Green number plates

[crouchy]

The green plates have arrived:

 

[Medved_77]

The green plates have arrived:

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Great! What do they actually do though?

 

[crouchy]

Great! What do they actually do though?

Absolutely nothing!

 

[TiLaSoul]

Picked mine up today and it came with one.
Will be swapping for vinyl plates at some point but might keep the green - quite like it.

 

[Blueskye]

Here are the other options of green plate being considered.

Eeeeeeewwwwww LOL
They’re all ugly on a Tesla. Imagine a red one with those number plates

 

[NewbieT]

Can’t believe I’ll have to buy new plates to get rid of the green stripe. Hope they have old stock to the end of the month. Please Santa please.

 

[dziny]

Moderator comment - post moved from "It seems green plates are road legal from today" (8th December 2020)

Not sure this was reported here earlier:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55229009

 

[tomorrowman]

Moderator comment - thread merged from "Green Number Plates - I'm so excited (or not)"

So apparently I can nip off to Halfords and get a set of green EV number plates for £38.

Apparently recognizable to number plate scanners and comes with unsubstantiated and vague promises of free/discounted stuff (parking I assume ?)

Normally I wouldn't entertain such nonsense, but a little internal voice is telling me to get a set !!!! Strange

Would be interested in other peoples views on this ?

P.S. Apologies in advance to the colour blind

 

[AnthonyLR]

I can't be bothered as there is no benefit. It's a Tesla so it's about the largest "green sticker" one can have.

 

[98dizzard]

No benefit yet, might be in future, and if there is I will consider it.

 

[Hamstall]

I doubt if the green bit on the plate will be your passport to freedom. I would guess that like road fund license, insurance etc, it’s managed by the car registration number and the data sitting on the database.

 

[Durzel]

I doubt if the green bit on the plate will be your passport to freedom. I would guess that like road fund license, insurance etc, it’s managed by the car registration number and the data sitting on the database.

Indeed.

ANPR etc will have to continue to work off car registrations, not the presence (or lack thereof) of a green stripe.

If people could get all those concessions just from having a stripe you can bet your house that loads of people would stick them on their regular ICE cars and risk it, particularly if its handled by automated systems.

 

[Ben177]

The green bit will clash with my blue and black car. So I’m oot.

 

[Drew57]

At some point I may add one with a green stripe to the rear plate only.

(not my plate)

 

[nxsynjs]

I have a private plate all ready to put on.. But I am thinking of holding off of the green stripe until:
1. I am sure it won't increase the chances of getting my car keyed.
2. There is a real tangible benefit for having it.
3. We know about signage for driving abroad. Currently we need a GB sticker on the car for driving into Europe.. But now?

 

[MrBadger]

Apart from the thickness and being metal, are the Tesla plates the same size as a standard number plate?

I'm trying to workout whether I can reuse a Tesla supplied plate on a Thule EasyFold bike carrier (without getting the bike carrier out to check).

Not my plate either...

 

[ACarneiro]

“TESTA”?

 

[RedUn]

Not keen on the green at all

 

[Durzel]

Picked mine up today and it came with one.
Will be swapping for vinyl plates at some point but might keep the green - quite like it.


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Looks like the 2021 cars have different plate holders, interesting.

 

[Drew57]

I'm at my local SC & noticed this in one of the offices - are Tesla about to start issuing these?