Why is there a year on a number plate?

Live65a846d0ee

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

byte

Isn't the year on current UK plates too?

Live65a846d0ee

byte wrote: »

Isn't the year on current UK plates too?

It does but it is much more subtle, hard to tell without looking at the table.

Duke O Smiley

UK plates show the year too.

To my mind our numberplate system works very well. Numbers are a lot easier to remember than letters.

On why we display a year - if we didn't we would soon be running into huge silly numbers that could not be remembered in an emergency. For example, if we used no year; there could only be one D-12345 but with a year in front we can have 00-d-12345, 01-d-12345, 02-d-12345 etc

Duke O Smiley

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

It does but it is much more subtle, hard to tell without looking at the table.

What table?

My dad's has a UK reg number XX 10 XXX

Its as simple as that

byte

The UK letter system for years is gone (excluding NI which is different again). It's numbers now.

Letters16 is early 2016, letter66 is late 2016, IIRC.

Live65a846d0ee

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

UK plates show the year too.

To my mind our numberplate system works very well. Numbers are a lot easier to remember than letters.

On why we display a year - if we didn't we would soon be running into huge silly numbers that could not be remembered in an emergency. For example, if we used no year; there could only be one D-12345 but with a year in front we can have 00-d-12345, 01-d-12345, 02-d-12345 etc

That is a lie. What about Sweden and Netherlands? They have 6 characters. XXX 999

hungry hypno toad

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

Don't get a new car then. Simples.

Live65a846d0ee

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

What table?

My dad's has a UK reg number XX 10 XXX

Its as simple as that

No it's not as simple as that, stop spending please I beg you stop spreading misinformation.

hungry hypno toad

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Anymore retarded suggestions?

Yeah but I will get a card for saying it. Use your imagination.

Live65a846d0ee

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

Yeah but I will get a card for saying it. Use your imagination.

Send a private message big boy.

Joeseph Balls

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Anymore retarded suggestions?

TBH no one gives a **** what you drive, having a new car isn't a definition of wealth. Are we talking a 171 Ferrari or dacia

Atlantic Dawn

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

Well unless someone is a fool they will know by the model roughly what the car is worth, if we had no years on the plate do you really think someone wouldn't know that a 2017 BMW 3 Series was newer than a 1999 BMW 3 Series?

ZeitgeistGlee

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

Surely if you're familiar with it any other country's plate system would just as easily tell people you had got a new car?

You could always buy the car right before 172 comes in I suppose if it means that much to you.

Live65a846d0ee

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Well unless someone is a fool they will know by the model roughly what the car is worth, if we had no years on the plate do you really think someone wouldn't know that a 2017 BMW 3 Series was newer than a 1999 BMW 3 Series?

They would but they wouldn't know exact year. On some years there is only subtle changes. I prefer no year like the rest of the world or at least more similar to UK

Duke O Smiley

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

No it's not as simple as that, stop spending please I beg you stop spreading misinformation.

Its as simple as 1 2 3 !

Init?

Victor

In some countries, you need to renew your registration plate every few years - you don't necessarily have the same plate for the life of the vehicle.

pa990

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

Well... everyone on boards now knows.

colm_mcm

Italy has the year on the registration plate too.

TheAnalyst_

Irish plates are incredibly crap. 171 - KE- 10987
Might as well use the ****ing VIN at this stage.

Fr Tod Umptious

Victor wrote: »

In some countries, you need to renew your registration plate every few years - you don't necessarily have the same plate for the life of the vehicle.

And in the US the license plate is registered to you not the vehicle, so when you change vehicle you bring the plate with you.

Icaras

My understanding is the troubles influenced a change into the new style, they were made simpler for people to understand and remember to help the guards identify cars used in robberies.

Not sure how true this is as I heard it in a pub but it did make sense to me.

scuby

Does it really bother you that much about the year on it !! You think that people are that opinionated about the year on your car reg !..
More important things in life to worry about........like its nice & sunny this morning, where to take the wife, kids and dog for a walk, lunch somewhere by the sea or picnic....oh wait, there is someone smirking at me for for driving a 12 reg car..... jeez, if you want to buy a new car just do it !

colm_mcm

A what now?

jester77

ZeitgeistGlee wrote: »

Surely if you're familiar with it any other country's plate system would just as easily tell people you had got a new car?

You could always buy the car right before 172 comes in I suppose if it means that much to you.

Not in Germany, number plate here is "state where registered, letter, number" letter and number are wherever you want that is not registered, e.g. B ZZ 100

And when you buy a new car you just move your plates to the new car.

Del2005

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

I think the year on the plate is good. It means that people who buy a car can get great value as most people buy the plate. Just look at the amount of people who won't buy a car because it doesn't have a D or their county on it.

Isambard

the year is there simply to drive envy on behalf of the Motor Trade.... to sell more cars.

Oh and btw, ask the average UK person how the year system works on their plates and they'll tell you exactly. It's just as clear as ours is.

Now then, I'm off back to After Hours for some intelligent conversation

CiniO

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

Seriousy, if you don't want people to see you bought new car, then just don't buy new car.
If you buy it, never mind reg number, people will notice anyway.

Live65a846d0ee

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

Of course the only country in the world. So I buy a car and I have to show everyone ''Oh look at me can you see? I have a new car that I just bought'' it's a problem for me as I am a humble person and want privacy and not for everyone to see that I bought a new car.

In the Uk the current system is as follows.
First 2 letters is a code for the DVLA office where first registered eg London is LA to LY.
Next 2 numbers are the time of year registered. eg if registered in March 2015 - 15. If registered in Sept 2015 - 65. Last 3 numbers are random and individual to that car.
eg LA15ABC = London march 2015 ABC. Not too dis similar to our own system. only we use more numbers than letters. The same car in Dublin would read 151D123

Seve OB

Live65a846d0ee wrote: »

No it's not as simple as that, stop spending please I beg you stop spreading misinformation.

It it is as simple as that........ I beg you to look it up

Gumbo

UK system just as easy to read as ours.
My uk car is SM14. 2014 car, simples.

Our system is one of the easiest systems in existence and works perfectly. My only gripe is the 161 and 162 fiasco that SIMI lobbied for.