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Looking at buying a new car for my girlfriend
Went and had a look at one last night and all seemed good think I might go for it. However on the Direct gov dvla thing it says the car was manufactured in 2000 but was registered in 2004. However it is on an X plate.
Could it be an error on there database or am I being daft?

I've blanked out the reg plate so noone jumps in front of me and steals it

Could it be an import?

It's a Seat so doubt it... but surely it would have an 04 plate?... I think it's an error

You can buy a car without registering it when new, I think they charge for registration and plates when you 1st buy a brand new car, maybe it wasn't registered until 04?
What's the milage of said vehicle Phil?

Or it could of been on a privite plate.

60,000

I'm just really kind Summer...

summer!

It's a 60,000 mile car not £60,000

It's the thought that counts Ste...

no summer... it's got 60,000 miles on the clock. I never said pounds you did

There's a W reg mk3 Cavalier and a 2004 Astra mk2 driving round locally!

Yeah I know there's a T reg Polo 2F G40 somewhere too. but surely if this car was registered in 2004 it would have an 04 plate and not X

You can buy age related reg plates that will put a standard looking reg i.e. 2 letters, 2 number, 3 letters on a car and it will still be an older car.
OR if a car has come from Ireland and had its plates change in this country, it will get a plate related to the year it was changed and not manufactured. I had a 1995 Peugeot 106 that had a X reg plate on it.

I've seen a b registered volkswagon beetle around Wallasey, saying that I think they only stopped making them a few years back.
(the old beetle)