TW reg anyone?

An Ri rua

Right,

Anyone know what a TW reg is?

Saw this vehicle up and down that had a xxxx ZW reg, which was impossible as it was a latest shape Range.

Now it's changed to xxxx TW.

Thoughts?

elperello

TW would be an old series reg number from Essex in the UK.

An Ri rua

elperello wrote: »

TW would be an old series reg number from Essex in the UK.

Thanks. It seems a major scam so. Was a 2017 RR on a ZW plate, I queried it with Revenue and a few months later it became a TW plate.

Bizarre stuff.

AFAIK the last LR to fit on a classic chassis was the P38 and the Disco II. I didn't think it was remotely possible to fit the newer bodies.

eusap

with personalised plates in the UK (many sites selling them) it is possible to make a New car look older with Old Reg but not an Old Car look newer

An Ri rua

eusap wrote: »

with personalised plates in the UK (many sites selling them) it is possible to make a New car look older with Old Reg but not an Old Car look newer

This is an Irish car though. Went from ZW to TW and from Irish plate to yellow plate.

swarlb

An Ri rua wrote: »

This is an Irish car though. Went from ZW to TW and from Irish plate to yellow plate.

ZW was a Kildare reg in the 1950/60's and 1980's Never heard of TW

An Ri rua

swarlb wrote: »

An Ri rua wrote: »

This is an Irish car though. Went from ZW to TW and from Irish plate to yellow plate.

ZW was a Kildare reg in the 1950/60's and 1980's Never heard of TW

Exactly, yes

elperello

swarlb wrote: »

ZW was a Kildare reg in the 1950/60's and 1980's Never heard of TW

Four digit number followed by ZW was Kildare 1983-1986.

The car has probably been exported to UK and is on a yellow personal plate.

What was going on before that is unclear.

swarlb

elperello wrote: »

Four digit number followed by ZW was Kildare 1983-1986.

The car has probably been exported to UK and is on a yellow personal plate.

What was going on before that is unclear.

ZW followed by digits was also issued in the 1950/60's in Kildare

elperello

swarlb wrote: »

ZW followed by digits was also issued in the 1950/60's in Kildare

Correct but the car mentioned by the OP was the reverse sequence ie. xxxx ZW.
A strange case to see it on a modern car anyway.

Type 17

Speculation:

Fella puts a 2017 R/Rover on a ZW plate, hoping no one will notice.
People notice, and he gets told to cop on to himself.
He reckons the next-cheapest way to do things is to export it to the UK (on paper, not physically) and then buys the closest-appearing UK reg to a ZW or ZV one, and continues to run it in Irl, hoping no one will notice (but they have).

...Or he could have moved to the UK, bought a nice old plate, and continues to regularly visit Irl for periods of less than six months...

mgbgt1978

Funnily enough there's an '83 Kadett on DD with a **** ZW at present.

An Ri rua

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Funnily enough there's an '83 Kadett on DD with a **** ZW at present.

And the zw reg that this RE was is now a Seat Ibiza.. didn't think they made them in 1986.

An Ri rua

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Funnily enough there's an '83 Kadett on DD with a **** ZW at present.

Type 17 wrote: »

Speculation:

Fella puts a 2017 R/Rover on a ZW plate, hoping no one will notice.
People notice, and he gets told to cop on to himself.
He reckons the next-cheapest way to do things is to export it to the UK (on paper, not physically) and then buys the closest-appearing UK reg to a ZW or ZV one, and continues to run it in Irl, hoping no one will notice (but they have).

...Or he could have moved to the UK, bought a nice old plate, and continues to regularly visit Irl for periods of less than six months...

1st option most likely of the two. It's a daily driver on my commute.

An Ri rua

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Funnily enough there's an '83 Kadett on DD with a **** ZW at present.

Type 17 wrote: »

Speculation:

Fella puts a 2017 R/Rover on a ZW plate, hoping no one will notice.
People notice, and he gets told to cop on to himself.
He reckons the next-cheapest way to do things is to export it to the UK (on paper, not physically) and then buys the closest-appearing UK reg to a ZW or ZV one, and continues to run it in Irl, hoping no one will notice (but they have).

...Or he could have moved to the UK, bought a nice old plate, and continues to regularly visit Irl for periods of less than six months...

1st option most likely of the two. It's a daily driver on my commute.

Del2005

An Ri rua wrote: »

Thanks. It seems a major scam so. Was a 2017 RR on a ZW plate, I queried it with Revenue and a few months later it became a TW plate.

Bizarre stuff.

AFAIK the last LR to fit on a classic chassis was the P38 and the Disco II. I didn't think it was remotely possible to fit the newer bodies.

The VIN plate will fit any vehicle. There are too many cars driving around on classic plates that didn't exist at the time. You'd think that someone in authority would notice when vehicles launched in the late 90s are trying to register for classic plates, but nothing will happen till someone is badly injured.

Type 17

An Ri rua wrote: »

1st option most likely of the two. It's a daily driver on my commute.

The second option was only mentioned for politeness…

elperello

An Ri rua wrote: »

And the zw reg that this RE was is now a Seat Ibiza.. didn't think they made them in 1986.

This is a 1986. Is it the same.

https://www.google.com/search?q=seat+ibiza+1986&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=dGCJ_pzPWb457M%253A%252CPBr27YoRRtcHMM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRim9AYsPvipWVS0TdFXz9aKXWq-A&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH0tK63v3hAhWyuXEKHTAeB1UQ9QEwB3oECAcQEg&biw=1350&bih=608#imgrc=qOFhj2J8lsY81M:&vet=1

You can put the reg into Motorcheck and get a free identity check.
https://www.motorcheck.ie/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5MS2qN_94QIVB57VCh0v0gFcEAAYASAAEgKBPPD_BwE