mizzo:
I had to drive them for at least half a day to make the listit stands at around 500
500? 
I can do 50, 60 at a push. 500 is Expert Level, and I should probably genuflect 
PWX 856E ERF LV ■■■■■■■ 180/6speed David Brown. First one after passing test in 1976.
grumpy old man:
5177 WY, AEC Marshal.
Here’s another aspect to this that I’ve never really got my head around: when number plates went from four numbers/ two letters to 3/3, why did some county registration offices put the letters first while others put the numbers first?
ParkRoyal2100:
grumpy old man:
5177 WY, AEC Marshal.Here’s another aspect to this that I’ve never really got my head around: when number plates went from four numbers/ two letters to 3/3, why did some county registration offices put the letters first while others put the numbers first?
By all accounts it was to do with demand in certain areas requiring reversal of letter and number sequence.
Obviously could also be a three letters/ two numbers sequence by the example of my Dad’s old Triumph.
parkroyal wrote; Here’s another aspect to this that I’ve never really got my head around: when number plates went from four numbers/ two letters to 3/3, why did some county registration offices put the letters first while others put the numbers first? The answer below from a vehicle registration number site. Franky.
1 OR 2 LETTER PLATES
ONE OR TWO LETTERS FOLLOWED BY ONE TO FOUR NUMBERS OR REVERSE
These plates are rare and are normally only seen on newer vehicles as cherished or personalised numbers. However, some still exist
and were originally issued to vehicles first registered between 1903 and the mid 1930’s. The reverse (where the one or two letters
follow the numbers) are very rare - only a few of these were issued in the 1950’s / 60’s when three letter plate combinations ran out.
The one or two letters, in the above example AB, make up the ‘area identifier’ and indicate where the vehicle was first registered.
Area identifiers for vehicles first registered from 1 September 2001 are different to those used with this system.
If the plate is reversed, eg. 1234AB, the two letters (AB) are still the area identifier.
The numbers, in the above example 1234 are the individual element which give the vehicle it’s unique identity. The numbers are
issued in sequence from 1 to 9999. Not all possible combinations of these plates were issued - and many have since been sold on as
cherished numbers.
Although this series of plates has long since ceased being issued to new vehicles, it is still in use for re-registrations for pre-1931
(‘vintage’) vehicles which need new plates. The current series being used for re-registrations is SV8000 - SV9999 which was never originally issued.
SRJ115 Vauxall Victor belonging to my 1st boss at Thomas Lamb Ltd a tipper haulier from Manchester during the 60s
EBA543C the 1st brand new lorry my Dad got when working for Thomas Lamb Ltd in 1965 a D308 Dodge 4 wheeler tipper this is the only photo I have of it taken around 1968 after my dad had left the company
ParkRoyal2100:
Buzzer:
Always been interested in number plates as when a nipper the old man had an AA book and it told you where all the prefix’s came fromI had the same interest when I was youngster. If we were on our way up to London, I’d see prefixes/ suffixes we rarely saw in Cornwall (I knew all the Cornish and Devonshire/ Plymouth codes) and, sad as it sounds, it kept me entertained.
‘EL’ used to be a Dorset registration back then along with ‘DT’; Cornish were ‘AF’, ‘CV’ and ‘RL’ (‘GL’ was added later); Devon was ‘DV’, ‘OD’ and ‘TT’ and Plymouth was ‘CO’ (I think…
ParkRoyal.
DT was Doncaster since 1927,and Sheffield since 1974. Dorset had BF,FX,PR,TK and JT. BF was changed to be subbed by FX but not compulsary if vehicle was already registered.From 1960 - 74 it was a Stafford reg and then from 1996 Birmingham and Shrewsbury.
Anorak off now.
A few of the vehicles I have owned- 320 CVX, my first James Captain m/bike. 3889CD, my second bike. 7134DP my Austin A60. LJO 205G my Morris Oxford. MRC 375K, FE Victor. AXD 512M. VX 4/90, SNH 329R Ford Cortina estate. WNR114S VW camper. J210 YET Volvo 940. SC56 DTK, Dispatch van. LV57 LFN Dispatch van. Then in my working life- HVP 116E which was a BMC FG I worked on in 1966. JMO 1 the Seddon dad drove. My first truck as a driver- GWJ 823V Sed Ak 400, then C 433 LHE Foden, P207 AJU Foden, D704 PWL Foden, F358 FUJ Foden. Tilcon trucks are too many to mention, I can remember almost all our local fleet from the 70’s/80’s because as a fitter you had to write the numbers down so memorised them easily!
Pete.
Chris Webb:
ParkRoyal2100:
Buzzer:
Always been interested in number plates as when a nipper the old man had an AA book and it told you where all the prefix’s came fromI had the same interest when I was youngster. If we were on our way up to London, I’d see prefixes/ suffixes we rarely saw in Cornwall (I knew all the Cornish and Devonshire/ Plymouth codes) and, sad as it sounds, it kept me entertained.
‘EL’ used to be a Dorset registration back then along with ‘DT’; Cornish were ‘AF’, ‘CV’ and ‘RL’ (‘GL’ was added later); Devon was ‘DV’, ‘OD’ and ‘TT’ and Plymouth was ‘CO’ (I think…
ParkRoyal.
DT was Doncaster since 1927,and Sheffield since 1974. Dorset had BF,FX,PR,TK and JT. BF was changed to be subbed by FX but not compulsary if vehicle was already registered.From 1960 - 74 it was a Stafford reg and then from 1996 Birmingham and Shrewsbury.
Anorak off now.
JT it was. Sorry, mists of time, foggy memory, history not my bag 
My father had a cortina estate mwl 276g he kept the plate it’s fixed to his workbench,trucks I drove w Jones removals rcy 878g,jwn23l Bedford Luton’s ,gbo626w,mbo779x,ctg204w fords,e360ttx Bedford ,ynd379m a marsden Bedford,I shunted with gjp170n an atki with blt
Hia all, D419ARE,is the one that sticks in my mind. She was a DAF 3600ATI, bless her cotton socks took me all over Europe, ultra-reliable cannot remember her ever letting me down. thebeardedone
I remember the first car that I ever bought, a second-hand white Sunbeam Rapier with a brown stripe.
I bought it somewhere in the Portsmouth area in 1969 and the rego was either UCP 7 or 7 UCP.
The lads from Up North might remember the old U.C.P. Cow Heel and Tripe shops and I often wonder how much that number might fetch as a cherished number plate.
Hopefully Geordie Lad might be able to tell me which area that number came from.
mushroomman:
I remember the first car that I ever bought, a second-hand white Sunbeam Rapier with a brown stripe.
I bought it somewhere in the Portsmouth area in 1969 and the rego was either UCP 7 or 7 UCP.The lads from Up North might remember the old U.C.P. Cow Heel and Tripe shops and I often wonder how much that number might fetch as a cherished number plate.
Hopefully Geordie Lad might be able to tell me which area that number came from.
UCP shops,wow that takes me right back MM!
I won a refurbishment contract for one of their Mersey Way Stockport shops,in the basement was an old cast iron safe,heavy but two could lift it.
I contacted head office and was informed that if it wasn’t on the property asset list,I could have it,it wasn’t so I removed it,still locked.
When I eventually had it opened,inside was a tripe recipe and nothing else!
Apologies for being off topic.
David
5thwheel:
mushroomman:
I remember the first car that I ever bought, a second-hand white Sunbeam Rapier with a brown stripe.
I bought it somewhere in the Portsmouth area in 1969 and the rego was either UCP 7 or 7 UCP.The lads from Up North might remember the old U.C.P. Cow Heel and Tripe shops and I often wonder how much that number might fetch as a cherished number plate.
Hopefully Geordie Lad might be able to tell me which area that number came from.
UCP shops,wow that takes me right back MM!
I won a refurbishment contract for one of their Mersey Way Stockport shops,in the basement was an old cast iron safe,heavy but two could lift it.
I contacted head office and was informed that if it wasn’t on the property asset list,I could have it,it wasn’t so I removed it,still locked.
When I eventually had it opened,inside was a tripe recipe and nothing else!Apologies for being off topic.
Don’t keep us in suspenders - did you try the tripe recipe?
(BTW no such thing as “off topic” here, godnose I’ve steered many a thread off-beam myself)
ParkRoyal2100:
5thwheel:
mushroomman:
I remember the first car that I ever bought, a second-hand white Sunbeam Rapier with a brown stripe.
I bought it somewhere in the Portsmouth area in 1969 and the rego was either UCP 7 or 7 UCP.The lads from Up North might remember the old U.C.P. Cow Heel and Tripe shops and I often wonder how much that number might fetch as a cherished number plate.
Hopefully Geordie Lad might be able to tell me which area that number came from.
UCP shops,wow that takes me right back MM!
I won a refurbishment contract for one of their Mersey Way Stockport shops,in the basement was an old cast iron safe,heavy but two could lift it.
I contacted head office and was informed that if it wasn’t on the property asset list,I could have it,it wasn’t so I removed it,still locked.
When I eventually had it opened,inside was a tripe recipe and nothing else!Apologies for being off topic.
Don’t keep us in suspenders - did you try the tripe recipe?
(BTW no such thing as “off topic” here, godnose I’ve steered many a thread off-beam myself)
Not on your life,terrible looking stuff,didn’t ask the misses as I knew she would tell me where to put!
Not seen it for sale here,lucky escape I reckon!
David
Some of my dads followed by a few of mine :
UKY 883 MM8
LKU 103G Mandator
FFU 841L F86
OKU 757M Volvo 164 E wish i had that now
JCP 49W Marathon E290
A few of mine
A453 FFU Scania 112
EJR 324W Volvo 244DL
D355 GWX Foden
SEC 58Y Volvo 240 GL
C814 MCK Volvo 240 GL
It’s worrying that i can remember the older stuff but not the new …
The Ford lutons in the back were all made for christie tyler group they all started from 200ctg on the plates w Jones bought 204 to 208 of christie when they changed trucks,I can remember all plates I had since I have driven
AUS 396b SINGER VOGUE
HKH 396D HILLMAN MINX
JRH 505E MINI COUNTRYMAN
MUM 996P LEYLAND TERRIER
SBA 479X VOLVO F7
VNB 544X VOLVO F10
C572 CRH DAF 3300
PFU 378S SCANIA 141
B346 VOU MAN 22 331
There have been dozens more but non that stand out, maybe I was losing interest, THE FOREIGN PLATES ARE NOT SO MEMORABLE
First started long distance in 1967 for a local firm (New Milton) called A.Curtis & Sons. There were 3 Albion Rievers: 17 COW, 500DCR and ECR 332C all Southampton reg plus an ERF 8 legger: LOT677F and an AEC Marshall with an unremembered W.Sussex reg. A couple of the Albion reg nos would be worth a bob or two today.
UGB507 - The first car I ever steered. Can’t actually say drove as I was only 11 and couldn’t reach the pedals so my brother (who’s car it was controlled them whilst I steered the car). Drove/steered it to school, which was about half a mile away, and waved to the teachers who were walking along the road from the bus stop whilst my brother ducked down out of sight. 5 minutes later I’m in the headmaster’s room getting a dressing down as he thought I had stolen it.
59RN91 - The reg no of the car when I chauffeured an Admiral about during my time in the Royal Navy.