License plate, Symbol other than GB/EU, Is this allowed?

[Red Devil]

Nothing. You should temporarily remove it. Have you no shame?

[cptsideways]

Fishes
Caravan double socket'ers (worse still are the Alko anti weavers)
National Trust stickers
England flags on number plates
Powered by fairy dust stickers


Are all vehicles that contain numpty or idiot drivers, my research has been gained over many years of driving & is factual.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Cliftonite said:

It's a number plate. A number plate.

License plates are American.

[IainT]

Breadvan72 said:

I find the little England flags on number plates helpful. They serve much the same function as those little Christian fish symbols in warning road users that the driver of the vehicle thus adorned is very probably a twunt.

Similarly I think it's nice that Arnold Clark provide warning signs for the rear window for many poor drivers.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

This fish badge is acceptable.

[Tunku]

IainT said:

Similarly I think it's nice that Arnold Clark provide warning signs for the rear window for many poor drivers.

I always take the Arnold Clark badge to mean the car has a dodgy MOT, and is liable to burst into flames and crash at any moment.

[Moonhawk]

Not really sure why anyone would want a flag on their number plate........what exactly is it trying to say? That information serves no purpose to other drivers.

[jhoneyball]

Raman Kandola said:

Its says on Gov.Uk Website that you can only have GB or EU or a national flag at the left hand side of the plate.

Any clarity would help, thanks

How much more clarity would you like?

[IainT]

Tunku said:

IainT said:

Similarly I think it's nice that Arnold Clark provide warning signs for the rear window for many poor drivers.

I always take the Arnold Clark badge to mean the car has a dodgy MOT, and is liable to burst into flames and crash at any moment.

It might also come as part of the 40mph everywhere club membership pack.

[TooMany2cvs]

Moonhawk said:

Not really sure why anyone would want a flag on their number plate........what exactly is it trying to say? That information serves no purpose to other drivers.

One word. Vanity.

[loggyboy]

If I had one, I would ensure it was on the end of the plate and did not have any reflective material around it. If the letters are suitably spaced then my justification would be that the plate (being the reflective part) ends at the border between flag and reflective area.
No different to me cutting the end off a plate (ensuring correct edge spacing is adhered to) and then having a logo/flag to one side. Just like the badged 'surrounds' that are perfectly legal.

My wife has a logo on her personal plate, and has had since 2005 and has never had it queried. Keep the rest of the plate legal and you should have no concerns.

Edited by loggyboy on Tuesday 19th August 15:17

[grumpyscot]

Rostfritt said:

Saw one of those on a Lambo in London, I don't know which was worse, the horrible plate, their terrible driving or the really badly proportioned England flag.

I am sure I read somewhere that SCO and CYM with the appropriate flags are either allowed or 'tolerated' alternatives to GB.

If you go 4 posts up above yours, you'll see the link to the official rules - which s what you might have read!

[bodhi]

cptsideways said:

Fishes
Caravan double socket'ers (worse still are the Alko anti weavers)
National Trust stickers
England flags on number plates
Powered by fairy dust stickers


Are all vehicles that contain numpty or idiot drivers, my research has been gained over many years of driving & is factual.

Also see:

I'm not speeding I just need a poo
Dude I almost had you!

[Red Devil]

loggyboy said:

If I had one, I would ensure it was on the end of the plate and did not have any reflective material around it. If the letters are suitably spaced then my justification would be that the plate (being the reflective part) ends at the border between flag and reflective area.

It's not 100% clear what you mean. The only permitted variations to the EU stars + GB identifier are spelled out in these Regulations
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/811/conten... - anything other than those will get you a FPN if the BiB decide you are deserving of one.

loggyboy said:

No different to me cutting the end off a plate (ensuring correct edge spacing is adhered to) and then having a logo/flag to one side. Just like the badged 'surrounds' that are perfectly legal.

Er, yes it is. If it's not part of the (legal) registration plate you can attach whatever you want. I doubt you would have room to do so though.
Quite apart from a separate mounting/holder looking pretty gash.

loggyboy said:

My wife has a logo on her personal plate, and has had since 2005 and has never had it queried. Keep the rest of the plate legal and you should have no concerns.

What do you mean by logo? A make of car or football team badge where the county identifier would be? Or some wording (e.g. 'I love my Ka') underneath the VRM? Both are non-compliant. The fact that she hasn't been pulled is because most BiB have more important things to worry about. Getting away with it for 9 years doesn't mean she might not get tugged tomorrow. The odds are exactly the same as a coin toss - evens.

[Rostfritt]

grumpyscot said:

If you go 4 posts up above yours, you'll see the link to the official rules - which s what you might have read!

If you look about 10 posts above yours, you'll see that someone has already told me that.

[g3org3y]

Breadvan72 said:

I find the little England flags on number plates helpful. They serve much the same function as those little Christian fish symbols in warning road users that the driver of the vehicle thus adorned is very probably a twunt.

And despite the alleged patriotism, invariably adorned on a foreign car.

[TroubledSoul]

Breadvan72 said:

I find the little England flags on number plates helpful. They serve much the same function as those little Christian fish symbols in warning road users that the driver of the vehicle thus adorned is very probably a twunt.

Ah, the old God Cod!

Actually there's a car parks in the same car park I use everyday and he has a seikh symbol on his plate which annoys the hell out of me. I really hate when people piss about with number plates for some reason.

[anonymous-user]

g3org3y said:

And despite the alleged patriotism, invariably adorned on a foreign car.

It's nothing to do with patriotism, any more than the GB stickers on your German cars. just a way of indicating where the car is from. Much like the aforementioned GB sticker.

It has been mooted that flags instead of letters might be a better form of ID as some letter IDs aren't readily associated with their Country.eg though, of course,many would be no better educated about flags than they are about ID letters.

[austinsmirk]

Breadvan72 said:

I find the little England flags on number plates helpful. They serve much the same function as those little Christian fish symbols in warning road users that the driver of the vehicle thus adorned is very probably a twunt.

+1 from me here

as does the use of Audi, Bmw logos et al.

[TooMany2cvs]

REALIST123 said:

It has been mooted that flags instead of letters might be a better form of ID as some letter IDs aren't readily associated with their Country.

Mmm. Because flags are SO quickly and easily identifiable at a glance, aren't they? Much easier than two or three letters...

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