How do I find the year of this reg plate?

[Dave7]

This is an old Rolls Royce parked outside Aldi.
I know there is a way to find it as some CCrs helped me with an old Volvo some time ago.........I cant recall how to do it

 

[Sea of vapours]

1972
https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Not as old as I imagined.

And a modest 6.7 litre engine.

 

[midlife]

Just reading the news and saw this pic..... it appears that the land rover has no insurance.. Number plates are a bit of a giveaway in todays Internet age lol

 

[Dave7]

1972
https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Not as old as I imagined.

And a modest 6.7 litre engine.

Blinkin eck........what mpg would that get
Strange......that site lists it as being silver but it was actually white (with a fair amount of rust)

 

[Beebo]

Blinkin eck........what mpg would that get
Strange......that site lists it as being silver but it was actually white (with a fair amount of rust)

High single figures maybe?

 

[I like Skol]

1972
https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Not as old as I imagined.

And a modest 6.7 litre engine.

that is the vehicle age, not the year the plate was first issued. 1972 should be a year specific identifier. I think 72 should be a J or K? That plate is older than the car by a good few years.

 

[Sea of vapours]

That plate is older than the car by a good few years.

Good! I thought a plate like that was older than early 70s. Sooooo....... back to the original question about the year of the registration plate, as distinct from the vehicle it's been on since 1972.

 

[midlife]

I'm not sure those old style plates had a year attached to them?

 

[Crackle]

I had 1957 Morris Minor with a very similar plate, so I would thing that's the era of the plate but not the car.

 

[snorri]

I'm not sure those old style plates had a year attached to them?

No, they didn't, but it should still be possible to calculate when the plate was first registered.

 

[snorri]

Just reading the news and saw this pic..... it appears that the land rover has no insurance..

Maybe that's why the driver stopped, knew there was no insurance to fall back on if the vehicle got stuck in the flood.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Plate must be Pre 1963

 

[Drago]

Run the plate through the mot history site, should give age of the car.

Done, 22/06/1972 is the date of first registration.

The plate itself pre dates the age identifier, so you'd need the Dvla themselves to confirm the age of the registration plate.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Interesting from this site XL was never issued http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/kingkong/where/gb.htm

 

[Drago]

Just reading the news and saw this pic..... it appears that the land rover has no insurance.. Number plates are a bit of a giveaway in todays Internet age lol

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The landie is showing as insured.