Donegal yellow reg plates

Mister Jingles

Why do people do this ? Quite a few DL cars on Donedeal have these and I've seen it a lot when up there.

murphhy

For numerous reasons....many car enthusiasts are of the opinion that a yellow plate looks nicer on a car, more car enthusiasts do it as there cars are uk imports so its in keeping with the uk spec of the car...bit like how cars imported from japan have jdm stickers on them

Mister Jingles

Would you need to remove them before an NCT though ?

murphhy

Ya you would....there technically not a legal plate as the irish plates are suppose to be white with black writing

Mister Jingles

Thanks.

Don't really see the fascination with them but each to their own I suppose.

savagecabbages

Also found on a 'Felt Spec' RS4 TDI

I personally dont see the attraction or the reason behind this.

murphhy

Really its just to improve the look of the car taking its domestic market into account....owners of jap cars put jap style plates on them, owners of german or euro cars put german style plates on them and so on

savagecabbages

I get the Japanese import cars having Japanese plates, as the bumper/bootlid is shaped for one, but for the European ones I really cant grasp why/how it would improve the look of a car. Audis are German, but are increasingly being designed for the huge American market (hence all the bling and chrome of late), so will we see Audis with American number plates down the line?

I suppose some people DO care what air freshener 'looks' the best, or what kind of valve caps they have on their wheels. I dont.

Each to their own and all that, but usually I can see the other persons point of view on something, then agree or disagree with it. i just cant here....

murphhy

Not all jap cars bumpers/bootlids are shaped just for a jap plate many will take both types of plates.

Its unlikely that you will see audi's with american style plates unless people start importing them from america or americans put their own touches or styles to the euro look that many car enthusiasts who own euro cars follow....similar to how the jdm look of jap cars was adopted to usdm for cars from japanese manufacturers but sold directly in america...

I should also mention that I don't have a large interest in the euro scene so there could possibly already be an american take on the euro look.

Vicxas

Id take them off as gardai seem to have a big problem with these, i was warned to take mine off, i was gonna as it looked stupid on my car anyway.

Berty

You'd be surprised why in some cases.

If you cross over the border into Derry you can get grief if you have an Irish reg. The yellow reg at least disguises it a bit.

TestTransmission

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Why do people do this ?

Because it's the cool thing to do.

Peterwood

Because it confuses Customs!

mgbgt1978

Beer Baron wrote: »

If you cross over the border into Derry you can get grief if you have an Irish reg. The yellow reg at least disguises it a bit.

This is the main reason for it.
Despite the peace process etc. there is still a lot of animosity towards certain people from other sections of northern society.
It's just easier to try and blend in.

It's certainly not as common nowadays but 10/15 years ago at least 20% of the cars in the southern border counties had yellow plates....one major reason was that petrol was much cheaper in the north then so people would be going north very regularly.

Years ago when I worked in a factors it was generally utter numpties that used to ask for yellow plates, we didn't do them anyway. Black and silver plates which are also illegal since 1987 were a popular request too, we used to sell a good lash of them.

n97 mini

I was told by someone who has one that it means you are less likely to get stopped by the gardaí for driving like a tit.

Berty

n97 mini wrote: »

I was told by someone who has one that it means you are less likely to get stopped by the gardaí for driving like a tit.

Does the same person have a CD hanging from their rear view mirror because speed cameras cannot lock on to them? :rolleyes:

Mister Jingles

god look what ive started

-Corkie-

Beer Baron wrote: »

Does the same person have a CD hanging from their rear view mirror because speed cameras cannot lock on to them? :rolleyes:

Ya or the four zeros on there Nokia phone to do the same thing...:rolleyes:

Where To

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

This is the main reason for it.
Despite the peace process etc. there is still a lot of animosity towards certain people from other sections of northern society.
It's just easier to try and blend in.

It's certainly not as common nowadays but 10/15 years ago at least 20% of the cars in the southern border counties had yellow plates....one major reason was that petrol was much cheaper in the north then so people would be going north very regularly.

What a load of rubbish, this is the same excuse that the vrt dodgers use, its just people who an aversion to obeying the laws of the land looking for some sort of justification.

I've never had a problem with a southern plate in the north and I've been in some hairy places at hairy times believe me:)

Berty

where do i go from here wrote: »

What a load of rubbish, this is the same excuse that the vrt dodgers use, its just people who an aversion to obeying the laws of the land looking for some sort of justification.

I've never had a problem with a southern plate in the north and I've been in some hairy places at hairy times believe me:)

Do not rubbish it because you have not had difficulty. I have had and I know of others who have had. Only 2 weeks ago a girl I know was approached whilst paying for fuel in Derry and asked

"Is that your car?"
"Yes"(thinking something was wrong)
"Get your car and your southern fvcking scum of a husband(sitting in the car) out of this city"

At this point the manager comes around the counter(saved from danger) who then pointed out that she better leave immediately because she is only a trouble maker bringing her political views onto his forecourt. WTF

She had moved up with her husband whom now is torn because she wants to move back to Limerick and he has family up there and a job.

Damokc

Beer Baron wrote: »

You'd be surprised why in some cases.

If you cross over the border into Derry you can get grief if you have an Irish reg. The yellow reg at least disguises it a bit.

ya i always thought DL cars had them so when they crossed over the border they didnt stand out as much

Where To

Beer Baron wrote: »

Do not rubbish it because you have not had difficulty. I have had and I know of others who have had. Only 2 weeks ago a girl I know was approached whilst paying for fuel in Derry and asked

"Is that your car?"
"Yes"(thinking something was wrong)
"Get your car and your southern fvcking scum of a husband(sitting in the car) out of this city"

At this point the manager comes around the counter(saved from danger) who then pointed out that she better leave immediately because she is only a trouble maker bringing her political views onto his forecourt. WTF

She had moved up with her husband whom now is torn because she wants to move back to Limerick and he has family up there and a job.

Why was she buying fuel in Derry when it is cheaper 3 miles down the road in Bridgend or Muff?

I hear these stories all the time and 99.99% of them are absolute bollox

Berty

where do i go from here wrote: »

Why was she buying fuel in Derry when it is cheaper 3 miles down the road in Bridgend or Muff?

I hear these stories all the time and 99.99% of them are absolute bollox

Why was she buying fuel in Derry? I guess it was her own business.

If you think that her story is bollox then so be it. You stick your head back in the sand and assume there is still no sectarianism in Northern Ireland or 0.01%.

Where To

Beer Baron wrote: »

Why was she buying fuel in Derry? I guess it was her own business.

If you think that her story is bollox then so be it. You stick your head back in the sand and assume there is still no sectarianism in Northern Ireland or 0.01%.

Just curious as NO-ONE buys fuel in Derry no matter which side of the 'divide' they are from, there's hardly a forecourt left in it:D

Anyways back on topic, the suggestion that a yellow number plate prevents the owner being a victim of sectarianism is to say the least mind-boggling.

Tea drinker

where do i go from here wrote: »

Why was she buying fuel in Derry when it is cheaper 3 miles down the road in Bridgend or Muff?

I hear these stories all the time and 99.99% of them are absolute bollox

No, I believe the opposite. A close friend had things like fist waving done at him because of his 99-d reg. NI is still a racist apartheid place.

Where To

Tea drinker wrote: »

No, I believe the opposite. A close friend had things like fist waving done at him because of his 99-d reg. NI is still a racist apartheid place.

Driving a D reg or any other southern reg in NI is no more or less dangerous than driving a DL reg in Dublin or Cork or Limerick.:)

n97 mini

Beer Baron wrote: »

Does the same person have a CD hanging from their rear view mirror because speed cameras cannot lock on to them? :rolleyes:

Well I did tell him I reckoned he'd more more likely to get stopped for driving like a tit.

I reckon it's a sign that you support Ryan Stewart myself

eire-kp

I wouldn't have a yellow number plate on my car..

But a lot of people on this forum seem to forget that not ever one in the country wants a D reg plate!

coolbeans

eire-kp wrote: »

I wouldn't have a yellow number plate on my car..

But a lot of people on this forum seem to forget that not ever one in the country wants a D reg plate!

What's that got to do with anything?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I often drive my WH reg car in Derry and never get any bother with it, in fact I find driving with a 'Southern' Reg in the North is far less likely to get you any hassle than driving a 'Culchie' Reg in Dublin!

veetwin

where do i go from here wrote: »

Driving a D reg or any other southern reg in NI is no more or less dangerous than driving a DL reg in Dublin or Cork or Limerick.:)

I wonder how would your southern reg car fare if parked on certain streets of East Belfast any night this week or indeed any week?

Think I'd prefer having a DL reg in Cork or Limerick somehow!

vectra

veetwin wrote: »

I wonder how would your southern reg car fare if parked on certain streets of East Belfast any night this week or indeed any week?

Think I'd prefer having a DL reg in Cork or Limerick somehow!

Isn't DL Southern reg anyway??

How about a northern car parked in Knocknaheeny for a night ?

vectra

vectra wrote: »

How about a northern car parked in Knocknaheeny for a night ?

You have a problem with Knocknaheeny?

-Chris-

No one has a problem with anywhere, every district in Ireland has good and bad areas, including Knocknaheeny.

-Chris-

-Chris- wrote: »

No one has a problem with anywhere, every district in Ireland has good and bad areas, including Knocknaheeny.

Exactly.
Thats why DL cars with yellow numberplates is not for any other reason than the owners are total bell ends
I'm in sligo and encounter them very regularly and they are without fail braking the rules of the road in some way.

Berty

Deleted User wrote: »

Exactly.
Thats why DL cars with yellow numberplates is not for any other reason than the owners are total bell ends
I'm in sligo and encounter them very regularly and they are without fail braking the rules of the road in some way.

All Driving Felt Spec Audi A4 TDi's.

unkel

Beer Baron wrote: »

Why was she buying fuel in Derry? I guess it was her own business.

Was wondering about that too. In the last few years there's not that much in it anymore fuel wise, but before then everybody living in Derry got their petrol in Muff (a few miles up the road). And everybody in Inishowen still does their weekly / monthly bulk grocery shopping down in Asda / Sainsburys in Derry

And anyway in my personal experience there's way more Irish residents in Donegal illegally driving with foreign yellow rear plates than with Donegal reg rear yellow plates...

mgbgt1978

where do i go from here wrote: »

What a load of rubbish, this is the same excuse that the vrt dodgers use, its just people who an aversion to obeying the laws of the land looking for some sort of justification.

I've never had a problem with a southern plate in the north and I've been in some hairy places at hairy times believe me:)

Sorry I'm late. Had a busy Day (diesel doesn't dip itself). Anyway the OP asked a question, I gave a reason for how this "yellow plate" thing started,and you called it a load of rubbish.
I, although I don't look or act it, am old enough to remember when things were very different around these parts.
The yellow plates started to appear in the eighties and were used for the very reason that I gave.
Nowadays they are used more by the boy-racer guys but you will still find some regular border crossers who prefer them.

What this has to do with VRT evasion is a mystery to me , but I won't (for now) call that a load of rubbish.

edit. Unless you are implying that the people of donegal are trying to get EVERYBODY in their county to fit yellow plates so that the people with a NI/UK reg won't stand out......

Senna

Most of the toolbags who drive with yellow rear plates think that they wont get as much bother from guards. They've been told (as i have heard myself), if the guards see you pass at speed, all the guards will see is the yellow plates on the back after you have passed, as there is/was little they can do to prosecute or fine northern drivers, they are more likely to not follow you.
Complete and utter boll0x but its why these fools have yellow plates.

edit; if anyone says its to keep in fitting with the UK spec, their either lying or..........no, they're just lying.

Where To

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Sorry I'm late. Had a busy Day (diesel doesn't dip itself). Anyway the OP asked a question, I gave a reason for how this "yellow plate" thing started,and you called it a load of rubbish.
I, although I don't look or act it, am old enough to remember when things were very different around these parts.
The yellow plates started to appear in the eighties and were used for the very reason that I gave.
Nowadays they are used more by the boy-racer guys but you will still find some regular border crossers who prefer them.

What this has to do with VRT evasion is a mystery to me , but I won't (for now) call that a load of rubbish.

edit. Unless you are implying that the people of donegal are trying to get EVERYBODY in their county to fit yellow plates so that the people with a NI/UK reg won't stand out......

I'm old enough also to remember when things were very different in these parts but the suggestion that a yellow number saved hassle when crossing a few hundred yards over the border to buy fuel is just ludicrous!!

I cross the border maybe 4-5 times a day ( I'm actually heading to Drumahoe now) and the only places I've ever had hassle with my white DL plate in the last 20 years have been Smithfield market in Dublin and Charleville Co.Cork:eek:

*A neighbour once left his car in Portrush for a couple of days in mid july a few years ago and got it keyed but in fairness that was just asking for trouble:D

gaza4

regardless of what its original purpose was, now it is mainly done for the look. it was probly a case of some doing it out of necessity and people started to like the look so started doing it for that and then, like all trends, people did it coz their friends did it and it looks cool.

slimjimmc

Beer Baron wrote: »

Do not rubbish it because you have not had difficulty. I have had and I know of others who have had. Only 2 weeks ago a girl I know was approached whilst paying for fuel in Derry and asked

"Is that your car?"
"Yes"(thinking something was wrong)
"Get your car and your southern fvcking scum of a husband(sitting in the car) out of this city"

At this point the manager comes around the counter(saved from danger) who then pointed out that she better leave immediately because she is only a trouble maker bringing her political views onto his forecourt. WTF

She had moved up with her husband whom now is torn because she wants to move back to Limerick and he has family up there and a job.

LOL, that guy knew her car was Irish by reading the number plate!
It wasn't the colour of her number plate that gave her origins away, it was the letters and numbers printed on it. Also, the yellow plate is only fitted on the back in NI, both jurisdictions use white plate on front. A yellow Irish plate would look like a yellow Northern Irish plate only if you were far enough away not to be able to discern the difference in number systems. Up close, the difference is blatantly obvious.

deisedave

Beer Baron wrote: »

Do not rubbish it because you have not had difficulty. I have had and I know of others who have had. Only 2 weeks ago a girl I know was approached whilst paying for fuel in Derry and asked

"Is that your car?"
"Yes"(thinking something was wrong)
"Get your car and your southern fvcking scum of a husband(sitting in the car) out of this city"

At this point the manager comes around the counter(saved from danger) who then pointed out that she better leave immediately because she is only a trouble maker bringing her political views onto his forecourt. WTF

She had moved up with her husband whom now is torn because she wants to move back to Limerick and he has family up there and a job.

How come whenever I am in Northern Ireland which is alot (my partner is from there). We drive an Irish Waterford reg and never get any hassle strange

n97 mini

A mate has had trouble in Free Derry with his WX reg, incl bottles thrown at the car. Maybe they don't like yellow bellies.

Where To

n97 mini wrote: »

A mate has had trouble in Free Derry with his WX reg, incl bottles thrown at the car. Maybe they don't like yellow bellies.

Free Derry? never heard of that place:D

Thats got nothing to with reg, thats just neanderthals that you get in any city, town, village or townland in the country

Satanta

Makes me sad when I see threads like this. I have lived in Donegal most of my life, the last 19 years driving here. I have seen only a couple with dl yellow plates. I have never been hastled in the north in a dl reg. I see this sh1te posted here and I have to wonder where it comes from. What a load of mince 90% of this thread is

mondeo

If I was a bell end I would stick a yellow Plate on the back of my southern reg car.

savagecabbages

And nobody has managed to explain all the southern reg cars FAR away form the border region with yellow plates...

Eric Cartman

savagecabbages wrote: »

And nobody has managed to explain all the southern reg cars FAR away form the border region with yellow plates...

normally found belonging to nordie (donegal) attending college in the south , its just for them to identify to each other whos up for a traffic light tractor pull in their VAG diesel shítboxes

n97 mini

where do i go from here wrote: »

Free Derry? never heard of that place:D

It's the Palestinian quarter:

where do i go from here wrote: »

Thats got nothing to with reg, thats just neanderthals that you get in any city, town, village or townland in the country

It's happened more than once. Northern Palestinians evidently don't like Wexfordians? Maybe they look like Arabs?