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Why the FECK is there not Private Plates here?

  • 10-04-2012 01:08PM
    #1
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭


    ...like they would have made a KILLING in the boom with all the money sloshing around back then. The dept could have done a "kickback" deal with car dealers so if they sold you a private plate with the car, they could have got back lets say €50 for an example...and the dept could have got maybe €450 ...so €500 a plate. Nice jam I think you'll agree and an easy sell.

    and what about now.......the Gov need the cash, dealers need a way to shift metal, and car buyers could buy a nice bangernomic and no one would ever know what year it was. I'll give you this example, this nice looking Alfa could be bought for reasonable cash. It a 98 plate, but with a private plate on it like "SEXY YOKE":pac: (just a stupid example..lol ), the neighbours would never know how old yer car is, and you could drive around in an optical illusion......
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78047376&postcount=2286

    .....but would they do it? .......Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, shure it'd be too much work for them public Sector workers........:rolleyes:

    Discuss......:P





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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,497 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Presumably the private plates would have to be totally unique to anything in the UK too, that would limit the options somewhat maybe?


  • #3
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Because they're stupid?


  • #4
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    Believe or not, but I had the same discussion with my friends yesterday over a pint.

    I would love to get an OUTATIME plate :D


  • #5
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    draffodx wrote: »
    Because they're stupid?

    I don't think they're stupid.....I'd like to have X5 MM1 on my X5, just because you might think its stupid does'nt mean that it should not be available to me.


  • #6
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    ...like they would have made a KILLING in the boom with all the money sloshing around back then.

    And what do you think the FF government would have done with the money? Another round of Benchmarking maybe?


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  • #7
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,871 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    And what do you think the FF government would have done with the money? Another round of Benchmarking maybe?

    Irrespective.

    The point is that if they brought it in now, they could make some good hard cold cash from it.

    I'd consider buying my own cherished plate if I had the opportunity.


  • #8
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    I don't think they're stupid.....I'd like to have X5 MM1 on my X5, just because you might think its stupid does'nt mean that it should not be available to me.

    For what reason? What purpose would that serve? Our current registration is simple, to the point and effective. Year, county, number - easy, simple and it works. Having private plates serve no legitimate purpose.


  • #9
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,871 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    draffodx wrote: »
    For what reason? What purpose would that serve? Our current registration is simple, to the point and effective. Year, county, number - easy, simple and it works. Having private plates serve no legitimate purpose.

    Nor does a spoiler on a 91 Civic...... The owner likes it though. :)


  • #10
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    draffodx wrote: »
    Having private plates serve no legitimate purpose.

    like to make revenue?
    To drive sales?
    To help employment (from the sales)
    and I like in a free democracy, and if I want a private plate, why can't I have one?


  • #11
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Nor does a spoiler on a 91 Civic...... The owner likes it though. :)

    True but a spoiler is not used for identification purposes.


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  • #12
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Sobanek


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    How about something like this? The original plate number being located under the cherished name?


  • #13
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Sobanek wrote: »
    44967845834308963315.png

    How about something like this? The original plate number being located under the cherished name?

    that seems like best of both worlds to me!


  • #14
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    like to make revenue?
    To drive sales?
    To help employment (from the sales)
    and I like in a free democracy, and if I want a private plate, why can't I have one?

    Thats fair enough but what I'm saying is the current system is an excellent system, how would you integrate private plates into it without effecting its simplicity and effectiveness?

    You can't have the majority driving around with one format of Year - County - Number and people with private plates driving around with a different format or is that what you envisage?

    EDIT: Damn Sobanek! I suppose a plate like that could work.


  • #15
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,157 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    They look stupid pretentious and stupid.


  • #16
    Mossess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭Mossess


    I’d have to say that in my opinion they are remarkably stupid. However I can see many great reasons for having them.

    The arguments for are:
    1) There are a lot of remarkably tasteless stupid people out there and it would give them a warm fussy feeling on the inside, and this is a good thing.
    2) It would be a great revenue stream for the poor pockets of the country.


    The arguments against it:
    1) The odds are that the quango of ‘jobs for the boys’ would actually cost more than it would generate
    2) It’s tasteless (but that’s a matter of view)

    All in all on the balance it’s probably a good idea.


  • #17
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Sobanek


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    Just tried to make the idea more clear.


  • #18
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    Now add into it local government. Where each county decides on how much it costs to have the plate per year if registered in that county.


  • #19
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    pete4130 wrote: »
    Now add into it local government. Where each county decides on how much it costs to have the plate per year if registered in that county.
    And the 200 euro surcharge for printing new plates.


  • #20
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,706 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Main reason why it's not done? Dealers Nd reg snobbery. You no longer need to buy a new car as nobody knows how old your car is. Revenue is down on new car sales, so there will need to be an increase for the motor industry in some way.


  • #21
    Overature
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Overature


    draffodx wrote: »
    For what reason? What purpose would that serve? Our current registration is simple, to the point and effective. Year, county, number - easy, simple and it works. Having private plates serve no legitimate purpose.


    Id say the complete oposite of that, yeah the year, county, number is easy but surly what they have in the states is easier, just a random number with the state. If people want to get there own plate why cant they?


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  • #22
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭deandean


    Great idea OP.

    All in the best possible taste.

    Bags I

    I-VOTE-FF

    :p


  • #23
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Overature wrote: »
    Id say the complete oposite of that, yeah the year, county, number is easy but surly what they have in the states is easier, just a random number with the state. If people want to get there own plate why cant they?

    So essentially just remove the year on our plates? Why?


  • #24
    shankespony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭shankespony


    i think if people have the option then private plates should be allowed, they are just another extra to personalise your car and could be a revenue generator for county councils. Image reg's like BUNG1, RIMA1M (resting in my account 1million)!!!


  • #25
    firefly08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭firefly08


    Thats fair enough but what I'm saying is the current system is an excellent system

    Why is it excellent exactly?
    You can't have the majority driving around with one format of Year - County - Number and people with private plates driving around with a different format or is that what you envisage?

    Why, because it's really super important for everyone to know that my car was the 4127th car registered in Co. Clare in 2005?

    All that matters is that it's a unique identifier that can't easily be confused with anything else.

    The reason you can't have it in Ireland is simply lack of imagination.


  • #26
    Miscreant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,343 ✭✭✭Miscreant


    I was under the impression that one could reserve a number for a car reg for a fee. I think that is about as far as personalisation goes here.


  • #27
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    Miscreant wrote: »
    I was under the impression that one could reserve a number for a car reg for a fee. I think that is about as far as personalisation goes here.
    And even at that you can't use the plate until that year.


  • #28
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    firefly08 wrote: »
    Why is it excellent exactly?

    Straight forward, to the point, easy to read and easy to pick up a registration at a glimpse when required.
    firefly08 wrote: »
    Why, because it's really super important for everyone to know that my car was the 4127th car registered in Co. Clare in 2005?

    All that matters is that it's a unique identifier that can't easily be confused with anything else.

    The reason you can't have it in Ireland is simply lack of imagination.

    Is it really super important that someone has a personalised plate? I don't think so.

    Don't get me wrong I have nothing against personalised plates as long as they are not done in the same manner as the UK.


  • #29
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    My opinion hasnt changed from the last thread on this 2 days ago. The reg is there for avery important purpose, to identify the car. Theres a whole car for people to customise as they want. The plate should be left alone. We have a nice simple registration system as is.


  • #30
    piston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭piston


    If you want a personal plate, just change your name by deed pole to reflect your current plate.

    Best Regards,

    98 LM 1254


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  • #31
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    The reg is there for avery important purpose, to identify the car.

    So is a private plate. Just because it doesn't conform to SIMI's ideal doesn't stop it performing that function. If anything, private plates are /more/ identifiable.


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