Dodgiest reg I've seen so far...

colm_mcm

Spotted between Dublin and Carlow the other day, That's obviously not legal, how can they get away with this, there's no other reg visible and it's the same on the front.

Johnboy Mac

Hard to understand that a business would fit false number plates.........

challengemaster

colm_mcm wrote: »

Spotted between Dublin and Carlow the other day, That's obviously not legal, how can they get away with this, there's no other reg visible and it's the same on the front.

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

Johnboy Mac

So it's not a false reg then?

Graham_B18C

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

Don't think you can, has to be numbers in the Republic.

randomer

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

You can't, but it would be a good way to boost revenues! Although the system where you can reserve a specific number was allegedly costing the state money. That was the excuse given when they increased the price to reserve a number to 1000 euro last year.

jhegarty

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

Bull

Photojoe

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

Has your brain stem come lose?


Can I register 'Billybigballs69' for my Irish plate?

Tipsy Mac

Looks like they are regularly above the law...

Mike...

cartell seems to think the KFM bus don't exist

?????

pcardin

colm_mcm wrote: »

That's obviously not legal, how can they get away with this.

Report them and your life will go back to normal. Smile will return on your face, your wife will love you more, kids will respect you....REPORT THEM!

colm_mcm

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

Looks like they are regularly above the law...

The plate is used so much that the centre is popped out of the 0.

pcardin wrote: »

Report them and your life will go back to normal. Smile will return on your face, your wife will love you more, kids will respect you....REPORT THEM!

I'm just more amused that the Gardai are turning a blind eye to it. If I customised my reg number to suit my car, they'd be all over me.

Guy:Incognito

Try 04 KE 536 (KFM on a phone)



Registration 04KE536
Make FORD
Model TRANSIT
Description 280 LWB
Fuel Type DIESEL

Alphabet doesnt work at all cos it'd be 04 KE 11613 and thats not registered.

Close enough?They'd hardly take the reg off a transit though. That'd be all kinds of illegal.


Has to be along the lines of changing the numbers to corresponding letters.

Photojoe

Stekelly wrote: »

Try 04 KE 536



Registration 04KE536
Make FORD
Model TRANSIT
Description 280 LWB
Fuel Type DIESEL

Oh how did we miss it, the way they've discreetly morphed a 5 into a K, a 4 into an F. ha, such chancers.

colm_mcm

ah, 536 is KFM in phone speak.... that's alright then.

Guy:Incognito

colm_mcm wrote: »

ah, 536 is KFM in phone speak.... that's alright then.

Still the wrong van though, but coincidence that its a van.


Maybe a call to the station (the radio one) durign some sort of on air interview to ask the question might uncover the answer?

colm_mcm

It's hardly still on UK plates?

Guy:Incognito

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's hardly still on UK plates?

Be hard convincing the revenue they are workign out of the UK.:)

Photojoe

I love the promotional bit of totty. KFM the pride of Kildare.

robbie99

It's the frequency!

KFM is 97.60 FM.

Vehicle Description

Registration - 04KE9760
Make - MERCEDES BENZ
Model - SPRINTER
Description - 311 CDI MWB 05DR
Fuel Type - DIESEL

unkel

robbie99 wrote: »

It's the frequency!

KFM is 97.60 FM.

[HTML]Vehicle Description<br>
<br>
Registration  04KE9760<br>
Make          MERCEDES BENZ<br>
Model         SPRINTER<br>
Description   311 CDI MWB 05DR<br>
Fuel Type     DIESEL<br>
[/HTML]

Good find!

Edit: looks like you completely screwed up your post just now

Here's the cartell details:

Registration 04KE9760
Make MERCEDES BENZ
Model SPRINTER
Description 311 CDI MWB 05DR
Fuel Type DIESEL

CharlieCroker

I don't condone it but the point of a number plate is to identify a vehicle.
The van is fairly recognisable anyway.

robbie99

unkel wrote: »

Edit: looks like you completely screwed up your post just now

Bl**dy formatting :mad:

Martron

in all fairness. whats the call going to sound like to the gards

Hello, i have just been hit by a vehicle.

Have you the reg number

Yes its 04 ke kfm

Thats not a proper reg number. Have you got a vehicle description.

Yes it was a merc sprinter van with kildare fm plastered all over it!!!

McSpud

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

Looks like they are regularly above the law...

If they can get away with driving on the reg then they are unlikely to be caught for anything.

What kind of radio station has a promotional Transit? Wheres the Mini or other eye catching car?

keefg

McSpud wrote: »

What kind of radio station has a promotional Transit? Wheres the Mini or other eye catching car?

I think that is more than just a promo vehicle, I'm pretty sure it's their outside broadcast van - complete with Smashy & Nicey type Deeee Jaaaayyy.

rebel.ranter

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's hardly still on UK plates?

Good spot, you can just about make out from this photo that it has a UK Reg.

briana7214

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not? You can regester whatever numberplate you want for a cost. If they're willing to pay for it, let them.

you can only pre-order a reg , numbers not letters on a new car, cannot do what they have on theirs in Ireland, doesnt matter if it corresponds to their logo or wavelength its totally illegal afaik

Buffman

briana7214 wrote: »

you can only pre-order a reg , numbers not letters on a new car, cannot do what they have on theirs in Ireland, doesnt matter if it corresponds to their logo or wavelength its totally illegal afaik

I'd imagine they must have got permission from the relevant minister to do this. They wouldn't pass the DOE/get taxed without having gotten permission to do this.

L1011

Buffman wrote: »

I'd imagine they must have got permission from the relevant minister to do this. They wouldn't pass the DOE/get taxed without having gotten permission to do this.

...or they do the DOE with the real plates on.

Our man in Havana

You can find it parked up at the back of their unit in the M7 busines park (J10 M7). It is there any time I am visiting the neighbouring units.

colm_mcm

see what plates it has next time

Tipsy Mac

Buffman wrote: »

I'd imagine they must have got permission from the relevant minister to do this. They wouldn't pass the DOE/get taxed without having gotten permission to do this.

Yes we have plenty of Ministers like that in the government who could sort something like that

Buffman

Lets all email them and ask whats the story:D

colm_mcm

hold off on that idea for a while if you don't mind.

Our man in Havana

Yes, hold off for a bit.

Buffman

colm_mcm wrote: »

hold off on that idea for a while if you don't mind.

Bond-007 wrote: »

Yes, hold off for a bit.

No worries, I wouldn't really be bothered myself anyway.

Curran

Id say they stick on the 04 KE KFM plates when they are parked up and doing promotions - bit like garages do when they have cars of the forecourts eg a 2000 Dublin Volvo S40, might read 2000 - D - S40.

Probably didnt want to pay for the likes of the Reg plates on the FM104 Bettles - 04 D xx104

Probably forgot to stick back on the proper plates before pulling off!!

jhegarty

Curran wrote: »

Id say they stick on the 04 KE KFM plates when they are parked up and doing promotions - bit like garages do when they have cars of the forecourts eg a 2000 Dublin Volvo S40, might read 2000 - D - S40.

Probably didnt want to pay for the likes of the Reg plates on the FM104 Bettles - 04 D xx104

Probably forgot to stick back on the proper plates before pulling off!!

It appears to be moving at speed in the op.

L1011

Curran wrote: »

Probably didnt want to pay for the likes of the Reg plates on the FM104 Bettles - 04 D xx104

Except they did! Its reg is 04-KE-9760 as said on the thread, one of their transmitters is 97.60MHz.

robbie99

I wonder, when they have the real plates on, do they put a little piece of insulation tape the size of a dot between the seven and the six?

Who cares.....

Alanstrainor

[quote=[Deleted User];60547740]Who cares.....[/QUOTE]

No ones forcing you to reply or even read threads. Any more of that and you might end up with an infraction or ban.

Buffman

I wonder what an ANPR camera would make of this plate? Maybe it would read it as a non-Irish plate and ignore it.

Our man in Havana

I was in Naas today and I was over by their offices. It was parked outside.

Same plate on the front.

colm_mcm

thanks man!

RLJ

did anyone email to ask why they don't have proper plates?

colm_mcm

no, and I'd ask people not to yet

RLJ

ok let us know when we can or are you sussing it out?

colm_mcm

As the monkey said when the train rolled over his tail:

It won't be long now...

Manic Moran

Any chance that they're actually UK plates formatted to Irish standards? I saw a 02-D-1234 in California...

NTM