The Retirement Thread

[12boy]

Ah, more puzzling stuff. Is a "65 plate" a car bought and licensed in 1965?
Numbnuts , I will spare you the details as I had posted all this some time ago, but when I was hit by a car on my bike I got $8500 for the pain and suffering of 2 cracked ribs. Get what you can.
It has been drizzling for about 24 hours and things are what we call green around here. Kinda like going on a trip to England.
Be well and safe.

 

[BoldonLad]

Ah, more puzzling stuff. Is a "65 plate" a car bought and licensed in 1965?
Numbnuts , I will spare you the details as I had posted all this some time ago, but when I was hit by a car on my bike I got $8500 for the pain and suffering of 2 cracked ribs. Get what you can.
It has been drizzling for about 24 hours and things are what we call green around here. Kinda like going on a trip to England.
Be well and safe.

Much more complicated than that.

"65" plate would be car registered in second half of 2015.

I may not have the exact details, but, approximately as follows:

Car Registrations change twice per year

Cars registered in first 6 months have year number, eg (20)19, (20)20, (20)21 etc

Cars registered in second half of year, have year number plus 50, so, 69, 70, 71 etc

The (car) registration system has changed over the years, but, currently it is

two letters, followed by two numbers (for year), followed by three letters eg

HN66 DZX is a car registered in the second half of 2016.

I think, the first two letters may give a clue as the region in which it was first registered, not sure about that.

Generally speaking, a cars registration stays with it for the life of the car, although, it is possible to buy and fit personal registration plates, which may be moved, from car to car, for a fee.

 

[PaulSB]

Cars registered in first 6 months have year number, eg (20)19, (20)20, (20)21 etc

Cars registered in second half of year, have year number plus 50, so, 69, 70, 71 etc

Thank you. I didn't know this. Another of life's little mysteries solved

 

[BoldonLad]

Thank you. I didn't know this. Another of life's little mysteries solved

You are welcome

 

[12boy]

Wow....we keep plates for a few years or until new plate designs are put out. When a car is sold the new owner will be issued a different plate number. Here in Wyoming the first one or two digits are separated from the others, and those one or two give the county of licence. Natrona county, where I live has plates beginning with 1, while a car from Fremont county has 8. Most states now have some kind of art on the plate but a few still have numbers and letters only.

 

[numbnuts]

Not done much today, finished clearing out my car and removing the roof rack.
Had a courtesy call from the AA to see if I was OK I told them I was “moby dick”, he suddenly turned into a doctor and said “I think you will be OK tomorrow”.
He is going to chase up the insurance company and should get a reply by mid-day on Monday, but he think the car is a write off and it will be a cash offer only.
Didn't sleep very good last night thinking how I would manage without a car ?
Do I buy a cheap car out of my savings, which ain't a lot ?
Should I use some on my disability pension to pay for a loan it's £200 per month I could use 1/2 or 2/3 of that, but I would have that hanging around my neck for 5 years, will I be alive in 5 years time ?
Questions questions and no answers ................
PS some "good news" makes a change.....my hearing aids are very good

 

[BoldonLad]

Not done much today, finished clearing out my car and removing the roof rack.
Had a courtesy call from the AA to see if I was OK I told them I was “moby dick”, he suddenly turned into a doctor and said “I think you will be OK tomorrow”.
He is going to chase up the insurance company and should get a reply by mid-day on Monday, but he think the car is a write off and it will be a cash offer only.
Didn't sleep very good last night thinking how I would manage without a car ?
Do I buy a cheap car out of my savings, which ain't a lot ?
Should I use some on my disability pension to pay for a loan it's £200 per month I could use 1/2 or 2/3 of that, but I would have that hanging around my neck for 5 years, will I be alive in 5 years time ?
Questions questions and no answers ................
PS some "good news" makes a change.....my hearing aids are very good

Not wanting to pry into your personal circumstances, but... if you are entitled to a disability pension, could you also possibly qualify for mobility allowance, and, hence a Motobility Car?

Failing that, or, indeed, in addition to that, perhaps, in addition to the cash for your car, you may be entitled to claim for injuries, additional costs etc etc from the Insurance Company. Every little helps, after all, this situation is not your fault.

 

[numbnuts]

Not wanting to pry into your personal circumstances, but... if you are entitled to a disability pension, could you also possibly qualify for mobility allowance, and, hence a Motobility Car?

Failing that, or, indeed, in addition to that, perhaps, in addition to the cash for your car, you may be entitled to claim for injuries, additional costs etc etc from the Insurance Company. Every little helps, after all, this situation is not your fault.

I don't get mobility allowance I'm more walking wounded, I will not get much for the car as an insurance pay out as the said car is 23 years old, I think I'll be lucky to £500, but it will be more like £200.
I think I would like to try car less, I could get my shopping once a month delivered and could buy local by my bike/trike, I even have a trailer for my bikes, but I would have to give up fishing and kayaking, but saying that I have not been for so long now due to Covid, I don't think I would miss it.

 

[oldwheels]

Much more complicated than that.

"65" plate would be car registered in second half of 2015.

I may not have the exact details, but, approximately as follows:

Car Registrations change twice per year

Cars registered in first 6 months have year number, eg (20)19, (20)20, (20)21 etc

Cars registered in second half of year, have year number plus 50, so, 69, 70, 71 etc

The (car) registration system has changed over the years, but, currently it is

two letters, followed by two numbers (for year), followed by three letters eg

HN66 DZX is a car registered in the second half of 2016.

I think, the first two letters may give a clue as the region in which it was first registered, not sure about that.

Generally speaking, a cars registration stays with it for the life of the car, although, it is possible to buy and fit personal registration plates, which may be moved, from car to car, for a fee.

The first two letters does give a sort of clue as to place of origin. Our local one used to be and still is SB but there are also many SK which is Caithness. Dumbarton was SN and Inverness ST but for some reason we do not see many of those.
It gets complicated with used cars of course because mine is VO where I have never been and is I think somewhere mid/north England. The dealer I bought if from got it for me from some contact he uses for used motability cars.

 

[Mo1959]

That was amazing! ⚽ Can’t believe it. 5th in the league and both cups!

 

[BoldonLad]

Wow....we keep plates for a few years or until new plate designs are put out. When a car is sold the new owner will be issued a different plate number. Here in Wyoming the first one or two digits are separated from the others, and those one or two give the county of licence. Natrona county, where I live has plates beginning with 1, while a car from Fremont county has 8. Most states now have some kind of art on the plate but a few still have numbers and letters only.

The UK registration plate has gone through a number of changes in my lifetime, not even sure I recall them all.

I THINK we started with:

Two letter and four numbers eg AB1234

Then, three letters and three numbers eg ABC 123

Then three letters ; three numbers ; letter, where the "trailing" letter told you the year of registration eg PBY123E, I cannot recall the correlation between letters and years, but, I THINK A = 1963, B = 1964 etc

Then the above was reversed to A 999 ABC, where the initial letter gave the year of registration.

Then the scheme I outlined in the previous post.

A further slight complication is that certain letters were omitted from the sequence to avoid confusion(?) for example O was typically not used, because of possible confusion with 0 (zero).

Most of the chopping and changing was because as car ownership levels increased, they were running out of number combinations, plus, lobbying from the motor industry ( for year related first registration plates) because the "snob value" was thought to increase sales.

Edit: for anyone who has absolutely nothing to amuse themselves with, see here for a complete list of the correlation between year of registration and letter.

 

[Dave7]

Our 1st car (mini 850) that I bought in approx 1972 was already old And a rust box. The reg was BNB 304 B.

Due to my work I have had lots of new cars and MrsD immediately picks a phrase with the main letters. As an eg our present car starts BWD......MrsD chose Big Willy Dave.
I assume she was on drugs

 

[BoldonLad]

Our 1st car (mini 850) that I bought in approx 1972 was already old And a rust box. The reg was BNB 304 B.

Due to my work I have had lots of new cars and MrsD immediately picks a phrase with the main letters. As an eg our present car starts BWD......MrsD chose Big Willy Dave.
I assume she was on drugs

My first car was a rusty Ford Anglia 100E. It was 1953 vintage, I bought it in 1965, for £35 ( a fortune to me then, ten weeks pay!). I still remember the Registration Number, it was NCU 142. Spent the next two years rebuilding it in Fibre Glass, Procter called "Plastic Padding", if I recall

 

[classic33]

Much more complicated than that.

"65" plate would be car registered in second half of 2015.

I may not have the exact details, but, approximately as follows:

Car Registrations change twice per year

Cars registered in first 6 months have year number, eg (20)19, (20)20, (20)21 etc

Cars registered in second half of year, have year number plus 50, so, 69, 70, 71 etc

The (car) registration system has changed over the years, but, currently it is

two letters, followed by two numbers (for year), followed by three letters eg

HN66 DZX is a car registered in the second half of 2016.

I think, the first two letters may give a clue as the region in which it was first registered, not sure about that.

Generally speaking, a cars registration stays with it for the life of the car, although, it is possible to buy and fit personal registration plates, which may be moved, from car to car, for a fee.

Partially correct.
From the 1st March each year, new cars will have the current last two digits of the year(21 this year) in their number plate. Whilst new car registrations from 1st September, through to the 28th February, will have a digit*(which is 7 this year) in front of the last digit of the year reg plates.

*This first digit has been increasing by one, every ten years.

 

[oldwheels]

The UK registration plate has gone through a number of changes in my lifetime, not even sure I recall them all.

I THINK we started with:

Two letter and four numbers eg AB1234

Then, three letters and three numbers eg ABC 123

Then three letters ; three numbers ; letter, where the "trailing" letter told you the year of registration eg PBY123E, I cannot recall the correlation between letters and years, but, I THINK A = 1963, B = 1964 etc

Then the above was reversed to A 999 ABC, where the initial letter gave the year of registration.

Then the scheme I outlined in the previous post.

A further slight complication is that certain letters were omitted from the sequence to avoid confusion(?) for example O was typically not used, because of possible confusion with 0 (zero).

Most of the chopping and changing was because as car ownership levels increased, they were running out of number combinations, plus, lobbying from the motor industry ( for year related first registration plates) because the "snob value" was thought to increase sales.

Edit: for anyone who has absolutely nothing to amuse themselves with, see here for a complete list of the correlation between year of registration and letter.

An interesting list but totally different from where the letters used to indicate. SY for example used to be Stornoway but not now. My car seems to have come from further south than I though ie Severn Valley/Worcester. I used to have DVD 800 which came from Lanarkshire. Should have kept the plate.