Letter suffix on 1962 car
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I had always understood that letter suffixes were first introduced in 1963 and that registration plates can not be assigned which appear to make a car look younger than it is.
This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
PhyllisOphical said:
I had always understood that letter suffixes were first introduced in 1963 and that registration plates can not be assigned which appear to make a car look younger than it is.
This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
Probably built in 62 and not registered until 63.This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
markymarkthree said:
PhyllisOphical said:
I had always understood that letter suffixes were first introduced in 1963 and that registration plates can not be assigned which appear to make a car look younger than it is.
This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
Probably built in 62 and not registered until 63.This ebay listing is for a 1962 car with a 1963 registration. How is this possible?
It’s probably as said above had it original dateless number removed and reassigned an A in a DVLA mistake
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
I had this with a mk1 cortina I used to own. Previous owner took off the orginal dateless 3x3 plate and the car was issued with an A reg by DVLA.They move in mysterious ways down there .
I have read that more recently DVLA will now issue a non transferable dateless plate, but that certainly was t the case back in the eighties/early nineties.
Scrump said:
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
I had this with a mk1 cortina I used to own. Previous owner took off the orginal dateless 3x3 plate and the car was issued with an A reg by DVLA.They move in mysterious ways down there .
I have read that more recently DVLA will now issue a non transferable dateless plate, but that certainly was t the case back in the eighties/early nineties.
DVLA did not exist until 1965
From WIKI
Originally, vehicle registration was the responsibility of County Borough and County councils throughout Great Britain, a system created by the Motor Car Act 1903. In 1965 a centralised licensing system was set up at a new Swansea Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (DVLC), taking over licences issued from County/Borough councils.[6] A new purpose built centre was then built on the site of the old Clase Farm on Longview Road, Swansea in 1969.[7]
From WIKI
Originally, vehicle registration was the responsibility of County Borough and County councils throughout Great Britain, a system created by the Motor Car Act 1903. In 1965 a centralised licensing system was set up at a new Swansea Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (DVLC), taking over licences issued from County/Borough councils.[6] A new purpose built centre was then built on the site of the old Clase Farm on Longview Road, Swansea in 1969.[7]
Scrump said:
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
I had this with a mk1 cortina I used to own. Previous owner took off the orginal dateless 3x3 plate and the car was issued with an A reg by DVLA.They move in mysterious ways down there .
I have read that more recently DVLA will now issue a non transferable dateless plate, but that certainly was t the case back in the eighties/early nineties.
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
A Suffix were meant to be London-only issue in period, then other areas retro-issued them (for example where a dateless plate was transferred off a car, an A Suffix would/should/might replace it).They move in mysterious ways down there .
aeropilot said:
Golden Guinea Charlie said:
DVLA did not exist until 1965
Which is irrelevant to the OP's question, and any of the answers?Prior to the DVLA coming into being, it was all down to the City/Borough/District Council to issue vehicle registrations and also Driving Licences if I remember correctly. My first Provisional and then Full Licence (little red book) into which, endorsements could be stamped were issued by Tynemouth (was it Borough or District?) Council. They had what I think was a dedicated office for this sort of thing in Howard Street, North Shields.
iDrive said:
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
A Suffix were meant to be London-only issue in period, then other areas retro-issued them (for example where a dateless plate was transferred off a car, an A Suffix would/should/might replace it).They move in mysterious ways down there .
A-suffix plates were, however, sometimes, but not always, issued to pre-1963 cars when the original number was taken off a pre-63 vehicle. I can't recall when they stopped that process but it was possibly in the early 80s.
mac96 said:
Regardless of registration, is that not suspiciously cheap?
Suitably vague description in the ad……’Running, driving, usable classic’……..get your nose into it properly and you could easily find the bottom third of it is patchwork welding and filler. Very easy to get away with when MOT not required.mph said:
BananaFama said:
Some cars that had non suffix plates transferred off them got handed A plates ,just another DVLA anomaly .
They move in mysterious ways down there .
This is the most likely explanation.They move in mysterious ways down there .
I know of one vehicle (a Willys Jeep) from the 1940s with an A-suffix plate!
AMGSee55 said:
mac96 said:
Regardless of registration, is that not suspiciously cheap?
Suitably vague description in the ad……’Running, driving, usable classic’……..get your nose into it properly and you could easily find the bottom third of it is patchwork welding and filler. Very easy to get away with when MOT not required.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff