Nice Pic of a Swallow

[Howard Wright]

There are people here who know far more about it than I, but in the UK I believe all this transferring of plates is a phenomenon of the 1980's and 90's, which came about through changes in DVLA rules, and a contemporary thirst for profit.

That isn't to say number plates were never swapped back in the day; but it was relatively unusual and tended to operate on a less official footing...

Hi Chris

I think this is generally true but Austin seemed to be able to move registrations around the works cars with impunity. 

Cheers

Howard