UK country designation?
Discussion
Dept of Transport in Sept 2021 said:
..it is part of a wider move across Government. One reason is GB - Great Britain - only formally includes England, Wales and Scotland, whereas the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is inclusive of Northern Ireland as well as England, Scotland and Wales.
SS2. said:
Dept of Transport in Sept 2021 said:
..it is part of a wider move across Government. One reason is GB - Great Britain - only formally includes England, Wales and Scotland, whereas the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is inclusive of Northern Ireland as well as England, Scotland and Wales.
t related to me then. Can GB plates still be used? sixor8 said:
Nobody has to change legacy plates, only new ones have to comply, very much like all plate legislation like black on silver for old cars, raised letters, etc.
We are not necessarily talking about number plates, but country stickers. So a UK is now required, if your number plate has the GB on, it should be covered.
Car bon said:
Muddle238 said:
I've got a GB thing on the back of my car, but I'm buggered if I'm going to the effort of covering it up. After all, the car is from GB.
As long as you also have a UK sticker on the car, then you'll probably be fine.I’m not fitting plates with that Union Jack and UK on - I don’t want to look like I’m driving (as someone said) a UKIP staff car.
I’m not having a sticker with uk on it either. I’ll take my chances with the police abroad (who won’t know and/or won’t give a crap).
Dog Star said:
I’ve got the euro stars and GB plates on all our cars and bikes. I like it. It looks neat. I still specify replacement plates with them on.
I’m not fitting plates with that Union Jack and UK on - I don’t want to look like I’m driving (as someone said) a UKIP staff car.
I’m not having a sticker with uk on it either. I’ll take my chances with the police abroad (who won’t know and/or won’t give a crap).
Driving round with the EU stars on also makes you look like you are a massive remoaner who can’t move on and let go.I’m not fitting plates with that Union Jack and UK on - I don’t want to look like I’m driving (as someone said) a UKIP staff car.
I’m not having a sticker with uk on it either. I’ll take my chances with the police abroad (who won’t know and/or won’t give a crap).
Just use plates with nothing on (or maybe with a border) and accept we left the EU
James6112 said:
Still got the EU flag on mine
Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
That'll show 'em. Put a red cover on your passport too and sing Ode to Joy each morning in the general direction of Brussels or Strasbourg (or Frankfurt, or Luxembourg). Something something bendy bananas. Something something controlling our borders.Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
donkmeister said:
James6112 said:
Still got the EU flag on mine
Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
That'll show 'em. Put a red cover on your passport too and sing Ode to Joy each morning in the general direction of Brussels or Strasbourg (or Frankfurt, or Luxembourg). Something something bendy bananas. Something something controlling our borders.Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
I do have a nice Burgundy cover for my Uk passport! (Made in France)
Small wins, well it makes me smile.
Until we inevitably re-join in a couple of parliaments..
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 10th December 20:22
SS2. said:
Dept of Transport in Sept 2021 said:
..it is part of a wider move across Government. One reason is GB - Great Britain - only formally includes England, Wales and Scotland, whereas the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is inclusive of Northern Ireland as well as England, Scotland and Wales.
James6112 said:
donkmeister said:
James6112 said:
Still got the EU flag on mine
Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
That'll show 'em. Put a red cover on your passport too and sing Ode to Joy each morning in the general direction of Brussels or Strasbourg (or Frankfurt, or Luxembourg). Something something bendy bananas. Something something controlling our borders.Never been questioned in EU
When I get a new car i’ll cover up the ‘UKIP staff car’ badge, with readily available EU one
I do have a nice Burgundy cover for my Uk passport! (Made in France)
Small wins, well it makes me smile.
Until we inevitably re-join in a couple of parliaments..
Edited by James6112 on Sunday 10th December 20:22
In 2018, Gemalto (a Dutch firm) was chosen as the new printer over De La Rue (a UK based company that printed them in Gateshead) for cost reasons. Gemalto itself was acquired by Thales in 2019 and became Thales DIS.
Thales is French, that's why people talk about "made in France" even though they aren't actually printed in France.
They print passports for loads of countries, including many from Europe (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,Estonia, France, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden).
To me, it's stupid to offshore the manufacture of passports, but one benefit is simple amusement; the change from De La Rue over to Gemalto/Thales means the UK is actually standardising on the same printer that most of the EU uses.
SS2. said:
Dept of Transport in Sept 2021 said:
..it is part of a wider move across Government. One reason is GB - Great Britain - only formally includes England, Wales and Scotland, whereas the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is inclusive of Northern Ireland as well as England, Scotland and Wales.
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