patently Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 When did this ruling come in? About 5 minutes after they realised people were making good money and that they could confiscate it for themselves instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8CKN Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 A few years ago there was a Morris Minor (I think) for sale on EBay with the plate 1AN, but the ad specifically stated it was non transferable. I'm sure it would have sold for stacks more if it had been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Is this a trick question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) I mentioned my Father's Rover 3500 V8 S earlier in this thread. Low and behold if, this morning, I didn't stumble across a photograph of it. Completely coincidental that I should find it, wasn't looking for it, and didn't even know the photo existed. Weird, it just popped up out of an old holdall as I went searching for something else. This was the car that got me into cars in many respects. The V8 noise. I remember him giving it full throttle on a straight (1 mile long) in North Yorkshire once with just me in the car with him. It was superb and I kept egging him on to give it more. Of course it is nothing compared to modern power, but it felt very fast back then and it sounded superb. The photo quality is poor on here because I snapped it on my iPhone in a rush as I left the house this morning. I'm going to scan it when I have more time to get a better quality reproduction of it. It's a rather odd feeling to see it. I never got on with my Father, yet this brought back a memory of that short blast. I can see the dash now, and the road ahead. Very odd indeed. Almost as if the past has been deliberately placed in front of me. Edited March 21, 2014 by NewNiceMrMe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 GT40 closely fiollowed bm AMV8 & E-type lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Cruiser, great post! Here's my contribution: Gordon Keeble. One coming on 18-30, I think/hope. Lotus Elan 130/5 or 2+2. Why are these so cheap now? XJC V12. Yum. Jenson CV8, ugly and quick, really quick. MG Midget. Cute. Rover P5B Coupe. Squat. Brill. Edited March 24, 2014 by theduisbergkid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) It's a pretty good likelihood that it's non transferable. I would imagine it was quite some time ago when you transferred those plates, since then, the DVLA has cottoned on to the fact people were making money buying old scrappers (often only buying the V5 and not actually having the car itself) and selling the plate. So they changed the rules, if a cars registration number is it's original issue, it's non transferable. You can only transfer plates that have already been transferred at some point, or that you bought from the DVLA or have the retention certificate for. Spot on. Worth adding in combination with this ruling the car has to have a valid mot and 'be available for inspection'. Again to stop you pinching a plate off a long dead car. For this reason putting private plates on a track car that you trailer and might not be motd is a complete no no. Smash it on track and you won't be able to have the plate back if the mot has lapsed. The ruling is black or white. One of the guys on Audi SRS scrapped a B5 S4 and then went to take the plate off but couldn't as the V5 had been filled in properly as scrapped. Edited March 24, 2014 by Ian_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yep, it's fairly unusual for them to come and do an inspection, but I had it on my Audi Coupe Quattro, I think they thought it didn't exist any more, so when I took the chap around the back of the garages where it was stored he seemed somewhat surprised to see it. He gave it a proper check over, looking for all the matching engine/chassis numbers and so on, i'm guessing they thought i'd put the plate on another car and that the car the plate was registered to had been scrapped, as it'd been off the road for a few years. Didn't need an MOT then, but you do now, hence why I can't transfer the plate off my Impreza at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 When I bought my plate I only had the 205 at the time and needed to put it onto a car to transfer it into my name. I only put it on for about six weeks I think - didn't fancy leaving it on for mot reasons just in case! Plus it looked a rather odd on the 205. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 DVLA are officious twats. Try registering a new-build kit car. You need an IVA certificate of inspection to say the car is roadworthy. Obviously, the car is neither taxed nor registered at this point, so there is an exception allowing you to drive to and from the IVA test despite this. Fair enough. Except that DVLA have decided that they want to inspect all such cars (where the person presenting the application is an individual) to verify that it is actually the one referenced in the IVA certificate that you present. Inspect... at the DVLA office. They can get that rule into place, but don't bother widening the exception to allow you to drive it there. So you need a trailer, else they'll present you with a V5 and a fine. That piece of pointless* lazy selfish bureaucracy cost me a few hundred quid to get Caterham to do the application instead. Gits. *Pointless, because if you have a car that passed the IVA, you can show that to DVLA too. If you were going to put the plates on a different car, you can do that after you get the V5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Haven't all the DVLA offices closed in the last 12 months or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Possibly, this is my recollection from registering the 7. If so, good riddance frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Lots of them have, our nearest one was Brighton, and that's certainly gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 This thread is descending into boredom. Here's a picture to bring us back on track; Your turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 If you insist: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Being lapped again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 This thread is descending into boredom. Here's a picture to bring us back on track; Your turn Goodwoods rally course per chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I might have lots of pictures of old cars for you to look at after next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Some real 60's rally cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I might have lots of pictures of old cars for you to look at after next weekend MotorPunk might like them for it's "out and about" feature as none of us can make it, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Some real 60's rally cars Now that's how rallying should be. No nomex or godawful baseball caps there, no energy drink branding bullsh*t, no crappy hatchbacks, just dapper gentlemen racing cool old stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Meanwhile back in 2014. Modern WRC is an amazing sport. It just needs a decent platform for it to be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 PS. Agree about the baseball caps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Meanwhile back in 2014. Modern WRC is an amazing sport. It just needs a decent platform for it to be appreciated. I don't doubt it Jim, I'm just a classics kind of chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Oh I respect the classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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