Re: [doc] Dusty's reg. no.

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Dusty is different becasue you can register it as a "new" car - being as it's never been registered anywhere and has less than
3k on the clock. So you can register it as an X reg and give it whatever plate you like

Martin

Chris Parnham wrote:

>
> Paul,
> There ARE a lot of restriction about what number you can put on your car,
> they won't let you make it look younger, so you can't have anything later
> than a W, however, there are lots of interesting one originating from
> Northern Ireland such as OIL,,, GUL...AXI...SIJ...., together with any
> English one's , that were originally issued before W ( first time around)
> that would look nice, for instance GUI 12 is £1570, I'm still thinking
> about mine.
>
> Chris P Derby
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Feagan, Paul" <paul@xxxx>
> To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [doc] Dusty's reg. no.
>
> I had a look on the DVLA website and there were loads of Xnn DMC plates
> available at 250 quid. I have always been against paying for a private
> plate, but at 250 GBP I thought I'd go for it. My car is AGT 754W which
> doesn't make anything however the letters are arranged.
>
> I called the DVLA and asked about the reg. The woman there told me that I
> couldn't make the car look younger than it was, by putting C at the end. I
> suppressed the urge to say "I don't need to make it look younger. John
> DeLorean and the Stainless Steel panels did that already!"
>
> It seems that the plate has to be in the form DMC nn(A-W) which is
> considerably more expensive, apparently.
>
> I could have got this completely wrong and maybe I dialled the wrong number
> and got the local asylum. If so, please enlighten me.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Parnham [mailto:chrisparnham@xxxx]
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 12:10 AM
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [doc] Dusty's reg. no.
>
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>
> Dear all,
> A COMPETITION for DOC members.
>
> I am thinking (only thinking) of putting Dusty on the road, I may be able to
> "swing" a new X reg....(or Earlier) for her....now then this opens up all
> sorts of possibilities about what registration number she should
> have...nothing as common as the one I may be issued with..no I want
> something special. I have checked out the DVLA website, and come up with the
> following, possible contenders:-
>
> G16ARO @ £999, T1MEM ( TIME M) @ £500, W12 DMC @ £400, W11 DMC
> @ £900, G7ULL @£800,
> G1ULL @ £999, X12 DMC @ £500,
>
> The Following numbers will be sold at auction, W1NGD, WINGS, S7EEL,
> and lastly , DUS7Y.
>
> If any of you can come up with a good sugestion, that I eventually use, the
> prize will be a drive around the Dunmurry test track in Dusty next year...or
> somewhere else in England if you are not going to the Eurofest.
>
> The only Rule is that it be a proper number, either on sale with a dealer,
> or available from the DVLA.
>
> Any one who suggests number like D1K HD, or PRA1T or similar, will have his
> DOC membership fees doubled for the next few years!!!!
>
> Come on, get your thinking caps on, remember check that its available.
>
> Best regards
>
> Chris P DOC uk vins 5638/12176
>
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