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Scrogg · Feb 18th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by adrian.farmer (original)

I might be wrong on this, but i was on the understanding that its the year the plate was issued ie, pre 1973, so as an example you could put a private plate pre 1973 B&W on a modern car,

This is actually a fairly common misconception.

True, you can put any plate on any car (as long as it doesn't make the car appear younger than it actually is) but the style of plate to be used is dictated by the age of the car, not the age of the plate.

Feb 18th, 2007, 12:14 AM	#13
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 06:07 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by adrian.farmer (original) I might be wrong on this, but i was on the understanding that its the year the plate was issued ie, pre 1973, so as an example you could put a private plate pre 1973 B&W on a modern car, This is actually a fairly common misconception. True, you can put any plate on any car (as long as it doesn't make the car appear younger than it actually is) but the style of plate to be used is dictated by the age of the car, not the age of the plate.