Suppose I wanted an old reg

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12-15-2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by robs_silver_s2k,Dec 15 2005, 10:27 PM

and C) if registered to a car and the seller is willing to sell it to you then the doner car must have a valid MOT.

Seriously ?

How does that make any sense?

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12-15-2005, 03:17 PM

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Can't imagine that's the case. What about a plate on an old classic that the owner's SORNed.

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12-15-2005, 10:38 PM

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It is true, my dad wanted to take a good reg off one of his vintage tractors, but because it had no MOT he couldn't do it. Plate went to the scrap heap unfortunately.

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12-16-2005, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by grahamb,Dec 16 2005, 01:02 AM

Seriously ?

How does that make any sense?

Think about it...

Once scrapped, ownership of the plate returns to the DVLA, who may then auction it off!

It keeps coming back to money, I'm afraid to say.

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12-16-2005, 11:52 AM

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The auction blokes have been quite helpful IIRC when approached in the past. I certainly remember reading a couple of stories here a couple of years ago!