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. > > --- Virus checked / op virussen gecontroleerd --- > > 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 > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed > public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed > public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine **