| DVLA query 15:02 - Apr 14 with 6829 views | BarrySwan |
Don't know if any of the DVLA bods on here are able to answer this query from someone on a motor forum that I frequent.
Understandably the chap has been having a bit of trouble getting a response through the normal channels. His query is:-
"Is there any way of tracing the owner of a particular reg plate?
Been looking for a personal plate the perfect plate would be D34NNA. Looking it up it's registered to a 1987 Austin, most likely the original plate that car was registered with. However the car hasn't been MOT'd since 1998.
Does anyone know if there is any way of tracing the owner of the plate? Assuming the car still exists. And if the car is scrapped, is it still possible to purchase the reg from DVLA?
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| DVLA query on 16:32 - Apr 14 with 1214 views | exiledclaseboy |
| DVLA query on 16:16 - Apr 14 by WxmJax |
I'm always amazed at how many personal plates are around Swansea when I'm visiting. Must be something to do with DVLA. |
Most of them are pretty cheap. |  |
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| DVLA query on 16:34 - Apr 14 with 1208 views | WarwickHunt |
| DVLA query on 16:08 - Apr 14 by londonlisa2001 |
Notable exception of the two cars in Cheyne Walk, one Rolls and one Aston Martin, with the plates ‘2 BE’ and ‘NOT 2 B’.
I think the Rolls plate is now on a Range Rover.
No idea who owns them, but that’s excellent. |
Saw G 5POT years ago on a sports job in Notting Hill. Amusing for about 30 seconds,
Old couple near me bought an Audi convertible L8 FUN. Fair play. |  | | |
| DVLA query on 16:36 - Apr 14 with 1200 views | Darran |
| DVLA query on 16:30 - Apr 14 by builthjack |
Owned by Robert Bourne, and his wife Sally Greene. |
How did you find out his identity? |  |
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| DVLA query on 16:39 - Apr 14 with 1197 views | londonlisa2001 |
| DVLA query on 16:25 - Apr 14 by Lohengrin |
What’s that, five, maybe six miles? You’d do that in no time here, I shudder to think how long that could take on a central London commute. |
Used to be ok back in the day. Wouldn’t do it now. More traffic and congestion charge now makes driving in expensive. | | | |
| DVLA query on 16:41 - Apr 14 with 1188 views | WarwickHunt |
| DVLA query on 16:36 - Apr 14 by Darran |
How did you find out his identity? |
He gave the DVLA an ultimatum. | | | |
| DVLA query on 16:42 - Apr 14 with 1188 views | londonlisa2001 |
| DVLA query on 16:30 - Apr 14 by builthjack |
Owned by Robert Bourne, and his wife Sally Greene. |
Really?
That makes sense then as she owns the Old Vic amongst other theatres and owns Ronnie Scott’s as well. Or at least she used to.
He’s a property guy I think. | | | |
| DVLA query on 16:42 - Apr 14 with 1186 views | ItchySphincter |
| DVLA query on 15:43 - Apr 14 by WarwickHunt |
Personalised plates are for cockwombles, partners of cockwombles and men with small penises. |
Obviously you are 100% correct. ECB has them on his Vauxhall Vectra. |  |
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| DVLA query on 16:43 - Apr 14 with 1182 views | exiledclaseboy |
| DVLA query on 16:42 - Apr 14 by ItchySphincter |
Obviously you are 100% correct. ECB has them on his Vauxhall Vectra. |
Crosslands. | |
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| DVLA query on 16:48 - Apr 14 with 1167 views | builthjack |
| DVLA query on 16:42 - Apr 14 by londonlisa2001 |
Really?
That makes sense then as she owns the Old Vic amongst other theatres and owns Ronnie Scott’s as well. Or at least she used to.
He’s a property guy I think. |
Yes, he is a property developer. He owned a mansion locally a few years ago. She is into theatre, part owns a few. |  |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| DVLA query on 16:52 - Apr 14 with 1152 views | airedale |
| DVLA query on 16:10 - Apr 14 by theloneranger |
My wife has always been happy that I've never had a personalised number plate. 😇 |
What about on the car Lone? |  | | |
| DVLA query on 16:53 - Apr 14 with 1147 views | builthjack |
| DVLA query on 16:36 - Apr 14 by Darran |
How did you find out his identity? |
They had a mansion locally. Sold a few years ago.
They used to eat in a restaurant nearby, The Drawing Room, near Newbridge on Wye.
Nice couple. | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| DVLA query on 16:58 - Apr 14 with 1138 views | chad |
Followed a Porsche Boxster coming into Swansea a few years back, sure its reg was TOY BOX which made me smile, but not sure that reg mark or any near matches pan |  | | |
| DVLA query on 16:59 - Apr 14 with 1133 views | Darran |
| DVLA query on 16:53 - Apr 14 by builthjack |
They had a mansion locally. Sold a few years ago.
They used to eat in a restaurant nearby, The Drawing Room, near Newbridge on Wye.
Nice couple. |
Oh right. 👀 | |
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| DVLA query on 16:59 - Apr 14 with 1129 views | Darran |
| DVLA query on 16:41 - Apr 14 by WarwickHunt |
He gave the DVLA an ultimatum. |
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| DVLA query on 17:01 - Apr 14 with 1127 views | exiledclaseboy |
| DVLA query on 16:58 - Apr 14 by chad |
Followed a Porsche Boxster coming into Swansea a few years back, sure its reg was TOY BOX which made me smile, but not sure that reg mark or any near matches pan |
Might have been misrepresented in some way of course but otherwise that’s not a valid format. People can get very creative with spacing and bolts etc though | |
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| DVLA query on 17:02 - Apr 14 with 1126 views | builthjack |
| DVLA query on 16:59 - Apr 14 by Darran |
Oh right. 👀 |
Loads of rich uns have holiday places around here. You should get one. | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| DVLA query on 17:12 - Apr 14 with 1115 views | londonlisa2001 |
| DVLA query on 17:02 - Apr 14 by builthjack |
Loads of rich uns have holiday places around here. You should get one. |
He’s not allowed to move his caravan at the moment mun.
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| DVLA query on 17:27 - Apr 14 with 1099 views | stevethejack |
| DVLA query on 17:01 - Apr 14 by exiledclaseboy |
Might have been misrepresented in some way of course but otherwise that’s not a valid format. People can get very creative with spacing and bolts etc though |
I got S11EVE and with a couple of cut down bolts looked good. Bought for £1K, sold for £3.5K, on a Porsche now. Years ago a mate was offered A 5WAN, said no, it's also on a Porsche now. |  | | |
| DVLA query on 18:04 - Apr 14 with 1072 views | BarrySwan |
| DVLA query on 15:11 - Apr 14 by exiledclaseboy |
There is a way of tracing the keeper of a vehicle but not for the purposes you’ve outlined (presumably he wants to make an offer to buy the reg no).
If the car has been scrapped and the reg no wasn’t retained or transferred before that happened the number “dies” with the vehicle. It’s not possible to buy previously issued reg numbers. |
Whats your opinion on this theory then, not made with any malice or ill feeling on the subject.
This is a response from a different contributor to the one asking the question who accepted your advice with thanks.
'Not totally true any more. Any plates of cars seized by the Police for whatever reason and any registrations whose retention certificates have not been renewed are retained by the DVLA and can be bought. In fact all retained numbers on 18th December 2019 whose retention certificates had expired were taken back by the DVLA to be re-sold. Typically they did this without any warning to owners - I picked it up in Classic Car Weekly just in time!' | | | |
| DVLA query on 18:24 - Apr 14 with 1046 views | WxmJax |
| DVLA query on 16:32 - Apr 14 by exiledclaseboy |
Most of them are pretty cheap. |
Mine's not, a certain posh car maker owns it. |  |
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| DVLA query on 18:44 - Apr 14 with 1026 views | WxmJax |
| DVLA query on 16:58 - Apr 14 by chad |
Followed a Porsche Boxster coming into Swansea a few years back, sure its reg was TOY BOX which made me smile, but not sure that reg mark or any near matches pan |
TOY 80 X | |
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| DVLA query on 19:03 - Apr 14 with 1005 views | chad |
| DVLA query on 18:44 - Apr 14 by WxmJax |
TOY 80 X |
Thank you I was going mad punching combinations into the MOT checker, thought I had done that one early on but tried again and bingo.
Used to love the fact we called them cherished marks | | | |
| DVLA query on 19:07 - Apr 14 with 1001 views | theloneranger |
| DVLA query on 16:52 - Apr 14 by airedale |
What about on the car Lone? |
CU11NNT 😇 |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| DVLA query on 19:11 - Apr 14 with 995 views | exiledclaseboy |
| DVLA query on 18:04 - Apr 14 by BarrySwan |
Whats your opinion on this theory then, not made with any malice or ill feeling on the subject.
This is a response from a different contributor to the one asking the question who accepted your advice with thanks.
'Not totally true any more. Any plates of cars seized by the Police for whatever reason and any registrations whose retention certificates have not been renewed are retained by the DVLA and can be bought. In fact all retained numbers on 18th December 2019 whose retention certificates had expired were taken back by the DVLA to be re-sold. Typically they did this without any warning to owners - I picked it up in Classic Car Weekly just in time!' |
“Not totally true any more. Any plates of cars seized by the Police for whatever reason and any registrations whose retention certificates have not been renewed are retained by the DVLA and can be bought. In fact all retained numbers on 18th December 2019 whose retention certificates had expired were taken back by the DVLA to be re-sold. Typically they did this without any warning to owners - I picked it up in Classic Car Weekly just in time!'
He’s wrong. Almost completely. [Post edited 14 Apr 2020 19:17]
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| DVLA query on 19:17 - Apr 14 with 983 views | Cooperman |
| DVLA query on 17:27 - Apr 14 by stevethejack |
I got S11EVE and with a couple of cut down bolts looked good. Bought for £1K, sold for £3.5K, on a Porsche now. Years ago a mate was offered A 5WAN, said no, it's also on a Porsche now. |
As in a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held together with a plastic frame and often used in the draining of peas from a pan of boiling water? |  |
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