Late registration madness

[chaseracer]

14 hours ago, Tartan58 said:

This was my grandfather's 2002tii...

The tii Ceased production in 75 as far as I can work out but this was on an 77/78 S reg. Right hand drive so not sure if it was an import registered at date of entry or just old stock that hung about after the E21 was launched.

Either is possible.  It might have been owned by a squaddie and originally registered on British Forces plates.

[Knotty Ash Towers]

17 hours ago, AltheJazzman said:

So the 1950's Traction Avant was registered 11 years later than the 1970's SM next to it?

I think it was previously registered NXT694, but for some reason it was given a Y-plate.

[Knotty Ash Towers]

15 hours ago, Tartan58 said:

This was my grandfather's 2002tii passed down to my dad and becoming our family transport in the mid 80s replacing Dads Renault 14 when my grandfather gave up driving.

The tii Ceased production in 75 as far as I can work out but this was on an 77/78 S reg. Right hand drive so not sure if it was an import registered at date of entry or just old stock that hung about after the E21 was launched.

It's long gone  now unfortunately and no record on DVLA. Unfortunately dad got rid after a coupke of years as it was becoming expensive to maintain. Replaced with a B reg 320i

Honourable mention for the neighbours Cavalier SRI in the background which I was always slightly jealous of, the BM being regarded as a bit of an old banger at the time.

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BMW

Date of first registration

February 1978

Year of manufacture

1976

Cylinder capacity

1990 cc

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Fuel type

PETROL

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No

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Untaxed

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ORANGE

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2 AXLE RIGID BODY

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Date of last V5C (logbook) issued

10 November 1992

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[All-Cisterns-Go]

As seen on ebay right now... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117011355759

 

[Noah Davies]

guys take a look at that

 

thats gotta be the latest volkswagen golf estate i ever saw in my life

probably the last one in the dealer to be registered 3 years after new models

[caffeine]

On 16/02/2026 at 15:35, Noah Davies said:

guys take a look at that

 

thats gotta be the latest volkswagen golf estate i ever saw in my life

probably the last one in the dealer to be registered 3 years after new models

I think there’s a bit of  a tradition of model overlaps when it comes to Golf estates, with the estate version not usually going on sale for year or so after the launch of the hatchback version, I think the mk5 hatch had been on sale for almost two years before the estate version arrived in 2006, hence mk4 estates were often seen on 05 - 55 plates.

Similarly, I’m pretty sure the mk7 Golf launched on a 62 plate, but the estate version arrived on a 14 plate, I think, with the mk6 based estate still on sale until that point.

Still late, of course, but possibly not as late as you might think…

[Missy Charm]

On 16/02/2026 at 15:35, Noah Davies said:

guys take a look at that

 

thats gotta be the latest volkswagen golf estate i ever saw in my life

probably the last one in the dealer to be registered 3 years after new models

Dirk's family on a day out?

[Markeh]

Followed a 21-plate Mitsubishi Mirage on the M1 on Saturday. Must be one of the last few to be registered in the UK, although given they stopped autumn 2021 I bet there's probably some UK Mitsubishis out there on 71s or maybe even 22s for old dealer stock.

[Lonestar]

Not my pictures, but just saw these on Facebook. Late and very late registered P and W reg mk3 Cavaliers.

[adw1977]

W reg is incredibly late for a Cavalier.

Year of manufacture 2000 according to DVLA!

MOT and tax ran out in January 2025 and it has the mighty 1.7 diesel engine.

[stuboy]

26 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

W reg is incredibly late for a Cavalier.

Year of manufacture 2000 according to DVLA!

MOT and tax ran out in January 2025 and it has the mighty 1.7 diesel engine.

hopefully itll resurface

[forbeslongden]

Here's one I've recently saved... 

I'm fairly sure a UK 206 doesn't get any later than this 

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, forbeslongden said:

Here's one I've recently saved... 

I'm fairly sure a UK 206 doesn't get any later than this 

Top work!

[Noah Davies]

recently found a clio on a 13 reg plate

 

[Noah Davies]

and also stumbled across a 54 reg plate pre-facelift 206

 

[cms206]

2 hours ago, Noah Davies said:

and also stumbled across a 54 reg plate pre-facelift 206

 

Many years ago I ran WL54 FKA which was a facelift black 206 1.1.

Bloody great little thing.

[Noah Davies]

stumbled across finding a 10 reg fiesta

i have seen a few 09s and a 59

[Noah Davies]

any chance this Vauxall/Opel VX220 Being Late?

 

An 07 REG Is The Latest I Can Find

 

[Noah Davies]

also just discovered a super late boxer

dont see this on an 08

[High Jetter]

Seems OK to me

[Noah Davies]

well well, just found this yesterday

this has to be the latest master ever
i have seen a few of these on 11 and 60

[Knotty Ash Towers]

E-reg MK 2 Transit.

[aotb]

On 14/03/2026 at 06:36, Noah Davies said:

well well, just found this yesterday

this has to be the latest master ever
i have seen a few of these on 11 and 60

As registration is generally done after the body has been built there can be a bit of a lag on model changes. 
 

One of our Master ice cream vans is on a 10 plate, but the platform cab was built in 2008 and sat at a dealer for 18 months before we bought it as a new unregistered half van. I think there was a bit of a surplus around at the time. 

[MantaGTE85]

When did Honda stop doing the S2000 sports car? I saw a stunning bright red hard-top one on an '08 plate earlier today. Since most on the road are from '02 to '06 I don't think I've seen a newer one than that. 

[RoverFolkUs]

I didn't realise they kept selling these Berlingo's as a "first edition" as late as a 61 plate, while the later B9 version had been on sale for 3 years already 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Probably ex postie 

[Noah Davies]

On 25/03/2026 at 13:32, RoverFolkUs said:

I didn't realise they kept selling these Berlingo's as a "first edition" as late as a 61 plate, while the later B9 version had been on sale for 3 years already 

Actully This Ended Later Then A 61

This Did End On 12

 

[Lonestar]

J reg Opel Manta on eBay.

https://ebay.us/m/adLL73

[Noah Davies]

Well Look What I Just Found On Auto Trader!!!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603240976935?sort=relevance&searchId=0f5e077b-c658-447b-9a7a-136f4967476e&make=Volkswagen&model=Golf&page=3&postcode=M25DB&year-from=2010&year-to=2010&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra=&backLinkQueryParams=channel%3Dcars%26make%3DVolkswagen%26model%3DGolf%26postcode%3DM25DB%26sort%3Drelevance%26year-from%3D2010%26year-to%3D2010%26page%3D3%26flrfc%3D1&calc-deposit=469&calc-term=48&calc-mileage=10000

[Joey spud]

Ok so not overly late but I can't recall seeing an Herald estate on a K.