Al's spotting thread

[adw1977]

1 minute ago, motorpunk said:

Not crazy about the wheels but, otherwise, how lovely is this thing?

I think this is the thread you seek!  ^^

[adw1977]

383. 1994 Vauxhall Astra LS

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 24th April.

L53 MRF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 25 November 2021

Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registrationMay 1994
Year of manufacture1994
Cylinder capacity1389 cc
CO₂ emissionsNot available
Fuel typePETROL
Euro statusNot available
Real Driving Emissions (RDE)Not available
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusTaxed
Vehicle colourBLUE

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since Jan 2021
Mileage at last MOT: 139,390

[adw1977]

384. 1989 Volvo 740 GL auto

Seen in Earlswood, Surrey on 26th April.

F563 BAV
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 9 November 2021

Vehicle make VOLVO
Date of first registration 19 January 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 1986 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Aug 2020
Mileage at last MOT: 209,341+
Odometer stuck since 2014

[adw1977]

On 15/05/2021 at 14:21, LightBulbFun said:

Oh did not notice that!

its still there just, but you need a pre-existing link for it to work it seems

https://cazana.com/uk/car/TWC725K

then you can change the URL to suit, or stick the reg into the little reg box on the top right  

Aargh!  Both changing the URL and typing the reg into the box no longer work!  It seems Cazana are closing all the loopholes.  Does anybody know of another way to get the number of previous keepers?

[LightBulbFun]

4 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Aargh!  Both changing the URL and typing the reg into the box no longer work!  It seems Cazana are closing all the loopholes.  Does anybody know of another way to get the number of previous keepers?

thats strange both modes still work on my end?

have you tried another browser or device etc?

does this URL work? https://cazana.com/uk/vehicle-check

 

if you cant get it to work still, then you can also get a previous keeper count from this site here

https://www.cardatachecks.co.uk/carcheck/lookup.php

just input the reg number, right click the page and click on view page source or such then search the page for the phrase former keepers

and you will find the number of previous keepers for the vehicle, not including the current keeper (so for my car it says 3 as I am the 4th keeper)

you can also use the above to find previous plate history by searching the page source for previous VRM or new VRM

 

hope something in this helps/works!  

[adw1977]

7 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

if you cant get it to work still, then you can also get a previous keeper count from this site here

https://www.cardatachecks.co.uk/carcheck/lookup.php

just input the reg number, right click the page and click on view page source or such then search the page for the phrase former keepers

and you will find the number of previous keepers for the vehicle, not including the current keeper (so for my car it says 3 as I am the 4th keeper)

you can also use the above to find previous plate history by searching the page source for previous VRM or new VRM

 

hope something in this helps/works!  

That works a treat, thanks!  Still can't get Cazana to co-operate, but that car data check is actually better anyway.

[adw1977]

385. 1984 Freight Rover Sherpa

Seen in Morden, south London on 27th April.
Only 8 years on the road.

Registration number: A851 UJD
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 01 November 1992
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make FREIGHT ROVER
Date of first registration  7 June 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1700cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, adw1977 said:

385. 1984 Freight Rover Sherpa

Seen in Morden, south London on 27th April.
Only 8 years on the road.

Registration number: A851 UJD
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 01 November 1992
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make FREIGHT ROVER
Date of first registration  7 June 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1700cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

wow I wonder what the story is with that, has it really sat in that 1 spot for nearly 30 years?

sliding doors too for extra win  

(I wonder if something terminal happened to it, and it just got parked up and used as a shed or?)

[adw1977]

8 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

wow I wonder what the story is with that, has it really sat in that 1 spot for nearly 30 years?

sliding doors too for extra win  

(I wonder if something terminal happened to it, and it just got parked up and used as a shed or?)

It was certainly there five years ago, already looking like it had been there a while.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

wow I wonder what the story is with that, has it really sat in that 1 spot for nearly 30 years?...

You only need to go and knock on the door of that house, and ask.....

[LightBulbFun]

Just now, Tadhg Tiogar said:

You only need to go and knock on the door of that house, and ask.....

from one sliding door vehicle owner to another?

[adw1977]

386. 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce

Seen in Golders Green, north London on 1st May.
The rounded tail of these Series 1 cars (1966-69) is very different from later Spiders.

LWV 33F
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2021
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make ALFA ROMEO
Date of first registration 1 May 1968
Year of manufacture 1968
Cylinder capacity 1779 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 9
Current owner since Nov 2015
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 104,955 (or 204,995 etc.)

[Tadhg Tiogar]

53 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

386. 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce

Seen in Golders Green, north London on 1st May.
The rounded tail of these Series 1 cars (1966-69) is very different from later Spiders.

Not seen this "boat-tail" when I've been running the CX locally at weekends. Must see if I can find it.....

[adw1977]

387. 1993 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX saloon

Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 4th May.

K28 UBJ
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 18 August 2021

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 28 April 1993
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 1796 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Current owner since May 2015
Mileage at last MOT: 125,978
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,195

[adw1977]

388. 1964 Ford Fairlane

Seen in Golders Green, north London on 1st May.

CBU 497B
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2021
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration June 1964
Date of first registration with DVLA August 2014
Year of manufacture 1964
Cylinder capacity 5000 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous UK owners: 4
Current owner since Sep 2020
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 73,424

[Tadhg Tiogar]

24 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

388. 1964 Ford Fairlane

Seen in Golders Green, north London on 1st May.

....

Definitely didn't see this one.

[adw1977]

29 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Definitely didn't see this one.

I seem to have done well at finding cars in your back yard recently!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, adw1977 said:

I seem to have done well at finding cars in your back yard recently!

I did see a Fiat 850 coupé when driving the CX through Finchley Central though...

[adw1977]

389. 1989 Volkswagen Transporter 112 Bus

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 4th May.

F185 SLR
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 1 November 2021

Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 26 May 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 2100 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour YELLOW

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since May 2013
Mileage at last MOT: 181,036
Mileage since previous MOT: 16,876

[adw1977]

390. 1987 Ford Escort 55 van

Seen in Morden, south London on 27th April.  Apparently laid up 25 years ago after just 8 years on the road.

Registration number: D693 BLF
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 28 September 1995
MOT
No details held by DVLA

Vehicle details
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 16 January 1987
Year of manufacture 1987
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1608cc
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

[adw1977]

391. 1984 Rover 2000 auto

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 6th May.  Bottom of the range 2000 with the 4 cylinder O-Series engine.

B969 UJO
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 7 November 2020

Vehicle make ROVER
Date of first registration 3 September 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity 1994 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour GOLD

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since June 2020
Mileage at last MOT: 57,819
No current MOT Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

[adw1977]

392. 1987 Austin Metro 1.0 L

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 6th May.

D934 DPD
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 11 January 2019

Vehicle make AUSTIN
Date of first registrationFebruary 1988
Year of manufacture 1987
Cylinder capacity 998 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour GOLD

Number of previous owners: 8
Current owner since Jan 2019
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 38,357
The 2018 MOT is the only one recorded online, which suggests that the car was off the road for at least 11 years prior to that.

[sierraman]

On 6/13/2021 at 6:23 PM, adw1977 said:

390. 1987 Ford Escort 55 van

Seen in Morden, south London on 27th April.  Apparently laid up 25 years ago after just 8 years on the road.

Registration number: D693 BLF
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 28 September 1995
MOT
No details held by DVLA

Vehicle details
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 16 January 1987
Year of manufacture 1987
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1608cc
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Might be ex airport. So it will have been used/stored just not taxed/tested as it doesn’t need to be on private land. 

[adw1977]

393. 1992 Ford Sierra 1.8 base hatchback

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 6th May.  One of the last carburettor engined Sierras.

J563 SPL
✓ Taxed -Tax due: 1 March 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 15 July 2021

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 29 May 1992
Year of manufacture 1992
Cylinder capacity 1769 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 125,693*
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,886
* Could be 225,693 etc.

[adw1977]

394. 1955 Cadillac

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 6th May.

185 XVG
✓ Taxed - Tax due:
1 January 2022
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make CADILLAC
Date of first registration January 1955
Date of first registration with DVLA June 2019
Year of manufacture 1955
Cylinder capacity 5400 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous UK owners: 1

[adw1977]

395. 1983 Vauxhall Astra 1.3L hatchback

Seen in Morden, south London on 19th May.

A612 XJB
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 March 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 11 November 2021

Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registration 1 August 1983
Year of manufacture 1983
Cylinder capacity 1297 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BROWN

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since March 2021
Mileage at last MOT: 68,188
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,880
The MOT history reveals a lot of struggles with corrosion.

[mk2_craig]

Wow fair play to the owner for persevering with that Astra, even now it’s got to be fairly worthless in that condition. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Do not paint!

[adw1977]

Hopefully the recent change of ownership of the Astra indicates that it's now with someone who recognises its rarity.

[adw1977]

396. 1978 Jaguar XJ6 4.2 auto

Seen in Finchley, north London on 13th May.

HBM 639T
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2022
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make JAGUAR
Date of first registrationNovember 1978
Year of manufacture 1978
Cylinder capacity 4235 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Current owner since Feb 2019
Mileage at last MOT (2015): 42,992