Right, I had a search on the RAC website where you can check a car's history.
N248 wasn't listed - perfectly feasible if the car has since gone abroad.
N247 was listed as:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Yellow
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 2
Last owner change 12 August 2000
So I had a look for N246:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Yellow
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 2
Last owner change 01 July 2000
N245:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Purple
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 2
Last owner change 24 November 2004
N244:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Purple
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 6
Last owner change 01 May 2004
N249:
Not found
N243:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Red
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 2
Last owner change 08 June 2002
N242:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Red
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 4
Last owner change 24 June 2002
N241:
Manufacturer Seat
Model
IBIZA 1.8 GTI 16V
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Red
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 30 December 1996
Number of previous owners 4
Last owner change 20 December 2004
So there you 'ave it. I'm nerded out, claim a Skip Monkey Racing anorak and a free pasty.
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