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The Hampshire Licence Mystery (UPDATE II: Hackney or taxi?)

The Hampshire Licence Mystery (UPDATE II: Hackney or taxi?)

  • The Hampshire Licence Mystery (UPDATE II: Hackney or taxi?)

When browsing the many stalls at the recent Beaulieu Autojumble, we stumbled upon this curious plate. It’s obviously a licence plate, but we are not sure it was for an automobile. If so, then it was for a very early one as the date reads 28 February 1899. Did the Hampshire County Council issue their own licence plates? Or could it have been a licence for something completely different, perhaps a steam tractor or locomotive? Can you help us?

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woensdag september 29th, 2010

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Onbekend
01 October 2010, 08:45
If you check the Hampshire CC website you will discover that they have no vehicle records prior to 1910.
Lost, destroyed or thrown away.
Such a shame !
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Onbekend
30 September 2010, 08:48
Probably a license for hire for a taxi cab. Local authorities in the UK have always issued these, and still do to this day.
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Onbekend
30 September 2010, 08:23
I suspect that it's a hackney carriage (taxi) licence, probably horse drawn.
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