diff --git a/src/components/forms/department/pos/input/vehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos.vue b/src/components/forms/department/pos/input/vehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos.vue
index 354511d7..679f17be 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/department/pos/input/vehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos.vue
+++ b/src/components/forms/department/pos/input/vehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const customer_suggestions = ref([
 const isSettingCustomer = ref(false);
 const isSettingCustomerToInteger = ref(0);
 const isSettingCustomerStartTime = ref(null);
+let customerSuggestionsRequestId = 0;
 
 const isSettingCustomerTo = (customer_number) => {
   return isSettingCustomerToInteger.value === parseInt(customer_number);
@@ -88,10 +89,17 @@ const getCustomerSuggestions = () => {
   if (!props.reg_1) {
     return;
   }
+  const requestedReg1 = props.reg_1;
+  const requestId = ++customerSuggestionsRequestId;
+
   SessionUser.request("/department/vehicle/customer-suggestions", "GET", {
-    reg_1: props.reg_1,
+    reg_1: requestedReg1,
   })
     .then((response) => {
+      if (requestId !== customerSuggestionsRequestId || requestedReg1 !== props.reg_1) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       // Assuming the response contains an array of customer suggestions
       console.log("Customer suggestions:", response.data.data);
       let suggestions = [];
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ watch(
     if (newValue) {
       getCustomerSuggestions();
     } else {
+      customerSuggestionsRequestId += 1;
       customer_suggestions.value = [];
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/vehicle-customer-suggestions-pos.spec.js b/tests/unit/vehicle-customer-suggestions-pos.spec.js
index f4a29db5..caa7f0e2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/vehicle-customer-suggestions-pos.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/vehicle-customer-suggestions-pos.spec.js
@@ -79,6 +79,68 @@ describe("VehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("ignores stale auto-apply responses for previous plates", async () => {
+    const requests = [];
+    requestMock.mockImplementation((url, method, params) => {
+      let resolve;
+      const promise = new Promise((promiseResolve) => {
+        resolve = promiseResolve;
+      });
+      requests.push({ params, resolve });
+      return promise;
+    });
+
+    const wrapper = mountWithApp(VehicleCustomerSuggestionsPos, {
+      props: {
+        reg_1: "OLD123",
+        selectionSource: "none",
+      },
+    });
+
+    await wrapper.setProps({ reg_1: "NEW456" });
+
+    expect(requests.map((request) => request.params.reg_1)).toEqual(["OLD123", "NEW456"]);
+
+    requests[1].resolve({
+      data: {
+        data: [
+          {
+            id: 42,
+            customer_number: 67890,
+            customer_name: "Current Customer",
+            barred: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    requests[0].resolve({
+      data: {
+        data: [
+          {
+            id: 41,
+            customer_number: 12345,
+            customer_name: "Stale Customer",
+            barred: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(wrapper.emitted("customerSelected")).toEqual([
+      [
+        {
+          customerNumber: 67890,
+          source: "auto",
+        },
+      ],
+    ]);
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain("Current Customer");
+    expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain("Stale Customer");
+  });
+
   it("keeps the only suggestion manual once another selection source is active", async () => {
     requestMock.mockResolvedValue({
       data: {