Frenchie Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Too much debate about that..The gvt has decided to keep the department mumbers on registration plates.Only difference, you can choose the department you want.. [blink]What do you think? Maybe nothing .. I'd be curious to read the reaction of British people.. http://actualite.aol.fr/actualite-france/immatriculation-des-vehicules-un-numero-de/article/2008102815090381975734 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well I for one am very pleased, I would have been sorry to see the department numbers phased out on Fr. registration plates.[:$]I am old enough to remember when telephone numbers had names as well as numbers, wasn't Montmartre 15 40 the number used in the film Un homme et une femme. In London we had names and numbers as well but they disappeared when automatic dialling came into being.Ah well, such is progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I am pleased as well. When driving down the narrow country lanes if I come across a "foreign" plate, I know that they may do something unexpected. It it is a 75, 91, 92, 93, 94 or 95 I KNOW that anything can happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Um Um..I wouldn't go that far, but I'm also happy, I know it may sound silly but it is a French tradition, we like knowing when people come from when we are on the road, it is a great game for children, a nice way to learn geography too, and the French are massively attached to their departments.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Absolutely agree. It's a good exercise to learn all the French dept numbers and it's fun when driving back to the ports and noting which depts we DON'T see on the journey.I still miss the old style British number plates, I didn't know many of them but *P* *** * was nearly always Surrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Does this mean that people changing departements won't be stung €200 for new registration docs and plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keni Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The OH is one of the people that always knew where old cars were from by their registration numbers in the UK. Being a Yorkshireman I always found it strange that Leeds plates were subtitled MCP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 [quote user="woolybanana"]Does this mean that people changing departements won't be stung €200 for new registration docs and plates?[/quote]Wools, I don't think you need to pay for re-reg if you're just changing departments. But you do, of course, have to pay for new plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 [quote user="woolybanana"]Does this mean that people changing departements won't be stung €200 for new registration docs and plates?[/quote]Correct ! A car will keep the same plate all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boiling a frog Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 But what if you do not want the Dept no that the previous owner had elected to show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 [quote user="woolybanana"]Does this mean that people changing departements won't be stung €200 for new registration docs and plates?[/quote]Isn't that just the cost of re-registration of the car? In effect, the fee for a new carte grise? My (quite possibly flawed) reasoning says all one would save is the cost of having a garage make new plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I agree. I can't see the French government giving up that sort of regular revenue stream for no benefit [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 People will still have to get a new carte grise when they buy a car I assume since they will have to have their name on it.. Yesterday I had my carte grise redone, ( been stolen with my papers+ handbag) = 32 euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Sorry, didn't make myself at all clear.When we bought a second car, we paid a re-registration fee and, yes, I think it was over €200. The car plates and number stayed the same as we bought from the same dept as ours.But, if you are taking your already registered car to live in another dept and there is now no requirement to change, then you presumably save yourself the hassle and the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I agree. I can't see the French government giving up that sort of regular revenue stream for no benefitWhere do people get the idea that you have to pay for a new carte grise when you change department, its FREE!!!! You just pay for the new plates, about 25€. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 The current registration procedure will remain the same. The only difference is, the vehicle's registration number won't change.Change of ownership (same department). Fee to pay. No change of plate.Change of ownership (different department). Fee to pay. No change of plate.Change of address (any department). No fee to pay. No change of plate.The department number will no longer form part of the registration number and will be displayed on a blue rectangle on the right hand side of the plate. So, if you choose to display your own department number, you'll have to buy some new plates.Unless, of course, someone comes up with the clever idea of manufacturing a handy sticker to go over the old number.....[I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Calm down Ron,Perhaps it was unclear that I was agreeing with Catalpa not WB who I suspect was having his little bit of fun as is his wont [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 [quote user="Sunday Driver"]Unless, of course, someone comes up with the clever idea of manufacturing a handy sticker to go over the old number.....[I][/quote]Do you mean like this one my department sent me [Www][IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z308/elmerfudd-666/car87-1.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 [quote user="ErnieY"]Calm down Ron,Perhaps it was unclear that I was agreeing with Catalpa not WB who I suspect was having his little bit of fun as as his wont [;-)][/quote]And, like S-17 - I was thinking in terms of having to register a new (to us, actually second-hand) car purchased within our department but still costing 200-ish € for the change of ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 REGARDEZ - Mode d'emploi des nouvelles plaques d'immatriculationLOOK - The new license platesNote: the dept number can be any dept you want and does not have to be linked to where the car is registered, but it does have to be linked to the logo of the region displayed on the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 I hate those new plates.Our plates were part of France, I liked them.On my next one, I will have a big fluorescent 79 !!! et toc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 The new one looks just like an Irish (Eire) plate if memory serves.We like driving down through France and when we start to see a few 53's we know we are nearing 'Home' The kids spot 53's and legend has it locals don't fraternise with Parisiennes!The nicest bit about France is surely it's quaintness, why can't they leave things be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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