1998 car first registration in 2007 !?! What does it mean ?!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:56 am

could it have had a private plate

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:52 am

nitin_s1 wrote:
wurlycorner wrote: The only thing identifying actual ownership is a receipt issued at the point of purchase etc.
What if you bought the car from a friend for cash. Does he still need to give you a letter to say he has sold it to you with both their signatures as a proof!?

You can do whatever you want.
If you don't have a receipt though, it's a lot more complicated proving actual ownership, in the eyes of the law.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:54 am

mercutio wrote:could it have had a private plate

I was wondering that too.
I discounted it though, 'cause I assumed that the 'first registered' date related to the VIN, rather than the number plate?
Would need someone that's used to swapping private plates about on cars to answer that.

Are we absolutely sure it's not been imported? If not from jdm land, it could have been from Ireland? The bb4 I picked up last week was an irish import, so it's first registered date was a long long time after its manufactured date.