anonymous user 18068 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 1/1/2021 at 9:11 PM, Stinkwheel said: POO plates were being issued well into late 80’s POO plates are still available from DVLA, a local drainage company has quite a few on their fleet Link to post Share on other sites
martc 6823 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 1/11/2021 at 6:19 PM, quicksilver said: Not so much a great plate as a curious one seen last week. A local UK company but S9-1-RVB sure isn't a UK plate. The blue band says NL but the format, font and colour are all wrong for a normal Dutch plate and I can't find any reference to temporary export/transit plates in this form. Any ideas? Don't think it's a Dutch transit plate - it doesn't match the following definition (translated ) - Transit or transit registration plate - The transit registration plate is for vehicles subject to registration that do not have or have had a Dutch registration plate and are therefore allowed to drive by road through all countries - in Europe and worldwide. The number plate is white with black inscription. The licence plate consists of 1 number followed by 2 letters followed by a combination of 3 numbers and / or letters. The transit registration plate is valid up to 14 days after issue of the registration plate. Dutch plates beginning with S are either from Saba, a Dutch possession in the Caribbean Or, again translated, Vehicles that have to drive to the place of investigation for (registration) investigation. The meaning of this seems, literally, to be lost in translation but I suspect it's something to do with inspecting and registering one off vehicles (like the DVLA do with kit cars). Perhaps this lorry was bespoke and needed a special inspection, but the plate would be in this format (with an S, not an F). Also, from the tax/MOT checker... Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6288 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, martc said: Don't think it's a Dutch transit plate - it doesn't match the following definition (translated ) - Transit or transit registration plate - The transit registration plate is for vehicles subject to registration that do not have or have had a Dutch registration plate and are therefore allowed to drive by road through all countries - in Europe and worldwide. The number plate is white with black inscription. The licence plate consists of 1 number followed by 2 letters followed by a combination of 3 numbers and / or letters. The transit registration plate is valid up to 14 days after issue of the registration plate. Dutch plates beginning with S are either from Saba, a Dutch possession in the Caribbean Or, again translated, Vehicles that have to drive to the place of investigation for (registration) investigation. The meaning of this seems, literally, to be lost in translation but I suspect it's something to do with inspecting and registering one off vehicles (like the DVLA do with kit cars). Perhaps this lorry was bespoke and needed a special inspection, but the plate would be in this format (with an S, not an F). Also, from the tax/MOT checker... Some good detective work there, thanks. I reckon it's most likely an 'inspection' plate as that lorry has bespoke bodywork so it's likely to need whatever the Dutch equivalent of SVA might be. It's plausible that they ran out of S-12-34 plates and changed to S-12-ABC format but the font and layout are still weird so maybe it's a Dutch reg on plates made outside the Netherlands. I guess the only way to find out is to ask the operator. martc 1 Link to post Share on other sites
OM646 213 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) On 22/12/2020 at 20:16, Jerzy Woking said: I've not seen a single Spanish humorous plate. Probably unlikely as all plates here are randomly generated and issued with four numbers followed by three letters. Spanish plates are randomly generated and assigned to the car. But there was some buzz some years ago when #### HDP plates started being issued (HDP meaning Hijo de P*ta) Edited January 20 by OM646 Wording Jerzy Woking 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mitsisigma01 2262 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Which means 🤔 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14905 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I had to Google it mitsisigma01 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14905 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Wilko220, willswitchengage and Crackers 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Sterling 9485 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 A mate of mine sent me this: puddlethumper, The_Equalizer, Sham and 8 others 11 Link to post Share on other sites
Sham 208 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That Micra, I'll bet that that plate has been in the family for decades. It's amazing how often you see obviously very expensive plates on very ordinary cars. I like to see it, it means the owner values what they have over what they can get for it. Tenmil Socket, 500tops, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty_Rocket 1626 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That's excellent. The car has been doing a steady 2/3k since mot records began so I'm guessing the same owner has had it long term and just used it as an honest form of transport, no delusions of grandeur there. Quite the opposite to a misspelled/ illegally spaced/ wrong font/ screws in a funny place WAYNE plate on a rented double cab pickup. puddlethumper, Lord Sterling, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
puddlethumper 3661 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Yeah, and it's a bit shonky which I like, DSdriver, Rusty_Rocket and Lord Sterling 3 Link to post Share on other sites
OM646 213 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On today's episode of "cars you must put a private plate on"... Dick Longbridge and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sheffcortinacentre 1701 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Saw VEG1S today on a grocers van LightBulbFun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stuboy 7067 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 .... bunglebus, myglaren, robinmasters and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6288 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Saw this last week with a nice short local (Oxfordshire) plate that must be worth a fair bit. Rudler have a matching pair of these transporters registered RUD 9 and RUD 10. LightBulbFun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Aston Martin 8546 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Been after this a while. willswitchengage, mitsisigma01, puddlethumper and 5 others 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Sham 208 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 It ticks both boxes. It's accurate and accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14905 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Could be wrong but I don't think that's a 7 series adw1977 1 Link to post Share on other sites
adw1977 5057 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 06/02/2021 at 21:55, bunglebus said: Could be wrong but I don't think that's a 7 series It is a 7 series, but a 740. There is no 735 in the current BMW range, which must be a bit of a blow to the owner of that plate! 730, 740, 745 or 750. bunglebus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14905 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Had to grab this quickly. Guess what the company make? willswitchengage and adw1977 2 Link to post Share on other sites
S2000 273 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Cannabis Resin.....😵 DSdriver and bunglebus 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14905 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Made me think of Kryten trying to say smeg head in Red Dwarf warch, FakeConcern, Popsicle and 3 others 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
R1152 242 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 24/01/2021 at 09:39, Sham said: That Micra, I'll bet that that plate has been in the family for decades. It's amazing how often you see obviously very expensive plates on very ordinary cars. I like to see it, it means the owner values what they have over what they can get for it. The last time I saw an Edwardian plate was something like 30 years ago on a Renault 9. The plate was X 8 which is now on a 2.3l diesel Fiat. AAA 1 is also round these parts. Link to post Share on other sites
myglaren 4242 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 OM646, FakeConcern, DSdriver and 8 others 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6288 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 A great reg for a recovery vehicle. Would be better on one with towing gear rather than a flatbed though. bunglebus, RayMK, willswitchengage and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
High Jetter 1456 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I know I'm wearing glasses, but isn't that a spectacle lift on the back end? Vehicle 1: on the bed, 2: tow Link to post Share on other sites
155V6 4282 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 There's a 2009 BINI running around locally with 1275 GT as the plate. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rob88h 812 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Ooo, a Taxi (Or £0.00 for Taxable expenditure) willswitchengage 1 Link to post Share on other sites
quicksilver 6288 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, High Jetter said: I know I'm wearing glasses, but isn't that a spectacle lift on the back end? Vehicle 1: on the bed, 2: tow So it is, it's so neatly tucked under that I didn't even notice it. Things must have moved on since the days of the big spec lifts sticking up out of the back that I remember. Link to post Share on other sites
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