Yellow southern plates

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Lately I've seen a lot of southern registered cars with northern style plates. They seem to be mostly modified cars and from Donegal.

Anyone know what the story is with them? Is it just about dodging speed cameras or is it a style thing?

Where To

Some men wear Y fronts, some wear boxers, some wear none.

No matter what you wear you still have to wipe your ass clean.

superstoner90

I think its just a style thing. But was more popular a few years back. The chef/tutor of the course im at, has a passat she slaped on them plates on of the days. Gards pulls her over the next day and she is warned to put the standard plates back on. The car isint even modified, all it has is a set of 17" alloys with lowprofile tyres.

superstoner90

Where To wrote: »

Some men wear Y fronts, some wear boxers, some wear none.

No matter what you wear you still have to wipe your ass clean.

what has that got to do with car reg plates?

stoneill

Not road legal and makes the car look like it's a boyracer/**** car.
Guards jump all over them as soon as they spot them.

MugMugs

Hi OP. Back in the day Southern cars were slightly unwelcome in certain northern areas. Yellow rear plate reduced the amount of attention they'd get when over the border.... Don't understand why its done now though.

CiniO

I've seen some time ago one of them with number like 11-G-1234 (on the right part of G it was obviously different number.

I thought it was a southern car registered in 2011 in Galway.
However I was wrong.
It was actually a genuine northern plate with number IIG 1234

Where To

superstoner90 wrote: »

what has that got to do with car reg plates?

About as much as any of the answers that are going to be listed in this thread :pac:

To answer the OP's question, it's so they can 'stick it to the man'

corktina

It's because they wish they were English even though they live in the Republic. Why else?

_Kaiser_

corktina wrote: »

It's because they wish they were English even though they live in the Republic. Why else?

I hope that was an ironic comment.. otherwise Politics is thataway

It's a fashion thing OP - same as those who have different style fonts on their plates or German style metal plates.

corktina

the irony is that I am English, living in the republic and have standard plates.

Doom

Blast them with piss

Bigcheeze

Do people not realise that any modification of plates (colour, font, or German) screams "i've no taste or class"

The DVLA have restrictions on how UK plates can look. Should we do the same?

aujopimur

Karsini wrote: »

The DVLA have restrictions on how UK plates can look. Should we do the same?

There's similar restrictions here, I'm sure somebody will quote the relevent act.

bbam

All just "Nordie Wannabies" is what they are called round here...

Fiona

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Do people not realise that any modification of plates (colour, font, or German) screams "i've no taste or class"

Really now does it?

Bigcheeze

mrs crilly wrote: »

Really now does it?

'IMO", if that makes you happy.

Fiona

Bigcheeze wrote: »

'IMO", if that makes you happy.

That's better thank you.

foxinsox

MugMugs wrote: »

Hi OP. Back in the day Southern cars were slightly unwelcome in certain northern areas. Yellow rear plate reduced the amount of attention they'd get when over the border.... Don't understand why its done now though.

I agree, I don't think it ever in the past had anything to do with pimping your car..

As far as I remember southern regs were quite conspicous up north and the reasoning was to change your rear plates to yellow to really to try and avoid being stopped unecessarily.

Where To

foxinsox wrote: »

I agree, I don't think it ever in the past had anything to do with pimping your car..

As far as I remember southern regs were quite conspicous up north and the reasoning was to change your rear plates to yellow to really to try and avoid being stopped unecessarily.

Not this again:mad:

Whether your number plate is white, yellow, blue, red, orange or purple with black polka dots, 'up north' NO ONE CARES! (except vosa for the polka dots maybe:D)

FirstIn

I've had a few twincams, black ones. Yellow plates with the slightly larger/bold characters looked darn good. You got to admit it, some cars look really well with yellow plates. Black cam, superlites, whip aerial, yellow reg. Pure class.

P.S I'm prepared for all you naysayers, sure isn't it different tastes that makes the world so interesting.

FGR

To be fair I think an Irish reg plate that's legal in every other way bar it's colour being yellow looks well on a new/modern and unmodified car.

Shame it's not legal - otherwise I'd have it on me octy.

alan4cult

Specifications:
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1999/en/si/0432.html

and here (scroll down a bit):
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/si/0318.html

corktina

ForegoneReality wrote: »

To be fair I think an Irish reg plate that's legal in every other way bar it's colour being yellow looks well on a new/modern and unmodified car.

Shame it's not legal - otherwise I'd have it on me octy.

nah yellow looks naff...this is much better

wendell borton

Karsini wrote: »

The DVLA have restrictions on how UK plates can look. Should we do the same?

We do i had to change plates on my car for nct because the letters were in bold.

foxinsox

Where To wrote: »

Not this again:mad:

Whether your number plate is white, yellow, blue, red, orange or purple with black polka dots, 'up north' NO ONE CARES! (except vosa for the polka dots maybe:D)

I was talking about in the past... 1970 to about 1976 ish

If anyone has their plates changed now it is purely for cosmetic purposes as far as I can see.

Fiona

foxinsox wrote: »

If anyone has their plates changed now it is purely for cosmetic purposes as far as I can see.

Nothing wrong with that? Everybody wants their pride and joy to look the best it can in their eyes. You might as well say then that detailing your car is for cosmetic reasons as well?

wendell borton

wendell borton wrote: »

We do i had to change plates on my car for nct because the letters were in bold.

The restrictions in the UK are more severe though. All of their plates are in the same font - over here you see all sorts of different fonts on reg plates.

superstoner90

Doom wrote: »

Blast them with piss

This is motors, not after hours... :pac:

johnos1984

I'd like to get the proper UK size and shape plate for my 75, could't care less if it's yellow or not as it fits the space for the plate properly

dgt

CiniO wrote: »

I've seen some time ago one of them with number like 11-G-1234 (on the right part of G it was obviously different number.

I thought it was a southern car registered in 2011 in Galway.
However I was wrong.
It was actually a genuine northern plate with number IIG 1234

I always see this blue E39 knocking around Newry with the reg "OIW xxxx" but its spaced awkwardly to resemble a southern plate :pac:

johnos1984 wrote: »

I'd like to get the proper UK size and shape plate for my 75, could't care less if it's yellow or not as it fits the space for the plate properly

They do them in Irish style, I've seen one or 2 done like that

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Do people not realise that any modification of plates (colour, font, or German) screams "i've no taste or class"

Guilty Here's my old car, can anyone read the plate?

Fiona

dgt wrote: »

No cos i am blinded by the light.

dgt

mrs crilly wrote: »

No cos i am blinded by the light.

You should have seen them in real life...

superstoner90

dgt wrote: »

Here's my old car, can anyone read the plate?

Is that the same size of the letters they have on the eye sight test board they have at specsavers? :rolleyes:

MugMugs

Where To wrote: »

foxinsox wrote: »

I agree, I don't think it ever in the past had anything to do with pimping your car..

As far as I remember southern regs were quite conspicous up north and the reasoning was to change your rear plates to yellow to really to try and avoid being stopped unecessarily.

Not this again:mad:

Whether your number plate is white, yellow, blue, red, orange or purple with black polka dots, 'up north' NO ONE CARES! (except vosa for the polka dots maybe:D)

Yeeeeeeeeah.... Did you live cross border during the troubles?

johnos1984

MugMugs wrote: »

Yeeeeeeeeah.... Did you live cross border during the troubles?

450 Rangers supporters on the Ferry back from Stranraer would suggest some people care

MugMugs

johnos1984 wrote: »

MugMugs wrote: »

Yeeeeeeeeah.... Did you live cross border during the troubles?

450 Rangers supporters on the Ferry back from Stranraer would suggest some people care

Ha.... True. Not getting into the politics of it that's why it was done. Nowadays nobody cares. That said, I still hate leaving my car in certain parts of the north...

foxinsox

mrs crilly wrote: »

Nothing wrong with that? Everybody wants their pride and joy to look the best it can in their eyes. You might as well say then that detailing your car is for cosmetic reasons as well?

Never said there was anything wrong with it.

I probably would say detailing is cosmetic reasons too, never really thought about it all that much. But making it look nice (detailing) is cosmetic.

Where To

MugMugs wrote: »

Yeeeeeeeeah.... Did you live cross border during the troubles?

Right on it . . . . still do:)

MugMugs

Where To wrote: »

Right on it . . . . still do:)

Then you like myself would appreciate the concern during them of being over the border. It wasn't exactly the nicest of experiences at the height of the troubles.

challengemaster

FirstIn wrote: »

Black cam, superlites, whip aerial, yellow reg. Pure class.

Pure scobe if you ask me, looks ridiculous, all I do is burst my hole laughing at it whenever I see them.