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Z was omitted to avoid confusion with old style Republic of Ireland plates.
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But why can I not buy (from the DVLA site) an E or F prefix cherished plate??
From the DVLA site:
When will the E and F prefix be available to purchase?
A date for the release of the E & F prefix has yet to be confirmed. If you would like to be notified of any further developments please e-mail us at som.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk.
When will the Q prefix be available for sale?
We plan to release Q registrations (in the 1 to 20 figure range) some time next year. A precise date is not available at present but further information will be available on this site nearer the time. If you wish to be kept informed please e-mail us at som.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk
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I used to have a Q number on my tractor, issued because the original number had rusted away and become untraceable. Then a couple of years ago this was withdrawn by the DVLA and replaced with an appropriate number for its year, 1949.
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a couple of years ago this was withdrawn by the DVLA and replaced with an appropriate number for its year, 1949.
how can this be? Year identifiers wern't introduced until 1963?
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So it would have a plate without a year identifier then... still appropriate for its age.
(Incidentally, re-issued plates like this are not transferrable. Many pre-1963 cars that had their original plates transferred were given 'A' plates but these have often now been replaced with non-transferrable, ageless ones.)
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A date for the release of the E & F prefix has yet to be confirmed. If you would like to be notified of any further developments ...
Fair enough, but WHY have they held back the E & F plates?
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......There still still money to be made from the A to D yet?
DVD
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A-D 1-21 are still held back. I'm waiting release of a B21 plate and have been informed that when it is released it will go to auction. DVLA will contact me when that happens.
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Dont tell me this is going on the oregano flavoured italian chip fryer?
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So something which is supposed to convey information is turned into another money-making scheme, this time, it's a stealth tax on vanity.
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A-D 1-21 are still held back. I'm waiting release of a B21 plate and have been informed that when it is released it will go to auction. DVLA will contact me when that happens.
I have seen loads of B6 ***, B7 *** and B8 *** so the comment you make is incorrect.
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>> A-D 1-21 are still held back. I\'m waiting release of >> a B21 plate and have been informed that when it is >> released it will go to auction. DVLA will contact me >> when that happens. >> I have seen loads of B6 ***, B7 *** and B8 *** so the comment you make is incorrect.
Thank you for your succinct response. I was basing this on my recollections of a search of the DVLA website about 12 months ago and the subsequent email correspondence with the Swansea mafia from when I last looked for the plate I was interested in.
I naturally offer my heartfelt and abject apologies for any inconvenience and distress this error may have caused to any Backroomers. If there is any way in which I may make amends, please let me know.
To ensure this kind of sloppiness is not repeated I shall in future conduct a full and extensive search* of the interwebbernet before posting on all such matters of national importance.
I remain you most humble servant,
No Dosh.
(* just such a search confirms that my memory ain\'t wot it used to be, guvnor. In fact ONLY B1-20 are available direct from DVLA. It\'s 21 that hasn\'t been released. Oh how my face reddens.....)
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First the foglights, now this, I really am starting to enjoy my daily dose of ND self flagelation and penitence. Its most refreshing
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First the foglights, now this, I really am starting to enjoy my daily dose of ND self flagelation and penitence. Its most refreshing
Following your comment yesterday regarding a little after-dinner entertainment, I shall be wary of all Laguna drivers for the foreseeable future......
:o)
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>>If there is any way in which I may make amends, please let me know
Buy Mark(RLBS) loads of beer.
Anon.
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Buy Mark(RLBS) loads of beer.
I'll get back to you on that one as soon as I get pocketpc2003 loaded on to my iPAQ.
:o)
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But why can I not buy (from the DVLA site) an E or F prefix cherished plate??
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I was wondering if my number plate on the old Ford was worth anything.
E followed by a number less than 32 and letters that could be easily some ones initials.
Perhaps filling the tank does not double its value after all ?
Or perhaps I am wishful thinking again.
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