[joss]

From the BBC.

British motorists driving outside the UK must now remove old-style GB stickers or cover them up.
Instead they should display a UK sticker or have the UK identifier on their number plate.
The UK government guidance has been in place since Tuesday 28 September.
“It might only be a matter of replacing two letters, but this is a significant change for drivers who in normal times take their cars outside the UK,” said RAC spokesman Rod Dennis.
The new rules state that any driver with a GB sticker on their car now needs to replace it with a new UK one if they are taking their vehicle abroad.
“Drivers also need to remember that number plates featuring the blue band and letters ‘GB’ next to the European golden stars are also no longer valid,” Mr Dennis warned.
Penalties for not complying with the new rules are likely to vary.
Halfords warned that drivers who failed to display their UK badges could be refused entry to some countries.

 

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[Wigwam]

I have driven many miles over the years on French, Belgian, German and Swiss roads without a GB badge.  I know it’s a rule, but it’s not as if national number plates aren’t easily recognised.

[Dougie Brimson]

I’ve just returned from Spain and the police there have been enforcing this rule.

[Wigwam]

The Spanish aren’t accepting the number plate sticker either, which other countries do.  It’s a Gibraltar thing, apparently…

[garry]

We should insist that the French must display a CESM (Cheese Eating Surender Monkeys) badge for travel in the UK ??

 

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