Is Meath at 4 or up to 5 digits on the ZV plates?

Drexl

I am registering a classic tomorrow and have the option of registering in Dublin (me) or Meath (another). Does anyone know if Meath is by any chance still on 4 digits?

Kenny Logins

Everywhere is 5.

Drexl

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Everywhere is 5.

Thanks Kenny

Kenny Logins

Drexl wrote: »

Thanks Kenny

No problem. I'm not 100% on that, but I haven't heard of a new 4 digit ZV being issued in a couple of years now.

Silvera

It's high time that reverse ZV plates were introduced, i.e.

'1234 ZV'

carchaeologist

Not all ZVs are 5 digit...

Kenny Logins

carchaeologist wrote: »

Not all ZVs are 5 digit...

Which county is still on four?

Drexl

I went for Dublin so I'll be getting 5 digit.

The car was from NI. It's a 1982 Rover SD1 2000. The plates I took off were white and yellow with raised black plastic A type letters/digits on them, with sizes similar to today's. Which I think is typical for the era.

The commonly available ZV plates seem to be black, with 89mm height letters, raised pressed aluminium. I think this is more typical of older era cars.

I'm thinking of going for black, with plastic raised A type letters/digits in silver, similar to today's sizes.

Would this be technically incorrect or ok do you know?

hi5

See this post from Macplaxton in 2011

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=75629769&postcount=1

hi5

BTW:Could someone tell me, after you have searched for a thread and found it, how do you link the complete thread?

Kenny Logins

hi5 wrote: »

BTW:Could someone tell me, after you have searched for a thread and found it, how do you link the complete thread?

Full thread link is up top right.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75629769#post75629769

hi5

Thanks Kenny Logins, I think I need an eye test.

Silvera

Drexl wrote: »

I went for Dublin so I'll be getting 5 digit.

The car was from NI. It's a 1982 Rover SD1 2000. The plates I took off were white and yellow with raised black plastic A type letters/digits on them, with sizes similar to today's. Which I think is typical for the era.

The commonly available ZV plates seem to be black, with 89mm height letters, raised pressed aluminium. I think this is more typical of older era cars.

I'm thinking of going for black, with plastic raised A type letters/digits in silver, similar to today's sizes.

Would this be technically incorrect or ok do you know?

The period-correct style plates for that year of car would be white front plate / red rear plate c/w plastic digits attached ....OR .... plastic / acrylic plates in white / red (or black with silver lettering) front and rear. The most important part is the large-style lettering (i.e NOT the current-size digits)

Correct plates cost a bit more than modern style "vintage plates", but are well worth it to make a car period-correct.

Both of these suppliers can make up the correct-style of plate -

http://www.eireplates.com/plasticdigitsamples.asp

http://www.autojumbler.ie/Red%20and%20White%20Number%20plates.html

Dades

Toying with the idea of proper red and white ones for my 924 (83 D 4XXX).

Just not sure if they work with anything but an original Irish number.

Silvera

Dades wrote: »

Toying with the idea of proper red and white ones for my 924 (83 D 4XXX).

Just not sure if they work with anything but an original Irish number.

Go for it...they do work...I've seen 'Year' and 'ZV' plates in white/red and they look much better/more appropriate.

Drexl

Silvera wrote: »

The period-correct style plates for that year of car would be white front plate / red rear plate c/w plastic digits attached ....OR .... plastic / acrylic plates in white / red (or black with silver lettering) front and rear. The most important part is the large-style lettering (i.e NOT the current-size digits)

Correct plates cost a bit more than modern style "vintage plates", but are well worth it to make a car period-correct.

Both of these suppliers can make up the correct-style of plate -

Thanks Silvera, just what I was looking for. I'm not sure I have the cojones for the white/red plates though, I think it will be the silver on black, with large lettering!

Drexl

Drexl wrote: »

Thanks Silvera, just what I was looking for. I'm not sure I have the cojones for the white/red plates though, I think it will be the silver on black, with large lettering!

Actually I take that back. I just looked at your link from Autojumbler and the white/red look very cool. Showing my age now, but I remember the look of them!!