Euro Number Plates

[Charente16]

Don't think our Goverment care less.Its The EU who won't be happy unless you comply.Its their regs. BUSBY.

I think you will find it is an international requirment for 'Foreign' vehicles to carry a country of origin identifier, hence the EU style number plates with - in the EU. We have (F) fitted on our van in preparation for visting the UK, at sometime in the future.

Wikipedia says 1949 Geneva Convention for Road Transport

Robert

 

[Zepp]

I’ve had mine on for three & half years

 

[busby]

Thats the no plate i want,,no more speeding fines,,BUSBY

I think you will find it is an international requirment for 'Foreign' vehicles to carry a country of origin identifier, hence the EU style number plates with - in the EU. We have (F) fitted on our van in preparation for visting the UK, at sometime in the future.

Wikipedia says 1949 Geneva Convention for Road Transport

Robert

1949 blimey,,,never spotted one on a British vehicle until after 2000,,,How did we get away with it? Ignorance is bliss.BUSBY.

 

[tonyidle]

Don't think our Goverment care less.Its The EU who won't be happy unless you comply.Its their regs. BUSBY.

GB plates were required long before the existence of the EU.

 

[Spriddler]

Mine are 25 yrs old.

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[busby]

GB plates were required long before the existence of the EU.

Agree,,,think they all vehicles from any country travelling into another country have needed a Country Identification Plate since the 30s well before the EU...but isnt it an EU requirement for member states to have that i.d. displayed on the number plate.. BUSBY.

 

[tonyidle]

Agree,,,think they all vehicles from any country travelling into another country have needed a Country Identification Plate since the 30s well before the EU...but isnt it an EU requirement for member states to have that i.d. displayed on the number plate.. BUSBY.

No idea - but if so it's a better idea than a separate plate.

 

[Coolcats]

Agree,,,think they all vehicles from any country travelling into another country have needed a Country Identification Plate since the 30s well before the EU...but isnt it an EU requirement for member states to have that i.d. displayed on the number plate.. BUSBY.

No you could just have had GB either on the plate or the vehicle the stars were optional

 

[Charente16]

The RAC used to have a metal GB plate with the 'club' badge on it that had to be screwed to your metal bumper. Like the 'old' AA and RAC car badges a distant memory. Anybody remember when the RAC and AA Patrols used motor -cycles with side - cars and used to salute you?

Robert

 

[BusyBuilder]

I’ve never had the EU or GB stickers on my MH , Over 6000 miles & always get a warm welcome in France including the gendarme

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The auld alliance still works

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[Scotch mist]

The auld alliance still works

every time

 

[Lenny HB]

Anybody remember when the RAC and AA Patrols used motor -cycles with side - cars and used to salute you?

Yep.

 

[Paddington]

The auld alliance still works

When a school friend whose parents were from England went to live in france, her car was vandalised on numerous occasions, apparently it never happened again after she put a Scottish sticker on her car

 

[Scotch mist]

We were flying back from the south of France ( light aircraft ) & was driven down by low cloud SO landed at the nearest airport , they couldn‘t speak much English but treated us well enough BUT Once they realised we were Scottish they treated us like family , their English got so much better, they fed us , then took us a tour of their town & yes one of them did mention the old alliance

 

[BusyBuilder]

We have actually noticed a difference all over the world on our travels, mention you are from the Scottish Highlands and attitudes change, people get so much friendlier.

(And I'm English northerner, but wife is Inverness lassie)

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