Cars original reg?

[SaxoAL]

Anyone know how you find out the cars original reg, ie: the one before a personalised plate was put on it?


Cheers.

[mitchyg_saxo]

not much point in needin to no it, when you tek the plate off you get a new number anyway

[betty02]

Aint no way of finding out unless you ring there insurence company and find out but thats hard if you didn't swap the plate over etc.

When you get a private plate your others is redundent when you swap the plate you get a new reg

[J222JRA]

would show on old MOT certificates mate. And also when i took my personal reg off i got the original reg number back.

[davidharvey]

not much point in needin to no it, when you tek the plate off you get a new number anyway

I got my old number back on when I sold the car. Used the original plates

[SaxoAL]

cool cheers guys.
Was just trying to see if mine was an S or T reg. I think S as it was still 98 registered?

[Luke]

One you have now mate?

'98 could either be an R or an S.

[SaxoAL]

yeah the VTS. Well I dont think its an R as it has no keypad immobiliser?

[craig180]

Aint no way of finding out unless you ring there insurence company and find out but thats hard if you didn't swap the plate over etc.

When you get a private plate your others is redundent when you swap the plate you get a new reg

I got mine back each time I wsapped plates.

Al, does it have etched windows?

[Luke]

On the R plates, they changed over from the keypad immobiliser to the transponder key, aswell as changing the grill so it could be an R.

When was date of first registration?

[Lauraaaa]

mine is a r and has keypad immobiliser on it x

[Viper]

surely the DVLA should be able to tell you?

[swampy]

When u swap a private plate off it 99% of the time u get the original plate back.
An experian or hpi check will also tell you ALL the previous vrms

[SaxoAL]

It's got the current plate etched into the windows, and the old plate you can see has been scratched out under it.

[Luke]

Like I was saying Al, do you know the date of registration to determine the year of the original plate?

[SaxoAL]

31/03/1998. I missed her birthday the other day! lol

[RichM]

R 01 August 1997 to 31 July 1998
S 01 August 1998 to 28 February 1999

There you go mate

[Luke]

I was about to say, she is an R reg mate.

[SaxoAL]

So some R reg's came with no keypad immobiliser then?

[Luke]

Yes mate, that is when they did the changeover on them.

Smiley Grill, Blue Dials and no keypad immobiliser.

[SaxoAL]

ah right yes, that what mine has!

[betty02]

Seriously didnt know you get the old plate back DVLA told me to chuck mine as i will get a new one!

[Luke]

99% you will get it back mate.

I'll get mine back as all my original reg is etched onto the windows.

[betty02]

Is it? haha thats cool *goes and checks windows* haha

[Luke]

I paid for my etching, then I go get Private Plates....go me! LOL.

Ah well....

[-Jason-]

Aimee has a R reg VTS and has a keypad

I have an R reg VTS and have a chipped key

[betty02]

I paid for my etching, then I go get Private Plates....go me! LOL.

Ah well....

What do you benifit from having it done lol :S

[Luke]

What do you benifit from having it done lol :S

Security.

If someone wanted to nick your car, then clone it - basically all the windows would need changing too and all the headlights.

[betty02]

Cool how much that cost/were from

[Luke]

Some guy who was knocking on doors lol.

£20.

[craig180]

Aimee has a R reg VTS and has a keypad

I have an R reg VTS and have a chipped key

Aimee's car also has grey clocks, square-ish grille and the nicer interior = 1997R

Jason's car has blue clocks, smiley grille and the interior from a Metro train = 1998R