Need some new EU plates - Best place?

UnworthyBean · 5 Apr 2017 at 11:17

Anyone have any recommendations for getting legal plates printed? I know halfords do them for about £35 but since I don't need them for another month or two, may as well just order them online.

paradigm · 5 Apr 2017 at 11:53

Used these guys three times now:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replaceme...989841?hash=item1ec3529bd1:g:ZvQAAOSwImRYl5v2

UnworthyBean · 5 Apr 2017 at 12:54

Looks good enough to me. Guess for the price i can hardly go wrong.

Interesting that they're based in Gateshead too.

Nasher · 5 Apr 2017 at 15:38

You don't NEED EU ones any more, they changed the laws back in about 2011

Entai · 6 Apr 2017 at 08:54

Depends if he is thinking of driving abroad into Europe. If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you won’t need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.

If you have plain number plates with no identifiers, or any flag other than the Euro symbol, then you will need a separate GB sticker.

Nasher · 6 Apr 2017 at 09:01

I doubt anyone would even notice if you didn't have a GB sticker.

UnworthyBean · 6 Apr 2017 at 10:30

Entai said:
Depends if he is thinking of driving abroad into Europe. If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you won’t need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.

If you have plain number plates with no identifiers, or any flag other than the Euro symbol, then you will need a separate GB sticker.

Yep, thought it was obvious but should have mentioned it that I'm driving through Europe. Wanted to avoid any stick on stuff even though I've noticed I'll need a sticker to drive on the motorways in Switzerland, yay.

snapdragon69 · 6 Apr 2017 at 11:53

I used these ..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007TWUJEO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Good if you have amazon voucher you need to use. £1 more than ebay but came with an assortment of fixings.
Very pleased with the quality.

Lopéz · 6 Apr 2017 at 16:31

The Switzerland motorway sticker goes in your windscreen and mine was a pain to get off cleanly.

Uther · 7 Apr 2017 at 15:22

Cheaper option...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Number-Pla...4882&sr=8-2&keywords=gb+number+plate+stickers

paradigm · 7 Apr 2017 at 15:30

Lopéz said:
The Switzerland motorway sticker goes in your windscreen and mine was a pain to get off cleanly.

When I needed a vignette to drive to Slovakia and back I had heard the same. I put a square of clear vinyl on my windscreen before setting off from the UK, and simply peeled off the vinyl when I got back. No fuss, no mess!