old style plates

hello all

our 1972 series 3 currently has the new style number plates on it, would it be possible/legal to change them to the old style ones? I am not all that fussed on spending the money as we have just spend £415 on it! but i don't technically own it (my dad does) although i do most of the work in it and its parked on my property

thanks

Matty

1972 would be fine i presume you mean black an white plates from memory its up to 1973

Yes that is right, 1973 was the cut off point, interesting to know

thanks

Wish I could put them on my 75 S3...I did take a chance a few years ago and ran around with then for 6 months or so...got stopped and collected a fine foe £60 I think it was...

I was 200yds from home...I asked the police man if I could go home and change them....he was having non of it.

Your OK with a 72 model.

my 72 s3 has them, look to be original, I have never been stopped - although its been sorned for the last couple of years - so you should be ok too.

a po put modern ones on my s1 and I got some old style ones made up, might even get round to fitting them one day.

can the anpr cameras recognise the old plates I wonder

thanks for that, once we have recovered from spending £400 on it, we might very well get the old plates on, sounds daft but i think it would make it look like more of a classic,

I like the look of the old pressed plates, though on my 90 they'd have to be yellow/white ones rather than black. Think there was a 2-year transition period so some pre-73 cars will have the yellow/white plates.

forgot to add, never had any mention of the plates or queries about them at mot time either

The vehicle must have been BUILT before 1973. There will be a few out there that are registered in 1973 that can still have black plates