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Buying a smallish license plate

  • 15-06-2019 4:19pm
    #1
    rowanh
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭


    I just registered my bike and need to get a plate. I would prefer one of the smaller ones you can get as they look nicer. The bike has a tail tidy that is about 15cm wide. Something about that would be ideal. Does anyone know where to get them online? I had a look but most of the sites seem to have 230x75mm which would be ok but a little smaller would be better..


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  • #2
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,479 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    How about this crowd?
    https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikeextras-for-sale/motorcycle-bike-number-plates/10226369


  • #3
    rowanh
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭rowanh


    Yep, that looks perfect, thanks.


  • #4
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,523 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Just fyi, legal size on a bike is 170 x 110 (or 260 x 55 if all letters and figures are in one line)

    Scrap the cap!



  • #5
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,479 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    Just fyi, legal size on a bike is 170 x 110 (or 260 x 55 if all letters and figures are in one line)

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  • #6
    Interceptor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    blade1 wrote: »
    How about this crowd?
    https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikeextras-for-sale/motorcycle-bike-number-plates/10226369

    +1 for these guys - they'll email out a proof of the plate and once you are happy they take card payment over the phone and post the plate out. I've bought >8 plates off them and never had a problem. They have made custom plates down to the size of a Mars bar for me.


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  • #7
    rowanh
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭rowanh


    I spoke to them on Saturday, emailed over the details on Sunday. Got a proof and the paypal details on Monday and the plate arrived on Tuesday. Postage is included, 15 euro all in. It looks smaller than I envisaged, people in work were laughing at it. Looks grand on the bike though, im happy, two thumbs up for these guys.


  • #8
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,523 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    blade1 wrote: »
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    Well believe it or not some people think the legal size is bigger than that. It's a lot smaller than the UK legal size.

    Scrap the cap!



  • #9
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    It's a lot smaller than the UK legal size.

    ...but there isn't a universal minimum legal size of a UK plate - it's variable and dictated by number/type of characters and spacing, much like old Irish plates are.


  • #10
    Sir Galahad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 743 ✭✭✭Sir Galahad


    Recently in Wicklow the Gardai were stopping bikes and measuring plate size and spaces between numbers etc. It's a "Revenue" offence. Look up the fines. . . . . . . I've a huge one on my bike but also own a tax disc :-)


  • #11
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Sir Galahad wrote: »
    Recently in Wicklow the Gardai were stopping bikes and measuring plate size and spaces between numbers etc. It's a "Revenue" offence. Look up the fines. . . . . . . I've a huge one on my bike but also own a tax disc :-)

    Have been at a few checkpoints where it was suggested I get a bigger plate, nothing of it though, the garda always just smiled and said on your way.
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  • #12
    Interceptor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    Sir Galahad wrote: »
    Recently in Wicklow the Gardai were stopping bikes and measuring plate size and spaces between numbers etc.

    Sounds like another great reason to avoid going through Wicklow...


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