How do I find the year of this reg plate?

[Deleted member 26715]

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

Correct

 

[Illaveago]

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

I was just wondering. I can remember making some plates in the past and to make the old black and white plates would require ordering them in as they are not a run of the mill item.
It is interesting thinking back how number plates evolved from simple black plates with self adhesive digits to pressed aluminium plates, and later cheap aluminium plates with plastic digits held on with clips.

 

[Cavalol]

Looks like a silver shadow 1 maybe a series 2.

I worked on them as a apprentice panel beater.
Amazing smell of leather inside,fabulous interior.
Hell of an engine too, rust buckets sably

71/72 will be (Series) 1. The best looking of them all imho, as long as not in white.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It is interesting thinking back how number plates evolved from simple black plates with self adhesive digits to pressed aluminium plates, and later cheap aluminium plates with plastic digits held on with clips.

Now all done on a PC with attached printer

 

[Illaveago]

Now all done on a PC with attached printer

Yes! It is a lot easier than using the blow away digits that we had to use. The ones I used in the 80's were adhesive.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Or the older style which where plastic letters which you had to punch holes through the plate, then throw the plate away when you had punched the wrong place

 

[mcshroom]

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

The last two letters are the area code. It's an LD, so from somewhere in North West London.

 

[Drago]

Or the older style which where plastic letters which you had to punch holes through the plate, then throw the plate away when you had punched the wrong place

Oh lordy, I remember them. The letters were held on with circlips at the rear.

 

[classic33]

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

XL was London C. C. 1963.

 

[Illaveago]

Or the older style which where plastic letters which you had to punch holes through the plate, then throw the plate away when you had punched the wrong place

What fun! I've just fitted that leter upsidedown!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

What fun! I've just fitted that leter upsidedown!

Mind you it was good for trailer plates, we just used to take off the numbers/letters & move them around, didn't matter how many extra hoes there was

 

[Drago]

didn't matter how many extra hoes there was

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Couldn't agree more.

No, No & No again, I'm not falling for that one, you'll have he smut Police after us

 

[Levo-Lon]

Few here to check.
Alvis collection at Holkham Hall.

 

[Salar]

About number plates.

Does anyone watch Wheeler Dealers. I watch it now and again, I make a mental record of the registrations and put them through an MOT history check.

Try it and check the failure rate.