The Ex MTL Marshall Darts 7601-7676

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RE: The Ex MTL Marshall Darts 7601-7676

(13/09/2014 13:56)mathias Wrote:  I presume the DVLA changed the rules in 1995, so that valuable registrations could be retained by them for future fitment.
This is why (L222 TKA) was used for the 1994 Volvo B6/Plaxtons, but (M555 WTJ) -which would've been 6555- was held back.

Could be, they certainly have changed the rules a few times. But I thought that withholding triple digits dated back further than that, to around 1990. A search on buslistsontheweb.co.uk suggests that they were skipped more often than not in H, J, K and L registered batches (for example, there was no H111 GEV). But there are a fair number of exceptions too - including Warrington's 222 (K222 VTB).

Maybe prior to 1995, local vehicle licensing offices had some discretion when issuing a continuous range to a fleet operator?