just a question

[s143144]

thinking of buying another bike but the only thing is its on a
Q plate can anyone tell me what this means please
thanks
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unleash the beast
if it has tits R engine it will give ya bother

[Whosthedaddy]

The exact age and identity may be missing or hard to come by. Stolen and recovered are relisted a as Qplate as are most back garden kit cars.

Insurance will be more expensive and resale value will be lower but who cares if you know what your looking at and its cheap enough.
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[Itchy]

it is possible to remove q plate status though , ask kickstart or sickpup they know guys who will give you a cert to identify the age of your bike , costs £40 though , probably worth it as Q plate is insurance ££££££££ + ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
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[Johnny GSX-R]

A 'Q' plate may be an original bike which at one stage had its numbers removed to conceal its ID, then it has been put back on the road legally without its original numbers therefor on a 'Q'..

or

It may have been built up from scrap / spares etc and its true identity can never be confirmed. To get an identity from spares there must be, i think, 60% of the machine from a particular donor vehicle ie engine, frame, rear wheel from 1 donor vehicle to take its ID.

Kit cars, Land Rovers, ex MOD etc were common place for 'Q' pre fix plates. Many Cobra replicas escaped the 'Q' as they were built on Ford Granada running gear so had engine , gear box, suspension and switches from the donor, this meant they evaded the dreaded 'Q' and were infact registered as a Granada and so insurance was cheap AND they could buy a 'C' suffix reg plate to make the car look more authentic.
See, i'm full of useless information, you'll be sorry you asked.

[s143144]

cool guys and thanks
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unleash the beast
if it has tits R engine it will give ya bother