Decoration or stupidity?

[Richard n Ann]

I think alcohol, cigarettes,plastic toys, plastic surgery, little aeroplanes, etc are all a waste of money but each to their own.

And I'll add tattoos to that (or ta-oos )

 

[movan]

And I'll add tattoos to that (or ta-oos )

Ah but I just love the daughter who comes along with these, so I tolerate them.

 

[eddie]

Driving up the M5 today we were passed by a Bessacar moho sporting not one but two UK stickers on its rear end.
However the stickers were far from regulation being white letters on a Union Flag background??!!
Why waste money on such clearly illegal stickers?
Just decoration or plain waste of money stupid?

Is that the M5 that runs from Paris to Berlin? If so definitely wrong.

If it is the one that Runs from Exeter to the Midlands........does it matter?

I often see massive stickers of Red Indians on the back of Autotrails and I bet that the drivers are from the UK! and aren't Red Indjuns at all!

 

[steve69]

Agree, I'll be more tolerant. Must have been the queuing for diesel that upset my normal quiet demeanour.

You're forgiven...we've all been there...

 

[Old Barrian]

Hi.
There used to be an " OXO " sticker on the sides of buses......... But they didn't sell it/them........(. The old ones are the best...)..............
Tea Bag

And it used to say 'India' on the tyres but it didn't go there!

(I guess one has to be of a certain age to understand that now.)

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[Kups]

Is that the M5 that runs from Paris to Berlin? If so definitely wrong.

If it is the one that Runs from Exeter to the Midlands........does it matter?

I often see massive stickers of Red Indians on the back of Autotrails and I bet that the drivers are from the UK! and aren't Red Indjuns at all!

It was the one that runs past your door Eddie!
We too would have driven close by had the A358 not been shut on Monday morning.
Must have been the queue of customers to your workshop!
Our GROWLER working perfectly (apart from me pushing the wrong button on the fob a few times ) so no need to revisit!

 

[wileyfox]

Took a while for me and the wife to workout they weren’t all from the Ukrainian

 

[gus-lopez]

In that case mine are illegal then as mine are black letters stuck to my silver coloured van.

Yes.

Read this before I posted and it says nothing about black letters on a white background.

The rules are quite specific.
It became an international requirement in many countries after the U.N.’s Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968). It was agreed upon that a distinguishing sign of the country of registration had to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.

Annex 3 of the Vienna convention on Road Traffic gives the specific sizes.
defined in Annex 3 of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which states that the letters shall be in black on a white background having the shape of an ellipse with the major axis horizontal.

& Annexe 4 gives the sizes;
ANNEX 4. DISTINGUISHING SIGN OF VEHICLES IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC 1. The distinguishing sign shall be composed of one to three letters in capital Latin characters. The letters shall have a minimum height of 80 mm. (3.1 in.) and their strokes a width of 10 mm. (0.4 in.). The letters shall be painted in black on a white ground of elliptical form with the major axis horizontal. 2. If the distinguishing sign is composed of three letters, the dimensions of the ellipse shall be at least 240 mm. (9.4 in.) in width and 145 mm. (5.7 in.) in height. The dimensions may be reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height if the sign carries less than three letters. As regards the distinguishing signs for motorcycles, the dimensions of the ellipse, whether the sign is composed of one, two or three letters, may be reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height. 3. The distinctive letters for the different States and territories are as follows:


Hope this helps.

 

[Rob Hammond]

I think alcohol, cigarettes,plastic toys, plastic surgery, little aeroplanes, etc are all a waste of money but each to their own.

Deffo not alcohol

 

[Mikeco]

Yes.

The rules are quite specific.
It became an international requirement in many countries after the U.N.’s Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968). It was agreed upon that a distinguishing sign of the country of registration had to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.

Annex 3 of the Vienna convention on Road Traffic gives the specific sizes.
defined in Annex 3 of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which states that the letters shall be in black on a white background having the shape of an ellipse with the major axis horizontal.

& Annexe 4 gives the sizes;
ANNEX 4. DISTINGUISHING SIGN OF VEHICLES IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC 1. The distinguishing sign shall be composed of one to three letters in capital Latin characters. The letters shall have a minimum height of 80 mm. (3.1 in.) and their strokes a width of 10 mm. (0.4 in.). The letters shall be painted in black on a white ground of elliptical form with the major axis horizontal. 2. If the distinguishing sign is composed of three letters, the dimensions of the ellipse shall be at least 240 mm. (9.4 in.) in width and 145 mm. (5.7 in.) in height. The dimensions may be reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height if the sign carries less than three letters. As regards the distinguishing signs for motorcycles, the dimensions of the ellipse, whether the sign is composed of one, two or three letters, may be reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height. 3. The distinctive letters for the different States and territories are as follows:


Hope this helps.

Not really
However this must have been changed at some date as a GB on a number plate which has been used for years is totally different to what’s mentioned above. Just checking for a friend.

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[gus-lopez]

Not really
However this must have been changed at some date as a GB on a number plate which has been used for years is totally different to what’s mentioned above. Just checking for a friend.

EU rules took precedence showing country identifier on plate ,except for the French who legally still required one if no country ID, Wheras
Now when Uk is 3rd country & needs one al the time.. If you look at the link for Geneva convention on road traffic 1949 it shows GB is no longer & UK is stated.

https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewD...sg_no=XI-B-1&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg5&clang=_en