How do I find the year of this reg plate?

[Drago]

The Triumph Stag I had was a 'K' plate and around '72 fromwhat I remember, so the OP plate must be a fair bit older, even if the car isn't.

As a young squaddie I vaguely really 7 of us aqueezing into a Trumpet Slag. That included one in the boot.

 

[DRM]

London, early/mid 50's.

Sounds about right, my mum had a 1963 Riley the number plate format was 123 ABC, ABC 123 would have been earlier, we also had a 1972 Capri that would have been in the format ABC 123K, I shudder to think what the Capri would’ve been worth now in first class condition.

 

[Levo-Lon]

As a young squaddie I vaguely really 7 of us aqueezing into a Trumpet Slag. That included one in the boot.

I think i had nine in my Mazda 323 sp in about 1988 , interesting short journey.
If your old work mates had seen me

 

[screenman]

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)

I used to get 8 out of the one I owned around town. My Ghost with the straight six was slightly better at 10 mpg.

 

[I like Skol]

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.

I knew you were really, really old!

i had a prostitute in the back of that..

What you do in your own time is of no interest to the cyclechat world!

 

[Dave7]

I knew you were really, really old!

What you do in your own time is of no interest to the cyclechat world!

Yes yes yes it is!!!!! Details please

 

[gbb]

My 1961 (or very near to that) Mini was DMP 134, so the same ish layout. IIRC the first series of A reg started in maybe 1962 or 63.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

The plate is from between 1934 & 1963 but a little hard to track down much further

 

[classic33]

Sounds about right, my mum had a 1963 Riley the number plate format was 123 ABC, ABC 123 would have been earlier, we also had a 1972 Capri that would have been in the format ABC 123K, I shudder to think what the Capri would’ve been worth now in first class condition.

They ran out of three letters followed by three numbers in the 50's and just reversed the format. Three letters being introduced in the 50's.

Second & third letters being the area identifying letters.

 

[Beebo]

My dad had an A Reg Austin A40. Registered in 1963. That was the first year of letter indentification at the end of the number plate.
It kept going until the late 1980’s. Well beyond the second incarnation of A Reg plates at the start of the plate

 

[classic33]

My 1961 (or very near to that) Mini was DMP 134, so the same ish layout. IIRC the first series of A reg started in maybe 1962 or 63.

A registrations started on 1st January 1963, running until the end of the year. As did 64, 65 & 66. 1967 had "E" & "F" registered plates issued. "E" being issued upto 31st July, followed by "F" on the 1st August.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Yes yes yes it is!!!!! Details please

Surprising how many use Charge Spoon for a safe word, thats confidential btw ,so Mums the word..and that's another one.

 

[Piemaster]

As a young squaddie I vaguely really 7 of us aqueezing into a Trumpet Slag. That included one in the boot.

You could have managed more with the top down.

 

[Illaveago]

I wondered if there were any rules regarding fitting old style non reflective number plates to a post reflective plate car ? If so that would limit the car to a certain period.
Just from going by memory reflective number plates must have come in in the early 70's.

 

[Drago]

IIRC the only non reflective plates can only go on cars registered prior to 1st Jan 73.