Late registration madness

[Guest Lord Sward]

Probably of no interest to anyone on here, but I saw a 16-plate Freelander last week in Newton-Stewart.

[HH-R]

Didn't they only make 500 in about 2006? Probably still late reg madness.

[Felly Magic]

Quite a few SAIC TFs sat unsold at dealers for quite some time (years), paint quality was woeful on them, and they weren't that cheap either

[Guest Lord Sward]

No, I don't think they re-started build in Longbridge until late 2007.  Quality between monocoques varied so much, the rumour was there were two types; new/old stock MG-R items and then the chinese copies.  I've seen the variation myself, unbelievable.

 

Then of course, there were the simple, yet safety critical components the Chinese tried to palm off on the public like the bolts in the suspension arms/ball joints which could sheer.  I could go on, but I'd bore you all.

[Guest Lord Sward]

The wiring fizzes in the damp too; start motors, alternators, parking sensors, all shite.  Truly only the Chinese parachuting into a desperate Longbridge could take an old dubious product which had to cost-cuttered to death and then make it even worse.  

[quicksilver]

1982 Triumph TR7 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

The last TR7 of all was built in autumn '81 and got an X so this Y-reg must have hung around a while.

[EssDeeWon]

One of my dads friends back in the late 80s had a champagne coloured Y reg TR7.  

 

I remember him commenting on the fact it was a rare/late Y reg car, I went in it once too for a spin.

[bramz7]

There's an A reg one that occasionally shows up at local shows. 

[cms206]

Papped this at Ikea earlier, looked odd as fuck.

 

 

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[Guest Lord Sward]

EH???  Thats a 96-99 Polo.

[JayW]

If a motor will pass an SVA under current regs and has never previously been registered, surely it's easy enough for a dealer to "leave it out back" for several years before registration?

 

Actually, even the SVA would be irrelevant surely.

[3VOM]

EH???  Thats a 96-99 Polo.

Almost - the bonnet/grill looks wrong. I wonder if someone has put an older looking front end on a newer car.

Actually not sure now, the reflection on the bonnet edge may be fooling me.

[Sir Snipes]

No, I don't think they re-started build in Longbridge until late 2007.  Quality between monocoques varied so much, the rumour was there were two types; new/old stock MG-R items and then the chinese copies.  I've seen the variation myself, unbelievable.

 

Then of course, there were the simple, yet safety critical components the Chinese tried to palm off on the public like the bolts in the suspension arms/ball joints which could sheer.  I could go on, but I'd bore you all.

I never measured a straight MGF/TF when we had them on our alignment rig so they can't have been all that great to begin with.

[Guest Lord Sward]

No, I don't think they were Rover were always a bit upset with Mayflower over the accuracy of the body, but I thought that was more a symptom of NBH.  

 

Incidentally, I was referring to the seam welding and the like.

[Pillock]

That Polo checks out OK, although it says Year of Manufacture 2002 where I thought they normally had the right year of manufacture (i.e. 1996) and then a much later registration date - as the year of manufacture should be based on the VIN? 

 

Isn't it weird how "wrong" cars look when the plate isn't right? Stands out like a sore thumb.

That's the exact reason I emailed my local BP station after I drove past to see a 10 plate Vectra, which was actually a 1999-2002 Facelift Vectra B, filling up. Let them know which way they went as it was clearly a bilking.

[4wheeledstool]

That Polo checks out OK, although it says Year of Manufacture 2002 where I thought they normally had the right year of manufacture (i.e. 1996) and then a much later registration date - as the year of manufacture should be based on the VIN? 

 

Isn't it weird how "wrong" cars look when the plate isn't right? Stands out like a sore thumb.

That's the exact reason I emailed my local BP station after I drove past to see a 10 plate Vectra, which was actually a 1999-2002 Facelift Vectra B, filling up. Let them know which way they went as it was clearly a bilking.

 

My T reg'd G40 is registered as being manufactured in 1999, but entering the VIN number into the computer at a VW dealership shows it was 1992. I guess the DVLA isn't too bothered about the accuracy of certain pieces of data?

[Pillock]

Wasn't yours exported to Saudi or something and then brought back again? I read something ages ago about some T plate G40s and presumed yours was one of those. DVLA often cock up imports and get the dates confused.

[4wheeledstool]

Wasn't yours exported to Saudi or something and then brought back again? I read something ages ago about some T plate G40s and presumed yours was one of those. DVLA often cock up imports and get the dates confused.

 

I believe it went to Malaysia from the factory, then wound up in South Wales several years later. It was registered as a "Polo", instead of Polo Coupe G40. Engine capacity was registered as "1300", instead of 1272, and one of the letters in the VIN was wrong. All four mistakes still feature on the V5C. (including the wrong year of manufacture)

[AMC Rebel]

I guess the stuff I saw at the weekend is cheating a bit - like the 1971 AMC on a W suffix from that period of temporary insanity the DVLA had in the late 70s and early 80s

[Wilko220]

[Brodders]

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To me that looks a lot like a pre facelift model from that angle, but even so, I thought the final ones were sold on a 57 plate.

[Wilko220]

To me that looks a lot like a pre facelift model from that angle, but even so, I thought the final ones were sold on a 57 plate.

Yes, was pre-facelift.

[Roverageous]

Yes, was pre-facelift.

There was a batch of mk1 white estates shipped to Bermuda for sale there. For some reason they ended up back in the UK unregistered and all went on 08 plates before new euro emissions stuffs came in.

 

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[Brodders]

There was a batch of mk1 white estates shipped to Bermuda for sale there. For some reason they ended up back in the UK unregistered and all went on 08 plates before new euro emissions stuffs came in.

 

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Never knew that. Were there many in the batch that made it back here?

[Tam]

Never knew that. Were there many in the batch that made it back here?

12 Cars came back from Bermuda! In total there are around 35 MG Rover cars registered as 08. All had to be registered before 31 August 08 to meet the emissions. Have seen at least 5 58 plate cars, mostly MG ZS from the factory and a Rover 75 with a development diesel engine. This is it registered as an MGXpower

 

[quicksilver]

Avenger production ceased in early 81 so this X-reg hung around a bit. Not the latest though as the owner reckoned Ys and As also exist. It was an incredibly dated design by then and the facelift did it no favours.

1981 Talbot Avenger 1.6 LS by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[M'coli]

Anyone fancy a diesel Cavalier registered in 2000? At first I thought they'd borrowed a trailer with a W reg;

but thought there was some funny business going on when I saw it on the car too...I had to go off a junction and come back on to get the photos.

 

MOT history check proves it to be correct:

Check the MOT history of a vehicle

Registration number: W404PNT

 

Vehicle make VAUXHALL

Vehicle model CAVALIER

Date first used 1 March 2000

Fuel type Diesel

Colour Green

 

MOT history of this vehicle

Test date29 December 2015Expiry date9 January 2017Test ResultPassOdometer reading110,078 milesMOT test number6654 9294 9916Advisory notice item(s)

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases center pipe (7.1.2)

nearside rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

[Ghosty]

 

This was lost when the forum shat itself.

 

I also spotted an N reg VW LT in that time...

[forbeslongden]

Cop a load of this... How did a mark 1 Escort make an 83(ish) reg?

[Ghosty]

Import?

Rebuilt from shell?

MOT site says it has a 3 litre engine.