UK Stickers: Number Plate & Bodywork

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

OK, I'm confused.....

So, looking online, it appears you need to have the UK sticker on your number plate or the larger white UK sticker on your rear (bodywork)
However, most we see on the road have the larger UK sticker rather than just the number plate, which I'd have thought would be the other way around as a preference?

So I'm just wanting to check I am reading the rules correctly or not?

LesW · Sep 17, 2023

The large UK sticker is accepted in more countries than the UK+Flag sticker on the number plate.

Most of Europe is fine with the number plate option.

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

LesW said:
The large UK sticker is accepted in more countries than the UK+Flag sticker on the number plate.

Most of Europe is fine with the number plate option.

Thank you

We will probably just keep the large UK sticker in the boot and just leave the number plate ones on

Winger · Sep 17, 2023

UK sticker cheap as chips, number plates how much? plus you need to leave home and bring your log book

Kups · Sep 17, 2023

Here's the rules.

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

Barclaybasher · Sep 17, 2023

Been to Europe many times in the last 10 years without either a GB or UK sticker.....

before that I can't remember and didn't care......

Tell me why it matters. ..

Kups · Sep 17, 2023

Barclaybasher said:
Been to Europe many times in the last 10 years without either a GB or UK sticker.....

before that I can't remember and didn't care......

Tell me why it matters. ..

Because it's legal requirement like having insurance and a driving licence.

Barclaybasher · Sep 17, 2023

Kups said:
Because it's legal requirement like having insurance and a driving licence.

It's not like having insurance and a driving licence !!

Tell me why it matters!

Kups · Sep 17, 2023

Barclaybasher said:
It's not like having insurance and a driving licence !!

Sorry I disagree, which bit of UK law is it not like?

Detnor · Sep 17, 2023

Pulling motorhomes over as they exit the automatic pay peage lanes on the A28 today, Didn't hang around long enough to find out what they were looking for, any excuse for a stop. The UK plate, angle Mort, over 3.5t using a tag for under 3.5, no idea

Coastal Cruiser. · Sep 17, 2023

You don’t need one to drive in the UK and once you get into the EU the UK laws are void so cannot be enforced.
You have to look and see what the EU laws are for number plates or country identification….

Rapido666F · Sep 17, 2023

I visited my local leisure vehicle dealer last week and saw a whole row of GB stickers at £3.99 a pack. I mentioned it to one of the receptionists who said “yes, you need them when you go abroad”!

I told her that you now need UK stickers and she asked why. The other receptionist said that it’s because we left the EU. I couldn’t be bothered to tell her the truth

Gordon

Barclaybasher · Sep 17, 2023

Kups said:
Sorry I disagree, which bit of UK law is it not like?

I asked if it mattered.

I can recognise UK, German, Dutch, French, Belgium plates etc just looking at them .....

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

Winger said:
UK sticker cheap as chips, number plates how much? plus you need to leave home and bring your log book

We've just used a sticker on our original number plate so assume that's OK?

LesW · Sep 17, 2023

Elsie2010 said:
We've just used a sticker on our original number plate so assume that's OK?

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Unless travelling to.. 'I think' Spain and Malta... that's fine.

Just to add,last time I travelled to Europe I saw many UK registered cars with no country ID at all.

bigtwin · Sep 17, 2023

Elsie2010 said:
We've just used a sticker on our original number plate so assume that's OK?

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It is, unless you’re going to Spain in which case you need the large oval UK sticker.

Ian

LesW · Sep 17, 2023

Winger said:
UK sticker cheap as chips, number plates how much? plus you need to leave home and bring your log book

You can buy UK+flag stickers for your number plates for peanuts.

mikebeaches · Sep 17, 2023

A discreet magnetic one - not sure if it's technically legal (large enough?) but at least it shows willing...

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

Have 2 brand spankers if anyone wants them (white UK stickers) as won't be travelling to Spain. Happy to post FOC if you pm me your address
Assume most have them but if you need spare etc, let me know

Badknee · Sep 17, 2023

The reason we’re not in GB land anymore is because Northern Ireland are in the U.K. but are not in GB. Great Britain is Englandshire, Walesshire and Scotlandshire. U.K. covers the four.

Lenny HB · Sep 17, 2023

bigtwin said:
It is, unless you’re going to Spain in which case you need the large oval UK sticker.

Ian

Took mine off even had English people who lived in Spain asking where we were from.

Badknee · Sep 17, 2023

Lenny HB said:
Took mine off even had English people who lived in Spain asking where we were from.

Go for the sympathy vote Lenny and tell ‘em from Ukraine

scotjimland · Sep 17, 2023

Lenny HB said:
Took mine off even had English people who lived in Spain asking where we were from.

You can understand why there is confusion

Barclaybasher · Sep 17, 2023

Have sat waiting at many ports leaving for Europe - about half have had no stickers - either GB or UK...
Nobody cares.......
It's unnecessary and pointless.....

Just smiffy · Sep 17, 2023

I’ve had no stickers for years…

Dall · Sep 17, 2023

Badknee said:
The reason we’re not in GB land anymore is because Northern Ireland are in the U.K. but are not in GB. Great Britain is Englandshire, Walesshire and Scotlandshire. U.K. covers the four.

That works for me - I live in England so it’s a GB sticker should be on my Van. Actually I do have a small magnetic UK one and no body pulled me over in Spain last week for not having a larger oval one.

Barclaybasher · Sep 17, 2023

Has anyone ever been stopped for anything unless for a real traffic offence?

Probably - no

In over 40 years driving to France and Spain I have NEVER been asked to show anything but my passport at a border.

Never shown ins docs, V5 or driving licence .......... worried about a sticker? - no

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

Barclaybasher said:
Has anyone ever been stopped for anything unless for a real traffic offence?

Probably - no

In over 40 years driving to France and Spain I have NEVER been asked to show anything but my passport at a border.

Never shown ins docs, V5 or driving licence .......... worried about a sticker? - no

Well, each to their own but for me, I want to respect other country's laws, as we'd expect others to respect ours, and for the sake of a £2 sticker, I think I'll comply and do what's right

Gaston aires · Sep 17, 2023

If you need a large one. Paul and Chrissy 3D print one, and very nice too.
Phil

Elsie2010 · Sep 17, 2023

Gaston aires said:
If you need a large one. Paul and Chrissy 3D print one, and very nice too.
Phil

Thank you

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