Why do car sellers disguise the reg number?

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This is something that has intrigued me for a while.

On Carzone.ie for example,there are often cars for sale where the seller conceals the reg number.

I know there must be a good reason but can anyone tell me what it is?
 
You can get basic free information with the reg. on something like www.mywheels.ie or pay the fee and get further info if you are really interested in the car. Plenty of others sites also.
 
Thanks.

That would suggest that sellers who chose to conceal the reg number had something to hide about the car's history.

I got the impression that the reason to conceal was more for reasons of security.
 
It may be an attempt to prevent "reg no cloning" whereby scammers find a car (say, Black VW Golf) for sale online, note its reg no, and put a different black VW Golf on the road with the reg no they've found.

Parking tickets, fines, (or worse!) end up at the door of the innocent owner or garage.
 
gipimann said:
It may be an attempt to prevent "reg no cloning" whereby scammers find a car (say, Black VW Golf) for sale online, note its reg no, and put a different black VW Golf on the road with the reg no they've found.

Parking tickets, fines, (or worse!) end up at the door of the innocent owner or garage.
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There was recently a show on UTV (i think) regarding reg cloning - i was very surprised to see how big an industry it was (in the UK) but i reckon its as big in Ireland: Have a look here:

http://www.carreg.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11756
 
The scams where someone posts a fake car for a low price are based on real regs, so this probably avoids real cars for sale being a source for these and this avoids any hassle associated for the real seller.
 
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