This. Whenever I’ve had an issue is due to being too impatient on starting up causing a HB battery shutdown error. I still have the original 12V battery in a 71 plate pre FL MG5 LR. I appreciate I will have to change the battery at some point but wanted to point out I’ve only had issues when trying to start the car too quickly.
What does 71 plate mean?
because almost everyone they talk to would understand that it means the second half of 2021. For as long as I can remember people have referred to their car's age based on the registration and that includes 2 different styles of letters and the current numeric system.
You beat me to it!
registrations go 21 for 1st half of the year, 71 for the 2nd half. 22/72 23/73 etc etc.
I'll do that when Americans stop measuring things in cups.Strictly speaking it is more confusing than that.
From March 1st the reg changes to the year we are in so 2024, becomes a 24 reg. Then September 1st they add 50 so it becomes 74. This runs until March the next year.
So a 71 plate could be anytime between Sept 1st 2021 and Feb 28th 2022.
Completely confusing for anyone outside GB, so perhaps better to stick to year of registration.
Completely confusing for some of us in the UK too ?...even as a vehicle owner of 45 years!! ??Strictly speaking it is more confusing than that.
From March 1st the reg changes to the year we are in so 2024, becomes a 24 reg. Then September 1st they add 50 so it becomes 74. This runs until March the next year.
So a 71 plate could be anytime between Sept 1st 2021 and Feb 28th 2022.
Completely confusing for anyone outside GB, so perhaps better to stick to year of registration.
Mine was displaying the error before I turned the dial and then gave a series of relay clicks. All been flawless again now I’ve changed the battery.
