Unless you live in Northern Ireland you may not be aware of what Irish number plates look like. They are different to ordinary UK ones, because the pattern they use is very different.
The DVA (Driver and Vehicle Agency) formerly the DVLNI (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland) is responsible for issuing all Irish number plates. One of the main differences between Irish number plates and those from the UK is that Irish ones are not identifiable by a date. They will still have numbers included in the plate, but they will not reference any particular year.
It is quite easy to tell if you spot some Irish number plates. They will always begin or end with a sequence of two or three letters. There could be anything from one to four numbers. In addition to this you will spot the letters I & Z in an Irish registration. They are allowed on these plates whereas you won’t see them on the dateless UK plates.
The good news is that you don’t have to drive an Irish car in Ireland to have Irish number plates on your car. Provided they are transferred properly they can be used on any car in the UK. In fact a lot of UK drivers like Irish number plates because of the fact they have no year on them. People cannot therefore tell whether the car you are driving is a year old or much older than that.
You can also get Irish plates which can be personalised in nature, so you see there are lots of benefits to having them.
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