German style licence plates

agluei · 11-10-2012 10:02am #1

Hi,

I am seeing more and more Irish registered cars with licence plates that are in the Irish format (year - county - consecutive number) but the style is German (punched, the font is different and sometimes there are what looks like German tax and province stickers and the name of a German car dealer).

Is that a new fashion? Those cars also tend to be a 'Made in Germany' make such as Audi. Some of them have a Nürburgring sticker as well.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks!

MidlandsM · 11-10-2012 10:03am

done to death here........but its because the Germans now own us, and we all have to DONN their Bundesbanke plates now........lol

barura · 11-10-2012 10:05am

Itz vat all ze funbois are doing, ja?

Just a trend, it will pass.

bbam · 11-10-2012 10:05am

In fairness it looks stupid and is breaking the law.
But I suppose what looks stupid is different to everyone.

FacebookLAD · 11-10-2012 10:11am

I saw a lovely 2010 red Audi saloon this morning with German plates, I shock my head in shame!!!

agluei · 11-10-2012 10:26am

It just throws me everytime I see them. They make me want to point at them and aks in my best German accent Vat ver yu zinkin?

dgt · 11-10-2012 10:27am

It's even more cringeworthy when German plates are on a non german car....

Stuff I've seen with those plates includes:
Renault Clio
Nissan Almera
Fiat Seicento

There was even a Ferrari F355 on here not too long ago with em!!!

Col200sx · 11-10-2012 10:28am

I recently saw a Peugeot 206 in Galway, with that space-ship style sh1te looking WRC attempt of a kit, with German plates and a Nurburgring sticker on it :rolleyes:

cml387 · 11-10-2012 10:31am

I think they are a good idea.

It gives fair warning to give the driver a very wide berth.

Kenny Logins · 11-10-2012 10:34am

dgt wrote: »

It's even more cringeworthy when German plates are on a non german car....

Stuff I've seen with those plates includes:
Renault Clio
Nissan Almera
Fiat Seicento

There was even a Ferrari F355 on here not too long ago with em!!!

Have you ever been to Germany?

dgt · 11-10-2012 11:19am

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Have you ever been to Germany?

Har har har.... Very drole

Come back when youve seen a beat up clio with lexarse lights and cn plates in german font!

MuppetCheck · 11-10-2012 11:23am

If people like putting them on their car I can't really see an issue. It's hardly as if they are doing damage to other road users in the way using their fog lights would sometimes do for example. It's only a font at the end of the day, and a clear an easy to read one at that.

Tallon · 11-10-2012 11:23am

bbam wrote: »

In fairness it looks stupid and is breaking the law.
But I suppose what looks stupid is different to everyone.

No it's not?!

They're a European spec font, so are legal iirc

And it only looks stupid to those who don't like it. Not that I have them, then again, I don't have a German car

CiniO · 11-10-2012 11:43am

Maybe I should think about Polish style plates for my car...
It would look brilliant, wouldn't it???

Voodoomelon · 11-10-2012 11:51am

Phew, looks like I ditched mine in the nick of time.

gollywog · 11-10-2012 11:53am

I like them on certain cars tbh...
And if I decided to get them sometime well I'm sure i'd be happy with them,
there hardly THAT offensive to some like, only number plates at the end of the day :rolleyes:

Kenny Logins · 11-10-2012 11:55am

Yeah, I don't see the problem TBH.

I do have a problem with the vinyl plates that have a very heavy font/typeface (often with a coloured drop shadow) making them very difficult to read, however...

djimi · 11-10-2012 12:06pm

Each to their own I guess. There are far worse things that people do to their cars!

Id probably put the Japanese plates back on my car if I thought Id get away with it

CiniO · 11-10-2012 12:08pm

In Ireland it's considered as not really imporant thing, but there are plenty of countries (in Europe) where fiddling with your number plate is serious offence, as number plate is official document.

djimi · 11-10-2012 12:11pm

CiniO wrote: »

In Ireland it's considered as not really imporant thing, but there are plenty of countries (in Europe) where fiddling with your number plate is serious offence, as number plate is official document.

Its serious enough over here as well in fairness; illegal plates will fail the NCT and usually attract the attention of the Gardai.

CiniO · 11-10-2012 12:15pm

djimi wrote: »

Its serious enough over here as well in fairness; illegal plates will fail the NCT and usually attract the attention of the Gardai.

Connsidering how many cars there is on Irish roads with modified numberplates, some of which to the extent that they are completely unreadable, tells me it must not be that serious offence.

djimi · 11-10-2012 12:33pm

CiniO wrote: »

Connsidering how many cars there is on Irish roads with modified numberplates, some of which to the extent that they are completely unreadable, tells me it must not be that serious offence.

Its like everything over here; its only a serious offense when the Gardai bother to police it.

keithclancy · 11-10-2012 1:53pm

CiniO wrote: »

In Ireland it's considered as not really imporant thing, but there are plenty of countries (in Europe) where fiddling with your number plate is serious offence, as number plate is official document.

120 Euro fine over here if you fart around with your plate at all.

bladespin · 11-10-2012 1:57pm

No difference to having idiot tattooed on their forehead, probably less painful though lol.

Light Switch · 11-10-2012 2:00pm

I'v German style plates on my car, properly done with just the german font (No stickers ****e)

Looks better than standard on certain cars. And it's just about legal.

Why the **** am i classed as an idiot who can't drive just because of the font on a bit of metal on my car?

keithclancy · 11-10-2012 2:08pm

Light Switch wrote: »

I'v German style plates on my car, properly done with just the german font (No stickers ****e)

Looks better than standard on certain cars. And it's just about legal.

Why the **** am i classed as an idiot who can't drive just because of the font on a bit of metal on my car?

License plate is there to identify your car against its vehicle registration record., its not a customisable fashion accessory.

Blazer · 11-10-2012 2:14pm

.license plates can use any font in Ireland..
License is legal as long as it meets these criteria.
1) IRL left handside
2) County on top
3) Correct spacing

Have a read http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1990/en/si/0287.html

L-M · 11-10-2012 2:16pm

dgt wrote: »

It's even more cringeworthy when German plates are on a non german car....

Stuff I've seen with those plates includes:
Renault Clio
Nissan Almera
Fiat Seicento

There was even a Ferrari F355 on here not too long ago with em!!!

That's such a poxy argument that comes up every time.

There are more than German cars in Germany, obviously. It's a bold font pressed metal plate style that people like, it just happened to begin over here when people started a trend of putting them on Vw's.

I like them and I've have no problem putting them on the Jag, or anything marque for that matter.

The same way American style or "Cali" style plates look very well on most cars, but you don't go around laughing because they're not just on Dodge Rams..

It's a style, there isn't a prerequisite for them to be on a German car.

Light Switch · 11-10-2012 2:23pm

keithclancy wrote: »

Light Switch wrote: »

I'v German style plates on my car, properly done with just the german font (No stickers ****e)

Looks better than standard on certain cars. And it's just about legal.

Why the **** am i classed as an idiot who can't drive just because of the font on a bit of metal on my car?

License plate is there to identify your car against its vehicle registration record., its not a customisable fashion accessory.

Sure a car is just something to get us from A to B, so lets all buy Nissan Leafs....

Seriously, i think the German Font is better than standard font on certain cars once it's properly done, I.e no stickers or other crap.

keithclancy · 11-10-2012 2:25pm

Light Switch wrote: »

Sure a car is just something to get us from A to B, so lets all buy Nissan Leafs....

Seriously, i think the German Font is better than standard font on certain cars once it's properly done, I.e no stickers or other crap.

Go live in Germany then :pac::pac::pac:

dgt · 11-10-2012 2:34pm

Limerick man wrote: »

That's such a poxy argument that comes up every time.

There are more than German cars in Germany, obviously. It's a bold font pressed metal plate style that people like, it just happened to begin over here when people started a trend of putting them on Vw's.

I like them and I've have no problem putting them on the Jag, or anything marque for that matter.

The same way American style or "Cali" style plates look very well on most cars, but you don't go around laughing because they're not just on Dodge Rams..

It's a style, there isn't a prerequisite for them to be on a German car.

Different strokes, diffent folks. I simply don't like em, full stop. When I see every other car on the road with em, it gets very tiresome very quick. Especially when its a little beat up clio or an old almera. That's just my opinion, whether is controversial or not, right or wrong, it's how I feel about them. Just an opinion

Personally, I think the stickers look absolutely stupid on the numberplates. That's a great way of attracting attention from AGS.

And as for no burger king stickers? Pfffft!!!! :rolleyes:

I understand that the font is legal once there is no slash in the zero but it won't change the fact I think the font looks silly on Irl plates.

German style licence plates

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