CD number plates?

[ensnare]

Having a few problems with my insurance company, they seem unable to find the details of the guy who crashed into me, he was driving a Landrover with a number plate starting with CD (core diplomat i think?). Anyone know anything about CD plates etc? He hit me head on round a sharp bend on my side of the road, my A3 is written off and I'm struggling to get a courtesy car from my insurance company (admiral) until they can contact the other party.

Any advice/info much appreciated, cheers

[Ozzie Osmond]

I don't think that's right.

For a very long time now all diplomatic plates have had one of the following six number one letter sequences, with either a D or an X in the middle,

101 D 101

or

300 X 400

[MrLou]

ensnare said:

Having a few problems with my insurance company, they seem unable to find the details of the guy who crashed into me, he was driving a Landrover with a number plate starting with CD (core diplomat i think?). Anyone know anything about CD plates etc? He hit me head on round a sharp bend on my side of the road, my A3 is written off and I'm struggling to get a courtesy car from my insurance company (admiral) until they can contact the other party.

Any advice/info much appreciated, cheers

Diplomatic plates in this country usually follow format

NNN D YYY

Where NNN defines the country and YYY the vehicle.

What was the format of the plates on the vehicle that hit you?

CD NN XXX

Or something else?

[ensnare]

Strange, his plate was CD - 05XB, was a green landrover discovery, insurance company is being less than helpful.

(made one number an X so as to not post the entire plate..)

[bmw2002]

If it was CD 05 XXX then that means it was first registered in Cardiff, if it was CD 05 XX then that could be military.

[ensnare]

Guy was based in Brussels but English, maybe a diplomatic plate in Brussels?

[Gareth79]

ensnare said:

Strange, his plate was CD - 05XB, was a green landrover discovery, insurance company is being less than helpful.

(made one number an X so as to not post the entire plate..)

Military?

edit: Ok scratch that!

Edited by Gareth79 on Tuesday 6th April 17:38

[bmw2002]

LHD or RHD? Belgian plate are configured XX XX XX

Edited by bmw2002 on Tuesday 6th April 17:29

[ensnare]

was LHD, guess it was from Brussels

[sunbeam_alpine]

That should be a genuine Belgian-issued diplomatic plate IF the letters CD are in green and all the other letters/numbers are in red.

Post (or PM me) the exact plate and I may be able to check it out for you via one of my friends.

Edit: It could take a couple of days to get an answer.

Edited by sunbeam_alpine on Tuesday 6th April 18:45

[Twilight1]

Finland's diplomatic plates

[sleep envy]

Ozzie Osmond said:

I don't think that's right.

For a very long time now all diplomatic plates have had one of the following six number one letter sequences, with either a D or an X in the middle,

101 D 101

or

300 X 400

the 300 X 400 plates are for consular staff

[ensnare]

I can't seem to PM so the exact plate was CD - 052B, CD is in green, rest is in red.

[MrLou]

ensnare said:

I can't seem to PM so the exact plate was CD - 052B, CD is in green, rest is in red.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Belgium#Diplomats

Good luck with the insurance claim!

Edited by MrLou on Wednesday 7th April 09:18

[brookz1]

the CD on the number plate is core diplomatic, i was surfing with the core diplomat of japan last week who i met in bordeaux and he had the same CD plate, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mbFXArM4Cg this guy! With this on his plate he didn't have to pay and parking tickets, any congestion charges nor tax, without doubt the coolest guy ive ever met haha

[gazchap]

If you don't get a result from the insurance company, take a leaf out of Lethal Weapon 2's book.

"It's just been revoked."