Does county of car registration matter to you?

Mad_maxx · 12-08-2020 10:02AM

those in the motor industry will tell you a D reg is a plus or a minus depending on what allows them take advantage of you

artanevilla · 12-08-2020 10:07AM

Just as a side note, I drove up to Donegal there a couple of times the last couple of years, expecting to be driving rally tracks.

The roads are ****ing in great nick where I went, compared to some other places I've been in Ireland.

I reckon it's a scam to get more money from the government.

recyclops · 12-08-2020 10:10AM

picked up a car in Jan buying from a dealer in cork, i myself live in wicklow but the car is a D reg. They advised its just better all round i myself didnt even know this was possible

rossie1977 · 12-08-2020 10:10AM

MO reg in Roscommon will get you evil glances, similarly an RN reg in Leitrim and local people will shun you

Edgware · 12-08-2020 10:21AM

Hiace van with WX reg. Alert Alert!

rainbowtrout · 12-08-2020 12:23PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

MO reg in Roscommon will get you evil glances, similarly an RN reg in Leitrim and local people will shun you

Ehhhh... no they don't.

Immortal Starlight · 12-08-2020 12:45PM

Had a DL reg car for 8 years. Never had a bit of bother with it.

JoeA3 · 12-08-2020 12:49PM

On anything prestige, it is wise to put a D on it. Anything else, particularly a "very country" plate will hinder resale. You'll even see main Audi/BMW/Merc dealers in particular always register their demos with a D.

For anything else, it doesn't matter a fiddlers, other than the owner's preference.

El Weirdo · 12-08-2020 12:53PM

the_syco wrote: »

SO reg = good chance of rusty undercarriage.

Yeah, but our cars are sound though.

boardlady · 12-08-2020 12:56PM

I hate that my new demo buy has a D reg. I live very rural and we are inundated with Dubs and others - many driving aggressively and speeding on our narrow roads. I am very irritated that my own aggressive and speedy driving with irritation - as a local - is going unnoticed ..

12-08-2020 03:13PM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

I have finally found the person that needs the writing on the motorway to be upside down.

Odd statement - if you are in a collision or have an incident with a car - you do read left to right - you will only get 121-d-x etc. you probably wont get a chance to get the full reg.

jester77 · 12-08-2020 03:40PM

The Irish number plate system is awful, it's a status badge for many to pretend they are well off when a lot just borrowed money to pay for the car. It's very much a sales driven system.

12-08-2020 04:33PM

jester77 wrote: »

The Irish number plate system is awful, it's a status badge for many to pretend they are well off when a lot just borrowed money to pay for the car. It's very much a sales driven system.

That, and the need to make the letters I and O, numbers 1 and 0 unambiguous - back in the day the summonses could be fought in court if the reg was incorrect.

nthclare · 12-08-2020 04:54PM

jester77 wrote: »

The Irish number plate system is awful, it's a status badge for many to pretend they are well off when a lot just borrowed money to pay for the car. It's very much a sales driven system.

Fur coat no knickers brigade, they're all over Clare at the moment... spending Money they don't have. Big powerful car's and perpetual debt.

Secretly I'm really jealous of people who are in dire straits.
Pot calling the kettle black and all that Steam...

I'd love a posh urban accent and to have only the light in the fridge...

Jealous bastard signing out

BuboBubo · 12-08-2020 05:04PM

I presume most of the cars in Ireland are D Reg anyway, given it's population - previous car I had was one, 07 D and about 17 orher numbers....

Current one is CW, bought it new last year. I presume year and mileage are more important than county, or am i naive?

JupiterKid · 12-08-2020 05:12PM

I honestly couldn’t give a rats arse where - or when - a car reg number indicates.

Personally, I have never bought a car brand new - usually second-hand after one or two owners, so around 3 to 7 years after new.

Wildly Boaring · 12-08-2020 05:14PM

D x 3
MH x 5
LH
WW
C
G

Couple UK regs

Something like that
Could not care less

SweetCaliber · 12-08-2020 05:16PM

cannotlogin wrote: »

I never knew this was a thing but it seems to be mentioned a lot in the Covid threads......Kerry/Galway/Waterford are fully of Dubz on their staycation, car park full of D reg cars etc.

I've never had a car registration plate that matched my home county or the county I live in. Never buy new usually 1-2 old and the reg number doesn't feature as a consideration when buying.

The only person I know who consistency has a reg number from the same county is by father who buys a new car every 3 years, same dealer, same model, etc but he's old school.

Is this really a thing?

Im from Waterford and drive a D reg car, get plenty of looks when in Tramore but doesn't really phase me.

Be different if I got out of the car and started talking with a Dublin accent but I've a strong Waterford accent so that gives it away :pac:

Deebles McBeebles · 12-08-2020 05:22PM

I'm no medical expert but I've heard about the rise of the caronavirus in Laois, Offaly and Kildare so obviously I wouldn't go near LS, OY or KE, just in case.

FionnK86 · 12-08-2020 05:23PM

County for me is fine.

Can someone explain why skyboys like having yellow reg. plates? I thought the youth these days are into tan-bashing and Kneecap but they're using plates that look like the cars are from up north.

Also, I presume they swap the plates for NCT?

Oberkon · 12-08-2020 05:31PM

FionnK86 wrote: »

County for me is fine.

Can someone explain why skyboys like having yellow reg. plates? I thought the youth these days are into tan-bashing and Kneecap but they're using plates that look like the cars are from up north.

Also, I presume they swap the plates for NCT?

It’s silly alright , Surely they are pulled over by the guards Regularly ?

Another big thing I’ve noticed is the German font on the regs going around Dublin

BuboBubo · 12-08-2020 05:56PM

FionnK86 wrote: »

County for me is fine.

Can someone explain why skyboys like having yellow reg. plates? I thought the youth these days are into tan-bashing and Kneecap but they're using plates that look like the cars are from up north.

Also, I presume they swap the plates for NCT?

I think the yellow plates are so they aren't noticeable as Irish plates when parking in NI. That's my understanding of it anyway.

iamstop · 12-08-2020 05:56PM

I used to do a regular radio show at a pirate radio station in town just off the quays there. Drove in in my WX plated Seat Cordoba. It was in rough shape but did the job. Anyway, the lock on the driver's side was acting up to the point where I was afraid to lock it for fear it wouldn't open again.
I finished my show and put my records back in the car. I still had to go to the quays to drop the studio keys back to the desk. I decided I'd put the records in the boot, out of sight and close but not lock the driver door.
Probably 3 to 4 minutes from closing that door to returning to the car and I notice someone is in there rummaging around in the glove box, I shout and grab the cnut out. He had a plastic back with my headphones in it. He had pulled the rear seats forward to get access to the boot. Besides the records I had 2 bags of tapes but nothing much of resale value to this junkie.
Anyway, after I grab him out and grabbed my headphones back off him he starts pleading with me saying "Sorry, I didn't know you were a Dub (based on my accent), I thought you were from Wexford! I never woulda done it if I knew you were a Dub!"
I guess his tactic kinda worked cos instead of punching the head off him I felt sorry for him and just pushed him away.
TBH they were a ****ty fill in set of headphones for ones I recent broke. It was the records I was most worried about but the bag was too heavy for the skin foook.

TL;DR - A junkie thought is was okay to break into my WX reg car in Dublin but I caught him rapid.

Queasy Tadpole · 12-08-2020 05:59PM

I do care, Dublin only.

McGinniesta · 12-08-2020 06:02PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I’d never buy a D reg, even though I live in Dublin. Don’t want to be mistaken for a jackeen.

Mistaken for a jackeen is nearly as bad as confirmed as a bleedin culchie

shaveAbullock · 12-08-2020 06:03PM

I'm disgusted by the T reg, the idea that someone could possibly think I'm from TS

John_Rambo · 12-08-2020 06:08PM

I've about eight non-Dub friends that give my address when purchasing or importing cars so they'll get their precious D reg.

Personally, I've one D reg, one SO reg and one C reg at the moment.

RandomViewer · 12-08-2020 06:15PM

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

A DL reg will never have seen a days tax or test.

Not true, we test them sometimes

FionnK86 · 12-08-2020 06:15PM

BuboBubo wrote: »

I think the yellow plates are so they aren't noticeable as Irish plates when parking in NI. That's my understanding of it anyway.

That makes a bit of sense, you might get a slagging from your mates but at least it won't be burnt out!

12-08-2020 06:23PM

I have had 9 cars.

Four were D and one each of RN, KE, LD, MO and WH.

Can state, factually, having carried out all the relevant tests, that D plates get better mileage, as the car doesn't have to carry the weight of the extra letter around. MO are heavier numbers, so my car needed suspension components changed more often, and LD gave me extra time at traffic lights, and more space on the road, as people assumed I was a traveller.

Does county of car registration matter to you?

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