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"131" registered MHs

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  • 04-01-2013 1:38pm
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    Aidan_M_M
    Registered Users Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭


    First one leaving the yard today!

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    I've 2 more to get out ASAP after this, any more around folks? Any of ye taking the plunge ? Actually, it's the first 131 I've seen!


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    WildWater
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭WildWater


    Cool and best wishes to the owner but I think it will be quite a few years before I'm driving one with three digits before the letters!


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    Des32
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Des32


    Bet 1 of the other ones is for you !


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    Aidan_M_M
    Registered Users Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭Aidan_M_M


    I wish... I own nothing newer than 2004!


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    WildWater
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭WildWater


    Des32 wrote: »
    Bet 1 of the other ones is for you !

    :D:D yes, you got me. I'm due to pick it up in 2023 :D:D


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Can someone tell me what the reason is for having a 1 before the 13 please.

    Surely it's not to please superstitious people:confused:.


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    colm_mcm
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    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Surely it's not to please superstitious people:confused:.

    Nail on head.

    It's a 1 after the 13 though.
    So in the second half of this year well have 132, next an its 141, then 142 etc
    They hope it'll level out demand for new cars through the year...


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    niloc1951
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭niloc1951


    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Can someone tell me what the reason is for having a 1 before the 13 please.

    Surely it's not to please superstitious people:confused:.

    Look again ;)

    The reason for halving the year is to spread new registrations so the the purchase of new vehicles is not totally biased towards January. From July the reg. will be 132 (2) representing the second half of the year.


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Thanks folks, yes I did mean to put after not before.

    I can now see the point, didn't know they were halving the registration year. Sounds like a good idea in theory, wonder if it will work though.


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Didn't finish what I was saying, brain's not working well today.

    What I was thinking of is that a lot of people like to have the new year registration as soon as possible, just to be flash as much as anything.


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    zambo
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭zambo


    Hi all
    One reason for the change in numbering which has not been mentioned so far but which I believe will become more important is that there are quite a few imported vintage vehicles in the country which have numbers reflecting their year of manufacture.Shortly we could have had the situation where you could have 20-d-1 on a 1920 model t ford and 20-d-2 on a 2020 Hymer
    Yours Zambo


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Not sure about the rest of the country but we don't see many Model T Fords around Mayo:D.
    ( I'll keep an eye out but I don't think I'll actually see many 1920 reg. of any make).


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