Following an RAF Landrover today it struck me how similar its registration was to the recently introduced xxnnxxx.
Not the same though, obviously, so I wondered what logic their regns. actually do follow - there must be some logic.
Anyone know?
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homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/reg/GB/
Right down at the bottom of the page.
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homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/reg/GB/ Right down at the bottom of the page.
Thanks for that link - explains it all, and more!
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Extract taken from a google search......
In 1963 the layout changed, first two serial letters followed by a two digit number followed by the letter B, later the two digit number was increased to three digits. Finally the registration was changed to three letters, a two digit number and the letter B. This series has been discontinued around 1990 because these kind of vehicles were susceptible for attacks by terrorists.
I imagine that these are not DVLA issues but service numbers.
Incidentally unless things have changed in recent years insurance is not carried for these vehicles as the Government is considered big enough to take care of any claims by itself.
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Alvin,
That extract is misleading in that it refers to private cars owned by members of HM Forces stationed in Germany - termed BFG Registration; not Service vehicles as such. BFG cars were not subject to German tax, registration etc.
These number plates stood out and some cars were targetted by terrorists in Holland. The number plates were then changed to standard UK style. It might be difficult to distinguish between a UK tourist's car and that of a member of the Forces for an 'opportunity' target. However it wouldn't have taken the brains of an Archbishop to work out the a car with UK plates parked outside a married quarter probably belonged to a Service Family.
C
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Not sure about your statement about insurance Alvin.
In order to drive military vehicles you need to be in possession of MOD Form FMT600, which is your permit to drive. In it it lists those vehicles that you have been tested on. I have a landrover + trailer on mine, and also estates/saloon cars. If I hadn't had a trailer hitched when I took the test I wouldn't be insured when driving with a trailer. Even though I can drive a minibus on my dvla license, until i take a quite test with an MT driver I am not able to drive mil minibusses.
The MT routine orders state that if you have more than 6 points on your civvie license then your permit is withdrawn, as you will be uninsurable.
This makes me think that the govt doesn't provide the insurance.
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quite should read quick in above posting!
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I think like many public services they are 'self insured'. Near where I live is unfortunately the army school of transport and they have a very large bodyshop keeping many locals employed as civies straightening and painting their mishaps.
On a positive note, they are one of the few employers providing aprenticships in the area.
Martin
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I think like many public services they are 'self insured'.
Correct - Otherwise I think the premium for an 18 year old driving a Main Battle Tank could be quite high! That applies to all Service vehicles - the 'Green Fleet' in Army terminology(nothing to do with the environment)
The 'Green Fleet' is the name for deployable vehicles. The 'White fleet' is the term for staff cars etc. Many of there are on long term lease from firms like Lex.
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When in London I see lots of cars with registration pltes with an 'X' in the middle of three number either side. Are these diplomatic plates?
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
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Diplomatic staff rather than diplomatic diplomats
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Terry
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Presumably diplomats themselves still have CD plates?
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
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No longer necessary, I think. They have a registration with a "D" where the "X" is on lesser minions' plates.
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Terry
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Hmmmm, I thought the xxx X xxx was for cars being temporarily registered in the UK, but to be exported within 6 months?
Steve
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xxx D xxxis a diplomat in the UK; one of the series of numbers is for the country, the other is sequential (presumably starting at 100) for the number of cars that each country has registered in the UK. The other letter (was it X?) is, as has been said, other embassy staff etc in the UK, but NOT of diplomatic status.
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Regarding insurance and other legislative issues by Government..I worked for them for in the prison service for most of my working life and as I understood and was once explained to me was that HMG carried no insurance whatsoever for anything. Vehicles were not insured and neither was any type of equipment in any form.
Many statutory requirements were also absolved. for instance planning permission was not legally required. I do know this to be correct as any building or extensions that were planned we did inform the local planning department but knew that this was only a matter of curtesy as they had no powere to refuse.
Many insurance matters such as boiler inspections and pressure testing on equipment were also done by specialist Inspectors but were only done as a matter of form, in contrast to a civilian establishment were it was mandatory and enforced by an Insurance company.
Environmental issues such as food. Inspectors of kitchens only become mandatory shortly before I retired.
We used the local Fire brigade to carry out inspection of buildings and give fire preventitive advice but with no authority to enforce this although normally common sense would prevail. Many other issues were the same. Things may have changed since I retired eight years ago and others may have more exhaustive knowledge than I on this subject. But I wouldn't imagine a warship carries lloyds insurance and if it did I wouldnt like to be one of their members.
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