDeere

Original Poster:

54 posts

145 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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19 days into the new registration and I have yet to see a 15 plate car on the road. Granted I don't do the miles compared to some of PH'ers but I would expect to have seen one by now, usually see one 10 days or so into the month.

(I'm sure at this moment the PH trolls will be telling me how they have seen 1000's)

sharon1967

42 posts

140 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I don't do millions of miles (cira 1,000 a month) but I would say I have seen quite a few; as many as any other previous plates as and when they have come out.

Not on anythig special, just standard, every day cars and vans..

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

184 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Iv seen a couple

AlexHat

1,335 posts

150 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I've seen a few around, (not counting all those I've seen parked at dealers)

HJMS123

988 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Not seen many but I only do circa 120 miles per week .... I'm driving a 15 plate though

CallorFold

860 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Very few compared to when 14/64 plates came out

R2T2

4,089 posts

153 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I've seen 20+ 15 plates.

I've seen less 13 plate cars than 15's/

Do about 800 miles a month.

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

184 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Iv seen a couple

Dan_1981

18,128 posts

230 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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150 miles a day and I've seen a few.

Was only thinking to myself how few i'd seen.

oldaudi

1,652 posts

189 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Seen a fair few on the way to work, mainly white A, CLA and C Class Mercs

I also live near a Land Rover Range Rover dealer and they've had plenty on their forecourt since the start of March. Must be pre-registered though because they aint moving and if I had ordered a new Range Rover I think I would have picked it up by now!

Edited by oldaudi on Thursday 19th March 17:22

Shaw Tarse

31,904 posts

234 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I've seen a few on cars,but local bus company appears to have splashed out?

Tyre Tread

10,697 posts

247 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Was only thinking yesterday that I hadn't seen one and later that day I saw one.

They do seem rare however.

aka_kerrly

12,506 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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A mate was telling me the other night that he has 750 Golf GTIs to PDI this week which are to be split between half a dozen dealers an one fleet buyer so there are clearly some 15 plates to be on the road very soon!

Also suspect that there may be a few people out there who still think they need to wait until April to get the new plate plus other large fleet/business buyers who may want to put purchases into the next tax year.

rohrl

8,984 posts

176 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I'm wondering why I see so many "63" plated Mercedes everywhere. Did MB sell an unusually large amount of cars between Sept '13 and March '14?

folos

900 posts

173 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Seen loads around Cardiff, mostly blue Golf Rs and enterprise / thrifty rentals.

MrGman

1,670 posts

237 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I recently bought a new bike, could have waited for a 15 plate just because 'it's nice to have the latest plate' but i don't think it's quite what it use to be and doesn't really seem to do much to the values.



alecescolme

2,149 posts

155 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I have seen loads, seems to be very common on the m6.

JackThrust

158 posts

194 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I'm looking at one right now! But then I do work at a dealership so possibly cheating a little....

DanielSan

20,110 posts

198 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I've seen a few and then on the way home today saw 2 15 plate Range Rover's within 500 metres of each other.

mcflurry

9,192 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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rohrl said:
I'm wondering why I see so many "63" plated Mercedes everywhere. Did MB sell an unusually large amount of cars between Sept '13 and March '14?
AFAIK DCUK offer their staff cars for 9 months. Once they're back in the system to be sold on that would be around last Autumn / Winter 2014 smile