Car with no entry on Vehicle History or on MID database?

markelock

Hi


Saw a black Rolls Royce at the weekend, parked at a local shopping outlet. At first glance I thought it might be a Chrysler, with some pimping, but as I got closer I'm positive it was a genuine RR.


However when checking the MOT history, no car was found against it's plate (private), and no insurance was held on the car. Whilst I'm sad enough to check interesting cars, and any history they have, I'm not up on my RR models to be honest which doesn't help.


I guess it could have been under 3 years, in which case it wouldn't be on the MOT db, perhaps a trader could drive it without insurance?

dannyrst

Check it on the government car tax site:

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax

Should tell you what you want to know.

markelock

dannyrst wrote: »

Check it on the government car tax site:

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax

Should tell you what you want to know.

Hi
Yes, checked this. Nothing can be found message.


Can some vehicles just be restricted from public viewing?

Herzlos

Has the plate been tweaked to look misinterpreted?

I don't think there are any "private" plates. There as special plate numbers for diplomatic cars, but I don't know what they'd return.

Alter_ego

markelock wrote: »

Can some vehicles just be restricted from public viewing?

Is so they probably won't tell us!

markelock

Herzlos wrote: »

Has the plate been tweaked to look misinterpreted?

I don't think there are any "private" plates. There as special plate numbers for diplomatic cars, but I don't know what they'd return.

Hi


No, it was just letter single number letter letter letter


I guess I'll never know!


Nice car though. one I'll never be able to afford to buy, fuel or park in a car park.

Guest101

Given the status of the car, could the driver be self insuring? (perhaps as part of a fleet?)

Herzlos

Guest101 wrote: »

Given the status of the car, could the driver be self insuring? (perhaps as part of a fleet?)

It'd still need taxed though, and presumably some record of being self insuring (as I think you need to have some minimum amount of money set aside for the liability, otherwise anyone stopped for having no insurance could just claim self insuring)

dannyrst

Next time, take a picture. That way we can all guess.

markelock

dannyrst wrote: »

Next time, take a picture. That way we can all guess.

I've got the Reg, I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to share?

dannyrst

markelock wrote: »

I've got the Reg, I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to share?

I meant more guess what car it was.

Up to you whether you post the number plate. I guess without an address it would mean nothing given it's on show all day every day anyway.