Where to get a ZV plate at a good price

superfly35

Hi all,

I am looking at make some plate for my car, I would like those black metal plate.

I found this site, but to be honest €40 for a pair of plate sound very high to me.

http://www.a-zplates.com/

Anywhere cheap cheerfull around ?

Kenny Logins

Try http://www.eireplates.com/

mattroche

I get mine from Top Parts, it takes a day or two, cost about E30/ E35

Capri

Interesting
http://www.french-number-plates.com/vintage

French-number-plate.com is the top number plate manufacturer of French Number Plates in the UK..........We manufacture and despatch these from our office in Ireland, using the genuine equipment that makes French license plates......Calling from ROI? Tel: +353 053 936 7262
....

Same co. https://www.craigsplates.com/




http://www.goldenpages.ie/harbour-radiators-dublin-city-D8/

Not sure of his price


£30 UK from this company -

http://www.fancyplates.com/old_step2.php?front=Standard+Size+-+520mm+X+112mm&back=Standard+Size+-+520mm+X+112mm&reflective=no&bothwref=no&slantontext=no&comments=&plate_set=set&frontother=&backother=&border=no&color=black&shadow=normal&manufacturer=standard&logo=no&side=front&bottomtext=&registration=ZV+65478&font=irl_pre1973

macplaxton

Capri wrote: »

Interesting

What's interesting about making and despatching plates from Ireland to the UK?

That's to avoid a potential 2.5K STG fine under UK rules.

Kenny Logins

macplaxton wrote: »

What's interesting about making and despatching plates from Ireland to the UK?

That's to avoid a potential 2.5K STG fine under UK rules.

Aye, they moved production here a few years back IIRC.

macplaxton

The funny thing about the original set of rules was that it applied to England and Wales only. So everyone could just go on ebay and buy plates from Northern Ireland or Scotland without having to produce a folder full of paperwork.

Took another four years before the law in Scotland and NI came into line.

Doesn't stop anyone else sending them in from anywhere outside the UK though.

Now I can appreciate what the UK Gov was trying to do, but they really were wasting their time on this one.

superfly35

I never thought it will be so many of them, Thanks for all the reply guys.

So €35 it has good as it gets for plate, I remember the last time I got some made I thought the price was fairly high. I am a cheap steack.

Silvera

If you want correct period plates make sure you get plates with large digits
(i.e. not the modern-style (crappy) French-style plates).

If the car was made/first registered after 1969, another correct-period option
would be a red rear plate and a white front plate.

Capri

macplaxton wrote: »

What's interesting about making and despatching plates from Ireland to the UK?

That's to avoid a potential 2.5K STG fine under UK rules.

Aaah, so the UK does 'silly rules' also :rolleyes: I remember something about the plate maker having to put their logo on the plate - totally silly, when an embossed code no. does in other countries :mad:

macplaxton

Capri wrote: »

Aaah, so the UK does 'silly rules' also :rolleyes: I remember something about the plate maker having to put their logo on the plate - totally silly, when an embossed code no. does in other countries :mad:

No, they can't put their logo on the plate. They have to put their name on the plate and postcode. Barely visible.

The idea is fine, stop any Tom, Dick or Harry walking in to a shop for some fake plates, but then they just nick plates from a similar car. So going on from that is a plate that destructs on removal, etc., etc., etc.

Anyway, it keeps the coffers full from the FPNs that can be dished out at £100 a throw.

Capri

Plates on this 'Morstin' pick up look good

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/morris-minor-austin-6cwt-pickup/5734278

Look like vintage style UK plates (smaller letters than IRL plates of the time )

gobnaitolunacy

Silvera wrote: »

If you want correct period plates make sure you get plates with large digits
(i.e. not the modern-style (crappy) French-style plates).

If the car was made/first registered after 1969, another correct-period option
would be a red rear plate and a white front plate.

So many fine restoration jobs are marred by putting on plates with the narrow letters and numerals or wrong colours. Pet peeve.

Silvera

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

So many fine restoration jobs are marred by putting on plates with the narrow letters and numerals or wrong colours. Pet peeve.

Agree 100%.