New 131 Registration Plate

After quite a bit of debate and superstition about the 13 reg plate, Ireland has introduced a 2 tier registration plate in 2013, new cars will have either a 131 reg plate if registered up to June 30^th or a 132 reg plate if registered from the 1^st of July. This year the motor industry will attempt to spread sales across the whole year and not just sell the bulk of their cars early in the year.

Alan Nolan, director general of The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), told Irish Independent : "While it is too early to tell how new car sales are doing, there certainly has been a lot of interest. The motor industry is often used as a barometer for the economy and we hope, with consumer confidence seeing some slight pick up, combined with the new number plate, that interest will grow in coming weeks."

Car sales were down 12% last year according to new car sales figures from the SIMI. We wish the best of luck to the Irish motor industry for 2013 and hope it will a good year for all involved.

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