Old number plate

[Rollingwheels]

Hi my late brother had a BSA in the early sixties and I can see his old number plate in an old photo I have tried DVLA to check but it just went blank the number is ORU 2 the O may be a D, any help would be greatly appreciated TIA.

 

[David and Sally]

Neither show up on a car tax check

The DVLA do regular registration plate sales. That sort of number would probably be up for sale. I will keep an eye out.

 

[Rollingwheels]

Neither show up on a car tax check

The DVLA do regular registration plate sales. That sort of number would probably be up for sale. I will keep an eye out.

Many thanks for that unfortunately he died when I was 18 months old and this old photo was the only record of his bike so it would be nice if it still around

 

[pappajohn]

I think back in the 60s a number was issued and that was that.
The bike may have been scrapped but DVLA not informed so the number just disappears.
I just checked my 1st bike and there's no record of it yet a car from a TV show is still on record but hasn't been taxed or tested for over 34 years

 

[Rjcamper]

You can contact the DVLA number plate sales and asked them if it's available and to release it for sale.

We did this for a number plate we wanted

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[Rollingwheels]

You can contact the DVLA number plate sales and asked them if it's available and to release it for sale.

We did this for a number plate we wanted

I didn’t know that I will contact them many thanks

 

[Bailey58]

That's an interesting site, I've found a couple of my old plates on there a Ford Popular (or it may have been a Prefect) from 1969 and a Hillman Imp from 1972.

 

[rod_vw]

The RU registration would have been issued by Bournemouth local authority, not too far away from you Rollingwheels .

 

[Rollingwheels]

The RU registration would have been issued by Bournemouth local authority, not too far away from you Rollingwheels .

More useful information many thanks, yes Bournemouth was our local area, mind you it was an old bike when he bought it.

 

[rod_vw]

More useful information many thanks, yes Bournemouth was our local area, mind you it was an old bike when he bought it.

You can find the original registration authority of a vehicle from The Kithead Transport Archive and some details of what archives are held in various places.

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