The Triumph Mayflower.

[angrydicky]

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.

[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....

[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.

[Asimo]

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)

[59Impala]

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.

[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.

[Eddie Honda]

not sure

This is simply not good enough!

[mercrocker]

I hestitate to be certain about a facility as unpredictable as the doovla.

[panhard65]

Bet LBF would know as he is the DVLA "expert"

[angrydicky]

New numberplates on and what a difference it’s made if I do say so myself.

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Proof the headlights now work. They’re not that bad either. An excellent pair of reflectors in them.

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Old with new for comparison. The old ones were cheap crap and I’m so pleased with the difference the Tippers ones have made to the look of the car.

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