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Thu 9 Oct 2008 19:02
Unusual (illegal?) registrations - 547HEW
Observed today on her majesty's highway, a white Nissan Skyline, with very loud exhaust system, and a 5 digit registration. The format was 3466x where x is a digit 1 to 9. The number plate was black, with polished aluminium numerals.

There were no symbols on the rear of the car indicating nationality.

If my memory serves me correctly, vehicles registered after Aug 1973 have to have reflective number plates.

Can this registration be legal?



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Thu 9 Oct 2008 19:54
Unusual (illegal?) registrations - Tron
Did the numbers fade to just yellow about 100 metres in front of you as the one a witnessed recently did too?

This was last week on the M1 just outside of Leeds on a white Rover.

Edited by Tron on 09/10/2008 at 19:55

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Thu 9 Oct 2008 19:58
Unusual (illegal?) registrations - Hamsafar
The black one in that format is perfectly legal as a bone fide format for the British Isle of Guernsey. There are two I regularly see in Nottingham.

Edited by Hamsafar on 09/10/2008 at 20:02

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Thu 9 Oct 2008 20:30
Unusual (illegal?) registrations - drbe
the British Isle of Guernsey.

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Pedant's Corner

Guernsey is a British Crown Dependancy
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Thu 9 Oct 2008 21:07
Unusual (illegal?) registrations - 547HEW
Thanks for your replies guys. My curiosity is satisfied.

Oh, and Tron, the numbers didnt fade, visible at all distances (as far as I could see) . This was in daylight by the way.

Thanks again.
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