EU number plate

[Simon Meadwell]

Do you beed to cover over the eu flag on your no plate if heading into Europe

 

[irnbru]

No, not until January then you need a GB one

 

[Coolcats]

Probably not at all And I’m not going to bother and keep the ones I have it says GB and was put on during our membership. (It’s also a little act of defiance)

 

[wiljoy]

Always erased them as soon as i purchased new plates. Back to the good old GB next year.

 

[BILL 875]

I dont have anything on just the number thats it. Bill

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[tacr2man]

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[Paul and Val]

As a very proud European I wear the EU badge on our number plates with great pleasure and will be retaining them.

 

[mikebeaches]

I dont have anything on just the number thats it. Bill

Same here - only the registration, so always have a standard GB sticker on the back.

 

[David and Sally]

I won't have EU plates. Use a GB sticker.

 

[AXO66]

why GB?

thought we had UK on our new plane?

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[Richard n Ann]

I'll have to look what's on ours before we go next

 

[tacr2man]

why GB?

thought we had UK on our new plane?

You can have several possibles , BUT you will still need the BIG Oval GB to be legal overseas

Displaying number plates

How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.

www.gov.uk

 

[BILL 875]

I think it should be GB as that is where we live but we are part of the UK does that make sense.? Bill

 

[Richard n Ann]

I think it should be GB as that is where we live but we are part of the UK does that make sense.? Bill

GB doesn't include Northern Ireland. We are 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island' bit long for a number plate mind

 

[David and Sally]

GB doesn't include Northern Ireland. We are 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island' bit long for a number plate mind

Should that read "We are 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, except Scotland and Wales that seem to want to wander off the UK agenda every now and again just to show they can"? Now, that would be a national identifier!

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[AXO66]

But the new plane is just The United Kingdom.

so is it GB for northern ireland citizens when the travel in europe ?

 

[phillipsheila]

Dont think i will bother we are not great or united im ordering my chinese one for next year

 

[Richard n Ann]

Dont think i will bother we are not great or united

Maybe it's a personal thing then, we'll go with GB

 

[AXO66]

Cymru

(or Wales )

or Scotland

would be more accurate descriptions of country of origin of the vehicle .

opps sorry

and England ,,,,,,Of course.

far clearer than GB (or UK for that matter.)


......but has to be sticky plastic GB sticker on the nearside rear for all of us to be legal.

 

[Lumpy]

You can have several possibles , BUT you will still need the BIG Oval GB to be legal overseas

Displaying number plates

How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.

www.gov.uk

But not if you have the Euro plates apparently.
Euro symbol
If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you will not need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.

The Euro symbol must:

• be a minimum height of 98mm
• have a width between 40 and 50mm
• have a reflective blue background with 12 reflecting yellow stars at the top
• show the member state (GB) in reflecting white or yellow

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[AXO66]

I think, so far, that after Jan1st 2021 we have to display the Plastic GB sticker, no matter what's on the number plate, when travelling in Europe.

 

[Coolcats]

But not if you have the Euro plates apparently.
Euro symbol
If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you will not need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.

The Euro symbol must:

• be a minimum height of 98mm
• have a width between 40 and 50mm
• have a reflective blue background with 12 reflecting yellow stars at the top
• show the member state (GB) in reflecting white or yellow

It’s going to be far cheaper just to place the GB sticker on rather than replace the plates and if independence happens for Scotland and Wales it will be far cheaper to get a white Eng sticker.

 

[mikebeaches]

As we have a steel van, I like the magnetic GB plates.

£2.99 for a pair on eBay (keep one as a spare - though still on the original after more than 4 years)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=223536422310

 

[ctc]

why GB?

thought we had UK on our new plane?

Many don't understand the difference.

 

[AXO66]

And then there is or was, The British Isles!

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[SpeedyDux]

The Froggies still have a choice to refer to us as GiBis or Rosbifs.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Ours is GB with EU rings above so think we'll be ok for now

 

[LesW]

Here's a mixture..

As an aside, I find the EU 'flag' a particularly naff design,seemingly done by a twelve year old.

 

[SwissBob]

But not if you have the Euro plates apparently.
Euro symbol
If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you will not need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.

The Euro symbol must:

• be a minimum height of 98mm
• have a width between 40 and 50mm
• have a reflective blue background with 12 reflecting yellow stars at the top
• show the member state (GB) in reflecting white or yellow

This is only until Dec 31st. From January you need the GB sticker even if you have the EU style number plate. The gendarmes around these parts are enjoying telling holiday home brits all about it.

 

[Marmite]

GB refers to the island of Britain and thus Northern Ireland is not included. That's why we see on TV GB and NI when athletes from NI are in the team.

WRT Wales, I don't see why they have their own designation. Unless I am seriously mistaken, they are a region of England as set out in the laws in Wales Acts put in place by Henry VIII. I don't recall this status being changed, but am happy to be corrected if someone can cite the appropriate legislation that changed this status. That's why Wales have an Assembly rather than than a Parliament.

Scotland have a Parliament as they are an independent country joined to England by an act of union.

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