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Original Registrations - Zone_14 - 05 Aug 2026
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been asked before, but I’m new to this forum so please forgive me.
I am currently trying to look through historical registrations. I’ve noticed that the X Lines StreetDecks appear to have this, presumably due to COVID.
I have broken down the 30/31 of them into body numbers and from there I am guessing it is in some form of sequential order. I’m hoping someone may be able to help fill the gaps, or point in the right direction please.
For clarity my list includes the 9 that were sent in the end to what is now Go Thames Valley, all of which retained their 20 plates anyway. The ones in bold I have worked out, but for now are unconfirmed. These have only been worked out as sequentially there is no other possible combinations. 6376 was already confirmed as NK20 ENN as well.
So this is what I have:
AS480 - Go Thames Valley 80904 - NK20 EKO
AS481 - Go Thames Valley 80905 - NK20 EKP
AS482 - Go Thames Valley 80906 - NK20 EKR
AS483 - Go Thames Valley 80901 - NK20 EKT
AS484 - Go North East 6364 - NK70 BYA - NK20 EKU
AS485 - Go North East 6365 - NK70 BYB - NK20 EKV
AS547 - Go Thames Valley 80902 - NK20 EKW
AS548 - Go Thames Valley 80903 - NK20 EKX
AS549 - Go Thames Valley 80907 - NK20 EKY
AS550 - Go North East 6366 - NK70 BYC - Original Reg Unknown
AS568 - Go North East 6367 - NK70 BYD - [i]Original Reg Unknown[/i]
AS569 - Go North East 6368 - NK70 BYF -[i] Original Reg Unknown[/i]
AS570 - Go North East 6369 - NK70 BYG -[i] Original Reg Unknown[/i]
AS571 - Go North East 6370 - NK70 BYH -[i] Original Reg Unknown[/i]
AS572 - Go Thames Valley 80908 - NK20 ELU
AS573 - Go North East 6356 - NK20 ELV - Original Reg Retained
AS574 - Go North East 6357 - NK20 ELW - Original Reg Retained
AS575 - Go North East 6361 - NK70 BYJ - Original Reg Unknown
AS576 - Go North East 6358 - NK20 EMF -Original Reg Retained
AS577 - Go North East 6359 - NK20 EMJ - Original Reg Retained
AS578 - Go North East 6360 - NK20 EMV - Original Reg Retained
AS579 - Go North East 6362 - NK70 BYL - Original Reg Unknown
AS580 - Go North East 6371 - NK70 BYM - Original Reg Unknown
AS581 - Go North East 6363 - NK70 BYN - Original Reg Unknown
AS582 - Go North East 6372 - NK70 BYO - Original Reg Unknown
AS583 - Go North East 6373 - NK70 BYP - Original Reg Unknown
AS584 - Go Thames Valley 80909 - NK20 ENJ
AS585 - Go North East 6374 - NK70 BYR - NK20 ENL
AS586 - Go North East 6375 - NK70 BYT - NK20 ENM
AS587 - Go North East 6376 - NK70 BYU - NK20 ENN
6377 (the 6 cylinder one) wasn’t first registered until October 2020. I believe it never carried a 20 plate, despite having a body number of AS546.
Thanks for the help.
RE: Original Registrations - R838PRG - 10 Aug 2026
These are not really original registrations though? They were never registered as such. What they are is the intended booked registration allocated, but then subsequently registered with an appropriate mark for the month they were formally registered with DVLA.
These are not really original registrations though? They were never registered as such. What they are is the intended booked registration allocated, but then subsequently registered with an appropriate mark for the month they were formally registered with DVLA.
RE: Original Registrations - L469 YVK - 14 Aug 2026
Historically, how did the registrations V858 EGR (3858) and W806 PNL (3860) come about?
There was a W859 PNL (3859) and W861 PNL (3861).
Also, why did some of the Coastline NC Palatine II's have an FVK suffix yet some had OFT?
RE: Original Registrations - Retro Nero - 14 Aug 2026
(14 Aug 2026, 12:40 pm)L469 YVK wrote Historically, how did the registrations V858 EGR (3858) and W806 PNL (3860) come about?
There was a W859 PNL (3859) and W861 PNL (3861).
Also, why did some of the Coastline NC Palatine II's have an FVK suffix yet some had OFT?
Yes I think they were 3811-3819 , S811FVK - S819FVK & 3820-3833 ,S820OFT - S833OFT.
RE: Original Registrations - Rapidsnap - 14 Aug 2026
3858 - V858EGR was registered such as it arrived well ahead of the rest of the batch. Same happened with the Lance SLFs, they were meant to be all registered L-YVK, but 4770-4773 arrived so late, they got M Plates. However some of the Plates were reused....
L470YVK on 4780 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51168551791
L471YVK on 401 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/13975670337
L472YVK on 402 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/13975689828
Towards the end of the old registration format, plates ending in 0 tended to be more expensive. Vehicles new to Go North East that got out of sequence plates to avoid a more expensive plate incldude....
505 - X595FBB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/49485063693
510 - X551FBB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/49485751067
3860 - W806PNL - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51149039006
3870 - W174SCU - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51150175460
3880 - W176SCU - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/33803957165
4910 - W491SCU - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52758727440
4911 - W411SCU - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52758312206
4920 - X492WGR - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52805162296
4925 - X935WGR - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/50837312508
4930 - Y493ETN - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/54416932010
7080 - Y808MFT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51145247582
8200 / 500 - V820ERG - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51156268658
8222 - V822ERG - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52488937816
8225 - X822FBB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52489226024
8230 - X823FBB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/52489238484