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Querying DVLA Database
Continuing on from our previous thread...
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30483 I never did get any further responses to my queries with the DVLA and their agents. But I have found a way to get some information online. If you go to this site: http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/ Then click on "Vehicle Enquiry", it presents you with two boxes. You need to enter the registration number and the manufacturer. If you enter "B3LHA" and "SUBARU", you will see that my car is a red (actually maroon) 1991 model, first registered in 1998. Of course this is not much use because we don't have a list of registration numbers. But we could guess some: Many UK SVXes have personalised registrations ending in SVX. I think in some cases they were registed that way by the dealers. Examples: A3SVX (Barry), A5SVX (Rob) and A6SVX (Graham). So I typed in a few and this is what I came up with: A1SVX Gray 1992 OK A2SVX not found A3SVX Silver 1992 OK A4SVX not found A5SVX Silver 1992 Unlicensed A6SVX White 1993 SORN A7SVX White 1994 OK A8SVX Blue 1993 OK A9SVX Silver 1997 OK A10SVX Maroon 1997 OK A11SVX White 1992 OK A12SVX Maroon 1992 SORN A13SVX Maroon 1993 SORN A14SVX Red 1992 SORN A15SVX Maroon 1992 Unlicensed A16SVX Silver 1994 Unlicensed A17SVX not found A18SVX White 1992 OK A19SVX not found A20SVX Black 1992 SORN After 20 queries, we have 16 Subaru's with SVX in the registration number and 3300cc engines (so they are definitely SVXes). Of those, 5 are SORN (declared off the road), 3 are unlicensed (presumably scrapped or exported) and the remaining 8 are currently taxed up to date. A good start, but it's pretty tedious typing in all those registrations. What's needed is a way to automate the process - a program that will work though a list of registration numbers, querying each one and saving the results. I've started looking into how to do this, but websites are not my area of expertise. Any Javascript gurus out there want to have a look? The personalised registration numbers will be: A1SVX through A30SVX, then 33,40,44,50,55,60,66,70,77,80,88,90,99,100,111,200 ,222,300, 333,400,444,500,555,600,666,700,777,800,888,900,99 9 One the A's are exhaused it starts again at B1SVX and so on. The last SVX sold in Britain was registered on an S plate, so the prefix letter will not go above S. (You cannot use a registration number newer than the car). So that's 61 per prefix, 19 prefixes = 1159 queries. (To find 224 cars, many of which probably don't have personalised registrations ) So how about it? Anybody have the skills to automate this (or maybe we should just split the work and do 10 manual searches each or something like that)
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II Last edited by b3lha; 02-21-2006 at 09:23 AM. |
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Couldn't find any f'ing SVXs
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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You could try this to find all the SVX's on 'personalised plates' which is better than nothing, but not guaranteed to find many.
I know the location of two other SVXs, J1SVX and the black one that was on e-bay recently, the one with the ENORMOUS rear spoiler and head gasket problems. They are both in Suffolk owned by the same person. |
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J1 SVX Maroon OK
J2 SVX Grey OK J3 SVX Not Found J4 SVX Not Found J5 SVX Silver OK J6 SVX Silver OK J7 SVX Black OK J8 SVX Black OK J9 SVX Black OK J10 SVX Grey OK J11 SVX Not Found J12 SVX Not Found J13 SVX Not Found J14 SVX Not Found J15 SVX Not found J22 SVX Silver Unlicenced J33 SVX Purple OK J44 SVX White OK J55 SVX Not Found J66 SVX Not Found J77 SVX Not Found J88 SVX Not Found J99 SVX Not Found J100 SVX White Unlicenced J111 SVX White OK J200 SVX Red OK J222 SVX Not Found J300 SVX Not Found J333 SVX White OK J400 SVX Not Found J444 SVX Not Found J500 SVX Not Found J555 SVX Blue OK J600 SVX Black OK J666 SVX Not Found J700 SVX Not Found J777 SVX Not Found J800 SVX Not Found J888 SVX Not Found J900 SVX Not Found J999 SVX Not Found Think I have done my share
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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Cheers Andy. When are you going to get yourself an SVX? We're all missing you at the meets.
Pete, You're absolutely correct. Neither of our SVXes would be found in this way. But there are a lot of SVXes with SVX plates. I did a few more searches last night. So far, this method has found 48 SVXes and the list is now up to 99 cars. Pretty good when you consider the information from experian (see previous thread) indicated there are only 224 SVXes currently on the road in the UK. Latest List: http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/b3lha/33915.txt
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II Last edited by b3lha; 02-22-2006 at 04:38 AM. |
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Hi,
I can at least identify one on you "known" list. N979 PTX is mine and is a UK car. Currently the gearbox has just been stripped and from the conversation I just had on the phone with the transmission company, there is pretty much no part of the box that hasn't destroyed itself!!! Great! John |
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Hi John,
I've now put your name against N979PTX on my master copy of the list. Sorry to hear about your gearbox troubles. We've been through it twice ourselves. Hope you can get it back on the road without too big a dent in your wallet. Phil.
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II |
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L2 SVX list follow-up
My Black Betty used to be L2SVX, hence my interest.
I checked out a selection of the L series, and this is what I found: L1 1993 Red SORN L2 1993 Black Exported L3 not found L4: 1994 Red OK L5 not found L6 not found L7 1994 White OK L8 not found L9 not found L10 not found L11 not found L12 not found L13 not found L14 not found L15 not found L16 not found L17 not found L18 not found L19 not found L20 not found L22 not found L30 not found L33 not found L330 not found L333 1994 Maroon OK L44 not found L444 not found L55 not found L555 1993 Black OK L66 not found L666 1994 Red SORN L77 not found L777 not found L88 not found L888 not found L99 not found L999 not found So 37 numbers checked in total 2 cars found that are currently SORN, a Red '93 and a Red '94 4 cars found that are currently licensed, a Black '93, a Red '94, a White 94 and a Maroon '94. 1 car that is listed as exported, mine, Black Betty, a Black '93. Oh, and I am totally incensed that you guys pay a whopping £170 for a full 12 months road tax. That's a very small percentage more than I have to pay for one MONTH overdue!!! Lucky b'stards Joe
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Black Betty [Bam a Lam!] '93 UK spec, still languishing Betty Jersey Girl Silver '92 UK [Channel Isles] 40K Jersey Girl @ Mersea Candy Purple Honda Blackbird Plum Dangerous White X2 RVR Mitsubishi 1800GDI. Vantastic 40,000 miles Jersey Girl |
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I think we've covered the most likely plates now. A worthwhile exercise I think because it shows that a high percentage of the sample are still on the road and we can see the most prevalent colors being Silver, White, Black and Claret in that order. K8SVX looks interesting. A Subaru with an SVX plate and a 2 litre engine. Could be a mistake on the registration form, could be an Impreza / Legacy (but why buy an SVX private plate), could be an SVX with an impreza engine (1994cc is spot on). My guess is the latter, but we'll never know for sure unless they show up here.
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II |
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Well guys my black beauty doesnt have a personalised but is M472 APU , 95 UK std car. One more for the list Will have a root as well.
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94 Aug M reg black UK SVX 97k miles, std car. For Sale 2003 530d Sport Auto BMW 75k miles and increasing Ford Racing Puma 2000 X 27k miles FOR SALE "Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock n roll" - The Stranglers Feb 1977 |
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tried some of the M cars , oops wrong forum also a BMW man lol
M1SVX Maroon M3SVX black m5SVX white M6SVX silver SORN Other M's up to 20 nothing found 111,222 thru to 999 nothing
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94 Aug M reg black UK SVX 97k miles, std car. For Sale 2003 530d Sport Auto BMW 75k miles and increasing Ford Racing Puma 2000 X 27k miles FOR SALE "Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock n roll" - The Stranglers Feb 1977 |
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Andy nah not me guv ! What amkes you say that lol ? David
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94 Aug M reg black UK SVX 97k miles, std car. For Sale 2003 530d Sport Auto BMW 75k miles and increasing Ford Racing Puma 2000 X 27k miles FOR SALE "Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock n roll" - The Stranglers Feb 1977 |
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Back again ! A quiick check on Autotrader has thrown up ( so to speak !):
J31 NFE black H2 SVX silver H12 SVX silver M588 OBD K7 GHL N359 ... maroon , plate covered up spoilsport
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94 Aug M reg black UK SVX 97k miles, std car. For Sale 2003 530d Sport Auto BMW 75k miles and increasing Ford Racing Puma 2000 X 27k miles FOR SALE "Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock n roll" - The Stranglers Feb 1977 |
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To add to the list, Guernsey cars:
491 Claret 1992/3 1881 Red 1992/3 42425 Silver 1993 There were originally 7 registered here, but 4 were exported. The 3 remaining are all used daily.
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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