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New Brexit annoyance in Great Britain: In the future, cars will need “UK” country plates for trips abroad

2021-09-20T11:24:11.211Z


The British government uses the exit from the EU for another strange new regulation: Cars get a new country code. The people's soul is boiling.


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Previous »GB« sticker

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Two letters are currently causing a stir among many British motorists: in future, vehicles from Great Britain will have to have a sticker on the back with the words "UK" on their back for trips abroad - or have such a label on their license plate.

The previous »GB« is no longer valid from September 28th, announced the Ministry of Transport in London.

Brexit makes the new regulation possible.

"The change of the national identifier from" GB "to" UK "symbolizes our unity as a nation and is part of a more comprehensive step towards the use of the" UK "symbol in the entire government," the ministry explained the procedure.

The United Nations have been informed.

Supporters emphasize that the people in Northern Ireland finally felt addressed.

The British Province does not belong to Great Britain, but it does belong to the United Kingdom.

"A punch in the face"

Traditionalists on the island, however, reacted indignantly to the changes.

"It's a waste of time, a waste of money, and I don't know why we're bothering about it at all," said Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger following the Daily Mail announcement.

"It also feels like a slap in the face to the people who are proud of Britain."

The President of the Automobile Association (AA), the British equivalent of the ADAC, Edmund King, criticized that "GB" was a symbol of the country disappearing.

There are many old-timers that have integrated or incorporated "GB" metal plates on the back.

"Now you have to stick a tasteless 'UK' plastic sticker next to it," criticized King in the conservative newspaper "Daily Telegraph".

This would mean that »another element of British motoring« would be lost: the famous »GB« sticker.

Against the protests of traditionalists and AA, the round tax badges on the windshield had already been abolished in 2014 after almost 100 years in favor of a digital system.

Stickers cost £ 1.50

The government defended its latest decision.

The Department of Transport said the majority of British cars do not have a national identity document anyway.

No nationality code is required within the UK.

Some also use only Scottish or Welsh abbreviations or symbols.

The driver would have to buy a sticker for trips abroad anyway, the ministry said.

The "UK" stickers can be ordered online and bought in post offices and workshops and cost 1.50 pounds each.

The move is also interesting because the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently responded to the feelings of traditionally minded Britons with other decisions.

For example, several EU rules that were regarded as rigid and nonsensical and that London initially continued to apply were abolished.

In the future, grocers will again be able to use imperial units of measurement such as ounces and pounds to indicate weights.

Beer-drinking Brexit supporters are also happy that the »Crown Stamp« is allowed to return to the pint beer glasses as a sign of correct calibration.

jme / dpa

Source: spiegel

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