Can't post in for sale

[mcc2905]

I have a number plate that can be transferred reg number S2 BAO(BAD in square font), looking for offers.

[Tractor Dave]

It's a great number but unfortunately S2's were all registered prior to 1998. They may be one of two held back by dealers and registered later but I haven't ever seen one.

[mcc2905]

It's a great number but unfortunately S2's were all registered prior to 1998. They may be one of two held back by dealers and registered later but I haven't ever seen one.

Thanks for the heads up, my brain now updated with that info, I have to hope that Audi may introduce a new 2 series then.

[willg54]

why does it matter what year it was registered?

[LHD_Kid]

You can't put a plate that makes it look newer than it is

[John.]

why does it matter what year it was registered?

An S-plate can only be assigned to a car of that age or newer.

[Audi J]

That might be why theres currently a ton of S2 plates available at the lowest price DVLA offers. The people who might actually want one, for obvious reasons, cannot put it on their car

https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/search/prefix-number-plates.html?prefix=&prefix1=&prefix2=&numbers=&letter1=&letter2=&letter3=&searched=true&language=en&super=s2&super_pricefrom=0&super_priceto=

[John.]

...or if you're on here, and your name is Barry Alfred Orange....the plate's yours for 250 !

[willg54]

But surely would have to be s111 for example. S2 was never a reg

[Tractor Dave]

But surely would have to be s111 for example. S2 was never a reg

You are showing your age, or I am showing mine. In the very old days (pre 60's) number plates were issued by local authorities and had little or no format, i.e. A1, B123, ABC123 etc. Then in the early 60's registrations were formalised and issued by the DVLA. A new format devised, first three letters for area, numbers (1-999) and then a year letter, starting with A. e.g. AAM175B was my dad's Mk1 Cortina bought in Salisbury circa early 60's. AAM was the code for Wiltshire, three random numbers and B for the year of registration. Back then every County had its own letter code (prefix). This all worked well right up to approx. 1981 (x reg) when they ran out of letters and just swapped over to have the letter at the front (they never used the letters I, O, U, Y or Z as they can be confused for numbers). Again, this worked well up to 2000, when again they ran out of letters. This is when the new system we have today was introduced. Now the first two letters represent the area (CA, CU, CV etc all Wales), then the year, then three letters.
Norther Ireland had its own system and you do see some pretty strange numbers there!
So yes, S2ABY was issued to a vehicle in 1998, unless it was held back by DVLA for future auction and it cant be used on anything pre August 98.