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[Blue Star]

I need some help here. When I bought my current house the previous owner left this screwed to the garage wall. At first I thought is was a car license from Great Britain because of the "GB", and the numbers. Did a search, and it turns out Great Britain does not have plates like this. So I figure I'll tap into the large pool of Knowlege here to see if anyone recognizes it. It is made out of some type of plastic, so not metal if this helps.

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[BajaRon]

It is a British license plate...

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2004/5 in Peterborough Cambridgeshire - first registered
So says Google - maybe someone's souvenir?

[DGoebel]

Though it's not depicted in the Wikipedia article about GB plates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom# Other_formats) (theirs are the much wider and thinner design) It could be a GB plate for an american model car brought over to England. Could the prior owner have been Military or State Department employee?

[Blue Star]

It is a British license plate...

You hit it right BajaRon. When I looked it up I typed in Great Britain, but after your post I type British. Bingo, and fount out it is a British motorcycle license plate.


2004/5 in Peterborough Cambridgeshire - first registered
So says Google - maybe someone's souvenir?

Must not of meant much to him since he did not take it when he moved after selling the house.


Though it's not depicted in the Wikipedia article about GB plates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom# Other_formats) (theirs are the much wider and thinner design) It could be a GB plate for an american model car brought over to England. Could the prior owner have been Military or State Department employee?

Don't know much about the prior owner other than what my neighbors have told me. Most did not like him, So don't think I'll ask them.

[Peter Aawen]

IIRC, the GB signifies British, while the left hand blue edge & circle of stars shows that it's a plate for a vehicle that's recognised Internationally & especially in the European Union as a legal vehicle & one that's had all the necessary international road taxes paid, so it's legit to drive on any EU roads and doesn't have to pay the extra road taxes that 'non- EU' cars hafta ante up for in each country.... or something along those lines! Whenever we travelled (driving) thru EU countries the cars with those plates breezed thru the various check-points, while the cars without that left hand edge copped all sorts of extra checks & fees!! :sour: The GB bit is specific to Great Britain, as opposed to Scotland or Wales etc. Not all British cars carry that sort of plate, it's cheaper not to - IF you don't ever intend to drive your car outside of Britain, but then not all British owners want to drive their cars in other EU countries. I guess that sort of plate designation will all change come BREXIT, so that plate might eventually become a rare collectors item - or not! :shocked:

[2dogs]

An acquaintance of mine and a couple of his close friends are intending on shipping their motorcycles over to Europe and do a summer tour. Will they have to stop at each country and pay extra to drive on their roads? If so that could get costly. Just wondering. Thought about doing it myself after the wife retires.

[Peteoz]

The GB bit is specific to Great Britain, as opposed to Scotland or Wales etc. :shocked:

I hate to tell you this, Pete, but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are in fact part of Great Britain. It would need to be an English plate, to be “opposed to Scotland or Wales etc”.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WAITING TO FIND SOMETHING I CAN CORRECT YOU ON, YOU KNOWLEDGABLE BUGGER..:D:D That’s me done for the year :yes:

Pete

[Peter Aawen]

You might be right as far as most Brits or Scots etc are concerned Pete, & maybe I got me mucking furds wuddled in the post or maybe I shoulda said 'uniquely' before the Scotland & Wales bit (but not Northern Ireland, cos apparently they couldn't agree on a unique label); but once again IIRC, I've expressed amazement at the GB label for exactly the reasons you mention, only to be told "not according to the EU Motor Registration labelling system", cos apparently, under that system, at some stage EN meant something else to them, and couldn't be used to apply to the England part of 'Greater' Great Britain.... :shocked: Even now, any vehicle with a legit 'on the Island' label like EN/ENG, SCO, or CYM (for Wales) that travels into other EU Countries STILL hasta display either a GB or UK label.... ;) Just another thing for the BREXIT mob to clamour about, I guess! :thumbup:

[Blue Star]

IIRC, the GB signifies British, while the left hand blue edge & circle of stars shows that it's a plate for a vehicle that's recognised Internationally & especially in the European Union as a legal vehicle & one that's had all the necessary international road taxes paid, so it's legit to drive on any EU roads and doesn't have to pay the extra road taxes that 'non- EU' cars hafta ante up for in each country.... or something along those lines! Whenever we travelled (driving) thru EU countries the cars with those plates breezed thru the various check-points, while the cars without that left hand edge copped all sorts of extra checks & fees!! :sour: The GB bit is specific to Great Britain, as opposed to Scotland or Wales etc. Not all British cars carry that sort of plate, it's cheaper not to - IF you don't ever intend to drive your car outside of Britain, but then not all British owners want to drive their cars in other EU countries. I guess that sort of plate designation will all change come BREXIT, so that plate might eventually become a rare collectors item - or not! :shocked:

Learned so much about these plates, but still don't know what to do with them. Some more info is I have two that have the same number/letters, but one is white while the other is yellow. Also they are the same size as a US car plate. I can only assume one is made for the front, and the other for the back. Of course that goes against my prior info that said they were motorcycle plates. Anybody here that collect license plates want them? If so, just pay shipping, and you can have them.

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[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Things have changed in 30 years. When we lived in England in 1988-89 we had our US Nissan Maxima over there. The rear registration number plate was just like the yellow one you have except it did not have the GB designation on it. Made same size as a US plate since a normal British number plate wouldn't fit. We had a GB decal on the back. Because there was room on the front bumper the front plate was all on one line and white, which is the normal style. Also, no GB designation on it either. The number plates are made by auto shops or whoever, not by prison inmates! They have no date stickers, etc., on them like ours do.

[Peter Aawen]

An acquaintance of mine and a couple of his close friends are intending on shipping their motorcycles over to Europe and do a summer tour. Will they have to stop at each country and pay extra to drive on their roads? If so that could get costly. Just wondering. Thought about doing it myself after the wife retires.

I think that once they've paid for the permit or whatever to drive their O/seas Owned & Registered Vehicles in the European Union, & they display the correct label or at least carry the correct paperwork, then they'll be right for any EU Countries.... I really don't have any idea of what the legal requirements are for taking O/seas vehicles into Non-EU or even Former-EU Countries, but IMHO it'd certainly be a good idea to make sure of those requirements before leaving! :thumbup: