What? Are you US based or something?
Were not in the US, we don't have vanity plates
We have personal registrations, which still need to comply with the existing format of standard registrations.
Yeah exactly. Why? That's rubbish. And how can Alan sugar have ams1
That's weak. Why do we do it that way? Surely the plate just identifies the car and registered owner?
That's weak. Why do we do it that way?
You can't just have any layout of letters and numbers, it needs to be of an existing format. AFAIK there are 3 styles:
1 - present/modern style: AB16 ABC (2 letters, then 2 numbers to signify the year, then 3 letters)
2 - prefix style: A1 ABC (1 letter, 1 to 3 numbers, then 3 letters)
3 - Northern Irish style: ABC 123 (3 letters then 3 numbers, but I'm not sure if those are just the plates available, or if that's the rule).
sure, there are other styles of plates out there, but they're ancient ones that can't be "bought new" - you'll have to buy it off someone else, and I doubt a quirky old style plate will be cheap.
Can look through examples and available plates here: http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/
Note, not all letters are available, e.g. there's no I or Q.
And, afaik, the only other rule is (apart from nothing rude), you can't have a plate showing a year newer than your car. So, if your car is registered in 2014 then a 15, 65 and 16 plate is out.
Note, not all letters are available, e.g. there's no I or Q
No, our registration plate system does more than that. It identifies the age of the car, and also where it was first registered. It's been this way for near enough 50 years, so don't expect it to change any time soon!
It's just a number plate, why are you getting so worked up about it? Makes no difference to the performance or styling of the car.
I is available on Irish plates but only as the last character in the 3 letter part of the format.
Q stands for questionable. As this country operates a system whereby the age of the vehicle is reflected in its registration, a Q is given if the age of the vehicle cannot be determined. It's already been pointed out that you can't have a plate indicating the car is newer than it actually is. You see them on some US imports, plant machinery and kit cars built without a single major donor.
Pretty sure I've seen a few Irish plates that say OIL on them up in Aberdeen?
No, our registration plate system does more than that. It identifies the age of the car, and also where it was first registered. It's been this way for near enough 50 years, so don't expect it to change any time soon!