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Title: 14 plates
Post by: Andy B on 01 March 2014, 23:55:41
My lad phoned me earlier to say though he'd not been looking for one, he'd spotted a 14 plate car.

I always used to look out for new reg plates 1st Aug every year, but these days forget about the new plates coming out.

Anyone else seen a new car today .... or even remembered to look out for one?  ???  :y :y :y
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Vamps on 02 March 2014, 00:37:55
My lad phoned me earlier to say though he'd not been looking for one, he'd spotted a 14 plate car.

I always used to look out for new reg plates 1st Aug every year, but these days forget about the new plates coming out.

Anyone else seen a new car today .... or even remembered to look out for one?  ???  :y :y :y

I tend not to think about it these days, not been the same since they moved it from 1st August...................  :D :D :D
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Stemo on 02 March 2014, 07:32:40
My lad phoned me earlier to say though he'd not been looking for one, he'd spotted a 14 plate car.

I always used to look out for new reg plates 1st Aug every year, but these days forget about the new plates coming out.

Anyone else seen a new car today .... or even remembered to look out for one?  ???  :y :y :y
I saw one being driven on trade plates. The plate that was on the car was 'MY14REG', so obviously being delivered to a dealership.
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 02 March 2014, 09:05:24
Only remembered to start looking when I saw a 14 plated full fat Range Rover... shame it was white.
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: TheBoy on 02 March 2014, 09:24:39
Seen plenty on the public roads last week :o

But a few dealers near work, the Audi one being huge and spread over several sites in this part of town.  I guess they should have trade plates on, but never rarely do. One was a sporty A4, sounded V8, being ragged up the dual carriageway. Nice way to treat a customer's car  >:(
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Ever Ready on 02 March 2014, 11:00:22
Saw an x-drive 320 yesterday in sunny Perth while out for a stroll

Saw loads in the dealers earlier in the week

Did always look out for them in the August 1st days though
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 02 March 2014, 18:36:55
Exactly what is wrong with having a new registration every 1st January?

What could be more simple?

I believe that this sensible practice finished somewhere around 1967. :'(

Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 02 March 2014, 21:02:43
Dealers have got it sussed, if you have a new car it will seem old in 6 months now !
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Entwood on 02 March 2014, 21:16:21
Exactly what is wrong with having a new registration every 1st January?

What could be more simple?

I believe that this sensible practice finished somewhere around 1967. :'(

Done because the "industry" complained that they had a massive peak in sales in December then nowt for the rest of the year. So the "new reg twice a year" was brought in to "spread" the sales more evenly.
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: btc on 02 March 2014, 21:42:50
Seen my first one yesterday as I drove it out the showroom  :D
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Andy B on 02 March 2014, 22:20:17
Exactly what is wrong with having a new registration every 1st January?

What could be more simple?

I believe that this sensible practice finished somewhere around 1967. :'(

D reg I think was the last one on 1st Jan  :-\

I was wrong ...... it's E reg (1967 - I can be excused cos I was 5  ;)) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_dependencies_and_overseas_territories
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: Vamps on 03 March 2014, 00:02:49
Exactly what is wrong with having a new registration every 1st January?

What could be more simple?

I believe that this sensible practice finished somewhere around 1967. :'(

D reg I think was the last one on 1st Jan  :-\

I was wrong ...... it's E reg (1967 - I can be excused cos I was 5  ;)) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_dependencies_and_overseas_territories

Gowd, I was 10, not a problem then, but catching up with me now..... :( :( :(
Title: Re: 14 plates
Post by: vauxlooney on 03 March 2014, 00:07:13
Don't think I ever look at car number plates unless it's needed. Couldn't care less what year it was made,it's just a number.