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UK reg plates

  • 03-10-2011 5:50pm
    #1
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible to get UK reg plates made in southern Ireland? Can any motor factors make them up? Thanks.


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  • #2
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Unlikely, a tourist isn't going to suddenly need UK plates made up. Why else would somebody be driving a UK car in Ireland? To evade tax? Never!


  • #3
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Confab wrote: »
    Unlikely, a tourist isn't going to suddenly need UK plates made up. Why else would somebody be driving a UK car in Ireland? To evade tax? Never!

    As it was discussed millions of times here - there is plenty of exceptions where people can drive foreign registered car in Ireland legally.

    Anyway - your number plate might get stolen or destroyed.
    Even small fender-bender might cause a dectruction of plate, so you will need one.


  • #4
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Yes you can. Try Craigs plates on google. They might not be legal in the UK though as they need to have the makers ID on them over there.


  • #5
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    corktina wrote: »
    Yes you can. Try Craigs plates on google. They might not be legal in the UK though as they need to have the makers ID on them over there.

    Correct - but it depends how old the car is. Obviously there was no retro-fit order when that law was introduced in 2005 or something.


  • #6
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    NEW plates for an older car would need the makers ID just the same.


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  • #7
    Basil Fawlty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭Basil Fawlty


    Try Halfords. I think they can do it.


  • #8
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    corktina wrote: »
    NEW plates for an older car would need the makers ID just the same.

    How would plod or MOT know they were new?


  • #9
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭kkelly77


    Just to update the thread in case anyone else is looking

    East Coast Motor factors (LINK) can make yellow plates but they won't be technically legal in NI/UK as by default their machine puts a hyphen (-) in the text, as per Irish reg plates.

    They didn't actually have any yellow plates in stock so I ordered a set from Eire Plates.

    HTH if anyone else needs NI/UK plates here.


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