Number Plates: A History of Vehicle Registration in Britain (Shire Album): 419 (Shire Library)

Number Plates: A History of Vehicle Registration in Britain (Shire Album): 419 (Shire Library)

by Dave Moss (Author)

Synopsis

This title contains Ancient history: the prologue; The golden age of motoring; The post-war years: changing times, change, and change again: the arrival of computers; Modern times: a fresh start; Collectors' gold; Islands and Ireland; Curiosities and eccentricities, auctions and anomalies; and further reading.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 01 Feb 2006

ISBN 10: 0747805660
ISBN 13: 9780747805663

Media Reviews
Of particular use to car spotters and photo identifiers. Explains history and methodology of the numbering system, regulatory issues regarding size/placement; also rare, trade, temporary plates. B/w photos, Bibliography. -The Flying Lady (March/April 2009)
Of particular use to car spotters and photo identifiers. Explains history and methodology of the numbering system, regulatory issues regarding size/placement; also rare, trade, temporary plates. B/w photos, Bibliography. --The Flying Lady (March/April 2009)
Author Bio
Dave Moss has always had strong connections with the world of motoring, as a child he was a keen car-spotter, filling endless notebooks with registration numbers, and even today he is able to quote the original home areas of most old-style registration marks. He has been writing and broadcasting about cars and motoring matters since the 1970s.