Where are the 73s ?

[Bald Rick]

Only seen a 73 plate on a van.

Saw a London bus 73 today (plate, not the Stoke Newington route!)

Obviously an EV…

 

[Islineclear3_1]

On my daily commute (up and down the motorway) I have seen probably one 73-plate a day in the last 3-4 weeks. One of them was actually, a Tesla - a nice green one

 

[Bald Rick]

SMMT data for October is out today - and it has been the ‘busiest’ October for Car Sales since 2018. EV market share is hovering around 16% - this genuinely surprises me as I am seeing far more EV 73s than those with an engine.

 

[TRXsouth]

I've seen a reasonable amount, certainly at no less of a rate than I would normally expect for new reg changes(completely anecdotal of course!). I actually saw my first 73 plate in mid August, it was being kept at a dealership ready for the 1st of September as the owner had requested a 73 plate. I wasn't aware that it was possible to register a car "in the future" as it were

The date of a registration number’s activation on the DVLA database starts its liability to vehicle tax.

I took delivery my new car on 1 September. Nine days earlier, as a long existing customer, the dealership offered me a choice of five 73 registration numbers they had been allocated by DVLA. The dealership held on to my chosen one but only activated it with DVLA during the morning of 1 September. After I arrived at the dealership to check the car, including the 73 plates they had produced and fitted, I was then able to call my insurer to transfer my policy from the old to new car, and drove off early afternoon.

Although the dealership had no other 73s on that Friday (but others on the Saturday), I spotted a 73 on a different make of car in a nearby car park, but then saw no others until the Monday and very few during the month. So yes, the 73 seemed rare during September.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Last week my mum took delivery of her new car, a 73-plate Renault Captur. It's a petrol hybrid, so there's another for the "not a true EV" column.

 

[MasterSpenny]

Since the 1st of September, I have seen a sizeable amount of 73 plate cars, buses and coaches. Some people in my area have gained 73 plate cars (seen on driveways).

Most of which are not electric.

 

[75A]

Saw my first '73' plate car yesterday, whilst on the Strangford Ferry, probably a tourist over for the New Year.
Don't see many GB plates around here about from a few 'personal' ones.