Thread:Lobo15/@comment-32988712-20180721154535/@comment-31343191-20180721160911

Why would Bean bought a new one and put his old plate on it? In the original series they used more than one Mini .So there will be difference between them. This is just the theory how it is possible for the Mini to return with old plates.

Also when he bought an new Mini ( in the original opening of Bean 1997 and for the second movie) he did not put his old plates on it.

I understand your point  in fact this are 2 different looking cars, but in the theory it is the "same car".

Here some more difference for the Minis seen in the series:

The cars used throughout the series also undergo minor noticeable changes as well; for episode 6, Bean's mini appears with a lock beside the badge on the bonnet - for use during the ‘Car Keys’ sketch at the beginning of episode 6. The car features upholstery with seat covers of a grey design with coloured stripes. Episodes 8 and 10 (the only two episodes filmed entirely on location ) show the car for the first time with 2 door mirrors (one plastic and one chrome), as well as a later Austin grille - indicating parts being swapped from car to car and/or the use of a different prop car for these two episodes. The final incarnation of Bean's car is shown during episodes 9 and 11 to 14(episodes all directed solely by John Birkin.) This car has 2 chrome door mirrors and a different pattern on the seat covers. It also returns to a standard plain black Mini grille