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Quiz about Crack The Irish Car Registration Code

Crack The Irish Car Registration Code Quiz

Car owners must display a registration number on their vehicles. The Republic of Ireland introduced a logical system based on county and city identifiers in 1987. An example is CE, which is the identifier for Co Clare.

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
darksplash

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,777

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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315

Question 1 of 10

1. In the Republic of Ireland, vehicles must carry a registration plate that bears certain information including a code for each county or city. Under the system that was introduced in 1987, what was the county identifier for Donegal? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. A new scheme for vehicles registered in the Republic of Ireland was introduced in 1987. What was the county identifier for Kilkenny? Hint

KIL

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is the identifier for Dublin in the post-1987 Republic of Ireland car registration series? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you were driving in the Republic of Ireland and saw a car bearing the registration plate 05 CW 1234, in which county do you think it would have been registered? Hint

Carlow

Cavan

Conemara

Cork

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many people flying from the USA to Ireland land at Shannon airport. If you were to hire a car there, which of these is the most likely local county identifier to see on the registration plate? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1987, the Republic Of Ireland introduced a new system of vehicle registrations with each county or city having its own identifier. The county identifier for North Tipperary is TY.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Using the registration system introduced in 1987 you can tell a lot about the geography of the Republic of Ireland. The State has 26 counties, the alphabet has 26 letters. Only one of these vowels is used as a first part of the code to identify a county. Which one? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. The most commonly used first letter in the Republic of Ireland's post-1987 car registration system is L. Which of these four is the odd one out? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The post-1987 vehicle registration system in the Republic of Ireland uses county identifiers. True or false: the county identifier for Monaghan is MO.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Wicklow is a beautiful county in the Republic of Ireland and is popular for visitors and people who commute to Dublin. Which of these is the post-1987 vehicle registration code for the county? Hint

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Answer: DL

The Republic always had county identifiers, but as various combinations of letters and numerals ran out, a new system was introduced in 1987.
A typical Co Donegal registration would be 09 DL 4444 (for the year, the county identifier and a record of the individual vehicle).

2. A new scheme for vehicles registered in the Republic of Ireland was introduced in 1987. What was the county identifier for Kilkenny?

Answer: KK

The authorities had to be careful in providing county identifiers. KY is the 1987 scheme registration for Kerry. Northern Ireland had a system based on a three-letter code, one of which for Fermanagh was -IL (AIL, BIL, CIL and so on). However, KIL was never issued.

3. Which of these is the identifier for Dublin in the post-1987 Republic of Ireland car registration series?

Answer: D

As well as being the largest population centre, Dublin city and county have the most car registrations each year. While four digits might be sufficient for a smaller county, Dublin needs more. A typical Dublin registration might be 06 D 135666

4. If you were driving in the Republic of Ireland and saw a car bearing the registration plate 05 CW 1234, in which county do you think it would have been registered?

Answer: Carlow

Cavan's registration is CN and C is the identifier for Cork. Conemara is a region rather than a county and does not have its own identifier.

5. Many people flying from the USA to Ireland land at Shannon airport. If you were to hire a car there, which of these is the most likely local county identifier to see on the registration plate?

Answer: CE

This is a test of your knowledge of Ireland's geography. Shannon is in Co Clare and the county identifier is CE.

6. In 1987, the Republic Of Ireland introduced a new system of vehicle registrations with each county or city having its own identifier. The county identifier for North Tipperary is TY.

Answer: False

Tipperary is divided into two for registration purposes. North Tipperary is TN, and South Tipperary is, naturally, TS.

Answer: O

No county in the Republic of Ireland starts with the letters A, E, or I (in English translation, that is.) There is Co Offaly, though, and the registration identifier is OY.

8. The most commonly used first letter in the Republic of Ireland's post-1987 car registration system is L. Which of these four is the odd one out?

Answer: LE

Six counties and cities use the letter L. L is Limerick City; LD is Longford; LS is Laois; LM is Leitrim; LK is Co Limerick and LH is Louth.

9. The post-1987 vehicle registration system in the Republic of Ireland uses county identifiers. True or false: the county identifier for Monaghan is MO.

Answer: False

MN is the code for Monaghan, MO is the identifier for Mayo and MH is the identifier for Meath.

Answer: WW

There is no WI or WL. W is the code for Waterford City. (Co Waterford is WD).

Source: Author darksplash

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