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[albitz]

My old shovitt HS had the reg. LIJ 98 which might be worth a few bob. :-/

[Vamps]

My old shovitt HS had the reg. LIJ 98 which might be worth a few bob. :-/

Would be, as it was not the car's original reg number..

[albitz]

My old shovitt HS had the reg. LIJ 98 which might be worth a few bob. :-/

Would be, as it was not the car's original reg number..

Yes it was. Registered in Norn Irn, Jan. 1979 - LIJ 98.
Dunno why the first owner didnt ask forLIJ 23 and then put a black fixing screw between the 2 and the 3.I bought it when it was 6 months old and it still had the same plate last time I saw it about 7 years ago.

[henryd]

that reg number is still in use according to mycarcheck on i phone, vauxhall,no model name given but 2279cc

[albitz]

Im glad to hear that Henry, it adds strength to my theory as to what became of the car.
several years ago I came across it in a garden about 10 miles from here. It must have been stood there for 10 years. It had brambles growing through the floor, the whole interior was covered in green moss and it looked as rotten as a pear.It almost brought tears to my eyes tbh.
I kept an eye on it from time to time while trying to work out how I could possibly buy it and then do a full restore into a different shell etc - which would have caused world war 3 (and probably 4 as well)
After I while it disappeared and I desperately hoped it hadnt been scrapped. Then a few weeks later,within a coupleof miles from where it had been, I saw on the back of a trailer, what looked like a brand new (but probably newly restored) HSR bodyshell, which seemed like too much of a coincidence to me. 

[henryd]

here you go Albs    http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry&portletid=VehicleEnquiry&portletns=VehicleEnquiry_en&wfevent=link.next

[albitz]

Page timed out Henry. Anyway just tell me where it is, Im going there and am going to reunite it with the love of its life.
It wouldnt really be theft, I dont think.

[henryd]

it didn't say where it was,just that its road fund licence is due august 2011

[albitz]

I will find out. [smiley=evil.gif]

[Raymienets]

Mines is R5YND

[humbucker]

HUM873R ?!

[Vamps]

Im glad to hear that Henry, it adds strength to my theory as to what became of the car.
several years ago I came across it in a garden about 10 miles from here. It must have been stood there for 10 years. It had brambles growing through the floor, the whole interior was covered in green moss and it looked as rotten as a pear.It almost brought tears to my eyes tbh.
I kept an eye on it from time to time while trying to work out how I could possibly buy it and then do a full restore into a different shell etc - which would have caused world war 3 (and probably 4 as well)
After I while it disappeared and I desperately hoped it hadnt been scrapped. Then a few weeks later,within a coupleof miles from where it had been, I saw on the back of a trailer, what looked like a brand new (but probably newly restored) HSR bodyshell, which seemed like too much of a coincidence to me. 

This sounds like a dodgy identity swap to me, as you can not take a number off a car unless it has both MOT and Tax...........
Such a thing is easy on older cars and happens a lot with Mini's and Landrovers (there was a big scandal with Army LR's being stolen from Caterick and changed into a civi version) where the identity is simply sold, steal or acquire another one and change the plates, at one time you could even buy the identity plates and log book on ebay, I think they have stopped this now though... :-/

[omegabsw]

Im glad to hear that Henry, it adds strength to my theory as to what became of the car.
several years ago I came across it in a garden about 10 miles from here. It must have been stood there for 10 years. It had brambles growing through the floor, the whole interior was covered in green moss and it looked as rotten as a pear.It almost brought tears to my eyes tbh.
I kept an eye on it from time to time while trying to work out how I could possibly buy it and then do a full restore into a different shell etc - which would have caused world war 3 (and probably 4 as well)
After I while it disappeared and I desperately hoped it hadnt been scrapped. Then a few weeks later,within a coupleof miles from where it had been, I saw on the back of a trailer, what looked like a brand new (but probably newly restored) HSR bodyshell, which seemed like too much of a coincidence to me. 

This sounds like a dodgy identity swap to me, as you can not take a number off a car unless it has both MOT and Tax...........
Such a thing is easy on older cars and happens a lot with Mini's and Landrovers (there was a big scandal with Army LR's being stolen from Caterick and changed into a civi version) where the identity is simply sold, steal or acquire another one and change the plates, at one time you could even buy the identity plates and log book on ebay, I think they have stopped this now though... :-/

You dont have to have MOT on a vehicle to remove the number plate but it does have to have been MOT'd within the last year and it does still need to be taxed.

I know this because the MOT ran out on my Omega V6 in October but I never removed my personal plate until January as I was going to re MOT it but later changed my mind.

[hotel21]

Im glad to hear that Henry, it adds strength to my theory as to what became of the car.
several years ago I came across it in a garden about 10 miles from here. It must have been stood there for 10 years. It had brambles growing through the floor, the whole interior was covered in green moss and it looked as rotten as a pear.It almost brought tears to my eyes tbh.
I kept an eye on it from time to time while trying to work out how I could possibly buy it and then do a full restore into a different shell etc - which would have caused world war 3 (and probably 4 as well)
After I while it disappeared and I desperately hoped it hadnt been scrapped. Then a few weeks later,within a coupleof miles from where it had been, I saw on the back of a trailer, what looked like a brand new (but probably newly restored) HSR bodyshell, which seemed like too much of a coincidence to me. 

This sounds like a dodgy identity swap to me, as you can not take a number off a car unless it has both MOT and Tax...........
Such a thing is easy on older cars and happens a lot with Mini's and Landrovers (there was a big scandal with Army LR's being stolen from Caterick and changed into a civi version) where the identity is simply sold, steal or acquire another one and change the plates, at one time you could even buy the identity plates and log book on ebay, I think they have stopped this now though... :-/

You dont have to have MOT on a vehicle to remove the number plate but it does have to have been MOT'd within the last year and it does still need to be taxed.

I know this because the MOT ran out on my Omega V6 in October but I never removed my personal plate until January as I was going to re MOT it but later changed my mind.

Further to that, you can take the plate off the car whilst its in the first year of being SORN's but, make it one day over the year and you will need to retax it before it can be moved to another vehicle or indeed, onto retention.  (thinking if you have a 13 month MOT here...)

[omegabsw]

Im glad to hear that Henry, it adds strength to my theory as to what became of the car.
several years ago I came across it in a garden about 10 miles from here. It must have been stood there for 10 years. It had brambles growing through the floor, the whole interior was covered in green moss and it looked as rotten as a pear.It almost brought tears to my eyes tbh.
I kept an eye on it from time to time while trying to work out how I could possibly buy it and then do a full restore into a different shell etc - which would have caused world war 3 (and probably 4 as well)
After I while it disappeared and I desperately hoped it hadnt been scrapped. Then a few weeks later,within a coupleof miles from where it had been, I saw on the back of a trailer, what looked like a brand new (but probably newly restored) HSR bodyshell, which seemed like too much of a coincidence to me. 

This sounds like a dodgy identity swap to me, as you can not take a number off a car unless it has both MOT and Tax...........
Such a thing is easy on older cars and happens a lot with Mini's and Landrovers (there was a big scandal with Army LR's being stolen from Caterick and changed into a civi version) where the identity is simply sold, steal or acquire another one and change the plates, at one time you could even buy the identity plates and log book on ebay, I think they have stopped this now though... :-/

You dont have to have MOT on a vehicle to remove the number plate but it does have to have been MOT'd within the last year and it does still need to be taxed.

I know this because the MOT ran out on my Omega V6 in October but I never removed my personal plate until January as I was going to re MOT it but later changed my mind.

Further to that, you can take the plate off the car whilst its in the first year of being SORN's but, make it one day over the year and you will need to retax it before it can be moved to another vehicle or indeed, onto retention.  (thinking if you have a 13 month MOT here...)

Thats really handy to know, thanks