Licence Plate Cover (Legal/illegal)

pa990

Is it legal to have a sticker / plastic cover on top of your number plate.


if its illegal, Can anyone give me a link to where it says so.

thanks




(i'd explain more ..but i'm afraid that this thread would be hi-jacked by the high horse brigade)

louie

Illegal:

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/vehicle-standards/vehicle_registration_numbers

ice27

pa990 wrote: »

Is it legal to have a sticker / plastic cover on top of your number plate.


if its illegal, Can anyone give me a link to where it says so.

thanks




(i'd explain more ..but i'm afraid that this thread would be hi-jacked by the high horse brigade)

The below can be found at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/si/0318.html

3. ( a ) The plate on which an identification mark is exhibited (in this Schedule referred to as "the plate") shall not contain any words, letters, numbers, emblems or other marks of any kind other than those required under this Schedule.

pa990

but what if i have a clear(ish) pastic cover over my plate.

i still dont see anything in that link about that.. it only says taht it has to be the prescribed size/dimension, and that no other mark be placed on it

Melion

Surely if its just a clear plastic film it would be ok

pa990

http://www.ontrackcorp.com/


???


yes yes yes ... i know that it SHOULD be illegal..

but where does it say that it is

Anan1

Slightly OT, but they don't work.

L1011

Anan1 wrote: »

Slightly OT, but they don't work.

Precisely. No more effective than the old hairspray+clingfilm trick - e.g., not at all.

pa990

work or not work...

legality ???

homah_7ft

I think if they really wanted to they could object under the first schedule part 9 of the Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations, 1992.


9. The identification mark and placename shall be formed of black characters and shall be exhibited on white reflex reflective material so that the identification mark appears at all times from the front of the plate as black characters on a white background.

Anan1

pa990 wrote: »

work or not work...

legality ???

According to the citizensinformation link posted earlier (...and clearly visible at all times), they're illegal if they work, fine if they don't.;)

biko

That myth has been busted. There was nothing that would work to hide your numbers.

eringobragh

The super protector does work, it uses prisms.

the spray however doesn't.

I presume this would be handy for avoiding things like Tolls / Speed Cams LOL

I've no idea the legality of these but i'd guess no

try www.foxplate.com ... James Bond Style

pa990

i saw foxplate, but the shop isnt open

eringobragh

Foxplate are selling in November.

Take alook at the bullrun car on youtube. Privacy glass with a difference

pa990

eringobragh wrote: »

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Take alook at the bullrun car on youtube. Privacy glass with a difference

priva-plate have gone belly up.

there were "quality" issues

eringobragh

I saw they made one with the Privacy glass when you sent voltage to it it turns white

I know the one your talking about and its pretty ugly as well.

antodeco

In fairness, by the time you flip down your reg plate, or turn it white, you will have been photographed by then!

Victor

eringobragh wrote: »

The super protector does work, it uses prisms.

the spray however doesn't.

I presume this would be handy for avoiding things like Tolls / Speed Cams LOL

I've no idea the legality of these but i'd guess no

try www.foxplate.com ... James Bond Style

Illegal, plate must be vertical or near vertical.

L1011

eringobragh wrote: »

The super protector does work, it uses prisms.

Pseudoscience doesn't justify something "working" when it quite clearly won't under most circumstances. What exactly do you think the retroreflective coating of a registration plate is made with to begin with? Prisms :rolleyes:

Theres nothing that going to obscure a registration plate legally - as obscuring them is illegal to begin with.

Stephen

Mythbusters fairly comprehensively showed that all of these yokes don't work a few months ago.

Seth Brundle

Also if a garda spotted it, they wouldn't take long in getting you to remove it.
Trying to mask your number plate is largely the same as using speed camera detectors - they aren't relaible enough to justify their existence. Being observant whilst on the road is much better (its worked for me for several years!)!

Del2005

Some of them do work, no idea which, but was watching a UK traffic cop show and they showed the plate on the camera in the cop car while driving. Couldn't see a thing, needless to say they pulled over the driver and throw the book at them. Also with the UK now using the reg tracking system, can't remember what it's called, it all their patrol cars as soon as a reg comes up unreadable they pull the driver over. The Gardai will be getting this system soon;)

Seth Brundle

AFAIK the gardai have (in two IIRC) cars already!

eringobragh

kbannon wrote: »

using speed camera detectors - they aren't relaible enough to justify their existence.

I wouldn't say that now. Garda 0wn3d for 18 months now.

MugMugs

There is always another option that truly never ever fails !

Dont speed ?

Has worked for me now for 8 Years and never had a problem.....;)

Seth Brundle

eringobragh wrote: »

I wouldn't say that now. Garda 0wn3d for 18 months now.

Can someone translate this for me please? :rolleyes:

MugMugs

kbannon wrote: »

Can someone translate this for me please? :rolleyes:

I have avoided the Gardai for 18 months now...

Are you n00b ? :oP

Wishbone Ash

kbannon wrote: »

Can someone translate this for me please? :rolleyes:

....and that's after he had edited it! :rolleyes:

Seth Brundle

thanks!