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

Drexl · 2016-03-02 16:02:19

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?

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02-03-2016 5:02pm

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Drexl

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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?

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#2 02-03-2016 5:33pm
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Everywhere is 5.

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#3 03-03-2016 10:16am
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Kenny Logins wrote: »

Everywhere is 5.

Thanks Kenny

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#4 03-03-2016 10:24am
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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.

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#5 03-03-2016 2:57pm
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It's high time that reverse ZV plates were introduced, i.e.

'1234 ZV'

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#6 07-03-2016 8:04pm
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Not all ZVs are 5 digit...

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#7 07-03-2016 8:40pm
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carchaeologist wrote: »

Not all ZVs are 5 digit...

Which county is still on four?

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#8 08-03-2016 9:45am
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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?

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#9 08-03-2016 10:30am
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See this post from Macplaxton in 2011

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

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#10 08-03-2016 10:36am
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BTW:Could someone tell me, after you have searched for a thread and found it, how do you link the complete thread?

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#11 08-03-2016 12:21pm
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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

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#12 08-03-2016 1:57pm
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Thanks Kenny Logins, I think I need an eye test.

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#13 08-03-2016 10:38pm
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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

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#14 12-03-2016 4:54pm
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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.

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#15 13-03-2016 12:26am
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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.

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#16 14-03-2016 10:04am
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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!

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#17 14-03-2016 10:09am
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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!!

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