turboman786

Does anyone ahve any experience of Irish plates...eg ZZ1234, etc

Can these plates be ut onto a UK car,and if so how. I think the ZZ variety look quite good and wouldnt mind one. Just nedd to know the legal issues, and process etc

Cheers.

oj

I have an Irish plate RIW **** which I purchased from one of the reg companies that you see on the Interent and Car Mags. It was transferred through the Newcastle DVLA office (after a lot hassle..!!), if this is of any help...

OJ..

turboman786

OJ...does it say anywhere that it is an irish plate?Is the V5 logbook the same as usual? Does the car have to be put back onto Uk plates when being sold......questions questions!

robby

i bought a vil plate from northern ireland through a dealer for £59 + £80 transfer fee, it doesn't mean anything but hides the age of the car. It's classed as a private plate and can be resold, transfered to another vehicle or left on the car when it's sold

robby

oh the V5 is the same as a standard one, if the car is hpi'd it just shows it as having a plate transfer

midget1500

i think the plates you are referring to are Northern Ireland plates, i.e. XXX 1234. irish plates, IIRC are 03 XX 12345.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

N. Irish plates are issued according to county (6 types) & major towns (Belfast, L'derry etc). They are the only plates in the UK that are allowed to have the Z & I characters as part of the letters.

It is possible (with an address in N.Ireland ) to re-register a vehicle over there FOC except for 6 months tax. Then register again in the UK for free except for the tax. I did this with a car 10+ years ago by visiting the the licencing office for the registration area concerned - KDZ 8116. If I'd been 20 seconds later, I'd've had KDZ 8118, so its possible to wait to get a "good" plate at an area that suits (KDZ was not dependant on my address, rather the office I registered at).

You cannot drive a car on S. Irish plates in this country for more than 12 months without re-registering. Register the car over there & you'll get clobbered for tax & insurance! Registration works Year|County|Next Number Up From Last Registered - so 03 DL 1500 is the 1500th car registered in County Donegal in 2003.

turboman786

PTMD thanks for that, yeh I think Its NI plates Im after....so its a nog o if I dont have an NI address then( which I dont!)

so can I get an irish plate on ym car.....or am i just gettin all confused here...dunno what Im trying to saY!

Jiggerypokery

The plates you asked about "ZZ1234" are temporary plates used while importing a car from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland. Owners of these cars have more than likely decided to save some cash by buying their car over the border. They are only valid for a finite length of time. Cars on NI plates XXZ1234 do not have to be re-registered when permanently moved to mainland UK.

PG

you CAN

http://www.newreg.co.uk/
look for the WIL plates for example
Puff was just explaining that it can be done for free with a little hassle

no connection with newreg....in fact try the DVLA cos they are normaly cheaper

turboman786

cheers guys..i now understand the score witht these plates......nice1

Ricky

I have one for sale at the moment if your interested mate !

***** UXI 24 *****

Cheers !

Ricky !