Question Re: Irish Plates
07-17-2004, 09:26 AM
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Question Re: Irish Plates
Need some advise.
Have seen a Accord estate for sale, at side of the road with sale sign on it.
Looks in good nick and price is ok, only problem it has Irish number plates on it.
My question is if i buy this car can i drive it on these plates or do i need to get them changed over, if so is this a easy job and how expensive could it be.
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07-17-2004, 09:32 AM
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I don't know how the formalities of registration and the like are dealt with (I'd assume you have to register the change with the Irish equivalent of the DVLA) but I'm pretty sure that you can drive anywhere in the EU in a car registered in any other EU state without difficulties.
No idea how you would go about re-registering it in the UK and getting a UK number - but the DVLA website is surprisingly helpful about these kind of things in my experience so it's worth having a look in the FAQ section.
No idea how you would go about re-registering it in the UK and getting a UK number - but the DVLA website is surprisingly helpful about these kind of things in my experience so it's worth having a look in the FAQ section.
07-17-2004, 11:27 AM
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dell if its nth ireland plates IE.. IBZ 9446??, and iits reg"d on the v5 of the car you are wanting to buy you aint no problem if you want to change the plates to a english reg pop along to your local tax office "not post office" fill out the form and you should get the enlish plate put back on as long as the car was 1st geg"d in the uk and not nth ireland, personal i wouldnt bother trying to change it unless you want to try to sell the number or transfer it onto another car, it isnt hard just a bit of messing around in the tax office "" queing" well it is in our tax office "leeds" hope this may help you out daz
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I got my Northern Irish plate (GAZ xxxx) for my 21st birthday, and quite liked it as because they're a diffrent format, they stand out from the crowd.
Unfortunately, that means when you drive like a twat people remember them easier when they tell the po-lice.
I'm about to punt it if anyone's interested...
Unfortunately, that means when you drive like a twat people remember them easier when they tell the po-lice.
I'm about to punt it if anyone's interested...
07-18-2004, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Jul 17 2004, 05:55 PM
Unfortunately, that means when you drive like a twat people remember them easier when they tell the po-lice.
I'm about to punt it if anyone's interested...
I'm about to punt it if anyone's interested...
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