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Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 1:09 pm
by Doom Patrol
Just got the registration number for my Jet 200 from the DVLA. Happy days! It's M reg and the first three digits are BSS. Would anybody have any idea what area that particular registration would have been allocated too originally?
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:08 pm
by thesx200
BS is Birmingham
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:19 pm
by bristolmod
but.... reallocated DVLA numbers are drawn from a "pool" of numbers- it bears no relation to location.
Chris
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:22 pm
by bristolmod
correction- the relevant part of the "BSS" is the last 2 letters i.e. "SS".
SS originally was East Lothian.
My reallocated reg is "LSL" SL= Clackmannanshire
Chris
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:12 pm
by Doom Patrol
East Lothian eh? Thanks for that Chris. Seems like an awful lot of re-allocated, or unused numbers come from north of the border.
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:39 pm
by rosscla
couldnt afford as many cars up here in them days...
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:56 pm
by phil23fair
Don't DVLA issue local age related numbers any more? All three of the scooters I have reregistered were given local numbers
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:27 pm
by philz
I got WTN in South Yorks. Think TN is Tyneside. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:04 pm
by storkfoot
When Chester DVLA was open they'd use unused registration numbers from North Wales (TU for example) for new registrations. These were numbers that were never used at the time as there was no demand. I suspect this was the same in most parts of rural Britain.
Re: Where's it from?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:50 am
by Treeman