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222 MWF

BCAA White Rock if anyone interested.

is there anyway to look for specific alphabet? looking for NSX

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Originally Posted by dinfung (Post 8507614)

is there anyway to look for specific alphabet? looking for NSX

I've encounted NSX back in December 2012 so it is most likely all gone by now.
Best to call around, someplaces may have leftovers.

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Originally Posted by Lancerion (Post 8507630)

I've encounted NSX back in December 2012 so it is most likely all gone by now.
Best to call around, someplaces may have leftovers.

thx for the reply, will call around. where should i start?

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Originally Posted by dinfung (Post 8507634)

thx for the reply, will call around. where should i start?

Found it at Landmark Insurance on Kingsway back then. Maybe try calling around the Kingsway area?

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Originally Posted by SpeedStars (Post 8507566)

Seeing a few XXRs and WNTs. As well as some M__ plates left. According to some insurance brokers I've talked to, the new format should be out within September

X and W series are older than the M series. M is the last batch before they move on to the new combination.

This is because they went into the M reserve that was set aside for the Olympic plates just to keep the run going for a bit longer.

Good info can be found here which was listed on this thread a while ago:

British Columbia License Plates

Called around today and some places have the new format already, they all either begin with AA or AB.

One of the places, WM Anderson in Metrotown:
AA2-75W to AA2-99W
AA3-00W to AA3-24W

Again, these new plates come in 25 pairs per box.

Does anyone know if XXX will be issued? Just received some XXW plates at work

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Originally Posted by SpeedStars (Post 8517442)

Does anyone know if XXX will be issued? Just received some XXW plates at work

I've seen XXX on the old AAA-000 format before so it should be issued in the new format.

I've seen a couple cars with "JJJ", is this a new plate?

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Originally Posted by riff raff (Post 8517450)

I've seen a couple cars with "JJJ", is this a new plate?

Nope, not new.

JJJ belongs to the 5th series which came out probably 10 years ago.

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Originally Posted by Lancerion (Post 8517424)

wow new format already?

does anyone know if anywhere else has them

666 MWP..iirc

MP me

Anyone get new plates recently? Any estimates on how many places still have the old format?

I'm about to cancel and re-purchase my insurance for the last time (finally) sometime next week, and I was hoping to be able to pick up one in the old format..

^
No idea to the answer of your question, but given the title of this thread...congrats on your #888 post, posted at exactly at midnight. :toot:

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Originally Posted by xXSupa (Post 8535063)

Admiral Insurance Services (Pacific) Inc.
8175 Park Road
Richmond BC, V6Y1S9
604-718-9038

This place most likely still have old format plates, they usually have a bunch of leftovers from earlier letter batches everytime I call.

If not, try going to further places like Chilliwack or Abbotsford. They go through plates alot more slower out there.

Saw the new format yesterday , on a porsche not too bad

I still prefer the old format, I'll probably get use to the new format eventually lol

meh just gonna get custom plates ;p

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Originally Posted by knight604 (Post 8535150)

meh just gonna get custom plates ;p

Meh. I should have never gotten rid of my 666 plates. Make sure you really like the vanity plate you get, cause I pretty much hated mine the day I picked it up. I've grown to not care anymore, but when I first got them the idea of people thinking it meant FiXED UP annoyed me. As the original intent was actually for the plate to be a twist on "F*CKED UP"

I'm still waiting for them to:

A. Move to 7 letter vanity plates (will probably never happen)
B. Eliminate front plates in BC.

small insurance place on nanaimo/broadway still has old format

didn't ask for the numbers, but it's ### MRG

i can't wait for MR2 91T :D

of course it's going to go to someone driving a corolla or something like that

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Originally Posted by entrax (Post 8535190)

I'm not sure what's left, but they started with 800-849 MRG

If anyone comes across a Triple Number, or 335 xxx (I don't care about the letters), let me know. I'll buy you lunch :)

So the new format has been out for a month already and since there isn't much info atm on how these new plates are being released, I have come to the point that ICBC is now releasing plates by the whole letter group instead of the previous distribution method with the old formats, based on my observation with the new plates that I see on the road.

In the past two formats (AAA-000 and 000-AAA), the letter blocks were split into two groups (A-K and L-X) and serves as breakpoints. Therefore, we will see a letter reappear again in the 1st slot/4th slot as the series progress throughout the years.

Spoiler!

However with the new AA0-00A format, I have seen letters from the two blocks (A-X) in the 6th slot, which means there are no breakpoints. Therefore, the distribution of the new format should look like this:
17th series: AA0-00A to AX9-99X
18th series: BA0-00A to BX9-99X
19th series: CA0-00A to CX9-99X
20th series: DA0-00A to DX9-99X
and so on...

I could be wrong as it is still too early to be sure, who knows? maybe ICBC would skip a series later, jump back and fourth or whatsoever?

If anyone has more info or ideas, please do share.

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Originally Posted by xXSupa (Post 8535243)

If anyone comes across a Triple Number, or 335 xxx (I don't care about the letters), let me know. I'll buy you lunch :)

Collingwood Insurance on Kingsway and Tyne has 335.