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Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:13 pm
by angrydicky
mercrocker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:01 pm
Odds are certainly against any plate retention if there are low digits or interesting initial combinations involved, like you I abhor it in principle but adding original reg. to one's spec when looking for a car definitely restricts the search results and probably compromises the quality of car for the money that you actually end up with....
That’s very true. The other one I viewed had its original plate but in every single other way it was worse than the one I ended up buying and needed quite a lot of work to bring it up to standard. He wanted top money for it too.
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:15 pm
by mercrocker
Sadly, too, the law of Sod seems often to dictate that when something nice and original gets fucked up by an idiot it seems to retain an original number....
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:08 pm
by 59Impala
My old RHD 58 Chevy Belair was an original import and was registered as VXO9, it was always (and still is) referred to as 'VXO'. Sadly a few years ago its then owner took the plate off so VXO lost its identity. At least he put the plate on a GMC truck. My Anglia has its original plate and I have no intention of selling the number, indeed I really should make it non-transferable.
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:23 pm
by Asimo
59Impala wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:08 pm
My Anglia has its original plate and I have no intention of selling the number, indeed I really should make it non-transferable.
How is that done? (Just curious)
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:20 pm
by 59Impala
Asimo wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:23 pm
59Impala wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:08 pm
My Anglia has its original plate and I have no intention of selling the number, indeed I really should make it non-transferable.
How is that done? (Just curious)
No idea I'm afraid, I haven't looked into it yet especially as no doubt it means dealing with the DVLA etc etc. They'd probably want to know the ins and outs of a cat's arsehole about the car.
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:38 pm
by mercrocker
I am not sure you can make it so. AFAIK the majority of "non-transferable" original plates are made that way by DVLA after having agreed to allow continued use of a lapsed registration upon the original vehicle in cases of missing logbooks or incomplete V5 history etc. Think this was to stop subsequent sale of a number upon which history-based concessions of continuity were given by Swansea.
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:45 pm
by Eddie Honda
This is simply not good enough!
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:46 pm
by mercrocker
I hestitate to be certain about a facility as unpredictable as the doovla.
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:26 pm
by panhard65
Bet LBF would know as he is the DVLA "expert"
Re: The Triumph Mayflower.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:20 pm
by angrydicky