old cars w/ new plates

[kevin3000]

may nakita ako
1st gen model ng Fortuner w/ N** plate bago ung plate niya nakakapagtaka lang kung bakit ganon... di kaya carnap ito kasi dun sa news ni ivan padilla
Gen 1.5 na vios w/ ZAC ang plate afaik lumabas ang Gen 1.5 na vios ang available na plate na is ZC* *** kasi may nakikita pa ko na GEN 1 na may ZB* ***.... may ilan ilan din akong nakikita.. di kaya carnap itong mga ito?

[samleggy]

baka carnap nga yan kasi nakakapagtaka naman 1st gen. fort pero starting w/ letter ''N'' na ang plate nyan... pero sitahin yung ganyan. tsk tsk tsk!

[Mguy]

Check it via text 2600.

[shotgun]

i read somewhere that sold cars formerly registered as diplomatic or government plates are being reissued with new private plates.

[gertrude]

marami kase napapa-change plate now a days lalo na kung 2nd owner na sila. tulad nung suki nating si NTV ***. PAJERO 1996 pero "N" ang starting letter nya.

[vinj]

i read somewhere that sold cars formerly registered as diplomatic or government plates are being reissued with new private plates.

x2 on this. When a diplomat car is sold, its plates are converted to regular plates and what is issued are the latest plate series.

If the mismatch is a small discrepancy only (plate series to vehicle model/year), this can still happen as some LTO agencies may have older stocks on hand. For example, we once got a Starex with "XR*" plates when the Z series was already out. We requested Hyundai to replace it as we had specifically asked for the Z plates when we bought the unit. We also once bought a 2001 model Ford and the plate it had was a 1998 series (WEN).

But still, whenever i see a mismatched plate and vehicle, i am more cautious.

[gertrude]

If the mismatch is a small discrepancy only (plate series to vehicle model/year), this can still happen as some LTO agencies may have older stocks on hand. For example, we once got a Starex with "XR*" plates when the Z series was already out. We requested Hyundai to replace it as we had specifically asked for the Z plates when we bought the unit. We also once bought a 2001 model Ford and the plate it had was a 1998 series (WEN).

same here, i had one starex before, 98 model but the plates were ZXZ 555.

[Type 100]

i read somewhere that sold cars formerly registered as diplomatic or government plates are being reissued with new private plates.

Yep. I think the LTO's term for this is "dropping."

Dropping as a term seems more often used for PUVs or other hire vehicles that are pulled out of service or franchise, then re-registered for private use. Former taxis are the most frequent example, but I don't think there's anything stopping government or diplomat vehicles from doing the same.

Kindly correct me if I'm wrong.

[voltscastillo]

wala pa yan... dati nga 16 valve corolla yung 1989-1993 model naka W plate.

gen 1 crv naka Z plate.

kahapon sa commonwealth, cefiro 1997 naka Z plate din.

palagay ko yung ibang gumagawa nyan gusto lang umiwas sa coding... nagkataon na mas type nila gamitin yung luma kesa dun sa mga mas bago nila sasakyan.

[speed unlimited]

Kadalasan iyong mga taxi na tapos na franchise for dropping nakikita ko.