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yellow license plates

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  • 24-11-2008 3:05pm
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    ZygOte
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭


    Just saw a car with a yellow rear plate 05 KE XXXX, are these legal?
    why would someone have a yellow plate, the old theory back in the 80's was that you stood out less when up north, is this still the case?


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Yes they are illegal to use in the south from what I remember.


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,988 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Illegal, and entirely pointless up north up - I've parked my (old) 04-KE car on Sandy Row with white plates; and in Banbridge town centre of a weekend night.

    To not stand out you'd also need an illegal (no euroband, county name, etc) white front plate too anyway.


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    mondeo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭mondeo


    I think people just put these plates on because it is suppose to make you look better...I honestly believe thats the reason and a silly one at that:rolleyes:


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    To the best of my knowledge, unnecessary stickers are illegal as well..
    Hmmm.. I wonder are all of those playboy sticker's necessary
    :)


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    Holsten
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    I hate yellow plates.

    Think they look horrible and have no idea why anyone would actually want them on their cars.


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    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    One thing I love about going home is not seeing yellow number plates everywhere...


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    steph1
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭steph1


    These plates are illegal. There are standards set for number plates here and I wonder why the police dont stop people with these plates and make them change. Also the ones with italic letters and fancy lettering these are also illegal. Try reading one of these from a distance if you had to.


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    budweiserfrogie
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭budweiserfrogie


    Yellow plates are standard British colour. Either they say "I'm British" from some1 who has moved here from britain or maybe they say "I'm Cool" from some1 who likes the colour yellow or just wants to look different. Either way they are still illigal and look kinda silly with an irish registration number.


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    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    r3nu4l wrote: »
    One thing I love about going home is not seeing yellow number plates everywhere...

    Thats because the cars are so filthy here, that you can't see the plates on the majority of them, mine included:pac:


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    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    ZygOte wrote: »
    Just saw a car with a yellow rear plate 05 KE XXXX, are these legal?
    why would someone have a yellow plate, the old theory back in the 80's was that you stood out less when up north, is this still the case?

    Should the garages who make them not be prosecuted?


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    pa990 wrote: »
    To the best of my knowledge, unnecessary stickers are illegal as well..
    Hmmm.. I wonder are all of those playboy sticker's necessary
    :)

    Bah humbug. Akin to fashion police.


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