Does county of car registration matter to you?

BeepBeep67 · 12-08-2020 7:06am

Never understood why a re-reg option to county of residence wasn't introduced at change of ownership

TheW1zard · 12-08-2020 7:17am

DL = ragged
CN = never had a penny spent on it

12-08-2020 7:27am

Could never drive;

Cork
Dublin
Leitrim
Longford
Louth
Offaly
Roscommon
Tipp
Wexford

12-08-2020 7:36am

TheW1zard wrote: »

DL = ragged
CN = never had a penny spent on it

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

Oink · 12-08-2020 7:39am

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Never understood why a re-reg option to county of residence wasn't introduced at change of ownership

What would be the point?

greenspurs · 12-08-2020 7:47am

I would never ever ever drive a Tipp reg …

or Waaaaaterfooord boy.

Kylta · 12-08-2020 8:18am

Deleted User wrote: »

Could never drive;

Cork
Dublin
Leitrim
Longford
Louth
Offaly
Roscommon
Tipp
Wexford

Are you banned from driving in these counties

Kylta · 12-08-2020 8:19am

My second car turned into a push bike

Humberto Salazar · 12-08-2020 8:22am

Anytime there's a D reg car parked in my one horse midland town, a group of one toothed cloth capped locals gather round and point at it exchanging knowing glances with each other.

Snails pace · 12-08-2020 8:24am

Is the D reg things only an issue in Dublin or do other people around the country only want to drive a D reg vehicle ?

Here at home on the different vehicles theres a T reg, W, TS x 2, KK, D and an RN. I previously owned a WX, C and another D reg. I had no issue selling them.

Dravokivich · 12-08-2020 10:00am

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Never understood why a re-reg option to county of residence wasn't introduced at change of ownership

Screw it, why don't we just print the serial number on the plate.

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 3:13pm

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 3:40pm

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 4:33pm

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 4:54pm

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 5:04pm

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 5:12pm

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 5:14pm

D x 3
MH x 5
LH
WW
C
G

Couple UK regs

Something like that
Could not care less

SweetCaliber · 12-08-2020 5:16pm

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 5:22pm

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 5:23pm

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 5:31pm

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 5:56pm

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 5:56pm

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 5:59pm

I do care, Dublin only.

McGinniesta · 12-08-2020 6:02pm

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 6:03pm

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

John_Rambo · 12-08-2020 6:08pm

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 6:15pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

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

Not true, we test them sometimes

FionnK86 · 12-08-2020 6:15pm

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 6:23pm

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.

12-08-2020 8:16pm

.anon. wrote: »

Dublin.

And Dublin smells like heroin.

Mind.... Blown

appledrop · 12-08-2020 8:26pm

I have to admit as a Dub I'd only buy a D reg.

In fairnes though a lot of people in commuter counties like Kildare, Wicklow, Louth will often also prefer D reg because usually lower mileage on cars.

Also usually a better selection of 2nd hand cars with D regs as obviously more cars sold in Dublin due to population.

alchemist33 · 12-08-2020 8:28pm

spurious wrote: »

I wouldn't buy a Donegal reg car, or one owned by someone up there. Seems like they all have big mileage and the roads are in bits.

Mileage, maybe. But the roads here aren't much different to the rest of the country, despite what a number of posters are saying.

micks_address · 12-08-2020 8:32pm

Live in Dublin so have D reg. Wouldn't have bothered me but there is a Dublin versus country divide in it. Especially with more expensive car's..I've had friends down the country use my address to get a D reg as they were advised to do so by dealership. E class Merc etc..

I also had a bit of guff from a dealer years ago when I went to trade my Sligo reg car...oh that reg wouldn't be worth as much in Dublin...traded down the country. Sure enough got about 500 euro more for it.

PsychoPete · 12-08-2020 8:33pm

I refuse to buy a D reg because I'm a stubborn bogger

Galwayguy35 · 12-08-2020 8:52pm

First 2 cars were RN and last 2 were G

Wouldn't really bother me what the reg is though.

RandomViewer · 12-08-2020 8:58pm

Donegal all the way, Fxxk the b egrudgers.

RandomViewer · 12-08-2020 9:00pm

appledrop wrote: »

I have to admit as a Dub I'd only buy a D reg.

In fairnes though a lot of people in commuter counties like Kildare, Wicklow, Louth will often also prefer D reg because usually lower mileage on cars.

Also usually a better selection of 2nd hand cars with D regs as obviously more cars sold in Dublin due to population.

A lot are very poor spec though, Dubs Chase the plate rather than buying something nice so tin wheels, cloth seats and a flat colour

Voodoomelon · 12-08-2020 9:11pm

The county on the plate doesn't bother me personally in the slightest, but it is certainly prudent to stick with Dublin registrations for premium cars. You or I may not care what the registration is, but society to an extent does care and ignore it at your peril.

Good luck trying to sell an S-Class or Flying Spur with a DL or KY registration, someone will quite literally buy a D-reg all over the alternatives and likely pay a premium for it too.

Does county of car registration matter to you?

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