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538. 1982 Mercedes 280 CE (C123)

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Seen in Clapham, south London on 7th September.

HLG 886X
✓ Taxed - Tax due:
1 May 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 7 February 2023

Vehicle make MERCEDES
Date of first registration 4 June 1982
Year of manufacture 1982
Cylinder capacity 2800 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 9
Current owner since Mar 2020
Mileage at last MOT: 116,590
Mileage since previous MOT: 3,516

No MOT history prior to 2013, despite keeper changes in 2010 and 2012.
Also gaps where it had no current MOT Nov 2017 - May 2018 and May 2019 - Jan 2020.

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539. 1993 Toyota Hi-Ace camper

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Seen in Southease, East Sussex on 10th September 2022.

K480 KHK
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 8 December 2023

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration July 1993
Date of first registration with DVLA 1 September 2004
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 2770 cc
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Apr 2012
Mileage at last MOT: 93,493
Mileage since previous MOT: 842

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540. 1992 Reliant Robin LX

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Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 21st September 2022.

K642 PLC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 27 September 2023

Vehicle make RELIANT
Date of first registration 5 August 1992
Year of manufacture 1992
Cylinder capacity 848 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Aug 2014
Mileage at last MOT: 75,699
Mileage since previous MOT: 6,613

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541. 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten 4-Door

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Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd October.
No MOT history at all, which suggests it was off the road from before 2006 (start of computerised MOT history) to at least 2012 (start of pre-1960 MOT exemption).

HSK 818
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make CHEVROLET GMC
Date of first registration 31 July 1991
Year of manufacture 1955
Cylinder capacity 4300 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (previously BLACK)

Number of previous UK owners: 7
Current owner since June 2015

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542. 1950 Bentley Mark VI

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 29th September 2022.

LLP 769
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2023
MOT Expired 31 Aug 2009

Vehicle make BENTLEY
Date of first registration 1 January 1950
Year of manufacture 1950
Cylinder capacity 4250 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since Aug 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 65,705

I took the photo a few weeks after its last keeper change and a fortnight before it was entered for its first MOT since 2008.
It failed, primarily on "Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play" and "Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel" and ancient tyres.
This car doesn't actually need an MOT, so this looks like a case of a new owner recommissioning it and wanting an expert opinion.

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543. 1953 Bentley R Type

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 19th October.
UK registered from new with no recorded keeper changes!
Highly unlikely to be a one owner car because keeper changes before the DVLA computerisation in the early 1980s aren't recorded.  A colour change in 1983 is on the record, so it seems it must have had the same keeper since at least 1983. @LightBulbFun is my interpretation likely to be correct?

Photographed in the same street as the Mark VI in my previous upload, in fact I have since seen both cars on the same driveway.

JBK 895
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make BENTLEY
Date of first registration 20 April 1953
Year of manufacture 1953
Cylinder capacity 4566 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREY (was BEIGE until 1983)

Mileage at last MOT (2013): 18,279
This is the only MOT on record and it was a fail!

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13 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Highly unlikely to be a one owner car because keeper changes before the DVLA computerisation in the early 1980s aren't recorded.  A colour change in 1983 is on the record, so it seems it must have had the same keeper since at least 1983. @LightBulbFun is my interpretation likely to be correct?

correct :)  the keepers/keeper count from a buff logbook is not carried over, its why older V5's would say for pre October 1974 cars, "Number of Former keepers X since XXXX" to let people know that the keeper count only goes back to that date, and before said date, the car could of had any number of previous keepers

the Bentley's V5 would of said something like this one (with a date range of anywhere from October 1974-December 1983)

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if it was happen to then have a keeper change it would look something like such

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this is why I always get really amused when I see someone unearth an Austin 7 or something similarly old and point to the V5 "look a 1 keeper car!" and im like no without its buff logbook theres no way of knowing how many keepers its had in its long past! 

sadly for some reason sometime in the 2010's the DVLA dropped the computerisation date, so all cars only have the keeper count and thats it, I do often wonder, does the DVLA still hold that date/data for when the car was computerised or has it all been dropped?

 

imports and used vehicle registrations also used to have this "number of former keepers since *date of first registration with the DVLA*" again to say that before this date, before the vehicle was registered/imported with the DVLA it could have any number of keepers, like so

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544. 1993 Suzuki Swift GLX auto

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Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd October.

L113 RFG
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 December 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 28 September 2023

Vehicle make SUZUKI
Date of first registration 1 August 1993
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 1298 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREY

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since June 2015
Mileage at last MOT: 102,828 (or 202,828, it's definitely been round the clock at least once)
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,115

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545. 1994 Nissan Sunny SLX auto saloon

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Seen in south London on 9th October 2022.  Current keeper since 1996.

M655 NTF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 24 September 2023

Vehicle make NISSAN
Date of first registration 1 October 1994
Year of manufacture 1994
Cylinder capacity 1597 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Sep 1996
Mileage at last MOT: 71,787
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,421

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546. 1995 Ford Escort Solar

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Seen in north London on 23rd October.  Also current keeper since 1996.

M382 VME
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 28 September 2023

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 1 February 1995
Year of manufacture 1995
Cylinder capacity 1597 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour YELLOW

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since April 1996
Mileage at last MOT: 59,350
Mileage since previous MOT: 547

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547. 1965 Jensen C-V8 MkIII

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Seen in Merstham, Surrey on 28th October 2022.
Apparently only 500 (of all marks) of this model were built.

Last keeper change in 1986 and untaxed since shortly after.

Looks like its engine may be sitting behind it on the trailer!

GLL 35C
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 October 1986
MOT - No results returned

Vehicle make JENSEN
Date of first registration 25 November 1965
Year of manufacture 1965
Cylinder capacity 6276 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (?)
 

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18 hours ago, adw1977 said:

545. 1994 Nissan Sunny SLX auto saloon

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Seen in south London on 9th October 2022.  Current keeper since 1996.

M655 NTF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 24 September 2023

Vehicle make NISSAN
Date of first registration 1 October 1994
Year of manufacture 1994
Cylinder capacity 1597 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Sep 1996
Mileage at last MOT: 71,787
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,421

The number plate is smiling

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548. 1991 Volkswagen Golf GTi

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Seen in Trentham, Staffordshire on 8th December.

H103 LJO
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 9 September 2023

Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 4 July 1991
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity 1781 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since April 2012
Mileage at last MOT: 230,736
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,844

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21 hours ago, adw1977 said:

547. 1965 Jensen C-V8 MkIII

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Seen in Merstham, Surrey on 28th October 2022.
Apparently only 500 (of all marks) of this model were built.

Last keeper change in 1986 and untaxed since shortly after.

Looks like its engine may be sitting behind it on the trailer!

GLL 35C
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 October 1986
MOT - No results returned

Vehicle make JENSEN
Date of first registration 25 November 1965
Year of manufacture 1965
Cylinder capacity 6276 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (?)
 

That’s the first time I’ve seen “Serck” font plates in silver on black. 

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549. 1981 Bedford CF camper

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Seen in Morden, south London on 6th January.  The artificial grass on the back is an unusual touch, now getting smothered in real vegetation.

KYU 665X
✓ SORN
MOT Expired 8 August 2014

Vehicle make BEDFORD
Date of first registration 16 November 1981
Year of manufacture 1981
Cylinder capacity 2279 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 9
Current owner since July 2005
Mileage at last MOT: 76,578
The last MOT in August 2014 was a fail.  Reason(s) for failure:
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)
Offside Lower Brake pipe kinked (3.6.B.2b)

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550. 1988 Volkswagen Golf Cabrio GTI

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 29th January.

F769 RYH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 1 July 2023

Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 12 October 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 1781 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 10
Current owner since Jan 2013
Mileage at last MOT: 119,236
Mileage since previous MOT: 97

Almost a year elapsed between the expiry of the previous MOT and the latest test.

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551. 1988 Nissan D21 1-ton pickup

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Seen in Earlswood, Surrey on 3rd Feb.
Failed an MOT for multiple areas of corrosion in 2011, which hasn't got any better since!

F466 MPA
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 15 August 2011

Vehicle make NISSAN
Date of first registration 2 August 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 2494 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since July 2006
Mileage at last MOT: 141,828
 

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552. 1991 Toyota Carina Executive

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Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 5th Feb.

H934 NWC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 11 November 2023

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration 30 April 1991
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity 1998 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 131,112
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,131

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553. 1903 Rex Forecar

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Seen in Crawley Museum on 15th February.
No record on main DVLA site.

P 408
Number of previous owners recorded: 1 (probably a lot more!)
Current owner since Sep 1989
Last MOT test in 2007 (mileage unrecorded, now exempt).

Details from Veteran Car Club of GB certificate displayed with the car:
Chassis No. 63
Engine modified with addition of water cooled cylinder barrel and radiator.

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554. 1966 Triumph Spitfire

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Previously appeared in this thread as number 525 when I photographed it from the front without the hardtop.

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 13th February.

LLY 355D
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 26 August 2023

Vehicle make TRIUMPH
Date of first registration 30 April 1966
Year of manufacture 1966
Cylinder capacity 1147 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 8
Current owner since Sep 2021
Mileage at last MOT: 62,759
Mileage since previous MOT: 79

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555. 1987 Toyota Corolla GL three door

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Seen in Hove, West Sussex on 14th March.

E254 UVM
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 16 July 2023

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration 12 October 1987
Year of manufacture 1987
Cylinder capacity 1295 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BEIGE

Number of previous owners: 6
Current owner since April 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 60,312
Mileage since previous MOT: 6,151

The recorded mileage was going up very slowly before 2013, so it could genuinely have only done 60k miles.

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556. 1989 BMW 320i convertible

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 21st March.

G403 RAP
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 29 September 2023

Vehicle make BMW
Date of first registration 21 August 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 1990 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since Oct 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 152,783

The MOT in 2022 was its first since 2014.  Two keeper changes in that time.

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557. 1992 Volvo 240 SE estate

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Seen in Lewes on 28th March.

K86 NAG
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 28 November 2023
Vehicle make VOLVO
Date of first registration August 1992
Year of manufacture 1992
Cylinder capacity 1986 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusTaxed
Vehicle colourWHITE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since May 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 209,018
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,530

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558. 1949 Morris Minor MM

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 4th April.

MMM 202
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 March 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make MORRIS
Date of first registration 1 July 1981
Year of manufacture 1949
Cylinder capacity 918 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLACK

Number of previous owners (since 1981): 1
Current owner since Feb 2023

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559. 1963 Rover 100 (P4)

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Seen in Morden, south London on 1st April.  Very late for a 100, the replacement 95 and 110 models having been announced in September 1962.

FSL 869
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make ROVER
Date of first registration 4 December 1963
Year of manufacture 1963
Cylinder capacity 2625 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed and due
Vehicle colour BLACK (registered as GREY until 2015, actually a mix of both)

Number of previous owners: 9
Current owner since Dec 2019
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 93,706

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560. 1971 Daimler Sovereign 2.8

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 7th April.

ABW 450J
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make DAIMLER
Date of first registration 1 February 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 2792 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle statusTaxed and due
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since June 2020
Mileage at last MOT (2020): 53,246

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