Repair plates are used for the purpose of road testing
vehicles that a company does not own, or vehicles owned, but not registered. A Repair license is required to use these plates.
Series begins with the RA prefix and the garages number. Additional plates for that garage would recieve the next letter,
ie: RB, RC etc etc. When the numbers reached 999, the plates were not long enough to fit four numbers after the prefix letters.
Thus any repair licenses after RA-999 starter with the "OA" prefix. In 1954 when the plates were reissued on a 12 inch base,
the "OA" plates were then switched to the "RA" prefix and the number made into correct four digit series. So, an "OA-123"
plate was reissued as a "RA-1123" plate. This eliminated the confusing "OA" plates.
![repairlic_o412.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repairlic_o412.jpg)
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D.S. Collection |
![oa213ct39repair.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/oa213ct39repair.jpg)
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(DS collection) |
![transplate2000.jpg](https://ctpl8s.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ct41repair.jpg)
Above: 1941 issue Repairer plate. (eBay photo)
![repair1950_oa488.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair1950_oa488.jpg)
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D.S. Collection |
1953 Issue. |
![rh202ct53.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rh202ct53.jpg)
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DS collection |
![rc91repair54.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rc91repair54.jpg)
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(Ebay Photo) |
![ra1488.jpg](https://ctpl8s.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra1488.jpg)
Above: 1955 issue. (JStoveken collection)
![rc91repair56.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rc91repair56.jpg)
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(DS collection) |
![repair1959_rc9.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair1959_rc9.jpg)
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D.S. Collection |
White on Blue, with 60 year insert. |
![ra1488repair60.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra1488repair60.jpg)
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DS collection |
![repair1961_rb9.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair1961_rb9.jpg)
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D.S. Collection |
1963 Repair plate |
![63repairRC1430.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rc1430ct63.jpg)
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DS collection |
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1967 Repair plate |
![67repairrb578.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/67repairrb578.jpg)
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DS collection |
![71repair.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/71repair.jpg)
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DS collection |
1972 Repair plate |
![72repairra1350.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/72repairra1350.jpg)
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DS collection |
1973 Issue, Blue on White. |
![ra481repair73.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra481repair73.jpg)
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DS collection |
![xj74dealer70.jpg](https://ctpl8s.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair74.jpg)
Above: 1974 issue. (DS collection)
1975 Repair Plate |
![75repairrb481.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/75repairrb481.jpg)
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DS collection |
![transplate2000.jpg](https://ctpl8s.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rd851ct76.jpg)
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1978 issue. White on Blue. |
![ra481repair78.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra481repair78.jpg)
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DS collection |
![RB851rep79](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rb851ct79.jpg)
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(DS collection) |
Above: 1979 issue, Blue on White.
1988 Issue, Blue on White. |
![rb481repair88.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rb481repair88.jpg)
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DS collection. |
![repair_376t.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair_376t.jpg)
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D.S. Collection |
Rare Temporary Repair plate. |
![814trepairtemp.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/814trepairtemp.jpg)
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DS collection |
![ra374rep99.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra374rep99.jpg)
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(DS collection) |
Above: 1999 issue, Blue on White.
![ra374ct01.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ra374ct01.jpg)
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(DS collection) |
Above: 2001 issue, Black on White.
![transplate2000.jpg](https://ctpl8s.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair03.jpg)
Above: 2003 re-issue. Red on Silver. (DS collection)
![repair2005.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/repair2005.jpg)
For use till lost plate is replaced |
![temprepair03.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/temprepair03.jpg)
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DS collection. |
Orange on silver |
![re1219.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/re1219.jpg)
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Ebay photo |
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