Garda and sunstrip and L plates problem

The high horse brigade

Op, why don't you replace the visor with an L plate

Zatoichi

colm_mcm wrote: »

Saw a newish Fiesta with N and L plates vertically stacked on the front windscreen, top of passenger side, then imagined how much visibility I’d lose on my own car if I had them, not good, and the Fiesta is smaller than my car.

I've seen this quite a bit. I've also seen very small N plates about 5''x5'' ...don't know how legal they are.

liamog

Zatoichi wrote: »

I've seen this quite a bit. I've also seen very small N plates about 5''x5'' ...don't know how legal they are.

I call them Dutch cars, (NL) i do wonder how many cars are truly shared between 3 people, the novice, the learner and the non novice who is the fully licensed driver for the learner.

creedp

Spook_ie wrote: »

Silly question but who in their right mind at the RSA approved an ad to put N plates on the front windscreen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEfmPnUlIQ4

The amount of visibility lost by positioning a sticker like that is just criminal IMO
I mean you get bits n pieces occasionally about not putting mobile phones, sat navs etc. in your vision zones and then blank out a 20x20 square!

Better there than at bottom corner. Where else should it be placed? I can't understand why people put those 4 section disc holders on the bottom passengers side of windscreen, especially in some cars where the bottom of screen curves upwards, it really does badly obscure your visibility.

Isambard

creedp wrote: »

Better there than at bottom corner. Where else should it be placed? I can't understand why people put those 4 section disc holders on the bottom passengers side of windscreen, especially in some cars where the bottom of screen curves upwards, it really does badly obscure your visibility.

It's surely not beyond technology to come up with a disc and N/L plate display on top of the dash rather than on the glass.

creedp

Isambard wrote: »

It's surely not beyond technology to come up with a disc and N/L plate display on top of the dash rather than on the glass.

That may well be the case (best approach is probably ANPR type technology or an electronic tag something like used for tolls to store all necessary information) which would remove the need for any physical disc or plate on the car) but until those options are available placing the L or N plates on the top passenger side corner of the windscreen is probably as good as it gets.

dar83

colm_mcm wrote: »

Saw a newish Fiesta with N and L plates vertically stacked on the front windscreen, top of passenger side, then imagined how much visibility I’d lose on my own car if I had them, not good, and the Fiesta is smaller than my car.

The K11 Micra's with both L and N plates are my favourite. Literally takes up nearly a full third of the back window, not to mention the front! :pac:

alpahaeagle

What gets me is when I see a car with either or both the Nor the L plates stuck to the car either upside down or roated by 90 degress...


Sorry if you are unable to place an N or L plate correctly on the car then you should not be driving.


I am sorry to say that the N+L plates should not be on disply when there is neither a Leaner or novice not driving. The stickers come off easily and its just pain lazy to leave them on.