Putting N reg on my imported M reg car

[Nathanj1142]

Before I start, I am aware this is unlikely to happen but it’s worth asking if anyone’s done it. I have a private N reg (N99 CYA) that I’d love to put on my supra but because my car is a 94 - I can’t.

 

Is there anyway I could Get this on my car - with it being an import I’m not sure on regulations for regs. Could I argue anything on my v5 with dvla? If I found evidence of course.

 

Silly question really but worth asking to see if it’s been done.

[mrs turbo]

Good luck with that one , if you pull it off, do share your method, as I have a hk53 vanity plate I want to put on my Mr2 turbo, that has far to many HKS bits on it.[emoji2957][emoji106]

As I side note, I’d love , BO 55 SUP.

 

 

 

[Nathanj1142]

Good luck with that one , if you pull it off, do share your method, as I have a hk53 vanity plate I want to put on my Mr2 turbo, that has far to many HKS bits on it.[emoji2957][emoji106]

As I side note, I’d love , BO 55 SUP.

 

 

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I can’t imagine I’ll have much luck!!

[jamesmark]

This rule is one of the most stupid rules imaginable, surely as long as the V5 states year of manufacture then what harm is a reg plate doing, that really is only used to know what car it is attached to, order parts etc. With use of databases it would be easy to match reg plate with date on V5.

[Delboy52]

The bottom line is you can't make your car appear newer than it is on public roads. You could have it as a show plate, but that's about it?

 

My Supra is an L reg originally so no way could I have V8 SUP

[raddys]

Depends if it's a dateless plate, I put my SUP 2J plate on my 93 supra because its dateless. Might work the same for you.

Good luck

[navtrd]

No you won't be able to for n reg would be 95 plus vehicles I also have a n reg private plate but can't be used on mine as its 93 model.

[Dnk]

No you won't be able to for n reg would be 95 plus vehicles I also have a n reg private plate but can't be used on mine as its 93 model.

 

M covers from 01/08/1994 to 31/07/1995, its all about the cars actual date of registration and if its a 1994 car then it can't have an N reg plate on it as that runs from 01/08/1995

Edited September 24, 2019 by Dnk (see edit history)

[Delboy52]

Depends if it's a dateless plate, I put my SUP 2J plate on my 93 supra because its dateless. Might work the same for you.

Good luck

That's a great plate on a Supra

[raddys]

That's a great plate on a Supra

 

Cheers

[Dnk]

Depends if it's a dateless plate, I put my SUP 2J plate on my 93 supra because its dateless. Might work the same for you.

Good luck

 

Its actually a suffix reg and its dates are 01 Aug 1970 to 31 July 1971

 

https://www.platehunter.com/car-registration-years-

 

N99 CYA is a prefix reg so can't be used

Edited September 24, 2019 by Dnk (see edit history)

[raddys]

Its actually a suffix reg and its dates are 01 Aug 1970 to 31 July 1971

 

https://www.platehunter.com/car-registration-years-

 

N99 CYA is a prefix reg so can't be used

 

Interesting, so it can go on anything after 1970 then. I was unaware of its date as it wasnt released by dvla until a few years ago at which point I bought it, the supra is the 1st car the plate has been on.

[AC93]

I had a 1970's private reg on my Supra, got offered an amount I couldn't refuse for it, but tend to be worth more if they're applicable to a larger market, hence dateless being worth the dollar.. and less characters

[blythmrk]

Interesting, so it can go on anything after 1970 then. I was unaware of its date as it wasnt released by dvla until a few years ago at which point I bought it, the supra is the 1st car the plate has been on.

 

You can put an older plate on a newer vehicle not not the reverse.

Edited September 24, 2019 by blythmrk (see edit history)

[Swampy442]

I had M666 BHP to go on my single Supra, but due to stupid rules relating to transferring plates it couldn't be done, so was lost to the ether

[Mk4Gaz]

I had my current plate (N11GME) on my 1991 rev1 mr2 turbo.

 

Because it was imported in 1998, the date of first registration in the uk meant I could choose a plate up to that date, despite the vehicle being older.

 

I spoke to the dvla to check before buying my plate, and went to the local dvla office to sort the transfer out after purchasing it.

 

 

[Nathanj1142]

I had my current plate (N11GME) on my 1991 rev1 mr2 turbo.

 

Because it was imported in 1998, the date of first registration in the uk meant I could choose a plate up to that date, despite the vehicle being older.

 

I spoke to the dvla to check before buying my plate, and went to the local dvla office to sort the transfer out after purchasing it.

 

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THIS Is what I’m looking for. I thought there might have been a workaround.

 

Car was imported in 2003 I believe.

 

Did you just call DVLA?

 

Thanks.

[Mk4Gaz]

THIS Is what I’m looking for. I thought there might have been a workaround.

 

Car was imported in 2003 I believe.

 

Did you just call DVLA?

 

Thanks.

Hi matey, I did yes.

 

I saw the plate online and called dvla to check whether I could use it prior to purchasing.

 

They told me that the prefix is based on the first registration date in the uk, meaning on a '91 manufactured vehicle, I could have a plate up to' 98 (S reg I believe) as that was the date of first registration in the uk.

 

I bought the reg, and took the documents to the local dvla centre, and walked out with an 'N' reg mr2 [emoji16]

 

 

[raddys]

Hi matey, I did yes.

 

I saw the plate online and called dvla to check whether I could use it prior to purchasing.

 

They told me that the prefix is based on the first registration date in the uk, meaning on a '91 manufactured vehicle, I could have a plate up to' 98 (S reg I believe) as that was the date of first registration in the uk.

 

I bought the reg, and took the documents to the local dvla centre, and walked out with an 'N' reg mr2 [emoji16]

 

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Interesting stuff

[Dnk]

So going on that info i can import a mkiv now and register it then put it on a 19 plate ?

[Mk4Gaz]

I can't verify that, but I can say that I had no issues with what I did

 

 

[Nathanj1142]

Update:

 

Called DVLA and the woman basically told me to sod off as car was first registered in 1994. Unless i can prove the car was manufactured after 1995 i cant put it on. She did say i could dispute date of manufacture with proof of the manufacture date.

 

That then led me to check my v5 - where the date of first registration was 01/08/1994 - which im sure is when the 'm' reg was started.

 

Is there any way i can check the year of manufacture? Will Toyota have any of these records?

 

Thanks.

[Mk4Gaz]

Update:

 

Called DVLA and the woman basically told me to sod off as car was first registered in 1994. Unless i can prove the car was manufactured after 1995 i cant put it on. She did say i could dispute date of manufacture with proof of the manufacture date.

 

That then led me to check my v5 - where the date of first registration was 01/08/1994 - which im sure is when the 'm' reg was started.

 

Is there any way i can check the year of manufacture? Will Toyota have any of these records?

 

Thanks.

If the date of first registration on your logbook is 1994, I think you're out of luck.

 

I thought 94 was L/M reg, 95 M/N, 96 N/P,

 

 

[Nathanj1142]

If the date of first registration on your logbook is 1994, I think you're out of luck.

 

I thought 94 was L/M reg, 95 M/N, 96 N/P,

 

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date of first reg in UK was 2008 - rules must've changed. She said otherwise someone could export and re-import their car to make it appear younger.

[Mk4Gaz]

That's odd then, because I perso ally did it with my mr2!

 

Maybe I got lucky, but my log book said:

 

Year of manufacture 1991

Year of first registration in UK 1998

 

The original reg was:

H96 RKG

 

Changed to:

N11 GME