Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland

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• Multiple year references were changed (mandatory display year and index-code timeframes).
• The plate format strings and their issue-year ranges were revised.
• A temporal qualification was added for imported vehicles (prior to 1 January 2014).
• A 1903 historical origin date was added and supported by a 1903 Motor Car Act reference.

Replace “mandatory since 1961 to display on most motor vehicles used on public roads in Ireland” with “mandatory since 1903 to display on most motor vehicles used on public roads in Ireland”. Replace “The current specification for number plates is the format 000 AA 0000 Those issued from 1989 to 2013 had the format 00 AA 0000.” with “The current specification for number plates is the format YYH CC SSSSSS Those issued from 1987 to 2012 had the format YY CC SSSSSS.”. Replace “where a vehicle has been first brought into use in another country and is subsequently imported into and registered in Ireland the codes L” with “where a vehicle has been first brought into use in another country prior to 1 January 2014 and is subsequently imported into and registered in Ireland the codes L”. Replace “Codes used from 2020 to present.” with “Codes used from 1987 to 2013.”. Add: From 1903 the system used in Ireland was part of the original British system.

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