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[martc]

If I was the lad on the bike I'd start saying random numbers out loud. That'll teach him.

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I believe there's a Citroen H type under these.

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In 1994 Mornflake Oats—milling oats in Crewe since 1675—took delivery of three ERF EC14 Olympics supplied by their neighbours in Sandbach.

[Datsuncog]

7 hours ago, martc said:

Isn't that a Norn Iron number plate? Often sold cheaply in GB to folk who either want a) a 'personal' plate but don't have the gelt or b) want to cheaply disguise the age of a vehicle.

It's a similar format, with three letters followed by four numbers, but that's not a Northern Ireland series registration - they always have a 'Z' or an 'I' as part of the two-letter 'county code'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Northern_Ireland?wprov=sfla1

SS was never allocated as a GB office code, to the best of my knowledge - SR and ST were, and both in Scotland - so this one remains a bit of a head-scratcher, for now...

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2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

SS was never allocated as a GB office code, to the best of my knowledge - SR and ST were, and both in Scotland - so this one remains a bit of a head-scratcher, for now...

SS was East Lothian and then 1974+ Aberdeen issue  (SS xxxx itself was finally completed in November 1955)

 

but I agree thats no normal/standard issue British registration mark, i suspect it must be from some sort of British-connected/influenced place or the such like, something/somewhere that was RHD and used British style/fonted number plates

whatever it is must be pretty old, or fairly loosely connected going by that style of number plate font also

On 21/03/2025 at 15:23, quicksilver said:

Here's a weird one.

This old Iveco looks like it's been dragged out of a hedge  but what's going on with that numberplate? FSS 9601 certainly isn't a UK reg and doesn't match any format I recognise.

in-fact I  wonder if thats not a registration mark at all, but instead some sort of company specific system? maybe the vehicle was used in a large yard or airport etc, and given an internal identification mark?

 

see for example this example from @cms206 

On 27/06/2022 at 15:57, cms206 said:

 

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5 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

but I agree thats no normal/standard issue British registration mark, i suspect it must be from some sort of British-connected/influenced place or the such like, something/somewhere that was RHD and used British style/fonted number plates

whatever it is must be pretty old, or fairly loosely connected going by that style of number plate font also

in-fact I  wonder if thats not a registration mark at all, but instead some sort of company specific system? maybe the vehicle was used in a large yard or airport etc, and given an internal identification mark?

Could it be some sort of sovereign citizen nonsense perhaps?

[Volksy]

7 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

in-fact I  wonder if thats not a registration mark at all, but instead some sort of company specific system? maybe the vehicle was used in a large yard or airport etc, and given an internal identification mark?

 

This. 

It's more than likely an 'Asset Plate'.

At Leeds Bradford Airport we had these for vehicles that were not used off company grounds, so were not registered.

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Yet it seems to be in the wild? @Slowsilver would have likely said if not.

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A somewhat embarrasing situation.

 

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On 21/03/2025 at 15:23, quicksilver said:

Here's a weird one.

This old Iveco looks like it's been dragged out of a hedge  but what's going on with that numberplate? FSS 9601 certainly isn't a UK reg and doesn't match any format I recognise.

Northern Irish plates have an I or a Z. (I as in Irish.) That has neither. Presumably an off road plate, a foreign one or a daft false one. @LightBulbFun?

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On 25/03/2025 at 17:13, martc said:

In 1994 Mornflake Oats—milling oats in Crewe since 1675—took delivery of three ERF EC14 Olympics supplied by their neighbours in Sandbach.

Saw a Mornflake’s truck on the A66 yesterday. Bright orange Scania.

[martc]

Japanese drivers like a reliable lorry; Japanese lorries like a careful driver.

A good day's work, well done both.

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4 hours ago, The Old Bloke Next Door said:

I remember Bata shoes from the 60s and 70s when they were in every High Street. Last week on holiday in Yorkshire , I saw a number of BATA lorries but it turns out they were from an agricultural supply company (Brandsby’s Agricultural Trading Association).

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A UAZ-452 at a cycling competition, Leningrad, sometime in the 80's.