Those "German" style reg plates.

millington · 24-08-2015 02:34PM

twistyj wrote: »

The German plate thing used to bother me before but not so much now although I am going to purchase a BMW in the near future but if the car in question has anything other than standard Irish plates on it I wont even entertain it.

Bit ridiculous. Has no reflection on the quality of the car or the mindset of the car. I have had 3 BMWs this year, 1 with pressed German plates, 1 with bold style plain plates and 1 with standard Irish plates.

darragh o meara wrote: »

I remember reading about people who use the M50 a lot having the front pLate on the dash with a newspaper covering some of it so the cameras couldn't pick them up going through, I dunno if it still happens or if they read the back plate too.

Might be handy for the speed camera vans, if you see the front of one you'd probably be able to slow down enough before the back of the car gets flashed, or if you come on the rear on of one and the plate is obscured, I doubt you'd hear much more..

M50 cameras now read rear plates aswell but I'm nearly sure camera vans only got the front

Zubeneschamali · 24-08-2015 03:30PM

millington wrote: »

I think German pressed plates do suit the majority of German cars

I'd agree, walking around Berlin or Munich, these plates look perfectly normal.

On an Irish car in Cork or Dublin, they look a bit stupid, though.

jetsonx · 24-08-2015 03:41PM

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

I'd agree, walking around Berlin or Munich, these plates look perfectly normal.

On an Irish car in Cork or Dublin, they look a bit stupid, though.

Yes, this German number plate craze in Ireland is proving to be an epidemic at the moment. What next? will they they start eating bratwurst and playing oom-pah music in their cars? Anyway deep down everyone knows the Japanese make better cars anyway...

HandsomeDan · 24-08-2015 03:57PM

jetsonx wrote: »

Anyway deep down everyone knows the Japanese make better cars anyway...

Toyotas are an auld ones car.

Special Circumstances · 24-08-2015 03:59PM

jetsonx wrote: »

Yes, this German number plate craze in Ireland is proving to be an epidemic at the moment. What next? will they they start eating bratwurst and playing oom-pah music in their cars?

I hear they'll develop a huge respect for rules,regulations and taxes, and some appreciation of acting for the common good of society.

LOL!

dr.fuzzenstein · 24-08-2015 04:01PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I hear they'll develop a huge respect for rules,regulations and taxes, and some appreciation of acting for the common good of society.

LOL!

Next they will tiptoe from the nightclub to their car without making a noise and wait at pedestrian crossing at 3AM with no traffic until it's green.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-08-2015 04:13PM

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YbFocus · 24-08-2015 04:22PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I hear they'll develop a huge respect for rules,regulations and taxes, and some appreciation of acting for the common good of society.
LOL!

What so anyone with a German plate is a draw on society now?
This is laughable.

I have them, only the font, everything else is Irish.
I pay my 1100 tax and my 5k fuel costs since January.

The stereotypes that come out of small things like this are hilarious!

Special Circumstances · 24-08-2015 04:29PM

To be fair, Irish people stereotypically aren't good at any of those things no matter what plates they have. The first response to any rule or regulation is "but shur, I'm special, that only applies to other people!"

To take it a little further, the irony in wanting to appear "more german", is that the stereotypical German would never dream of violating their equivalent of SI 432/99.

hi5 · 24-08-2015 04:53PM

The real irony, is that the font is a special design to make them tamperproof, known as FE-Schrift..

Fälschungserschwerende Schrift (forgery-impeding typeface) or FE-Schrift[1] has been the only typeface used on new vehicle registration plates of Germany since November 2000,[2] except for plates issued to military-registered vehicles, which still use the former DIN 1451 typeface. The abbreviation "FE" is derived from the compound German adjective "fälschungserschwerend" combining the noun "Fälschung" (falsification) and the verb "erschweren" (to hinder).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FE-Schrift

umop apisdn · 24-08-2015 09:20PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

To be fair, Irish people stereotypically aren't good at any of those things no matter what plates they have. The first response to any rule or regulation is "but shur, I'm special, that only applies to other people!"

About 99% or more plates on the road are fully compliant.

The Irish love to pretend to each other they don't comply, but whenever anything is actually enforced they are among most sneaky compliant people in the world. Hence the "We're not Irish" signs by protesters in other countries. They actually mock our wiliness to comply. You'll be hard pushed to find any country that allowed itself to be occupied for 800 years.

Special Circumstances · 24-08-2015 10:01PM

umop apisdn wrote: »

About 99% or more plates on the road are fully compliant.

The Irish love to pretend to each other they don't comply, but whenever anything is actually enforced they are among most sneaky compliant people in the world. Hence the "We're not Irish" signs by protesters in other countries. They actually mock our wiliness to comply. You'll be hard pushed to find any country that allowed itself to be occupied for 800 years.

You're right. We are much better and more compliant drivers than those crazy Germans.

Agricola · 24-08-2015 10:32PM

Dont really get the hate for this. To me a number plate is simply a way for an individual car to be identified. It has no impact on the aesthetics of the car itself. When a new supercar is unveiled in Italy or Germany, does anyone say "Look at those lines, listen to that engine, check out the correct font on that number plate"

If a fella has say a bmw that he invests a lot in, and he decides to stick some German font plates on it to go with it being a German car an all, what harm as long as it can be read by the relevant authorities and the NCT are happy. Bit of diversity on the road. In my experience, seeing that in the rear view mirror is usually a sign of someone who actually gives a shít about their vehicle.

Hachiko · 24-08-2015 10:54PM

I think they are naff, full stop. You wont see German guys putting on irish or other EU member plates on.

Load of rubbish, you wont see English people putting on Germany style plates either (apart from the fact its illegal).

I totally agree German number plates with all the regional emblems are way cool, but that is where it should end.

twistyj · 24-08-2015 11:44PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Im telepathically transferring a thank you for that! I said the exact same thing to a friend recently and they said "but what about Tyrone?" I facepalmed. But I do like to think they can have it one day

jimgoose · 25-08-2015 12:01AM

umop apisdn wrote: »

I have to admit, I do like these feltspek stickers though :

That is... fantastic!

:D:D

jimgoose · 25-08-2015 12:11AM

I can take or leave the German-style font, but I do think the "BMW Autohaus Munchen" is quite groovy. Do they do "Volkswagen Autostadt Wolfsburg" ones at all?

CiniO · 25-08-2015 12:34AM

It always amazed me how stupid people must be to consider number plates as decorative thing.
I remember when I moved here in mid 2000's there were plenty of fancy shaded or funky font plates around. This fashion is gone now, replaced by German plates, but still plenty of people saying they only suit German cars nothing else.
I don't think there is any other country in EU where number plates can be fiddled with, and even if there is, probably no one would even think of it. Only in Ireland.

Maybe I should get my Polish style plates for my cars.

colm_mcm · 25-08-2015 12:40AM

Fill your boots

Marty McFly · 25-08-2015 04:09AM

fullstop wrote: »

Yep, ridiculous looking things. As are the ones with the surrounds on the number plates like 'BMW Autohaüs München'

I'd much rather them reg surrounds than being a driving advertisement for some garage.

SuperS54 · 25-08-2015 06:47AM

Just be thankful you don't have to see this type of idiot on a daily basis...newest trend is "Japanese" plates, where the EU roundel has a "J" for country...

Japanese car in Taiwan with "German" plates

Hachiko · 25-08-2015 08:57AM

wow, even with a Nazi logo.

staying classy there.

millington · 25-08-2015 09:20AM

Hachiko wrote: »

Load of rubbish, you wont see English people putting on Germany style plates either (apart from the fact its illegal)

Yes you do, only thing is they won't drive with them on as much because the police are stricter than the Gardaí but at shows and things they are quite common

dr.fuzzenstein · 25-08-2015 09:38AM

jimgoose wrote: »

I can take or leave the German-style font, but I do think the "BMW Autohaus Munchen" is quite groovy. Do they do "Volkswagen Autostadt Wolfsburg" ones at all?

How about Maschienenfabricken Augsburg Nürnberg or Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm?

jimgoose · 25-08-2015 09:55AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

How about Maschienenfabricken Augsburg Nürnberg or Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm?

Now yer talking. Not to mention Motorenfabrik Oberursel Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz, and Dampf-Kraft-Wagen. :cool:

dr.fuzzenstein · 25-08-2015 10:30AM

jimgoose wrote: »

Now yer talking. Not to mention Motorenfabrik Oberursel Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz, and Dampf-Kraft-Wagen. :cool:

Now that is what you want on your Kraft durch Freude mobil.

jimgoose · 25-08-2015 10:37AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Now that is what you want on your Kraft durch Freude mobil...

I would probably pay actual money for a Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251, complete with der Balkenkreuzen! :cool:

dr.fuzzenstein · 25-08-2015 11:22AM

jimgoose wrote: »

I would probably pay actual money for a Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251, complete with der Balkenkreuzen! :cool:

I went to a car and coffee meet in Limerick this summer and this is what I saw:

1979 MAN ex German army truck with trailer (in case you also want to bring your golfclubs, bicycle, tent, car, furniture, house and maybe another car just to be sure), now THAT would be a Donnerwetterwagen. Nobody would argue if that had German plates. :pac:
BTW, yes, it has ZV plates. And yes, tax on this dinky little compact is €56 per annum. Don't want to know what a set of tires would cost you...

jimgoose · 25-08-2015 11:24AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I went to a car and coffee meet in Limerick this summer and this is what I saw:...

All I can say to that is Dümpfelstäfen, meaning, "jimgoose likes this!"

dr.fuzzenstein · 25-08-2015 11:39AM

jimgoose wrote: »

All I can say to that is Dümpfelstäfen, meaning, "jimgoose likes this!"

And it has "de chaaep tax". :cool: and vintage insurance won't cost a lot. All you have to do is to insure a Smart so you have the use of a modern car and run this as your weekend classic.

Those "German" style reg plates.

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