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Just seen an 17 reg Octavia Estate pass by, but it was LHD!
Is that possible?
When I check what I thought the number plate was (not too sure I got it right though) MOT check comes up taxed and MOT'd, but brown instead of beige. It also comes up as SKODA UNKNOWN as the model.
Would have thought uk registration would require car to be RHD.
Edited by brum on 23/06/2021 at 15:00
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There’s plenty of LHD UK registered cars on the road. Almost all American classic cars in the UK is LHD, you used to only get certain specialist models such as the Lancia Delta Integrale and VW Corrado G60’s as LHD from new, all UK registered.
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Fiat Barchetta too, they were LHD only.
But going back to when I worked at a Saab dealer in the 90's, we dealt with a few LHD Saab's coming from the air base at Edzell and they had UK registrations.
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I can understand american or exotic imports, but thus was a 14 reg bog standard Octavia estate. Just like any UK model. Most strange.
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We had one of the first UK spec smart cars and they were all LHD. They were far better than the RHD which followed.
I also saw a LHD UK car yesterday. Sometimes owned by people who spend a long time in Europe. Larger motorhomes are often LHD for this reason.
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I recently followed a RHD Vauxhall Insignia that was carrying Romanian plates.
Vauxhall a brand only sold in the UK, and Romania driving on the right, I’d hazard a guess this was merely an attempt to avoid MOT/RFL/insurance.
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The first time I ever noticed a car being LHD was in the Shetland Islands. There was a locally owned (and UK registered) Opel Reckord (think Vauxhall Carlton circa 1980) van, which was essentially a 3 door estate with the rear side windows blanked off. The reason I noticed it was because when viewed from the rear, there appeared to be nobody driving!. There was a bulkhead behind the drivers seat only, so you could see right through to the empty passenger seat where the 8(ish) year old me expected the driver to be. This of course led my Dad to explain LHD and RHD.
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I recently followed a RHD Vauxhall Insignia that was carrying Romanian plates. Vauxhall a brand only sold in the UK, and Romania driving on the right, I’d hazard a guess this was merely an attempt to avoid MOT/RFL/insurance.
Maybe. Or perhaps it was bought and initially run here, taken home by the Romanian who bought it and then returned for a visit?
Foreign cars re-registered here by European migrants were another reason for LHD cars.
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Both our UK sourced vehicles are RHD not surprisingly, but both are registered here in France. There is no notation on the registration card that they are RHD. Insurance companies don't ask if it's LHD or RHD when asking for a quote either,
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Over the years I’ve taken a couple of LHD UK registered cars in part exchange. One was a Citroen BX the other a 1988 Honda Integra. Both sold surprisingly quickly and for strong money. There were a few LHD dealers in England who specialise in them, not sure if this is still so.
Edit: Quick check reveals there are several.
Edited by SLO76 on 23/06/2021 at 19:51
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I recently followed a RHD Vauxhall Insignia that was carrying Romanian plates.
Vauxhall a brand only sold in the UK, and Romania driving on the right, I’d hazard a guess this was merely an attempt to avoid MOT/RFL/insurance.
A quick google reveals its not been possible to register a RHD car in Romania since Sept 2018. So I suspect you are guessing right.
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One thing this thread has brought back to me is my desire for a MK1 Renault Twingo, a car never available in RHD. Of course the youngest of these are now about 15 years old, but a look on a website I use with cars for sale in Europe reveals plenty of real nice looking examples for not a lot of money.
Not everyones cup of tea, but I really like them!.
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One thing this thread has brought back to me is my desire for a MK1 Renault Twingo, a car never available in RHD. Of course the youngest of these are now about 15 years old, but a look on a website I use with cars for sale in Europe reveals plenty of real nice looking examples for not a lot of money.
Not everyones cup of tea, but I really like them!.
There was a market in the eighties for importing Minis, the original Issigonis design, from mainland Europe. Could easily be converted to RHD and sold on at a profit.
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One thing this thread has brought back to me is my desire for a MK1 Renault Twingo, a car never available in RHD. Of course the youngest of these are now about 15 years old, but a look on a website I use with cars for sale in Europe reveals plenty of real nice looking examples for not a lot of money.
Not everyones cup of tea, but I really like them!.
Always thought Renault missed a truck by not forking out to make a RHD version for the UK and Japan, both nations that buy small cars in big numbers. The original Twingo had real charm, which was sadly killed off by the later Mk II.
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