Quick question re: UK regs/years

NIMAN

Have been scanning cars on Autotrader.co.uk and seen a '56' reg car that the dealer is saying is a 2007.

When you type the reg into any of the car checks you get 2006 listed.

Can he be right?

Marcusm

NIMAN wrote: »

Have been scanning cars on Autotrader.co.uk and seen a '56' reg car that the dealer is saying is a 2007.

When you type the reg into any of the car checks you get 2006 listed.

Can he be right?

Yes; 56 covers from 1 September 2006 to 28 February 2007.

colm_mcm

56 can be 2007, the date of registration determines what irish plate it'll have.

HeidiHeidi

Registrations in the UK change in April and September - so a 56 plate registered after September 06 would be valid until April 07.

So yes, possible.

I think.

NIMAN

Thanks all. So it must have registered it in 2007, which I assume means it'll have an 07 Irish reg if I was to buy it.

CiniO

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Registrations in the UK change in April and September - so a 56 plate registered after September 06 would be valid until April 07.

So yes, possible.

I think.

They change in March.
So 56 is from 1st September 2006 to 28th Ferbuary 2007.

HeidiHeidi

CiniO wrote: »

They change in March.
So 56 is from 1st September 2006 to 28th Ferbuary 2007.

Whoops - t'would appear I can't count to six. Time for bed

NIMAN

Just done a quick check and the car in question is showing a registration date of Sept 2006, yet he is advertising as 2007.

Have emailed him to confirm, but already losing interest.

Marcusm

NIMAN wrote: »

Just done a quick check and the car in question is showing a registration date of Sept 2006, yet he is advertising as 2007.

Have emailed him to confirm, but already losing interest.

Possibly a pre reg; dealer reg'd it in September and kept on forecourt until January 2007 - owner might not be pulling a swifty so much as projecting his experience onto the facts - of course this is not possible if he's the 5th owner.

Anan1

Marcusm wrote: »

Possibly a pre reg; dealer reg'd it in September and kept on forecourt until January 2007 - owner might not be pulling a swifty so much as projecting his experience onto the facts - of course this is not possible if he's the 5th owner.

The car is being sold by a dealer - they'll know the date of first reg.

mickdw

Id be thinking the dealer is chancing his arm. Makes little difference to a UK buyer but I'd certainly believe the dates the history checks are giving you.

NIMAN

As I follow up I emailed him and asked him the craic, as I told him the car was coming up on the checks as a 2006.

He told me it was a 2007 model but registered in Sept 2006. I checked his advert again and it has now changed to 2006 in the description.

mickdw

NIMAN wrote: »

As I follow up I emailed him and asked him the craic, as I told him the car was coming up on the checks as a 2006.

He told me it was a 2007 model but registered in Sept 2006. I checked his advert again and it has now changed to 2006 in the description.

Thats not on.

_Kaiser_

And this is why our system works better - no guesswork involved, none of this spanning two years malarkey and people/dealers trying to pull a stroke as in this instance.

Now if we could only get rid of that stupid 1x1/2 system they brought in this year...

corktina

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

And this is why our system works better - no guesswork involved, none of this spanning two years malarkey and people/dealers trying to pull a stroke as in this instance.

Now if we could only get rid of that stupid 1x1/2 system they brought in this year...

they just might, sure wasn't it only there to avoid unlucky 13 reg'd cars!

_Kaiser_

corktina wrote: »

they just might, sure wasn't it only there to avoid unlucky 13 reg'd cars!

.. which is ridiculous in itself as the "13" is still on the plate! I think it's permanent though?

hi5

Use this site to get the date of first registration in the UK

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/home/intro?skin=directgov

Marcusm

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

.. which is ridiculous in itself as the "13" is still on the plate! I think it's permanent though?

I think there was a subsidiary issue that 1913 cars might realistically be imported!