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From: nona on 22 Mar 2010 13:38

"Michael Kilpatrick" <michael(a)mtkilpatrick.SPAMfsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:jaGdnSPPFZ2AOzrWnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
> nona wrote:
>> or find out what's wearing your old car's plates now..
>>
>> http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/search/VRMSearch.aspx
>>
>> database seems to have long since scrapped cars still on it
>
> Are you suggesting there is something suspicious about a database that
> still happens to have long-since scrapped cars in it?
>
>
> Michael

I just though it was a bit of fun. It has all my old cars and a motorbike,
including one with an abc123 reg. A couple have ended up transfered.

I can only imagine that unless a car is actually declared scrapped, and it
was on the database when the v5 came out (mid 70's?), then it will be there
forever. I expect quite a few of us have a long list against our names. Hope
they don't start taxing us...



For those who kind of missed the point - I wasn't suggesting you use it to
find tyres...


From: Indy Jess John on 28 Mar 2010 09:16
nona wrote:
> "Michael Kilpatrick" <michael(a)mtkilpatrick.SPAMfsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:jaGdnSPPFZ2AOzrWnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
>> nona wrote:
>>> or find out what's wearing your old car's plates now..
>>>
>>> http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/search/VRMSearch.aspx
>>>
>>> database seems to have long since scrapped cars still on it
>> Are you suggesting there is something suspicious about a database that
>> still happens to have long-since scrapped cars in it?
>>
>>
>> Michael
>
> I just though it was a bit of fun. It has all my old cars and a motorbike,
> including one with an abc123 reg. A couple have ended up transferred.
>
> I can only imagine that unless a car is actually declared scrapped, and it
> was on the database when the v5 came out (mid 70's?), then it will be there
> forever. I expect quite a few of us have a long list against our names. Hope
> they don't start taxing us...
>
>
>
> For those who kind of missed the point - I wasn't suggesting you use it to
> find tyres...
>
>
It has the car I scrapped in 2008 (but has no tyres for it) but it
doesn't have the car I scrapped in 1972!

As you said - a bit of fun.

Jim


From: Geoff Mackenzie on 31 Mar 2010 09:27


"Indy Jess John" <jimwarren(a)OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:UEIrn.83837$Vh1.42274(a)newsfe15.ams2...
> nona wrote:
>> "Michael Kilpatrick" <michael(a)mtkilpatrick.SPAMfsnet.co.uk> wrote in
>> message news:jaGdnSPPFZ2AOzrWnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
>>> nona wrote:
>>>> or find out what's wearing your old car's plates now..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/search/VRMSearch.aspx
>>>>
>>>> database seems to have long since scrapped cars still on it
>>> Are you suggesting there is something suspicious about a database that
>>> still happens to have long-since scrapped cars in it?
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> I just though it was a bit of fun. It has all my old cars and a
>> motorbike, including one with an abc123 reg. A couple have ended up
>> transferred.
>>
>> I can only imagine that unless a car is actually declared scrapped, and
>> it was on the database when the v5 came out (mid 70's?), then it will be
>> there forever. I expect quite a few of us have a long list against our
>> names. Hope they don't start taxing us...
>>
>>
>>
>> For those who kind of missed the point - I wasn't suggesting you use it
>> to find tyres...
> It has the car I scrapped in 2008 (but has no tyres for it) but it
> doesn't have the car I scrapped in 1972!
>
> As you said - a bit of fun.
>
> Jim

Thought I would try some of the cars I owned between 1966 and 1970
(roughly) at least those whose numbers I recall:

2051 RA - it was a Ferrari 250 GTE. Now described as other Italian makes,
coupe, red. I'm amazed - when I flogged it the engine was knackered and
anyway most of the GTEs have morphed into 250 GTO lookalikes. Thought it
would have gone to the great scrapyard in the sky long ago.

HYD 1 - now on a Mercedes 450 SLC. When I had it, it was on a 1947 Jaguar
3.5 litre. I sold the numberplate for �50; wonder what it's worth now?

SGF 1 - it was on the world's worst Jaguar MkX, bought for �100. Sold it
with the car; I was just so glad to get rid of it.... Now apparently on a
Bentley Continental, but no idea what year.

10 LPJ - on a 1960 Facel Vega HK500, now apparently sunk without trace.

As you say, a bit of fun!

GMac



From: stephen.hull on 31 Mar 2010 11:22
In message <81h0ugFlr4U1(a)mid.individual.net>
"Geoff Mackenzie" <gmac(a)chapterfive.org.uk> wrote:

>
>
>"Indy Jess John" <jimwarren(a)OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:UEIrn.83837$Vh1.42274(a)newsfe15.ams2...
>> nona wrote:
>>> "Michael Kilpatrick" <michael(a)mtkilpatrick.SPAMfsnet.co.uk> wrote in
>>> message news:jaGdnSPPFZ2AOzrWnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d(a)pipex.net...
>>>> nona wrote:
>>>>> or find out what's wearing your old car's plates now..
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/search/VRMSearch.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>> database seems to have long since scrapped cars still on it
>>>> Are you suggesting there is something suspicious about a database that
>>>> still happens to have long-since scrapped cars in it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>
>>> I just though it was a bit of fun. It has all my old cars and a
>>> motorbike, including one with an abc123 reg. A couple have ended up
>>> transferred.
>>>

>> It has the car I scrapped in 2008 (but has no tyres for it) but it
>> doesn't have the car I scrapped in 1972!
>>
>> As you said - a bit of fun.
>>
>> Jim
>
>Thought I would try some of the cars I owned between 1966 and 1970
>(roughly) at least those whose numbers I recall:
>

It shows LBG 13 on a Peugeot 206 now, this old registration number
was originally registered to a Ford Anglia which I sold for 400ukp
about ten years ago, I sold the plate separately for 1200ukp.


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