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Caterham



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DVLA number plate MOT
wonder if someone can explain the following;

I know a couple of people with number plates that are on various cars (perhaps all <3 years old and hence no MOT0). However one of the cars is much older. All number plates showing as 'no details' on the gov tax / MOT checker?

I've got both 'private' and standard number plates - in each case details are on the gov website?

can it be legal?
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Balvaig



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Possibly a Government owned car? I used to drive one - no tax, insurance or details on record. Great fun if you were stopped for any reason. Laughing
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no.
one is private owned. others are on lease. ?
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I had this a while back with some very duff driving of what appeared to be a Policeman in full uniform and when reported was told they couldn't do anything aa no details......
not sure if its was a simple fob-off or more to it but if I had seen the driver stopped there would have been words due to his manner - maybe at that point the Police might have been more interested...... Whistle
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strikes me as dodgy - which would not surprise considering those involved Very Happy
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My lease car shows up on the system even though registered to the lease company.
Not certain what happens if someone doesn't register a car in their name, given that the previous owner should have had his details removed.
Only other thought is are they in witness protection. Nothing like a conspiracy theory Whistle
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Many vehicles will not return results when you check, we've managed many for the Met & British Transport Police and they don’t appear on any public DVLA check, same with many of our managed MOD vehicles.

And as previously identified a lot of doggy registered vehicles on our roads, more than you would imagine. Whistle Ride like you stole it!!
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nothing to do with MOD etc.

these are to all intent and purposes just privately owned (or lease vehicles).

knowing how they operate generally I suspect nothing more than dodgy - however I'm perplexed as to how they get on with insurance and MOT ? Using the original normal number registration perhaps?

I wonder if the private numbers are simply on retention somewhere?
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HRH
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HRH exactly… Also diplomats

And you might say it’s not MOD but all our MOD and special Police vehicles won’t return information if searched for. Ride like you stole it!!
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not hrh or diplomats etc.

belong to 'mates' of mine. no point me asking cos they're full of sht so thought I'd ask on here. Very Happy
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I would imagine that the DVLA database is in turmoil. Covid has really turned Swansea into a black hole of missing documents lost paperwork and bitter customers.

Personally, I have had no issues with them on two fairly complex dealings in the last year, but there are reports od horror.
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nothing to do with covid - these plates have been on current motors for sometime?
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Perhaps they're false plates?
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acquaintance had an ex-lease car a while back that had different plates front & rear.............

from memory think the front one was correct as A123 ABC and the rear one was A132 ABC......looked right at first glance Rolling Eyes
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