hi, i read recently that the new number plates are from left to right 2 letters for licensing area then 2 numbers for the year and finally three random letters.
there is a new focus at the end of our road and from left to right it starts with a letter 'T' then three numbers then three letters.
why would someone have a number plate like that on a new car?
True, you cannot put plates on a car which make the car appear newer than it is. From DVLA site: Will I be able to transfer a new style mark onto my old vehicle? No, registration marks cannot be transferred onto any vehicle if it may appear to make the vehicle look younger. No vehicle first registered before
1 September 2001 will be able to have a new style mark.
Correct, but I recently saw a T plated Toyota mk2 MR2 on Ebay that was clearly an imported revision 1 or 2 - which means is actually a 1990 - 1994 car.
Were the DVLA interested when I enquired how this could have happened - nope, just replied to me saying that 'according to their records is was manufactured in 1999'. Yeah, like an owner would take loads of trim and bodywork off and put older stuff on (even the interior was the same as the pre-1994 model).
It's because T reg is around 4-5 years old, and the theory is it makes the car look that old. It means that there's 4-5 years less time to wait before the car appears old enough to become an appreciating classic.
Assuming "old boy" implies he's retired then he must have a damn good pension - chap I know bought a new ST24 for £23k and at trade-in 18 months later got back £11k.
AstraVanMan ( snipped-for-privacy@WithThanks.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Is it a new Focus? Could it be a well-cared for used one? First ones were about S-reg, weren't they?
IIRC, the location of the indicators moved a year or two back from the bumper to the headlight cluster.
A friend transferred a 79/W-suffix plate (nothing memorable, three letters, three numbers, not a round number, not initials or a word) onto a far newer car, because the car the plate had come from was one that he'd had for years and enjoyed, so the plate held memories.
Has anybody else noticed that certain age letters suddenly look "old"? At the mo, it seems to be about V-reg that's the cut off point. Anything newer, and it still looks "recent". Older and it just doesn't. The car wearing the plate is irrelevant - model, condition. Mebbe it's just me.
Scott M (smorris_12@delete_this.yahoo.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Since Pete's up in ScouseLand, IIRC, it's not impossible that the old boy's an ex-Halewood Ford staffer, on a healthy company pension and retaining discount buying rights. It's entirely possible he's getting damn-near free motoring.
I knew a pair of twins at Uni who were both sponsored by Ford - staff deal included buying two new cars a year at 35% discount (and IIRC, that was after any dealer discount). Two of 'em, four new cars a year at a big chunk off - they made money by picking the "right" cars in the range, then selling privately three months later.
john west +++ ( snipped-for-privacy@REMOOVEhotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Erm, market forces?
People wanting some models in a range more than others? Some models being over-priced new? Some models being more difficult to source new or used?
Go and buy a copy of WhatCar or similar, and look down the depreciation percentages listed. See if you can spot why depreciation might be better on some specs of model than others.
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