Euro Plates in South Australia

[BigBob]

hi guys

I am wanting to put Euro plates on my 2013 Polo, but the only option South Australia offers are the standard plate sizes for front and rear (520mm x 112mm).

Does anybody know if this size fits on the front?
What is the best way to fix the plate?

And would anybody know if we are getting the other Euro plate options (slim size and black background)??


Cheers

[nomadx38]

Slimline normal plates and any euro plates are the way to go. Full size normal plates do fit but slightly overhang and look a bit stupid IMO.

(This applies to Victorian plates only though, I'm not sure about the other states sizing even though they "should" be the same)

[wai]

Interesting because I recall that many years ago, SA was the only state where you were issued with the number/letter combination. You could then buy the plates from the registering authority (don't know what it is called), or you could get them from other places. You could even get them in plastic with fancy gothic characters. I know that at the time, the other states insisted on pressed metal ones and only the ones they issued, so that if the vehicle was involved in a firey crash, they would still be able to identify the vehicle by its registration plates.

Is white on black is the standard colour scheme for SA plates?

[dening]

Euro plates are a standard Euro size so they will fit the spaces on a polo.

I don't have euro plates I just have the slim premiums(the black on white rather than white on black XX ones), the fact that you have to pay each year for the Euro plate rather than a one time fee puts me off.

You could try emailing transport SA to ask if they are planning to introduce a slim or coloured Euro. They got back to me when I queried Euro plates years ago before they switched to the 7 character plates allowing their introduction, so you should get a response.

Fitting can be done in a few ways, you could drill the plates or get a proper euro backing plate on ebay which will let you use whatever holes already exist then snap the plate in. Or you could use outdoor grade double sided tape. Depending on if you are going for covers you could go for a Lakin plate holder and frame. The guy from Lakin plates offers great service, he even called me to make sure I could swap my plates over to my new car when the screw holes I needed to use had changed.

[nomadx38]

If you have to pay yearly for your euro plates then you live in a crap state - no offence, just saying.

In Victoria you pay once for the euro plates and that's it forever! and you can do as you wish with the plates - whether that be burning them, keeping them on the wall or use them on the car. This is different to regular issue number plates that "technically" remain property of the state.

[ill0gitech]

In NSW they charge you for even thinking about your plates, then annually after you did.

[BigBob]

i agree - our state is so far behind the other states. It's just crazy that we have to pay an annually to keep our euro plates

[BigBob]

thanks dening!
Do you know if the euro plates come pre-drilled?

[BigBob]

no, the standard colour scheme for SA plates is black on white background.

[wai]

If you have to pay yearly for your euro plates then you live in a crap state - no offence, just saying.

In Victoria you pay once for the euro plates and that's it forever! and you can do as you wish with the plates - whether that be burning them, keeping them on the wall or use them on the car. This is different to regular issue number plates that "technically" remain property of the state.

It's quite a money earner. I got my personalised plates in NSW back in 1980, and it was a one off payment. I "upgraded" them to the bicentennial ones in 1988, again for a one off fee. Now it is quite a mess where you can get some where it is the standard 3 letter, 3 number ones for a one off fee, but anything else is an annual fee. But they get you. Back in 2000 I transferred my plates from my old car to my new one, and it was a nominal fee. When I transferred those plates from my Hiace to my Caddy back in 2011, the RTA made a charge of $460 to do this!!!!

One way or the other, they get you.