Popped into London today..Foreign Car Invasion
Discussion
Monty Zoomer said:
0a said:
Arabic script plates illegal then? Thoughts?
On the 'spotted' threads there are a lot of cars with Arabic script but they've also got, what we would call, the normal numbers on the plate. I suppose they're ok.Even if a plod got really naffed off with it and decided to 'seize' the car, (for example if he couldnt verify insurance) then he would very quickly find himself on the receiving end of a call from the commissioner advising him to think again.
Its how the big money world works.
kambites said:
Do you think the average British person would bother to get their plates converted to Arabic if they went out there? It's probably not even possible to directly translate plates, since they have different letters to us.
I'd imagine it's legal.
If you take your car out there it wouldnt be allowed in before it was on on import plates. I'd imagine it's legal.
In oman we have no letters, just numbers. we used to have 1234 but the old man gave it away when he sold his mustang
redtwin said:
Kieranv said:
redtwin said:
I have no clue what this is. Where do I hand in my PH membership?.
Mansory's offerings look a little bit worse.. Then again pretty much anything touched by Mansory looks like its been hacked to bits
I was also there yesterday having a detour on my journey home back to Birmingham, saw the blue Veyron and Agera parked up, a number of 458's driving around, 3 Mclaren's including the FAB designed one parked up, what seemed like millions of Bentley's driving around,the pink Rolls Royce and more!
Going again next weekend I think just to see the car's about.
Car's aside,the quality of women in the aren't that bad either
Going again next weekend I think just to see the car's about.
Car's aside,the quality of women in the aren't that bad either
shunaphil said:
I would guess that the owners of these cars dont worry too much about 'local' laws. Plod stops the car, it is insured. He can't really check the plate etc, and the car is probably registered to a 'shell' company based in the Cayman Islands, so he is kinda stuck. Not worth his while pursuing it.
Even if a plod got really naffed off with it and decided to 'seize' the car, (for example if he couldnt verify insurance) then he would very quickly find himself on the receiving end of a call from the commissioner advising him to think again.
Its how the big money world works.
A vast majority of the exotica on foreign arab plates will belong to people who are connected or are actually part of one of the royal families...the police know they all have diplomatic passports so even if their number plates are not legal its not worth their while pulling them over..Even if a plod got really naffed off with it and decided to 'seize' the car, (for example if he couldnt verify insurance) then he would very quickly find himself on the receiving end of a call from the commissioner advising him to think again.
Its how the big money world works.
Its also the same reason they get to dick around and not be pulled up on it.
Its all down to politics.....
t, but would mean they are a bit recognisable. kambites said:
Do you think the average British person would bother to get their plates converted to Arabic if they went out there? It's probably not even possible to directly translate plates, since they have different letters to us.
I'd imagine it's legal.
In Libya and Egypt you get a set of Arabic plates at the border, you don't need a direct translation, just something that works in their system. I guess some Arabic etc countries wouldn't bother as it's not often an issue or it's assumed the police will have sufficient knowledge of our alphabet.I'd imagine it's legal.
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