gm@trsvax (09/15/85)
I was wondering what the little white, oval stickers are stuck on the backs of most cars in Europe. They all have a single black letter in the center which (I guess) shows the country of origin of the car. Some of the ones I have seen are: "D" Germany "GB" Great Britian "G" Greece "F" France "NL" Netherlands "I" Italy What is the purpose of these? Are they required by some sort of law in Europe? George Moore (gm@trsvax.UUCP)
haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (09/18/85)
In article <55200213@trsvax> gm@trsvax writes: >I was wondering what the little white, oval stickers are stuck on the >backs of most cars in Europe. They all have a single black letter in the >center which (I guess) shows the country of origin of the car. Some of the >ones I have seen are: > ... >What is the purpose of these? Are they required by some sort of law in Europe? They simply identify the contry of origin; they are not required by law. You even see cars with German license plates and a "USA" sticker. Here's a partial list: A Austria B Belgium CH Switzerland (?) D Germany (Deutschland) DK Denmark F France I Italy L Luxembourg N Norway NL Netherlands P Portugal S Sweden SF Finland (Suomi-Finland) SP Spain SU Soviet Union \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen Don't cry, don't do anything No lies, back in the government No tears, party time is here again President Gas is up for president (c) Psychedelic Furs, 1982
wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery) (09/18/85)
> >I was wondering what the little white, oval stickers are stuck on the > >backs of most cars in Europe. They all have a single black letter in the > >center which (I guess) shows the country of origin of the car. > > They simply identify the contry of origin; they are not required by > law. You even see cars with German license plates and a "USA" > sticker. Here's a partial list: > > SF Finland (Suomi-Finland) SP Spain > Spain is designated by E (Espana). GB (Great Britain) was omitted from the list.
hgp@houem.UUCP (#H.PAGE) (09/18/85)
> A Austria B Belgium > CH Switzerland (?) D Germany (Deutschland) > DK Denmark F France > I Italy L Luxembourg > N Norway NL Netherlands > P Portugal S Sweden > SF Finland (Suomi-Finland) SP Spain > SU Soviet Union > > > \tom haapanen > watmath!watdcsu!haapanen CH (for Switzerland) stands for Confederation Helvetiaca Another thing, while A stands for Austria, Austrians refer to Austria as Oestreich. Funny. -- Howard G. Page AT&T HO 3D-534, (201)949-0366, ..!ihnp4!houem!hgp
ask@cbdkc1.UUCP (A.S. Kamlet) (09/19/85)
> They simply identify the contry of origin; they are not required by > law. You even see cars with German license plates and a "USA" > sticker. Here's a partial list: > > A Austria B Belgium > CH Switzerland (?) D Germany (Deutschland) > DK Denmark F France > I Italy L Luxembourg > N Norway NL Netherlands > P Portugal S Sweden > SF Finland (Suomi-Finland) SP Spain > SU Soviet Union I thought Spain is (or was) E ? -- Art Kamlet AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus {ihnp4 | cbosgd}!cbrma!ask
cuda@ihuxf.UUCP (Mike Nelson) (09/19/85)
>I was wondering what the little white, oval stickers are stuck on the >backs of most cars in Europe. They all have a single black letter in the >center which (I guess) shows the country of origin of the car. .... I once saw one of these that had GWB on it. Any ideas on what that means? M Nelson ihuxf!cuda AT&T Bell Labs
9234dwz@houxf.UUCP (Nomad # 73299651) (09/19/85)
> >I was wondering what the little white, oval stickers are stuck on the > >backs of most cars in Europe. They all have a single black letter in the > >center which (I guess) shows the country of origin of the car. > > They simply identify the contry of origin; they are not required by > law. You even see cars with German license plates and a "USA" > sticker. > As "I" recall, at least in the late sixties and early seventies these stickers WERE REQUIRED BY LAW. If you were going to be travelling to another country, a sticker was required to show country of origin. Also UK vehicles needed headlight converters to throw the low beam to the right (instead of to the left as is usual in Britain due to driving on the left hand side). In fact it was somewhat of a status symbol to indicate that you'd "gone abroad". Dave Peak @ ihnp4!hotel!dxp "All the net's a stage and all the men and women merely ham actors !" - Rev Peak (apologies to Bill S.)
mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta) (09/20/85)
My 1985 "Touring Club Italiano" (TCI) daily planner lists automobile nation codes for 121 countries. Spain is listed as E, which surprised me, because I thought they had switched to SP long ago. The TCI doesn't say who determines the codes, but I suspect it is some international federation, probably the FIA (Federation International de l'Automobile). Also, I know by personal experience that you had to have a sticker with the country code to enter Switzerland: my father had to buy one six or seven years ago at the border from Italy. Some sample codes for countries that have not been mentioned yet. Australia AUS Belgium B Cuba C Canada CDN East Germany DDR Egypt ET Hungary H Israel IL India IND Japan J Argentina RA Vatican City SCV Thailand T Turkey TR Uruguay U USA USA (what else?) Zaire ZR Marco Valtorta
smh@rduxb.UUCP (henning) (09/21/85)
**** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA rduxb!smh In Europe, all cars crossing frontiers (borders) are required to display a plaque (sticker) showing their country of origin (where registered). > A Austria B Belgium > CH Switzerland D Germany (Deutschland) > DK Denmark F France > I Italy L Luxembourg > N Norway NL Netherlands > P Portugal S Sweden > SF Finland (Suomi-Finland) > SU Soviet Union Others include AL Albania AND Andorra BG Bulgaria CS Czechoslovakia E Spain ET Egypt FL Liechtenstein GB Great Britain GBZ Gibraltar GR Greece IL Israel IRL Ireland (Republic of) MC Monaco PL Poland R Rumania TR Turkey USA guess YU Yugoslavia This information is supplied by the AAA and is said to be representative of most cars seen. I note it doesn't have many overseas countries except the US. Perhaps only Americans are dumb enough to take a car over.