Age identifier: March 2014—August 2014
United Kingdom / London / Borehamwood (Stanmore)
Toyota Prius
3rd gen Liftback (ZVW30), 2009–2015
Spotted in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
#JP-spec
Extra information
- Brand: TOYOTA PRIUS
- Model: PRIUS HYBRID
- Fuel: Hybrid Electric (Clean)
- Colour: Silver
- Engine Size: 1797 cc
- Year: 2014
- Registered: 2014.07.26
- Keeper Start Date: 2019-11-27
- Last V5C Issue Date: 27 November 2019
Comments (5)
Jacko 2020-11-03 19:44:00 | #2
Oryx (2020-11-03 19:33:20)Oryx
Is the prius not sold in the UK?
Is the prius not sold in the UK?
Yes it's sold in the UK, but the Prius is also seemingly a common car to be imported from Japan, usually for use as private-hire taxis and stuff like Ubers. I guess they're cheaper to import maybe, or are better specced than the UK counterparts. The odd front plate surround is what drew my attention to these JP-spec Priuses, along with Japanese inspection stickers on the rear windows too.
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Jacko 2020-11-03 22:33:02 | #4
Oryx (2020-11-03 20:04:16)Yeah I thought I'd try and spot as many of these as possible during my visits to London. Japanese-imported Prius models have only become more common in London over the past few years, and they were distinguishable with their two-row Japanese-sized plates, but as you can see here, most now have opted for the standard 'Euro-sized' plates, probably to try and hide the fact they are imports. Also, I find patterns with registrations where certain prefixes are seemingly assigned to imported vehicles, for example London's 'LW', where most of the spots are imports.
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Oryx 2020-11-03 23:00:05 | #5
Jacko (2020-11-03 22:33:02)Jacko
Yeah I thought I'd try and spot as many of these as possible during my visits to London. Japanese-imported Prius models have only become more common in London over the past few years, and they were distinguishable with their two-row Japanese-sized plates, but as you can see here, most now have opted for the standard 'Euro-sized' plates, probably to try and hide the fact they are imports. Also, I find patterns with registrations where certain prefixes are seemingly assigned to imported vehicles, for example London's 'LW', where most of the spots are imports.
Yeah I thought I'd try and spot as many of these as possible during my visits to London. Japanese-imported Prius models have only become more common in London over the past few years, and they were distinguishable with their two-row Japanese-sized plates, but as you can see here, most now have opted for the standard 'Euro-sized' plates, probably to try and hide the fact they are imports. Also, I find patterns with registrations where certain prefixes are seemingly assigned to imported vehicles, for example London's 'LW', where most of the spots are imports.
Interesting, just took a look through the 'LW' gallery and was amazed at how many different imports there were. Pretty cool observation. I wish there was a tag (non-hashtag) for imported vehicles.
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