131 Reg Cars

_Kaiser_ · 03-01-2013 11:13am

Quick, everyone run out and buy a new car...

Concern has been expressed about the number of older cars on Irish roads.

More than half of all cars on the road are now at least eight years old and are more likely to suffer mechanical problems

Road safety chiefs are reminding motorists to service and maintain their vehicles regularly.

From here

The last line in that is about the only bit that makes sense. My 06 is hardly "old" and has been serviced at a dealer on-time from day 1 and is still going strong with over 230,000 km on the clock with nothing really having gone wrong that wouldn't be considered wear and tear with that sort of mileage or a fact of life with a modern diesel (DMF, injector recall etc)

Maybe the new 131 reg's aren't moving as quickly as they hoped?

naughtysmurf · 03-01-2013 11:42am

Just spotted my first one on the road 131-LK-XX

CJhaughey · 03-01-2013 12:39pm

Bigcheeze wrote: »

I saw 131 D 88 on a BMW 3 series this morning. I was thinking why the hell would anyone pay a grand for 88. Then I noticed the driver was Chinese and I remembered from my time in Australia that the local Chinese population coveted certain lucky numbers. Maybe they should auction certain numbers rather than the flat 1,000 fee.

From Wikipedia:

And hence why sales of the Alfa 164 failed miserably in Hong Kong, literally translated in Cantonese it meant Road to Death.
The later versions incorporated an 8 in the name:D

darragh o meara · 03-01-2013 12:51pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Has JJ Kavanagh given up buying new buses with the number 1 reg?

I think he's only buying the first plate for counties that he operates that have a chance if winning the all ireland ie. Kilkenny, Tipperary. Or he's saving the extra cash, a grand in the hand is better than a grand in the exchequer.

darragh o meara · 03-01-2013 12:56pm

Actually scrap that last post. Seems JJ is saving his money this year

131TS1 is a Kia Sportage
131KK1 is a Toyota Avensis
131CW1 is a Toyota Avensis
131KE1 is a Skoda Octavia

Gael23 · 03-01-2013 2:25pm

Saw my first one today, a Volvo S40(I think) in Wexford. Like last year they seem to be starting at 1 rather than 200 like they used s I dint know if paying the grand is still an option

For Forks Sake · 03-01-2013 5:11pm

Saw 131-OY-5 (base spec Golf :rolleyes: ) earlier, the plates just look odd.

colm_mcm · 03-01-2013 6:47pm

I sold a car with 6328 on it years ago, owner paid €350 or so extra. Downside was he had to wait 5 months for 6327 to be registered.

Bigcheeze · 03-01-2013 7:34pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

I sold a car with 6328 on it years ago, owner paid €350 or so extra. Downside was he had to wait 5 months for 6327 to be registered.

Not as sad as the people who pay to reserve 318 for their BMW.
Look at me! I'm a contradiction of extravagance and frugality.

DubTony · 03-01-2013 9:52pm

All this talk of paying to reserve numbers reminds me of my old man requesting a specific number back in 84. My mother owned UZG 33 and he got YZG 33. No extras, no charges, nothing. Our taxing masters obviously copped on. Which makes me wonder why I can't buy the reg DUBTONY or similar.

Surely there'd be people quite happy to spend a couple of grand to get a truly personalised reg. Even an annual fee could be introduced and a further charge to transfer the reg to a new car later on. I mean in these days of auster .... blah blah blah!

david.... · 04-01-2013 12:49am

i saw one today 131-c-46.

Bigcheeze · 04-01-2013 12:18pm

Will the new system work for two-letter county imports that start at 120,XXX ?

e.g. 131-KE-120000 is a lot of digits to fit on a plate

ION08 · 04-01-2013 12:24pm

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Will the new system work for two-letter county imports that start at 120,XXX ?

e.g. 131-KE-120000 is a lot of digits to fit on a plate

KE imports dont start with 120000, thats just D imports.

Every county has a different numbering sequence for imports.

Also, if the car is 2 years old or younger it doesnt get an "import" number. It just gets the next number from the original sequence.

Besides, I think they are doing away with the whole import number thing anyway.

ciarsd · 04-01-2013 12:37pm

ION08 wrote: »

...

Besides, I think they are doing away with the whole import number thing anyway.

Really? I wish they'd make up their minds - its not that long introduced

positron · 04-01-2013 1:14pm

I think I will buy a car in the second half next year - 142-n-42, finally I will know the meaning of life and the universe and everything.

opinion guy · 04-01-2013 1:15pm

I can't believe they actually went through with this. Spineless government doing what SIMI want:mad:

ba_barabus · 04-01-2013 3:01pm

North Tipps effort

ION08 · 04-01-2013 3:09pm

How come the majority of Irish reg plates have 1's that look like lower-case L's

I've come across very few that have a proper "1", the vast majority seem to be "l"

Bigcheeze · 04-01-2013 3:11pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

North Tipps effort

candidate for the obnoxious parking thread?

positron · 04-01-2013 3:12pm

It's probably the font. I wonder if there's an official number plate font?

ba_barabus · 04-01-2013 3:14pm

Bigcheeze wrote: »

candidate for the obnoxious parking thread?

Rear wheel was over the line but to be fair the made the effort not to double park at the door in the council office like two other cars

For Forks Sake · 04-01-2013 3:21pm

positron wrote: »

It's probably the font. I wonder if there's an official number plate font?

German font looks a bit better...

ba_barabus · 04-01-2013 3:25pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

German font looks a bit better...

Sofiztikated · 04-01-2013 5:08pm

Am I alone in thinking that eventually, 131-TS-Whatever will eventually evolve into B1TS Whatever when the custom crowd get their hands on it?

NobodyImportant · 04-01-2013 5:22pm

131-D-100 - Silver Honda Accord.

ba_barabus · 04-01-2013 5:37pm

Pity Fiat no longer make the 131 Mirafiori

mickdw · 05-01-2013 3:26am

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking that eventually, 131-TS-Whatever will eventually evolve into B1TS Whatever when the custom crowd get their hands on it?

And 131 G will be BIG.
131 D will be BID

And best of all kildare will have BIKE

Carson10 · 05-01-2013 3:34am

131-SO-4 Toyota Avensis
131-LM-19 Audi A4
131-S0-8 Mini Cooper One (white with hubcaps) :-O

gammygils · 05-01-2013 3:40am

ba_barabus wrote: »

Pity Fiat no longer make the 131 Mirafiori

Was going to say '' I can afford a 131!''

''Yeah! A Fiat Mirafiori!! :P :P

20 yoyos!

Unregistered. · 05-01-2013 3:58am

Will the Lord Mayor of Dublin have two new cars each year now? i.e. 131-D-1 and 132-D-2?

gammygils · 05-01-2013 4:06am

There was a Fiat 132 as well. Was it Fiat 132 Argenta?

We'll Save that line for July!

Mc Love · 05-01-2013 7:26am

Saw my first 131 yesterday, a Skoda Octavia no less!

vickers209 · 05-01-2013 5:02pm

Just wondering will the count go back to 1 in july or will it continue on till year end

eg

131 ww 1 and will there be a 132 ww 1

Yawlboy · 05-01-2013 6:04pm

First two 131's today LK and C reg in Cork - both Hyundai xi35

Unregistered. · 05-01-2013 6:15pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

There was no 12 KY 13, in fact I think they skipped 13 on all plates since they brought in the starting at 1 instead of 201 thing

Show plate sadly

Is this true? Can anyone provide link to this?

ba_barabus · 05-01-2013 6:17pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Is this true? Can anyone provide link to this?

My sister used to have 92 TN 13 on an old Nissan Micra

Unregistered. · 05-01-2013 6:28pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

My sister used to have 92 TN 13 on an old Nissan Micra

You can request them according to various threads on here. Very difficult to find anything "official" about it, or even a newpaper report or anything other than what's been said on discussion forums.

Rowley Birkin QC · 05-01-2013 8:30pm

I think the 131 and 132 system is bizarre but I'm not overly bothered about it.

What bothers me more is the guy/gal who bought my "new" car first day. He/She spent €46,770 on the car and an extra €1,000 on the numberplate. He/She also specced the car with a tape deck.

EM87 · 06-01-2013 12:59am

Mc Love wrote: »

Saw my first 131 yesterday, a Skoda Octavia no less!

That's my Daddy's car!!! Did you see it in Kilkenny?

Colonel Sanders · 06-01-2013 1:07am

Still haven't seen one apart from pics!!!

ninty9er · 06-01-2013 1:43am

furtzy wrote: »

Are they still charging for that? See 131 KE 16 out here.

They only charge if you want a specific number. You can also take your chances and hope you get it.

BMW campaigned for a change to the licensing system. I hope they choke on it now that a number of counties won't hit the 530/730 mark in the licensing period. People who want those types of plates would certainly make it a consideration in their choice of vehicle.

CoDy1 · 06-01-2013 3:17am

58 131 Reg Audi A6's for the Irish EU presidency!

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Leonard Hofstadter · 06-01-2013 3:19am

What engines have they got? I hope they're V6s?

CoDy1 · 06-01-2013 3:23am

captainspeed wrote: »

What engines have they got? I hope they're V6s?

They are TDI's, not sure of the engine size though.

gerrowadat · 06-01-2013 4:42am

CoDy1 wrote: »

They are TDI's, not sure of the engine size though.

It looks like they've stopped doing the manual V6, so it's probably the 2.0 -- it'll probably be guards driving them so automatics would only confuse the poor fellas.

cjmcork · 06-01-2013 11:29am

saw my first 2 yesterday in Macroom, Co. Cork - no flipping recession around here boyos! a focus and a fiat (a model that's so dull, I don't even know what it was)

Lutecia · 06-01-2013 12:24pm

CoDy1 wrote: »

58 131 Reg Audi A6's for the Irish EU presidency!

Who is paying for these beauties ? Angela approved that ?

Guy:Incognito · 06-01-2013 1:06pm

Lutecia wrote: »

Who is paying for these beauties ? Angela approved that ?

According to a few thousand idiots on facebook , its coming directly from paying for the care of sick and dying kids and to suggest otherwise makes you a fool or a government plant.

ninty9er · 06-01-2013 1:24pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

According to a few thousand idiots on facebook , its coming directly from paying for the care of sick and dying kids and to suggest otherwise makes you a fool or a government plant.

Audi Ireland is sponsoring the presidency.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1224/1224328152458.html

http://www.eu2013.ie/ireland-and-the-presidency/about-the-presidency/our-sponsors/

vectra · 06-01-2013 1:28pm

131-c-3
White Insignia in Fermoy this morning

131 Reg Cars

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