For those with a car, is your car reg region coded for the area that you live in (eg, B Birmingham, C, M, etc)?
Do you notice differences in driving quality, between drivers pf different region code car drivers?
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over a year ago
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Until recently I’d not really noticed this but the past couple of months, if I’ve had any issues with other drivers they always seem to have FX at the start. I googled it and found it’s a Lincolnshire plate.
Probably just coincidence though to be fair.
I do notice differing standards of driving in different areas as I drive all over the UK. I won’t say which I think is the worse though! |
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No its personal on mine. I do travel alot over the uk & notice bradford, eastham (london), Leicester, alum rock (birmingham) have absolutely terrible terrible driving standards and most the time a audi.  |
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"Until recently I’d not really noticed this but the past couple of months, if I’ve had any issues with other drivers they always seem to have FX at the start. I googled it and found it’s a Lincolnshire plate.
Probably just coincidence though to be fair.
I do notice differing standards of driving in different areas as I drive all over the UK. I won’t say which I think is the worse though!"
It's interesting and FX is Lincs, part of the 'Forest and Fens' region. I see a fair few F regs, from Derbyshire. Strangely, Cambridgeshire - where Fens proliferate, are typically A reg, for Anglia. |
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I wouldn't say the license plates mean much, as a lot of cars are not driven where they were originally registered due to people moving, cars being sold etc. I live about 300 miles away from where my car was registered. But, I would say that different areas definitely have different driving styles that are the norm for local drivers, and depending on what that style is and what you're used to there's a good chance that you'll see it as bad driving.
I live in quite a sleepy rural area, but have driven in London regularly since I passed my test because I have family there that I visit and go there quite often for work. People where I live tend to think I'm quite an aggressive driver, but my family in London think my driving is the opposite. Most of the time I'm happy to pootle along at the relaxed pace of the local drivers, but at 7am when I'm trying to get ahead of the traffic on my way to a meeting, old Harold crawling down the national speed limit zone at 20mph in his Micra to get his morning paper does get on my wick a bit. |
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"I wouldn't say the license plates mean much, as a lot of cars are not driven where they were originally registered due to people moving, cars being sold etc. I live about 300 miles away from where my car was registered. But, I would say that different areas definitely have different driving styles that are the norm for local drivers, and depending on what that style is and what you're used to there's a good chance that you'll see it as bad driving.
I live in quite a sleepy rural area, but have driven in London regularly since I passed my test because I have family there that I visit and go there quite often for work. People where I live tend to think I'm quite an aggressive driver, but my family in London think my driving is the opposite. Most of the time I'm happy to pootle along at the relaxed pace of the local drivers, but at 7am when I'm trying to get ahead of the traffic on my way to a meeting, old Harold crawling down the national speed limit zone at 20mph in his Micra to get his morning paper does get on my wick a bit. "
Basically said everything I thought in response to the OP. I moved from just outside London to S Wales and took some time getting used to the change in driving style. People here are far slower to spot and use opportunities to make progress. I've learnt not to be frustrated by this as it rarely makes that much difference. Back home driving like that can easily add 50% more time to a journey.
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over a year ago
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"No, one has a personal plate on so that doesn't really count.
And the other one I just get labelled as a wanky BMW driver , when I'm not! 
Are you BOO 8S?? "
I would have that plate no problem ha ha |
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No. My car was first registered in Northampton
But I can say having driven around the country and city centres including Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dundee I can confidently say that the drivers in my small market home town are the worst drivers ever, rude, aggressive and just obnoxious |
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"For those with a car, is your car reg region coded for the area that you live in (eg, B Birmingham, C, M, etc)?
Do you notice differences in driving quality, between drivers pf different region code car drivers?
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Mine has a York plate but I live in Essex 
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