Deciphering an old reg plate

[Scorcher]

Looking at a replacement reg for when the E55 goes, as F10 AMG is staying on the car.

The one I've found is a 3 letter then three number type - is there anyway of finding out how old it is and where it was issued etc?

Just being geeky - it doesn't really matter

 

[BaldGuy]

I see your looking at 4.8is X5??

 

[Scorcher]

Yep - need a more family friendly car for the wife to drive y'see

Not a fan of the ML in the price bracket I can afford - new shape yes, old shape no.

 

[A210AMG]

A new shape ML500 would be in your budget?

Almost as quick as the ML63 on paper and no doubt you could add some goodies?

There is a place to check your plates but I've forgotten where....will have a think

 

[Dryce]

Looking at a replacement reg for when the E55 goes, as F10 AMG is staying on the car.

The one I've found is a 3 letter then three number type - is there anyway of finding out how old it is and where it was issued etc?

Just being geeky - it doesn't really matter

The age letter (appended at the end) was brought in from 1963.

Two and three letter + digits were used prior to then.

There is a list of registrations and areas here:

Allocation of vehicle registration marks

 

[A210AMG]

Have you still got the plate in your pic?

use that?

 

[219]

The second and third characters of the three letter group indicate the county where the plate was issued . If you care to post the letters , I can tell you the county of origin .

Dating is less precise , unfortunately . When they ran out of numbers , some counties went to four digits - late '50s/early '60s

 

[Scorcher]

Thanks guys

I've sold 6 DCW - to Devon Contract Waste to go on a dustcart!

New plate is XLR 797 - doesn't mean anything, but I like it!

 

[Scorcher]

A new shape ML500 would be in your budget?

Almost as quick as the ML63 on paper and no doubt you could add some goodies?

There is a place to check your plates but I've forgotten where....will have a think

I'm only looking at spending £19 - 23k on the next car, so that's old shape money I think. Plus I have always lusted after an X5

 

[High-Lo]

NewReg used to have this facility on their website that told you issue date and area etc. I can't find it anymore on their site. Was on my old favourites list on my laptop which packed up

 

[buccal]

Shame your letting the 55 go with all the work you've put into it. If i had the cash i'd be banging your door down.

 

[Gollom]

Scorcher - your E55 website isn't working

 

[Scorcher]

Scorcher - your E55 website isn't working

Works ok for me?

 

[Gollom]

Works ok for me?

Most odd - works fine in Firefox but not IE8

Edit: IE8 was refreshing sites I already had open but would not open new sites (either never visited or from history) I restarted IE8 and all is well.

"Curiouser & Curiouser." said Alice.

 

[Howard]

Can you tell me where JBG was issued please ?

 

[kikkthecat]

Can you tell me where JBG was issued please ?

Birkenhead, that little fishing village over the river from Liverppool

 

[Howard]

Thank you kind sir !

How about VOR ?

 

[kikkthecat]

Thank you kind sir !

How about VOR ?

Southampton.
I used to know all these, I had one hell of an anorak as a kid

 

[Scorcher]

And how about my XLR ?

 

[del320]

If you had taken the trouble to look at the link in Dryce's useful post #5 you would see that LR in a common or garden London County Council reg.

A high number and an X suggests one of the last before they went over to letter suffixes, so probably 1961 - 1962.