Car Number Plates - Would you Avoid the Number 13?

Happytohelp

Sectors of the Irish motor industry are asking the government to not issue number 13 car registrations. They fear superstitious car buyers will delay buying a car to avoid the ‘unlucky’ number 13 on their number plates.

We are set to have ‘13’ registrations in Great Britain from March next year.



If you were due to change your car for a new one next year, would it bother you if it had the number 13 on the number plate?



Would you be wary about buying a used car if it was a 13 registration?

worried_jim

Of course not, I am a rational human being not a pleb.

Hintza

Why would the Irish motor industry be interested since they are still using undated registration numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom

motorguy

Happytohelp wrote: »

Sectors of the Irish motor industry are asking the government to not issue number 13 car registrations. They fear superstitious car buyers will delay buying a car to avoid the ‘unlucky’ number 13 on their number plates.

Can you back that up?

paddedjohn

pgilc1 wrote: »

Can you back that up?

A man in the pub told him.;)

MX5huggy

Any fool buying a 13 reg car in March is going to lose a fortune.

Happytohelp

pgilc1 wrote: »

Can you back that up?

This is the original article I read on the BBC News website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17935498

Obviously I can't vouch for the journalist that wrote it but it does quote the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). I hope that passes your 'back that up' test. :T

Now back to the original topic. Would the number 13 on a car registration plate influence your decision?

redped

Hintza wrote: »

Why would the Irish motor industry be interested since they are still using undated registration numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom

The OP's talking about people from the Republic of Ireland, who have the year of registration on their plates - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_registration_plates

I assume you are (mistakenly) assuming Irish refers to those of us from Northern Ireland, who have undated registration numbers.

Happytohelp

Hintza wrote: »

Why would the Irish motor industry be interested since they are still using undated registration numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom

Just so you are aware, Ireland is not part of the United Kindom.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_make_up_the_United_Kingdom

Happytohelp

paddedjohn wrote: »

A man in the pub told him.;)

Yes that's correct. It was the pub outside the BBC. :rotfl:

bazzyb

worried_jim wrote: »

Of course not, I am a rational human being not a pleb.

Completely agree.