Can I find my dads old bike

[Steve Stockwell]

My dad recently passed away and I have allways looked at an old photo of him and his old Arrow, can anyone help my find out if this bike is still registered anywhere?
Thanks in advance Steve

[simon.holyfield]

DVLA Vehicle check is your first step. What's the registration number?

[JohnnyBeckett]

HI IF YOU put the reg on the forum it may help as well , and welcome to the forum and good luck in finding it

[Simon.Gardiner]

Steve - as well as the reg no would you be able to put up a pic?
(hopefully useful guidance here:
viewtopic.php?t=193 )

(And this is definitely a 'Where is it now...' so as admin I've moved it!)

SG

[Steve Stockwell]

How do I add a pic? The reg can clearly be seen on it 984 TPC he told me it was a blue dime with a gold tank but the pic is black and white

[Simon.Gardiner]

How do I add a pic?

Click on the 'viewtopic...' link directly below (it's the guidance for adding pics)
viewtopic.php?t=193

TPC was a Surrey registration in a sequence used from April 1953 or again in January 1961 - the last one would fit with an Ariel Arrow.
984 TPC doesn't come up on the DVLA search so it's probably not made it onto the computer system - it's definitely not in use now and probably (unfortunately) left this earth many decades ago. However there's a small chance it's spent 40-odd years in someone's shed and a pic might jog someone's memory!

With a gold tank it should have been a Sports Arrow, maybe with the red grips and the small screen? I think 'blue dime' will have everyone extremely puzzled though - although it can be surprising what people can work out from even a black and white photo!

SG

[nadab_sardar]

Sorry to hear about your dad, Steve. Getting that photo up is definitely worth doing, as some of the members here have a great memory for individual bikes and where they ended up.
One thing that might help: even if 984 TPC isn't on the DVLA system, the club's Machine Registrar may have it on record, and it's worth asking him directly in case it turned up in an old sale, a restoration or an auction. If your dad kept any paperwork, an old logbook, insurance document or even a sales receipt would give you a frame number to search on, which is more reliable than the plate. Plates often get swapped between bikes over the years.
Also worth asking family if anyone remembers who he sold it to. Even a rough area or year can help narrow things down.