Slimy38
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 08:47 AM |
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I have a reg number, but it's odd
DVLA have done a brilliant job and sorted my registration in just under two weeks. It would have been half that time if Royal Mail hadn't dragged
their heels with one piece of correspondence...but that's a side issue.
I have my age related plate and I'm a little confused. My donor was a 1992 K plate, K268 KNU. My age related plate is AAA 999K (numbers and
letters redacted). From memory this means that my K plate isn't for 1992, it's actually for 1971.
That doesn't bother me, an older plate actually suits the car (if an observer is geeky enough to recognise the difference between prefix and
suffix plates). I'm not going to query it, it really makes no odds considering the date of first registration is still May 2026. I just wondered
whether anyone else has had a similar allocation?
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nick205
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 09:51 AM |
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Seems strange, but querying it may keep you of the road for longer.
G (prefix) reg Sierra donor and G (prefix) age related plate for my MK Indy.
Thought no more or less of it at the time, just plated up and got on the road.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 10:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Seems strange, but querying it may keep you of the road for longer.
G (prefix) reg Sierra donor and G (prefix) age related plate for my MK Indy.
Thought no more or less of it at the time, just plated up and got on the road.
Yeah I'm done questioning things that seem 'unusual', time to just accept the decision and enjoy the car!
If nothing else I'd have to pay an insurance admin fee if it got changed.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 12:12 PM |
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That's definitely a mistake, I assume an office junior who didn't understand the principles of suffix/prefix.
Mistral Motorsport
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jacko
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 05:40 PM |
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Have you taxed the car as the number is not recognised on the tax information
555
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Slimy38
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 06:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Have you taxed the car as the number is not recognised on the tax information
That's not the real number... it does show up as taxed and awaiting it's first MOT (in three years time)
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adithorp
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| posted on 1/5/26 at 09:50 PM |
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Looks like a DVLA feck up. If it doesnt bother you I'd do nothing.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Slimy38
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| posted on 2/5/26 at 07:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Looks like a DVLA feck up. If it doesnt bother you I'd do nothing.
I was trying to think if there was any negative, but essentially it's like a free personalised plate. It doesn't do anything to the car
itself. So yeah, I'll stay with it.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 4/5/26 at 02:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Looks like a DVLA feck up. If it doesnt bother you I'd do nothing.
I was trying to think if there was any negative, but essentially it's like a free personalised plate. It doesn't do anything to the car
itself. So yeah, I'll stay with it.
not quite a personalized plate, as can't be transferred.
but does seem suitable for the car
I agree, just keep it, (and the associated paperwork)
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Slimy38
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| posted on 4/5/26 at 03:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Looks like a DVLA feck up. If it doesnt bother you I'd do nothing.
I was trying to think if there was any negative, but essentially it's like a free personalised plate. It doesn't do anything to the car
itself. So yeah, I'll stay with it.
not quite a personalized plate, as can't be transferred.
but does seem suitable for the car
I agree, just keep it, (and the associated paperwork)
Yeah I'm still waiting for that to arrive. Despite the DVLA doing a great job and emailing me the details, I'm still at the mercy of Royal
Mail to get the bits of paper I need to get the plates made up. Granted it's been a bank holiday weekend, but I'm not expecting it to arrive
anytime this week.
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adithorp
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| posted on 6/5/26 at 09:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Looks like a DVLA feck up. If it doesnt bother you I'd do nothing.
I was trying to think if there was any negative, but essentially it's like a free personalised plate. It doesn't do anything to the car
itself. So yeah, I'll stay with it.
One possible advantage, if the mot destination in (3yrs time) aren't paying particle attention might emmision test as '71 
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Slimy38
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| posted on 6/5/26 at 12:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
One possible advantage, if the mot destination in (3yrs time) aren't paying particle attention might emmision test as '71
I like that thought!!
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 11/5/26 at 10:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
One possible advantage, if the mot destination in (3yrs time) aren't paying particle attention might emmision test as '71
I like that thought!!
what emission's did they put on the cert? from memory it should be the non-cat test?
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Slimy38
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| posted on 11/5/26 at 05:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
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Originally posted by adithorp
One possible advantage, if the mot destination in (3yrs time) aren't paying particle attention might emmision test as '71
I like that thought!!
what emission's did they put on the cert? from memory it should be the non-cat test?
Ah good reminder, I'd not looked. The notes say 3.5% CO and 0.12 HC, which puts it between 1986 and 1992 according to the IVA flow chart?
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 12/5/26 at 04:24 PM |
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Originally posted by Slimy38
Ah good reminder, I'd not looked. The notes say 3.5% CO and 0.12 HC, which puts it between 1986 and 1992 according to the IVA flow chart?
I think its the 92-95 and no match in the 'in service emissions' hence non cat test.
which would be correct as per our earlier discussions.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 12/5/26 at 04:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
Ah good reminder, I'd not looked. The notes say 3.5% CO and 0.12 HC, which puts it between 1986 and 1992 according to the IVA flow chart?
I think its the 92-95 and no match in the 'in service emissions' hence non cat test.
which would be correct as per our earlier discussions.
Brilliant, thanks for the confirmation.
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swanny
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| posted on 13/5/26 at 06:50 AM |
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you might get free tax as well as kinder MOT emissions? DVLA seem to do something similar with mine (20 years ago) and as a result I'm tax free
now. they seem to have aged it as the given age of the engine
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 17/5/26 at 03:07 PM |
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Wouldn't 1971 qualify for classic car status also?
No tax, no MOT etc?
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 17/5/26 at 03:57 PM |
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certainly wont qualify for historic mot, (but will be mot exempt for 3 years as it is considered new.)
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Slimy38
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| posted on 17/5/26 at 05:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
certainly wont qualify for historic mot, (but will be mot exempt for 3 years as it is considered new.)
Aye, even if the plates suggests 1971 the car is 2026 so I just get 3 years to find an MOT station that is sympathetic to kit cars.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 18/5/26 at 03:36 PM |
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have dvla succeeded in getting the documents to you yet? ie is it now on the road?
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Slimy38
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| posted on 18/5/26 at 04:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
have dvla succeeded in getting the documents to you yet? ie is it now on the road?
Yep, they arrived about a week after the email, again good old Royal Mail dragging their heels. I got the plates from the local parts shop that
afternoon, and I spent the weekend adding about 200 miles to it! Getting some decent shakedown miles has been good, I'm starting to get used to
the car and things are starting to settle down and bed in. I've also started work on the 'post IVA ' changes, so it now has a couple of
aeroscreens as well as a usable boot. Unfortunately some of the IVA trim has fallen off... 
Various family members have had a ride in the passenger seat and loved every minute of it (including my long retired mum who I didn't think would
ever be able to get in and out of it!). The first big run will be down to Malvern, my first year where I'm in a kit car rather than a tintop. I
think I'll be heading to the kitnet stand, just to be in the mix with a varied set of cars.
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adithorp
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| posted on 19/5/26 at 08:21 AM |
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Nice one! Enjoy Malvern.
It's amazing how insecure that IVA trim stuff is. Only seems to last a few weeks, on nearly every car, before it "falls off"
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Sanzomat
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| posted on 19/5/26 at 11:14 AM |
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Originally posted by Slimy38
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Originally posted by gremlin1234
have dvla succeeded in getting the documents to you yet? ie is it now on the road?
Yep, they arrived about a week after the email, again good old Royal Mail dragging their heels. I got the plates from the local parts shop that
afternoon, and I spent the weekend adding about 200 miles to it! Getting some decent shakedown miles has been good, I'm starting to get used to
the car and things are starting to settle down and bed in. I've also started work on the 'post IVA ' changes, so it now has a couple of
aeroscreens as well as a usable boot. Unfortunately some of the IVA trim has fallen off...
Various family members have had a ride in the passenger seat and loved every minute of it (including my long retired mum who I didn't think would
ever be able to get in and out of it!). The first big run will be down to Malvern, my first year where I'm in a kit car rather than a tintop. I
think I'll be heading to the kitnet stand, just to be in the mix with a varied set of cars.
Glad its on the road now. Hope to see you at Malvern. I'll be there on the Saturday in the GTM. I'll be on the Kitnet pitch for the morning
but move over to GTMOC for the afternoon - the fun of being in several different clubs!
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