And to think, all my driving days in South Africa - I used to have my plates behind my drivers seat, with old double sided tape on them - or I'd keep one in the front, and throw it up on the dash if I came to a road block or something. Have never driven a car with plates on the front nor back. I know, bad boy - but without any trace of a number on your car, they could never send you a fine.
And if you were pulled over - the best excuse was, "Officer, this car is so fast, it keeps pulling the plates off - that's why I have to keep them inside the car". Officer, "Ok, but eh don't eh leeve them on da floor - puuta them in the windoews pleez.". There are a few things I miss about SA.
And cops not bothered about whether or not you had plates on, was one of them. They were always to interested in the car with the scoop on the bonnet, that they never noticed the missing plates.
But I've been told it's different here......
Are you able to get private plates in Ireland - or is it the same for everyone, stock standard...?? In SA, you had normal plates - and then you could have private plates - up to 7 numbers or letters, or both - with the province abs at the end. GP for Gauteng, WP for Western Province, etc.
