After Fixed Crash (brick Lane)

The vehicle reg. plates varied over time in layout and meanings, so different layouts mean different eras.
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which suggests this reg plate was pretty old, as it fits that last pattern. I recall when T was the last letter, (denoting the year) it was way back in 1979/1980.

Exactly. Which was my point. If its a UK plate starting with 3 letters, its more than 20 years old, which is probably not the correct era for the much newer ford minivan that I saw slam into carlito..