Old Cars & New Reg

[feeutfo]

There was a member here with a private plate omega showing 04. It was later seen a year or two after the member became inactive, for private sale with 2000 reg.

I've never had a private plate, so not sure what restrictions are in place if somebody buys a newer reg, then registers the car with that number? Will dvla pick it up?

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, no private plate can indicate that the car is newer than it actually is.

[henryd]

Yep, no private plate can indicate that the car is newer than it actually is.

When you buy a private plate it even lists what years of vehicle it can be fitted too

[YZ250]

There was a member here with a private plate omega showing 04. It was later seen a year or two after the member became inactive, for private sale with 2000 reg.

I've never had a private plate, so not sure what restrictions are in place if somebody buys a newer reg, then registers the car with that number? Will dvla pick it up?

You sure that wasn't 'Albatross' showing his in the Gallery as a '53' when the plate was actually something like Y153 ***. 

[feeutfo]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1278721400

[YZ250]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1278721400

Yep, that's the one.  Different circumstances I know, as he just hid the 'Y7' for photographic purposes only. Must admit, I thought it was a 53 until I saw it on ABS forum.
Anyway, back to Tunnie's question, as said, plate can't be newer than car. 

[2woody]

Normally, if a car is registered part way through its' life you need documentary proof of the vehicles date of first registration elsewhere in the world, or a certification of "newness" from the manufacturer for it to get an age related plate of that year. If you don't have such documentation, it gets a Q plate.

Either someone has forged some documentation or it's a daft mis-spaced plate, IMHO.

either that, or it's just fallen into a crack - such as :-

imported by a diplomat
imported by a US serviceman
     ( both of which have a short-circuit to DVLA without needing documentation )

or my favourite is that the DVLA person just didn't have a clue and registered it anyway. These are civil servants after all.

[Kevin Wood]

Normally, if a car is registered part way through its' life you need documentary proof of the vehicles date of first registration elsewhere in the world, or a certification of "newness" from the manufacturer for it to get an age related plate of that year. If you don't have such documentation, it gets a Q plate.

Either someone has forged some documentation or it's a daft mis-spaced plate, IMHO.

either that, or it's just fallen into a crack - such as :-

imported by a diplomat
imported by a US serviceman
     ( both of which have a short-circuit to DVLA without needing documentation )

or my favourite is that the DVLA person just didn't have a clue and registered it anyway. These are civil servants after all.

This is possible. They do not have a clue IME.

[twiglet]

I thought you could not put a newer plate on an older car? Ie put a 02 plate on a Ford Escort?

But today I saw a classic Merc 300, beautiful example looked like new! But it was on an 03 plate   

Ford were still punting out Ford Escort vans, right up to 52 plates... 

[Keith ABS]

  I did a plate on both of my boys cars using standard letters but moved the spacing. They both fooled about 75% of the people who saw them. One was LG 04 74V on a Mini that is now in the States and the other was on a Calibra L5 51 WGD that is probably written off now judging by the way the new owner drove off in it. I could get it done to my ,mig  W6 61 ***. Would look differant!!!
Keith B

[2boxerdogs]

I used to have a mint 190e until  3 years ago, still look at Classic merc dealers in case something catches my eye, there was a 300 series unregistered at one of them a while back , I believe it was up for around £20,000  metallic green in colour, so as someone mentioned earlier  would have got current reg.I have had private plates for the last 25 years ,all rules are displayed on documents when purchased,you cannot make a vehicle appear newer than it is.