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GB number plate sticker ‘no longer valid abroad’ after 111 years

Number plates featuring the blue band and letters 'GB' next to the European golden stars are also no longer valid.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-09-29 15:00
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Old-style GB number plate stickers will no longer be valid abroad after they were replaced with post-Brexit ‘UK stickers’.

The government guidance came into force on Tuesday 28th September, and will bring an end to the badge that has been displayed on British drivers’ cars for 111 years.

“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.

GB to UK

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need to remember that number plates featuring the blue band and letters ‘GB’ next to the European golden stars are also no longer valid,” Mr Dennis warned.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.

New style number plates

The move was only revealed by the United Nations which said it had received “a notification stating that the United Kingdom is changing the distinguishing sign that it had previously selected for display in international traffic on vehicles registered in the United Kingdom, from ‘GB’ to ‘UK'”.

The latest change comes just nine months after the government announced new style number plates to mark the one-year anniversary of Brexit.

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In January the EU flag was removed from all UK number plate designs and UK drivers were told they wouldn’t need to display a GB sticker in most EU countries if their number plate has GB or GB with a Union Flag on it.

At the time Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Looking to the future, whether it’s for work, or for holidays abroad, these changes mean that those who want to drive in the EU can continue to do so with ease.”

Guidelines

According to government guidelines anyone planning to drive outside the UK now needs “to display a UK sticker clearly on the rear of your vehicle if your number plate has any of the following:

• a GB identifier with the Union flag

• a Euro symbol

• a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

• numbers and letters only – no flag or identifier

However, anyone with a number plate that includes the UK identifier with the Union flag, also known as the Union Jack, does not need a UK sticker.

The guidelines add: “If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a UK sticker no matter what is on your number plate.

“You do not need a UK sticker or number plate to drive in Ireland.”

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