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Your own message on number plate surround?

  • 18-09-2019 12:53pm
    #1
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    The name of the garage on the black plastic surround of number plate. How would you make or get made your own message to stick over it. Must be about 10 mm wide and length of plate. ?


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  • #2
    pippip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭pippip


    You'd need a wide format commercial printer.

    Ideally printed on blackout vinyl with laminate (matt or gloss). Going to be slightly expensive getting made to order so see if they can bundle it in with another job they're already running at some point. Remember to ask for at least x2, they probably will have a minimum cost so ask how many you could get for that price.

    If you can do the artwork yourself and save as pdf with bleed and trim marks it'll save too as they'll have minimum designer costs if needed.


  • #3
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    I'd be careful myself.. as with non-standard fonts it's likely to be ignored 99% of the time, but you might attract the attention of a bored Garda if it was too "distinctive"


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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    I'd be careful myself.. as with non-standard fonts it's likely to be ignored 99% of the time, but you might attract the attention of a bored Garda if it was too "distinctive"

    I don’t think there is any regulation to stop you writing what ever you want on the number plate surround, it’s not on the plate itself so can’t see what rule it breaks.

    I’m any case every second car has number plates no where near the legal standard so it’s obviously not enforced at all.


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    There’s def companies that make the surrounds as one offs to order. I got one at a show years ago.


  • #6
    BronsonTB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭BronsonTB


    fkperformance will make you up a plate with standard numbers & then whatever writing you want on the surround.

    I see plenty of illegal plates still around, deffo not enforced by the majority...

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  • #7
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    I'd be careful myself.. as with non-standard fonts it's likely to be ignored 99% of the time, but you might attract the attention of a bored Garda if it was too "distinctive"
    no it will be legit. it is not on the number plate but on the black plastic surround over where the dealer name is.


    Garda do not enforce the law on illegal show plates or norn iron yellow rear plates anyway


  • #8
    galwaytt
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    Brodie Freezing Suburb wrote: »
    no it will be legit. it is not on the number plate but on the black plastic surround over where the dealer name is.


    Garda do not enforce the law on illegal show plates or norn iron yellow rear plates anyway

    Tell that to my S.O. got pulled for a plain reflective plate, big plain script, but no EU flag on it (bike was SV650).

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  • #9
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    galwaytt wrote: »
    Tell that to my S.O. got pulled for a plain reflective plate, big plain script, but no EU flag on it (bike was SV650).
    thats one i see it all the time. Isn't that called a showplate.? No euro flag or county?


  • #10
    soups05
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    What would your message be OP? am curious.


  • #11
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    soups05 wrote: »
    What would your message be OP? am curious.
    it is a for a friend of mine and would just be an ad for his business. His car has a garage business ad there but he covered it with paint.


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  • #12
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 957 ✭✭✭80j2lc5y7u6qs9


    pippip wrote: »
    You'd need a wide format commercial printer.

    Ideally printed on blackout vinyl with laminate (matt or gloss). Going to be slightly expensive getting made to order so see if they can bundle it in with another job they're already running at some point. Remember to ask for at least x2, they probably will have a minimum cost so ask how many you could get for that price.

    If you can do the artwork yourself and save as pdf with bleed and trim marks it'll save too as they'll have minimum designer costs if needed.
    Thanks. Good info


  • #13
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Brodie Freezing Suburb wrote: »
    ....Garda do not enforce the law on illegal show plates or norn iron yellow rear plates anyway
    My sister in law was pulled over a few weeks ago for having illegal plates. She was instructed to replace them and present a couple of days later at her local Garda Station with the proper plates fitted.


  • #14
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,685 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    The op does not change the licence plates, though.

    Just the surround of the plates.

    On a separate note I doubt anyone will see whatever is written on those surrounds.

    There are better, more effective ways to advertise using a car.


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    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    My sister in law was pulled over a few weeks ago for having illegal plates. She was instructed to replace them and present a couple of days later at her local Garda Station with the proper plates fitted.


    a garda doing his job. was it an actual traffic stop or did they just pull her over only

    in my experience they do not enforce them. i see illegal ones all the time. I know of one or two who were told to change but see dozens of illegal ones


  • #16
    80j2lc5y7u6qs9
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    wonski wrote: »
    The op does not change the licence plates, though.

    Just the surround of the plates.

    On a separate note I doubt anyone will see whatever is written on those surrounds.

    There are better, more effective ways to advertise using a car.

    i disagree, i see the names of garages on car plates all the time. there may be more effective if you want to go big but since the space is there it may as well be for my friend than for a garage. He paid for the car.


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