Found number plate/licence plate. But what is it from? - General

I found an old numberplate a few years back and stuck it up for decoration. But its been bugging me for years as to what car it came from! Is there any way I can find out? It's a square shape, so it might be a commercial plate?

A photo might help

In my amateur opinion, Bio might be right on this one

wow a license plate with a square shape? that is unusual

I didn't know they still made those

It is an old plate. 1988/89 year. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/dscf1957u.jpg/][IMG]http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8801/dscf1957u.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

you can text the reg to the DVLA and they will give you information about the vehicle it belongs to but it costs like £3

Oh? Its not like on the website though is it? Where you also have to state the make?

[QUOTE=Dip;32136654]Oh? Its not like on the website though is it? Where you also have to state the make?[/QUOTE] No there isnt a website. License records are kept under strict access. Could you image someone on the internet running a plate they found in a photo and it returns the RO, Address, State, Model, Color, Tags, and status?

[QUOTE=Dip;32136654]Oh? Its not like on the website though is it? Where you also have to state the make?[/QUOTE] no, it searches the database and give you information on the car, not the owner. This is only via text you probably seen the advert a while back on tv, i cannot recall the number for it so you will have to find it yourself. In my eyes it could possibly be from a HGV, the 4 holes on the plate also suggest that. What type of road did you find it on?

square plates dont really indicate anything special, the numberplate doesnt show up registered to a vehicle, it could be anything, could be SORN'd, who knows

-snip- [editline]7th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Lethaxx;32148145]no, it searches the database and give you information on the car, not the owner. This is only via text you probably seen the advert a while back on tv, i cannot recall the number for it so you will have to find it yourself. In my eyes it could possibly be from a HGV, the 4 holes on the plate also suggest that. What type of road did you find it on?[/QUOTE] Unsurprisingly, it was found beside a motorway. Set quite far back and much higher up. [editline]7th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=rampageturke 2;32150409]square plates dont really indicate anything special, the numberplate doesnt show up registered to a vehicle, it could be anything, could be SORN'd, who knows[/QUOTE] With it being a 1988/9 plate, I'd of thought its long since been SORN'd and scrapped.

Square Plate Could Be Motorbike, Japanese Import, 4x4 (Such As A Mitsubishi Shogun) Or A Commercial. EDIT: Quick Google Search Vehicle Registration Plate:F796NLM Make:SCANIA Model:SCANIA OTHERS Colour:WHITE AND BLUE So Its A Commercial :)

Ohh wow! Least I now know, thanks! How did you find it out exactly? Never came up when I google searched! :) I'm searching now, I can't find the same details you did :(

Your vehicle (registration F796NLM) has been identified as a 1989 SCANIA DIESEL REAR DIGGER (SCANIA OTHERS). If you enter it on one of these sites it will tell you the details about the vehicle. [url]http://www.national.co.uk/[/url] [url]https://www.raccheck.com/consumer/?source=RACLite&update=false[/url]

Your plate basically came of this [img]http://www.farmingmachines.co.uk/uploads/M12491_1.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;32397936]Your plate basically came of this [img]http://www.farmingmachines.co.uk/uploads/M12491_1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Why would that even have a plate.

[QUOTE=areolop;32398396]Why would that even have a plate.[/QUOTE]If its a commercial vehicle, I'm pretty sure they have to be licensed. Especially if they are driving on public roads.

There were some of those there like a day or two before I found that plate. They were at that site too... whoops. Thanks a lot though! That really helped! My friend has some plates too, found them too! Cheers! Ok, just did a Direct Gov. check on F796NLM an the vehicle was taxed only up to 1992. That plates been floating around the area for years!!

[t]http://i54.tinypic.com/t97hcj.jpg[/t] Thought it fit. Our garage.

I want a collection of American Licence plates so much. Find them all too?

I think they are actually all from previous vehicles my father owned, however some of them he may have found, i don't think he owned THAT many.. And of course some of them are mine and my mothers. Couple are probably a grandparent or something.

shud get a big rig and reenact that movie with the bigrig with like 8 license plates that runs people off the road in the desert the fucksit called

[QUOTE=justin1992;32426703][t]http://i54.tinypic.com/t97hcj.jpg[/t] Thought it fit. Our garage.[/QUOTE] Where do you find all these plates (oh look! a MN plate)

All different places we have lived. Currently, we reside in NM, spent a lot of time in Cali (That's where i was born) Dad was born in NC and lived a large part of his life in MN, and then Colorado i think he spent a couple years. I think that covers all of them...He used to work for a construction company, which explains the more rare commercial plates.