No More Great Britain

[gulliver1]

British Drivers taking there cars into the E/U must now show a UK sticker on their cars,
as a GB sticker is now Classed as Illegal ..... Oh dear , no more.. Great Britain then.

[douglas9401]

If they're truly British they'll stay at home, drink flat beer and eat whelks so no real problem.

[ichkeria]

Isn’t this a long overdue move to use the correct name of the country rather than that of an island?

[Gromit]

Sensible.
Great Britain is not our country, and excludes Northern Ireland. We are the UK.
The ‘Great’ means big not powerful.

[Atheist]

Does anyone know if this is a UK decision or a EU decision? I'm guessing that it's a UK decision, as that might explain why the anti EU people aren't responding.

[THECORBYLOON]

It was a UK decision and notified to the UN months ago.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/gb-car-sticker-to-be-replaced-by-new-uk-version/

[Mamyalynne]

This from July...

//The UN said it had received “a notification stating that the United Kingdom is changing the distinguishing sign that it had previously selected for display in international traffic on vehicles registered in the United Kingdom, from ‘GB’ to ‘UK’”.//

So it does appear to be a UK decision.

[Bobbisox1]

Better still if it was ENG

[bobbinwales]

Oh dear another load of nonsense from gulliver whose misunderstood it completely. It's a shame because your giving labour and true socialism a bad name. Some of us can see your really a tory double agent.

[gulliver1]

I do realise this Clip is from july but I just thought I would remind my fellow abers in case they had planned a trip to the E/U and forgotten, Say thank you.

[gulliver1]

15.52 Was that ENG,.. a typo of END ?

[douglas9401]

eng would also be available for little Englanders.

[New Judge]

//...but I just thought I would remind my fellow abers in case they had planned a trip to the E/U and forgotten, Say thank you.//

I almost believed you. Until I read this:

//Oh dear , no more.. Great Britain then.//

As an aside, do you know how "Great" Britain got its name and what it signifies? No need to answer if you don't know. Or even if you do.

[barry1010]

Great Britain still exists, gulliver. It is there on the map.

[ToraToraTora]

do you have a link to this story?

[ToraToraTora]

what is the E/U? why is there a slash that means the E or U.

[THECORBYLOON]

See my post at 15:47

[ToraToraTora]

UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. UK is correct, always has been. GB was also accepted and I doubt it's "illegal" now.

[Mamyalynne]

This header says France but the article broadens it out.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20210902/uk-introduces-a-new-car-sticker-requirement-for-driving-in-france/

Rule comes in tomorrow.

[THECORBYLOON]

"what is the E/U?" If you can use "EUSSR", is that any different?

[ToraToraTora]

Not sure why Gilliver is wetting his Alans, this was the UKs choice, we informed the UN.