Road tax disc
Category
Vehicle parts & accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, ink
Measurements
78 mm (Diameter)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1152560.2
Summary
Road tax disc. A road tax disc for the Austin tourer, number plate UN 36, expiring on the 31st of December 1947. The disc is has a discoloured white background with an off-centre red cross containing a rose. thistle, shamrock and daffodil down the vertical section. The licence is issued for PRIVATE AUSTIN, GREY and the fee of £16/5s/0d
Marks and inscriptions
Front: EXPIRING 31 DEC. 1947. / LICENCE FOR A MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE [Around edge] EXPIRING 31ST.. DEC:1947. [Across centre] H.P. / C. C. / SEAT / CAPACITY / U.W. / TONS CWT. LBS. [Top left quadrant] £ s d/ 1,007,867 [Top right quadrant] FOR REFUNDS SEE CONDITIONS / ON BACK OF LICENCE [Across the bottom] Front: 13 [In the H.P./C.C. box, top left quadrant] 16 5 . / UN 36 [Top right quadrant] PRIVATE / AUSTIN, / GREY. [LOWER LEFT QUADRANT] Reverse: SURRENDER OF LICENCES / FINANCE ACT, 1924. SECTION 18 (1) / This licence may be surrendered at any time/ during its currency to the Council whose name / appears on page 2 of the Registration Book and a / refund obtained in respect of each complete [in bold] / month of the period of currency of the licence / which is unexpired at the date of the surrender. / In order that the refund may date from the / beginning of an particular month, either (a) / the licenece must be handed in at the Council's / offices on or before the last day of the preceding / month,*, or (b) if the licence is sent by post, it / must be posted before midnight on the last day of the month.* Handing in on the / first will not do [In bold] / *Note. For a refund to be payable in respect / of the month of April, the licence must / be surrendered on or before the / 24th March. [In italics]