Irish Number Plates - the Cheap, Dateless Alternative

By: Adam Croft

Have you ever looked for your own personalised number plate and recoiled in horror at the prices that some cherished registrations can fetch? Luckily, Irish number plates offer a far more wallet-friendly alternative.

From just ?49, you can have your very own private plate on your vehicle, and what's more, it'll mask the age of your car as Irish number plates have no age identifier. The registrations are very distinctive and are based around the letters I and Z. Due to these letters looking like the digits 1 and 2, the vast majority of DVLA number plates don't include these letters, making Irish number plates truly unique in the British market. With the cheapest dateless DVLA number plates costing well in excess of ?500, Irish number plates really come into their element as a bargain buy.

Although it may sound tricky, transferring an Irish number plate to a UK vehicle is an easy process, providing you buy your number plate through a reputable dealer who will handle the transfer process for you. The transfer process for Irish registrations typically takes around four weeks. In a strange twist of fate, however, drivers in Northern Ireland generally aren't keen on their national number plates and often buy DVLA registrations to place on their vehicles on the Emerald Isle. It just goes to show that British number plates really do have a far-reaching appeal.

It must be noted, though, that although Northern Irish number plates may be freely transferred to mainland Britain and vice versa, the same is not true for registrations from the Republic of Ireland, which are not usually eligible for transfer to UK vehicles.

If you're looking to put a private number plate on your car, why not consider an Irish number plate? You can hide the age, have letters that aren't used in DVLA registrations and possibly even spell out your own initials for an absolute bargain at ?49 upwards. More information on Irish number plates can be found on the Number Plates Club website.

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