Kildare Gardaí crack down on non-conforming registration plates

THE NAAS Roads Policing Unit has issued a warning to motorists after stopping a vehicle displaying non-conforming registration plates during a recent patrol.

Gardaí reminded drivers that Irish registration plates must comply with strict format and visibility standards. Non-conforming plates include those that: use custom or non-standard fonts, have incorrect sizes, colours, or spacing, omit the EU flag or “IRL” identifier, and that are designed to defeat Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems.

Motorists are advised that each non-regulation, missing, or obscured plate can result in a €60 Fixed Charge Notice per plate.

A Garda spokesperson said the rules are in place to ensure number plates are easily identifiable and consistent with national and EU standards.

Full details on registration plate requirements are available from Revenue: Registration plates and format standards