ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm certain we talked about this a few weeks ago but I cannot find the post, but it appears the law has been changed on the legal use of black and silver plates on road vehicles - can anyone verifiy? This image was posted to Farcebook the other day, and I've been trying to find the original source to verify it but I can't This was then followed up by a trader who is listing the same thing I've tried wading through the insidedvla blog and I can't find it. It's the only time I've come across it and supposedly it changed in April this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Weird, I always thought the pre-1975 thing was the case anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Pre- '73 I was still working on, that being the date when tax exempt was applied until it recently changed to a rolling 40-year thing, but the date for plates had remained the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 This page Ed? https://insidedvla.blog.gov.uk/2015/11/17/whats-the-story-with-black-and-silver-number-plates/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 '72 was a rolling date for tax exemption, that the Labour government then made fixed a year or so later, I don't think it was linked with number plates, they were phased out around that time, my moggy had yellow and white ones, and that is '71! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 This page Ed? https://insidedvla.blog.gov.uk/2015/11/17/whats-the-story-with-black-and-silver-number-plates/ That's the one, thanks Rich! it was posted as a screen grab so I only had the web address to go on but not the specific page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I had thought it was pre-73, and pre 76 for a visual check only on emissions for the MoT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 No probs. I'd seen it mentioned on landrovernet where they'd linked to the original page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 '72 was a rolling date for tax exemption, that the Labour government then made fixed a year or so later, I don't think it was linked with number plates, they were phased out around that time, my moggy had yellow and white ones, and that is '71! They were phased out yes, in fact some time before '73 when the reflective rules came about as I understood it, late '60s. There was always an allowance for tax exempt - pre '73 - for them to be used, something I enjoyed with my 109 as I do like them. It didn't start moving with the new rolling tax date though, until this year it appears when they've changed that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 I had thought it was pre-73, and pre 76 for a visual check only on emissions for the MoT. Yes, Pre-73 sorry, was thinking about it from the wrong side of Jan 1st if you know what I mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 now its historic vehicle class as trigger for use of black and white plates , but if you were using a vehicle that would originally have been required to have reflective , you are hardly going to spoil its concours condition with a "fake" plate . It may be that this has been brought in to go towards an EU compliance , as european historic class vehicles usually have a special "historic" designated plate although the number would have quite [possibly have changed several times thru its life , as UK is only one that has a plate tied to vehicle for life (with cherished exceptions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Weird, I always thought the pre-1975 thing was the case anyways. Likewise. I never thought there was a problem with the older vehicles using these plates.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 It appears to have only changed this year, when I last looked, it still said pre '73 vehicles only. It's good news for me, 7 years time when my 88 becomes tax exempt I can have black and silver plates for her. I like them, but I'd never fit them if they weren't legal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Seems a bit daft really. Putting a black and silver plate on a post 72 vehicle isn't going to help retain its authenticity or be in keeping with its age. Quite the opposite. It would have white and yellow plates when it was new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 just something else of no purpose to confuse everyone, just have a set date when reflective plates must be fitted as it was -- 1 jan 1973 & any vehicle before that date retains the silver or white letters/numbers on black background, then it's easy for everyone to understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 And none of this stops the boy racers with b&w plates or the couple of vw vans I see near me with b&w plates (ones a J reg the other is an almost new one!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 No it doesn't, used to be an M reg Volvo estate on our works estate and it used to really wind me up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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