Where is this number plate from?

flazio · 10-11-2021 4:23pm #1

There are 4 more numbers behind the blue. The current year-county-nth registered car system came into place in 1987, the Discovery wasn't launched until 1989 so it's unlikely to be from that long ago. Is it from a UK channel Island? Isle of Man?

HeidiHeidi · 10-11-2021 4:28pm

That's an Irish reg plate.

ZV numbers are available for vehicles over 30 years old on first registration in Republic of Ireland

flazio · 10-11-2021 4:33pm

Interesting. So does that 30 year threshold keep moving forward? For example can I get a ZV plate for a 1992 car next year?

HeidiHeidi · 10-11-2021 4:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118146780#Comment_118146780

Yep, I think that's how it works.

If I remember rightly, when they introduced them first you had to take a ZV number for a while, but now you have the choice of the year/county/number format, or a ZV number, if the car is over 30.

Larbre34 · 10-11-2021 4:42pm

Theres a very long and interesting story about a lot of the Discos that you will see on ZV plates, but can't be told here.

Miscreant · 10-11-2021 4:45pm

I would imagine someone has put a Discovery body on a Defender chassis and the registered part (the chassis) is over 30 years old. I have seen this a few times and think I may have seen the one from the OP's picture around the place as well.

[Deleted User] · 10-11-2021 4:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118146826#Comment_118146826

Of course it can, it's been told several times before. The reg is tied to the chassis number, fit new body to old chassis and voila.

Wishbone Ash · 10-11-2021 7:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118146792#Comment_118146792

It was the other way around. You had to take a year/county reg but the classic vehicle enthusiasts lobbied the government to allow a for a more fitting format for older vehicles. Unfortunately people are still requesting them for post 1987 vehicles over 30 years old (1987/1988/1989/1990/1991) which doesn't make sense as the new system was in by then.

elperello · 10-11-2021 7:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118147712#Comment_118147712

In fairness I wouldn't blame anyone for doing what they can to avoid the long number year plates inflicted on us by SIMI.

Wishbone Ash · 10-11-2021 9:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118147762#Comment_118147762

Yes but the ZV followed by 5 digits look ridiculous too considering that pre '87, the maximum characters allowed on a plate was 6. When the ZV series reached 9999, they should have introduced another prefix.

goochy · 10-11-2021 10:18pm

Yes have to say thank zv looks crap on cars after 1986 theres a late80s Mercedes 230ce near me and it looks stupid with zv plates . Only Dublin has problem with long numbers and have to say that doesn't look great either

Regarding the zv discoveries in am amazed at the prices they go for . Are the parts taken from crashed discovery 2's ?

elperello · 10-11-2021 11:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118148257#Comment_118148257

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118148387#Comment_118148387

I still think the ZV is least worse option on any year.

I agree a different prefix would have been a good idea.

At the same time there are plenty of unissued pre-87 series numbers which could be offered to classic owners and also a lot of disused numbers from cars long scrapped.

They could be sold at a premium thus bringing in a bit of revenue.

colm_mcm · 13-11-2021 10:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118146841#Comment_118146841

Except usually the only metal swapped is the bit around the VIN

Where is this number plate from?

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