Registration anomaly

I was looking at a bike for sale today. The registration document confirms
the "W" reg. number but says the bike was first registered in 2002. Can
anyone explain how this might have come about?

Tom

 

An import? I have a GSX600FL, on an H plate, first registered
_in the UK_ 03/07/2000. I've owned it since new, bought on 31/06/1991.

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Tom Morgan

If it's an import the plate will be age-related for its year of
manufacture, but the V5 will show the date of first registration in the
UK.

Or it may be a "personal" registration that's been transferred onto the
vehicle.

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WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Brian

It has a date of first registration and "(DECL/D MANUF nnnn)" after
that.

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WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Brian

<looks again>

Oh yeah, so does mine for the bike I imported from Holland. For the US
import it has both dates the same, with a different date (in fact, just
a year) for "declared manufactured".

I think they make it up as they go along.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel () gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying :

You think that's bad?

I've got one here that says first reg 2001, declared manufactured 1962,
Historic Vehicle...

Small drawback... It also says "Declared new at first registration"...

Oh, and if you do an RAC vehicle data search on the plate, it comes up with
the manufacturer blank and model blank.

You'd almost think they'd never seen a VeloSolex before.
<pseudo-gallic shrug>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Adrian

LOL. I hesitate to ask, but...

What's the taxation class?

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel () gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying :

It appears DVLA don't have a "so fucking slow it's positively glacial"
class, nor do they have an "even slower than a fat **** on a mountain
bike" class.

A WHOLE 0.75 broken horse power.

I must get the other one registered this year. Or buy another reg plate.
That might be easier.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Adrian

Oh yes, that's the class of course. Thanks. Shame, I was hoping for
"LGV" or similar.

One Velo-Solex may be considered a misfortune, two...

I'd *love* a go on one some time though. Don't suppose you're attending
the UKRM BOSM by any chance?

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel () gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :

Not planning to - even if I were, I certainly wouldn't be Slowlexing from
Herts (Other corner to you) to Derbyshire...

Hell, if I were, I should have left a month ago.

 

Thanks for all the help with this, everyone.

Tom

 

My Guzzi's (ex Spanish Plod Bike) V5C has date of registration (in my
case 13 06 1995) followed by "Decl/d Manuf 1979"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller

Phew! I thought for a moment there that you'd got an ex-Franco plod
machine.

What a difference four years make, eh?

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Yeah, fucking hilarious and TBH it's not as if Spain suddenly became a
workers paradise in 1975; that wasn't until 1982; the Franco supporting
military was still a major force until about 1981 (the failed coup).

It doesn't. I think it's trying to end its own life.