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Post by marktrower on Dec 15, 2020 0:03:20 GMT
Next year all vehicles registered as historic you are allowed to have the old style black number plates i think they look better on some bikes like my t150 the superdream I may get one just to see
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Post by terryc on Dec 15, 2020 5:14:12 GMT
Unless they were registered before 1980 ,from the 1st of January 2021 they must now display a yellow plate .New law was announced yesterday
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Post by andy1kenobe on Dec 15, 2020 12:29:47 GMT
From the DVLA:
This note is to tell you about important changes being introduced on 1 January 2021 that affect the ability of vehicles registered in the historic tax class to display the old style pre-1973 black and silver number plates.
Following the change in definition of a historic vehicle for vehicle tax exemption purposes in 2015, an issue was identified in the regulatory requirements for the valid display of a black and silver number plate. This resulted in an unintended consequence where any vehicle over 40 years old and registered in the historic tax class would be permitted to display an old style black and silver number plate. This was despite the law previously requiring all vehicles first registered after 1 January 1973 to only display the yellow and white number plates with black characters.
As this was never the intention, we have sought to rectify this through a legal correction which will shortly be implemented. The change seeks to prevent any vehicle constructed after 1 January 1980 from the ability to display the black and silver number plate despite being recorded in the DVLA’s historic tax class. Those vehicles with a construction date prior to 1 January 1980 will continue to be able to legally display black and silver number plates to avoid any undue costs of replacement.
So as I read it, if your bike was manufactured before 1 January 1980 you could display the old style plate but you need to get them made up now before the law changes.
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Post by JonnyHonda on Dec 15, 2020 12:40:22 GMT
I must admit when I first read about "any" historic vehicle being able to display old black number plates I was surprised and the above not from the DVLA comes as no surprise.
I always assumed the changes from B/S to Y/B were due to better visibility and readability.
I think you are right Andy, the DVLA have cocked up and can't be seen to cause undue cost for their mistake.
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 15, 2020 18:40:22 GMT
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Post by Graeme on Dec 15, 2020 19:20:00 GMT
I believe a 1980 bike or around that time wouldn't look right with a black plate.
A 60's or early 70s car or bike, aye maybe.
Gee.
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Post by ian on Dec 15, 2020 20:30:13 GMT
Reflective plates came a legal requirement a lot later here, so they're legal on SDs ( can't remember the change date, think it was about '85) I put black plates on my 400NA & 250NB, not because I wanted black plates, I just wanted smaller plates - most of the reflective plates come with a 'GBM' incorporated, which makes them slightly larger.   The IoM plate is back on the NB now, 'cos of it's frequent travels to UK (until this year  ) |
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Post by marktrower on Dec 15, 2020 21:35:28 GMT
I do not know the reason why probably the police have got better things to do the number plate on my dyna has never been legal since I got it in 2006 and was in traffic on the buell when a traffic car pulled up at the side of me and shouted get a number plate on your bike pal and drove off.that was no 3 the thing shakes like a constipated dog when ticking over.my superdream will be historic or histeric depends who you talk to in 2021 and the number plate will stay
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