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RevJamesFlynn
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Interesting experience today.
The friendly chap at the NCT centre explained that although the car was in excellent mechanical condition, and had passed all the required tests, he had to fail it.
This was because the little phrase above the registration number on the registration plate, which is required by law to be the name of the county "As Gaeilge" was spelt incorrectly.
The official translation for the County Louth is "An Lu" - my plates only have "Lu", so the car failed the test.
I took a quick look around the building for the "Candid Camera" TV crew, as this *had* to be a wind-up, but they weren't to be seen.
It's a fair cop - the plate is obviously incorrectly spelt. I'm not complaining, I just figured I'd escaped the clutches of the Irish Language Extremists once I left secondary school.
Now I find out the Gaeilge Mullas have declared a jihad on incorrect spelling of Car Registration plates.
Oh the insanity . . . .
James
The friendly chap at the NCT centre explained that although the car was in excellent mechanical condition, and had passed all the required tests, he had to fail it.
This was because the little phrase above the registration number on the registration plate, which is required by law to be the name of the county "As Gaeilge" was spelt incorrectly.
The official translation for the County Louth is "An Lu" - my plates only have "Lu", so the car failed the test.
I took a quick look around the building for the "Candid Camera" TV crew, as this *had* to be a wind-up, but they weren't to be seen.
It's a fair cop - the plate is obviously incorrectly spelt. I'm not complaining, I just figured I'd escaped the clutches of the Irish Language Extremists once I left secondary school.
Now I find out the Gaeilge Mullas have declared a jihad on incorrect spelling of Car Registration plates.
Oh the insanity . . . .
James