Page 1 of 1

UX? number plates?

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:08 pm
by Sidney'61
Reading the ?SL thread made me think, I've seen loads of minors with UX? plates (mine is UXR) these are also for re-registered cars as X was never allocated new.
So who else has one?

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:12 pm
by alainmoran
I've seen a UXB floating around preston ... no idea who owns it though.

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:28 pm
by PSL184
UXB = Unexploded Bomb !!

Nice on a Moggie :-)

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:52 pm
by mike.perry
Pre 2001 the last two letters of a three letter set identify the registration authority. ie in UXR the registration authority is XR = London. X was used throughout the alphabet, nearly all allocated to London. The only letter with restricted use was Q which was used on temporary imports or cars of unknown build date. Most Qs were issued by London CC.
Codes containing I & Z were issued by Irish authorities and S was issued by Scottish authorities.
GPO was issued to the Post Office as were several blocks of London registrations. London Transport were also issued with blocks of registrations
Many age relate plates contain S and are unused Scottish plates

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:35 pm
by Sidney'61
So why are so many reregistered classics given plates with UX? then?

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:39 pm
by mike.perry
UX as the 2nd and 3rd letters was issued to Shropshire which presumably did not use up its allocation when the suffix letters were added in 1963

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:40 pm
by alainmoran
PSL184 wrote:UXB = Unexploded Bomb !!

Nice on a Moggie :-)
Yeah, I thought so too :D

If memory serves me correctly it is a black saloon, although it may be a four-door.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:43 am
by teenoes
To get back to the original topic:

I have got an UXV (Utility Cross Vehicle?)

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:44 am
by teenoes
alainmoran wrote:If memory serves me correctly it is a black saloon, although it may be a four-door.
Perhaps a black 4-door saloon? :D