1987 Rover 216 [SD3]

1987 Rover 216 [SD3] in Keeping Up Appearances, TV Series, 1990-1995

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
garco ◊ 2006-07-13 15:26	-- Last edit: 2006-07-13 15:38:12
stronghold ◊ 2006-07-19 14:50	D-reg 1986
garco ◊ 2006-08-21 22:05
garco ◊ 2006-08-21 22:27	5.05
leolito ◊ 2006-08-22 11:09	Mark I
yoda ◊ 2006-12-17 06:51	D541EFL or D541EXL; does the plate change with a change of ownership (like buying your leased car at the end of the lease) in the UK? Or did they use two identical cars? Or a fake plate?
antp ◊ 2006-12-17 11:36	It is just another identical car, or a fake plate, as the plate should not change when the owner changes.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-12-17 12:33	FL was Peterborough, and XL was unused, so D541 EXL is a fake number. http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/where/gb.htm
Elstro1988 ◊ 2007-07-19 00:30	This model 200 was literally a Honda with a Rover badge - except the 216 which had the British S-series engine! But in the 80s and early 90s it was just basically a common piece of street scenery found in suburbia - perfect for the whole joke abotu Hyacinth being so snobby. Now theyre really rare.
Sandie ◊ 2013-02-07 01:50	Both cars are 1987-89 with those bumpers (the size of the black strips on them in particular).
AleX_DJ ◊ 2024-11-22 00:20	D541EFL returns a 213 S https://checkhistory.uk/vehicle/D541EFL
CarnivalRedEscort ◊ 2025-10-04 09:18	In 2023 it appears that the registration number was obtained from DVLA and applied to a car whose previous registration was F340 CCL. RIP Patricia Routledge by the way.