What is the cut off year for black number plates?
Say my Jago is 1974 but on a Q, can I use black plates?
Sorry, old K reg is the last year of the black plates.
1st January 1973 is the cut off Steve, I doubt you'd have any prblems with the Jago with White on Black, as long as they are regulation size.
Since Q registrations didn't start until 1983, they wouldn't qualify for whit/silver on black plates.
Also, how could a 1974 car have a Q plate? Stolen recovered?
Q plates cannot be anything other than current style.......
Fozzie
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Originally posted by Humbug
Since Q registrations didn't start until 1983, they wouldn't qualify for whit/silver on black plates.
Also, how could a 1974 car have a Q plate? Stolen recovered?
It still has to be pre 1973 though, and yours is 1974........
Is it jersey or guernsey that has black and silver? You could register it there.
because its a Q plate it can use black and silvers, a Q plate is a Q plate becasue the vehicle is of an unknown year, it may have been built in 74 but was given a Q because it didn't get the number of points to take 74's plate or was made from a number of vehicles from about that year, i think you'll find as far as MOT goes, most things on a Q plate car are tested and seen as pre 73, the fact its a Q plate means the police and or anyone else can't say it is or isn't pre 73, so black and silvers are fine, i will be using them on mine, and i will fight if i get a ticket.
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Originally posted by bj928
because its a Q plate it can use black and silvers, a Q plate is a Q plate becasue the vehicle is of an unknown year, it may have been built in 74 but was given a Q because it didn't get the number of points to take 74's plate or was made from a number of vehicles from about that year, i think you'll find as far as MOT goes, most things on a Q plate car are tested and seen as pre 73, the fact its a Q plate means the police and or anyone else can't say it is or isn't pre 73, so black and silvers are fine, i will be using them on mine, and i will fight if i get a ticket.
Exactly what Humbug said ^^^.... 
Emissions are a totally separate thing.
Coozer, black and silvers are only permissible on cars manufactured before 1st January 1973......
Do the police know about Q plates and black and silvers? .... well the 'old school' will, don't know about the 'newer'
ones...so as Humbug said,...you 'might' get away with it.....
Fozzie
Still waiting for the V5... anyway's if it says:
"date of registration 1974"
Then:
"Year of manufacture = Unknown"
Can I claim pre 74? AND, more important can I claim historic status and free road tax?
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Originally posted by coozer
Still waiting for the V5... anyway's if it says:
"date of registration 1974"
Then:
"Year of manufacture = Unknown"
Can I claim pre 74? AND, more important can I claim historic status and free road tax?
Aw bless Coozie ...
I think you will find that if the year of manufacture is stated as unknown, 'they' will take the year it was registered......and IIRC
'M' was August 1973 to July 1974 ....
So,.... to have been any where near a chance it would have to have been an 'L' suffix....(August 1972-July 1973) .....
Fozzie