'O' plate cars

[Sukhy]

This is a topic which has bugged me for some time. Does anyone know the story behind cars with numberplates that begin with such as 'OY, OU, OV' etc? As far as I understand, most of these cars tend to be ex-demos or staff cars. We once bought a Passat with the plate that began with 'OV' and was sold to us with only 110 miles on it despite it being 4 years old. We were told it was a 'surplus' car left at the Milton Keynes test centre, the car gave us nothing but problems. Now I've came across a potential new car but the car plate begins with 'OY' which is somewhat frustrating. I've spoken to the owner and they say they bought it pre-registered with 2500 miles on it from now. Would this bug anyone if they were buying a used car?

I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't want to buy a lemon again!

 

[DrEskimo]

Pretty sure the first two letters are just regional identifiers mate.

O/OY/OV just means they were originally registered in Oxford

https://www.newreg.co.uk/dvla-number-plate-identifiers/

 

[Rich76]

Yep as above it's the area it was registered in.

I have a list on my office wall of all the different ones .

 

[QuattroCalum]

Mine is an "OY" registration.

Previous car was a Passat and it was nothing but trouble, nothing major but all the same, one thing after another.