heart-of-wessex
Established Member
I'vd noticed a big trend over the last couple of years of Northern Ireland style plates...that or it's been going on for years and haven't noticed!
I had seen one years ago before and my friend said because it was made in Ireland, it came over with an Irish reg (think it was some Mercedes chassis minibus)
I know first Bath had dual door Eclipses that were Irish reg as they came from Ireland after doing airport duties over there.
Then I was told companies use the NI reg to hide the year and make it dateless.
I work at a coach company, only one in the fleet is three letter-four numbered as it was purchased like it. The others are W and T reg, which are used on schools but once I've cleaned them they don't look as old as they really are
We also have registered plates to match the companies initials but the year is still on there.
I've seen some re-registered to NI style plates from former 2004 or even 2006, is there newer examples? I wouldn't class it as old?
Why do some re-register old coaches to 'hide' the year? Even with a re-registered plate they look old! Not being funny but hiding an A reg Plaxton Panorama is still going to look old as it has that 1960s design, and I suspect joe public would assume its not modern!!
I had seen one years ago before and my friend said because it was made in Ireland, it came over with an Irish reg (think it was some Mercedes chassis minibus)
I know first Bath had dual door Eclipses that were Irish reg as they came from Ireland after doing airport duties over there.
Then I was told companies use the NI reg to hide the year and make it dateless.
I work at a coach company, only one in the fleet is three letter-four numbered as it was purchased like it. The others are W and T reg, which are used on schools but once I've cleaned them they don't look as old as they really are
We also have registered plates to match the companies initials but the year is still on there.
I've seen some re-registered to NI style plates from former 2004 or even 2006, is there newer examples? I wouldn't class it as old?
Why do some re-register old coaches to 'hide' the year? Even with a re-registered plate they look old! Not being funny but hiding an A reg Plaxton Panorama is still going to look old as it has that 1960s design, and I suspect joe public would assume its not modern!!