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Old 13-12-2013, 13:59   #1
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My registration number is 3 letters followed by 4 digits,
Why?
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Old 13-12-2013, 14:21   #2
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My registration number is 3 letters followed by 4 digits,
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Irish?
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Old 13-12-2013, 14:26   #3
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a letter fell off
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Old 13-12-2013, 14:28   #4
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Could be a private plate that has been left on the motor
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Old 13-12-2013, 14:29   #5
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Basically, it depends on the 3 letters... if one is a I or Z, then it is from Northern Ireland, if it is not, then it is a very old UK plate that would have been transferred to it by someone for vanity reasons.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8100453AA3VSo9
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Old 13-12-2013, 15:05   #6
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Basically, it depends on the 3 letters... if one is a I or Z, then it is from Northern Ireland, if it is not, then it is a very old UK plate that would have been transferred to it by someone for vanity reasons.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8100453AA3VSo9
Yup it has a z in it must be Irish would have thought it would say something on v5
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Old 13-12-2013, 15:56   #7
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Yup it has a z in it must be Irish would have thought it would say something on v5
It just means when it was first registered, it was done in Northern Ireland, but once it has been sold on 2 times, the previous owner will not show, and as it still comes under DVLA, it makes no difference where it was registered, as unlike Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of man, you do not need to re-register them when you bring them into the UK.

I was surprised than when my company put personalised plates on the cars, the log book did not show that it had changed either.
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Yup it has a z in it must be Irish would have thought it would say something on v5
The car needn't have been to Ireland, you can buy these registration numbers from a lot of places, even DVLC.

BIL 1234, BAZ 1234, or OIL 1234 are common place.

Just some people trying to hide the age of the vehicle.
My Mav is so old, you still need someone walking in front with a red flag...

If you have an easy to remember reg No. it just makes it easy for some **** to target it, if you once happened to cut them up...
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do NI plates still follow pattern since we moved to the AB51ABC format?
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Old 15-12-2013, 10:11   #11
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do NI plates still follow pattern since we moved to the AB51ABC format?
Mines an 03 model and has the irish plates so guessing they are still different

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Old 15-12-2013, 10:27   #12
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Do we have any Irish club members, who actually live in Ireland ??
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Old 15-12-2013, 19:17   #13
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Do we have any Irish club members, who actually live in Ireland ??
my 1999 mav has a N.Ireland plate starts with YDZ then followed by 4 digits, im Welsh and live in Wales, but my surname is a city in Ireland, so the answer to your question from me is NO,
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