what's with the FLOOD of English reg plates on the roads??

Derry City fans returning North after losing another game in Tallaght Stadium???

I haven’t noticed any more on the roads than there ever has been and I’d imagine most other people would agree.

Touché

There is no longer any requirement in Northern Ireland for cars brought over from GB registered in the North to change to NI plates. So there are far more GB registered cars in circulation.

Cant believe this thread has gotten this far without the blindingly obvious answer .Its by and large people who have bought big ole diesel yokes that had VRT cost skyrocket due to rule change .They gamble correctly that the chance of the car being taken from them is next to zero.At the risk of generalising they tend to work on sites and a fair few to put it mildly probably can use the excuse (much loved by irish in the past ) that theyre only passing through and will soon be in another country. Makes a bit of a farce of people being told they have to VRT cars within a few days and need a pile of documentation to do so (especially if claiming an exemption)Yet another sign of breakdown of law and order in the country.

4 or 5 UK reg cars a day is a lot.You must do a lot of driving.53 in 6 hrs is off the scale.But I do agree that the numbers are on the roads are increasing especially since covid.The guards do not seem interested in taking them off the roads.I do know who is driving them = one group was mentioned in a previous post,there are others.The RSA would rather pursue Irish drivers of Irish reg cars with higher penalty instead of asking the government to get foreign -uninsured cars off the roads.

I drive a lot, no increase at all on the roads

This used to be a regular occurance back in the day, then VRT etc copped onto it and now any checks they will have the vehicle seized if you don't have the paperwork to back it up

I had a mate who thought he was clever and brought in a car but got loads of those Irish Ferries badges you hang off the mirror, first time he got stopped, Garda told he to take it off and get the VRT done or the car would be taken off him. That's a few years ago now and the systems have been updated now so Garda can tell if you have insurance etc on the spot now

The myth of more english reg on the road is just that, a myth. Anything to do with immigration is in the news now and people see what they want to see

I see lots of NI reg Skodas and Passats parked around sites in Dublin, often (in the DLR area) with the parking tickets that they ignore on the dash.