Rego numbers a bit suss...but looks good!
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hansmezger
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cortina-mk1
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its a car in japan the registration plate means nothing...
certainly not to determine real/genuine/look alike/clone/replica/original
i spose its because im from Oz
but this registration plate thing (UKers seem to use as a way of identifying a car)
i just dont understand ??
answer me this
does a car registered in the UK always and only have the same number
throughout its life and no matter how many times its been re registered
a can never be changed?
where does this leave cars in other countries ?
what happens when the registration expires on a car after sitting in the barn/shed/garage or 20 years ?
when its time to put that car on the road surely new plates with different numbers are issued?
Steve 155C
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Jewels - even in the UK the only true way to identify what the car is is by the chassis number.
Generally the UK Reg plate does stay with the car for life , but it is possible to transfer the reg plates between cars if you want , or buy another reg number to assign to your car.
UK reg numbers do not expire. If a car has been off the road for a number of years it will still keep the same plate. There are a few exceptions to this , ie if the car was off the road from before 1973 when the DVLA computerised its records then the original reg number may have been lost , or if the car does not have a chassis number (ie vin tag been lost , car stolen and ground out etc ) then a Q plate reg will probably be issued.
Generally the UK Reg plate does stay with the car for life , but it is possible to transfer the reg plates between cars if you want , or buy another reg number to assign to your car.
UK reg numbers do not expire. If a car has been off the road for a number of years it will still keep the same plate. There are a few exceptions to this , ie if the car was off the road from before 1973 when the DVLA computerised its records then the original reg number may have been lost , or if the car does not have a chassis number (ie vin tag been lost , car stolen and ground out etc ) then a Q plate reg will probably be issued.
In the UK the registration document (V5) shows the cars vin which should match the car (but with human error mistakes got made). The registration number, as Steve says normally stays with the car all it's life, barring cherished number transfers, or cars moving from N.Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man to mainland G.B. or vice versa (these places all have their own licensing authorities). The handy thing about post 1963 old G.B. registrations was that the last letter marked the year of registration A=63
B=64 C=65 D=66 E=67, so for instance if you are looking at a car that shows all the details of a 66 car but carries a registration ending in B (1964 registration) you know something could be amiss before you even check the vin. This sort of thing helps when you are looking at cars on the likes of evil bay where you don't have the ability to check the vin.
If the registration letter is later than the model of the car (maybe a 64 model car on a C plate), this usually has an innocent explanation, with the car being an old model registered late, but the other way round is definitely ? ? ? .
Tommy
B=64 C=65 D=66 E=67, so for instance if you are looking at a car that shows all the details of a 66 car but carries a registration ending in B (1964 registration) you know something could be amiss before you even check the vin. This sort of thing helps when you are looking at cars on the likes of evil bay where you don't have the ability to check the vin.
If the registration letter is later than the model of the car (maybe a 64 model car on a C plate), this usually has an innocent explanation, with the car being an old model registered late, but the other way round is definitely ? ? ? .
Tommy
cortina-mk1
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ok good thanx for the explantion
nothing like what happens here in Oz thats for sure
i always wondered when you spoke of 'e' reg car what
that actually meant
nothing like what happens here in Oz thats for sure
i always wondered when you spoke of 'e' reg car what
that actually meant
Steve 155C
New member
Seedy said:
Seedy - nice buy. Once you requested the number did the DVLA put it into auction , or did they sell it to you out right?
I pestered them for a reg plate for 5 years and in the end they put in auction and I couldn't afford it !!!
