Triton green estate L203BEL spotted today M4 (Bristolish)

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Triton green estate L203BEL spotted today M4 (Bristolish)

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Anyone know who this is? Friendly chap acknowledging my lookalike green BX estate and waving as we drove side by side at one point. It wasn't Tim in his Green Hornet, this chap was somewhat older :?

The vehicle details for L203BEL are:
Date of Liability 25 02 2008
Date of First Registration 06 08 1993
Year of Manufacture 1993
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1905CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Heavy Oil
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREEN

Hope this motor is not unlicenced as shown above :shock:
Marty said: "Take some small comfort from the fact that the driver of the other car, having failed the breath test will even now be in a little cell, with luck they will double him up with some mean bastard who will be tattooing a fandango on his arse"

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No not me, the green hornet is very much road legal and is a 1993 on a K.
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Post by Mike E (uk) »

date of liability is 25th Feb, so I don't know why it says unlicensed.

Could be a mistake at DVLA. Would not be the 1st time.

Mike

edit: yes it was Feb 2008 ! must get my eyes tested.
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Post by stuart_hedges »

We've all moaned about the DVLA's "data quality" - myself more than most - but a few stats make me a little more sympathetic. There are something like 50 million cars in the UK - a percentage will have mistakes in their records, and even 1% of that means a lot of mistakes.

Especially when you consider that a lot of that system depends on clerks in busy Post Offices filing everything correctly and sending it off by post...
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Post by Mike E (uk) »

very true, and it does not help that the dodgy people deliberately give the wrong information.

Perhaps the BX in question was being driven wilst SORNed ?

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Post by chriscarterstevens »

how do you find out detail on a car by reg no.?

thanks, always wondered
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Mike E (uk) wrote:date of liability is 25th Feb, so I don't know why it says unlicensed.
ed4ferrets wrote: Date of Liability 25 02 2008

Vehicle Status Unlicensed
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chriscarterstevens wrote:how do you find out detail on a car by reg no.?

thanks, always wondered
IT'S VERY SIMPLE :!:

Click on this link :-

1) http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPor ... =directgov

2) Then select the Road Sign on the left hand column 'VEHICLE ENQUIRY'

3) Then 'NEXT' (On the right hand side of the page).

4) Then Enter the Vehicle Registration Mark and the Vehicle Make on the pull down TAB and hit the NEXT button !

VOILA there you have it :!:


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Way2go wrote:
Mike E (uk) wrote:date of liability is 25th Feb, so I don't know why it says unlicensed.
ed4ferrets wrote: Date of Liability 25 02 2008

Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Whilst I was putting the DVLA car registration search link/instructions together.

You beat me to it pointing that out ! That liability was in 2008 (That's why it states UNLICENSED) ! :lol: :lol:

But it may have been off the road on SORN and just been taxed and put back on the road and the data base has not been updated yet or the owner may have been driving to/from a pre-arranged MOT which you ARE permitted to do so (As you need that prior to getting the road tax, but you still need to be insured of course) :!:
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Post by ed4ferrets »

Well legalities aside I guess the driver is not a BXclub member or he would have been online enquiring about me too :?
Marty said: "Take some small comfort from the fact that the driver of the other car, having failed the breath test will even now be in a little cell, with luck they will double him up with some mean bastard who will be tattooing a fandango on his arse"

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