Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just wondered what the position was regarding number plates which have the EU flag with "GB". No immediate change seems to be the answer, according to the Numberplate Manufacturers, in the item below: https://www.bnma.org/news/gb-flags-on-number-plates-still-legal-post-brexit/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyandy Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Looks like you’ve answered your own question.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Nothing changes this year anyway...we're now in the transitional period... I've always hated flag plates though. I know they're useful for people travelling abroad frequently. But for anyone else, just stick with a nice clean plate (no flag, no border, no dealer email address etc) and stick a GB sticker on for your 2 week holiday... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jollyandy said: Looks like you’ve answered your own question. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Yup ....The post was for the benefit of others who might be wondering the same thing😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: I've always hated flag plates though. Me too. When I bought my current car, the dealer was wanting to stick the flag plates on, but I insisted on plain ones. I suspect that they'd ordered in a large stock before the referendum and were trying to get rid.😀 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: Nothing changes this year anyway...we're now in the transitional period... I've always hated flag plates though. I know they're useful for people travelling abroad frequently. But for anyone else, just stick with a nice clean plate (no flag, no border, no dealer email address etc) and stick a GB sticker on for your 2 week holiday... There might have to be a border 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 As long as the plates comply with the Law in respect of letter/number size, spacing and colour there is no issue. I reckon the majority, if not all car owners that have them fitted will now change them. The Companies and garages that make up plates will be making a killing now, that's one industry that will benefit from us leaving the EU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAIDER32 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Before I'd even picked my car up back in August, I though about removing the EU flag on it, Luckily my dealer printed new plain plates with a nice border. A GB sticker in the window when travelling abroad makes more sense, Rather than most cars flying EU flags which you'd see everyday like a propaganda tool. (dealer image with old plate vs new plate) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie eastwood Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 You can get stick on UK country flags that do not have the EU stars on them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=uk+number+plate+flags&_sacat=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAIDER32 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, eddie eastwood said: You can get stick on UK country flags that do not have the EU stars on them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=uk+number+plate+flags&_sacat=0 I was looking at them on amazon before I picked up the car lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) I do wonder if many people will bother changing their plates or covering the flag if there is no legal requirement. I imagine most people who were bothered by it for whatever reason will have ordered plain plates anyway, or changed them/covered the flag already if buying a used car with them fitted. Edit: Just been walking down the road where I live and out of 25 or so cars, only 2 had EU flag plates, so not much business for numberplate or sticker suppliers round here, anyway! Edited February 1, 2020 by Eric Bloodaxe Extra paragraph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I still see cars with tax disc holders in and even 2014 discs still present...I don't think most people care as long as it passes MOT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, TomsFocus said: Nothing changes this year anyway...we're now in the transitional period... I've always hated flag plates though. I know they're useful for people travelling abroad frequently. But for anyone else, just stick with a nice clean plate (no flag, no border, no dealer email address etc) and stick a GB sticker on for your 2 week holiday... Same here. Have a plate with no regional representation on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: I still see cars with tax disc holders in and even 2014 discs still present...I don't think most people care as long as it passes MOT. I still have my tax disc but not on the windscreen but on the logbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, zain611 said: Same here. Have a plate with no regional representation on it I really like that shot of your car too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtulip8 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 No EU flag for me! I should add the car has been cleaned since this picture 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 There was a period when having an EU flag on new car plates was a legal requirement but it then became optional only and a lot of UK plate makers stopped doing them as standard (probably because EU plates were more expensive to start with and cut their profit margin).TBH, I can't recall owning a car with an EU plate.Original law was that plates could only have EU or regional markers (English. Irish, Welsh, Scottish) but generally (and unofficially) any other variation was overlooked ( car logo's etc) as long as the plates were deemed BSAU 145d compliant and any decsls weren't offensive, distracting or deemed likely to obscure the registration number.Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Stoney871 said: TBH, I can't recall owning a car with an EU plate. No, I've never had one either.😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Never had plans to take any cars into Europe so euro plates were not needed anyway.Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Stoney871 said: Never had plans to take any cars into Europe so euro plates were not needed anyway. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk No, I've never had the urge either. They're all crazy drivers over there - they all drive on the wrong side of the road for a start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The Fiesta I bought recently very unusually has the aluminium pressed type of plates on it, haven't seen any of those on cars since the late 1980's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 2:24 PM, Eric Bloodaxe said: No, I've never had the urge either. They're all crazy drivers over there - they all drive on the wrong side of the road for a start! I drove all the way to Norway across the continent and bridges. By far the worst drivers on the whole trip were the brits. Admitedly I didn’t go through Spain. I’ve been on holiday there and they are crazy 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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