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Strange reg plate

  • 07-02-2009 5:06pm
    #1
    Nephew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭


    I saw a Mitsubishi L200 on the Belgard last night with the reg 05 D 0000. What's the point in using such an obvious fake reg?


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  • #2
    piskins72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 383 ✭✭piskins72


    Reckon that car was from a motor trader, a lot of them have them on there forcourt with that sort of reg, just to show the year of the vehicle.


  • #3
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,143 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    motor trader as said above, the car was most likely an as-yet unregistered import with trade plates sitting on the dash if it was out on the road.


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    How do they get billed for the M50 toll ?


  • #5
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Buffman


    Nephew wrote: »
    I saw a Mitsubishi L200 on the Belgard last night with the reg 05 D 0000. What's the point in using such an obvious fake reg?

    Most people do this to stop criminals using the number. A criminal will steal a vehicle, find a similar vehicle sitting on a forecourt or on the internet, get plates made up to match the legitimate vehicle, then commit a crime.

    This is why you should blank out the actual number part if selling your car.

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.

    You don't have to take a 'smart' meter if you don't want one, opt-out is available.

    Buy drinks in 3L or bigger plastic bottles or glass bottles or cartons to avoid the DRS fee.



  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,143 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Buffman wrote: »
    This is why you should blank out the actual number part if selling your car.

    Unless you happen to know the real plates of every similar car in the country - the wonders of having something rare :D


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  • #7
    NewApproach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭NewApproach


    Random wrote: »
    How do they get billed for the M50 toll ?

    They probably dont get charged. Are you really bothered anyway????


  • #8
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    NewApproach wrote: »
    They probably dont get charged. Are you really bothered anyway????
    Not too bothered but bothered enough ask the question looking for an answer. WHat I'll do with this new found information is beyond me though.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Random wrote: »
    Not too bothered but bothered enough ask the question looking for an answer. WHat I'll do with this new found information is beyond me though.

    apparently you can't test drive a car on a motorway so there ya go!


  • #10
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Deleted User wrote: »
    apparently you can't test drive a car on a motorway so there ya go!
    Source?


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Random wrote: »
    Source?

    my dad - I believe everything he tells me :D


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  • #12
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Deleted User wrote: »
    apparently you can't test drive a car on a motorway so there ya go!

    How else are you going to (legally) properly test it/push it a bit?


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    challengemaster wrote: »
    How else are you going to (legally) properly test it/push it a bit?

    I did say apparently! I think actually what my dad said :o was not that's illegal but that the "open insurance" on the car wouldn't cover it to be test driven on motorway. I'm open to being wrong on this one as I don't have factual evidence!


  • #14
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Deleted User wrote: »
    apparently you can't test drive a car on a motorway so there ya go!

    hah! New one...


  • #15
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Buffman


    MYOB wrote: »
    Unless you happen to know the real plates of every similar car in the country - the wonders of having something rare :D

    Ha, yes, but no reason to make it too easy for the crims!:D

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.

    You don't have to take a 'smart' meter if you don't want one, opt-out is available.

    Buy drinks in 3L or bigger plastic bottles or glass bottles or cartons to avoid the DRS fee.



  • #16
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    I saw this horsebox today... with an illegal reg plate on it

    Like ffs, how arrogant of the owner...!
    i449025_reg.jpg


  • #17
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Buffman


    steve06 wrote: »
    I saw this horsebox today... with an illegal reg plate on it

    Like ffs, how arrogant of the owner...!

    Won't somebody think of the childern:D

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.

    You don't have to take a 'smart' meter if you don't want one, opt-out is available.

    Buy drinks in 3L or bigger plastic bottles or glass bottles or cartons to avoid the DRS fee.



  • #18
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Buffman wrote: »
    Won't somebody think of the childern:D
    I hope that you read a previous thread from earlier today before it got deleted and thus got the irony of my post and didn't think I actually meant it ;)


  • #19
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Buffman


    steve06 wrote: »
    I hope that you read a previous thread from earlier today before it got deleted and thus got the irony of my post and didn't think I actually meant it ;)

    Yep, I got it!

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.

    You don't have to take a 'smart' meter if you don't want one, opt-out is available.

    Buy drinks in 3L or bigger plastic bottles or glass bottles or cartons to avoid the DRS fee.



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