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LOW627Y disappearing Bedford mystery

Saw this number plate resting against the wall in the car park of a National Trust property. Couldn’t resist trying to find out a bit more about it. Cartell told me it was a Bedford, but didn’t give a model. DVLA said:

 

The vehicle details for LOW 627Y are:

 

Date of Liability 01 11 1987

Date of First Registration 02 02 1983

Year of Manufacture 1983

Cylinder Capacity (cc) Not Available

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Heavy Oil

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour BROWN

 

So, how does a plate that came off what was presumably an HGV last taxed in 1987 come to still be in existence 23 years later?! It wasn’t like this place was an old scrapyard or anything either, far from it...

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Uploaded on April 8, 2010
Taken on April 5, 2010